Album Rating: 2.5

@Eno, yeah, I sorta figured that was the case. I guess I was just sort of surprised seeing as this has already been out for some time (I think I wrote my review for it...what? Two or three weeks ago? And that was on its release date), so I assumed it was just a matter of whoring out this album.

i like this more than i did a little bit ago

Album Rating: 3.5

decent record.

joanna newsom beach house animal collective yeasayer

Album Rating: 4.0

Better vocals would make this a better album.



Or drugs, and lots of them.

Album Rating: 2.5

Vocals are the only really good thing about this

First 2011 album I've dug so far.

Album Rating: 4.0

@SloppyMilkshake



Vocals are meh. Not bad by any means, but they don't quite mesh with the music as well as I'd like.

Sounds very animal colletive-ish so far, i dig, i do i do.

oh you potato and your intelligent mind

Album Rating: 3.5

I like this album quite a bit

welcome to the party

okay i only just realised that this and blooming summer are related. now i understand how easily i loved this record.

Album Rating: 4.0

oui senor.



a nice little connection, no?

the best connection there could be. i don't know why i didn't notice.

bumpin' this record.

the party tis growing! but wait...what's blooming summer?

Album Rating: 4.0

Blue Hawaii's EP from last year. It's excellent.

this might even be better than that. so very good.

live stream of a Braids set at 5:30ET on saturday

http://www.aux.tv/newmusic/music-news/watch-braids-live-stream-performance-on-auxs-facebook/

my album of the year so far methinks