[QUOTE=pixiesfanyo]I heard that it did.

It's like a pop album right? (explain to me)[/QUOTE]
Yeah the major touchstones are basically pop and trip-hop. There's some incredibly catchy stuff on there. Whole heap of guest stars (Massive Attack, Norah Jones, Dan the Automator). I guess it's similar to something like Gorillaz or Handsome Boy Modelling School, in spirit.

Been taking advantage of, for once, having a working soulseek by checking out a bunch of new albums even I'd be wary of just buying straight off. Haven't listened to many of them so far, but

Prince - 3121
Surprisingly good (surprising for me, at least; I've never really been able to like what Prince I'd heard before this). Wouldn't be surprised if I got it in the near future.

Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say..
Better than I thought it'd be, given my previous five minutes of experience with them on myspace. Cocky, catchy, clever and Northern, and just annoyingly enjoyable. I wasn't expecting the music itself to be notable (as opposed to just a background for the lyrics). All the hype is a shame. May end up with this soon, too.

Z-Trip - Shifting Gears
A DJ who made his name with mash-ups, finally getting around to a solo album. Apparently everyone was kind of expecting a DJ Shadow-like massive, sprawling instrumental thing, but instead it's more or less a hip hop album. A hip hop album about hip hop, even. Guest MCs/vocalists littering the landscape, from guys even I know (Chuck D, Murs, Lyrics Born, Busdriver, Aceyalone and, oddly, Chester Bennington, amongst others) to ones I don't, but maybe you guys will (Whipper Whip, Luke Sick, Mystic, etc). Anyway, only listened to it once so far, but I didn't hear a particularly weak performance on the whole thing (Luke, in particular, was great), and the backdrops and instrumental tracks seemed quite good.

It's huge, though; tries to cover all it's possible bases - hip hop as a party starter (J5's Soup, "Listen to the DJ", for example), hip hop as politically charged (Chuck D, "Shock and Awe), a DJ's virtuosity (the instrumental tracks), nostalgic, friendly hip hop (Murs and Supernatural, "Breakfast Club"), battle tracks (Luke Sick, "Bury Me Standing"), and it even gets all spiritual and gospel-y on the final (fifteen minute) track. So if anything, Z-trip overreaches himself. But it's pretty good, and I'd rather he did too much than too little.

Corinne Bailey Rae - Corinne Bailey Rae
Needs more soul.

The Sword - Age of Winters
Got this because it's being touted a little on RYM as Awesome Metal of the Year, and to be fair, they're almost right. I'm only halfway through my first listen at the moment, and it seems as much really loud rock as metal. It is fairly awesome, though, at least to a fan of loud, Sabbath-loving bands.

The Feeling - Sewn (single)
Another thing I get when I'm back at home for easter is a few, shoddy, music channels, and this has been getting a few plays. I'm surprised that I really, really like it. I've read reviews comparing it to Embrace, Keane, Coldplay, etc. Grudgingly, I suppose they do sound like that general thing. But they don't suck. It's quite an achievement.

The full song's about six minutes long, making it about 50% more awesome than the video version, which I'm sure is chopped down to three or four. They have no album out yet, but I'm quite looking forward to it, to see if they can do this more than once. Maybe I should buy the single; the b-sides could provide clues.

See, I can do this "new music" thing.

Oh wait, sod new music; The Soul Clan.

The names in this are unbelievable; Solomon Burke, Don Covay, Wilson Picket, Otis Redding, Joe Tex. It sounds awesome, but unfortunately their sole recorded output is a single from 1968, and all I have of it is the b-side (That's How It Feels). The record company, inexplicably, refused to fund the album they wanted to record :(

And, by the time they recorded the single (A-side being "Soul Meeting"), Otis Redding and Wilson Picket were no longer a part of the group (the one through death, the other disagreement) and had been replaced by Arthur Conway and Ben. E King respectively. Still an unutterably great set of artists, though, and this song's excellent. Looking for the A-side as we speak.

Been diggin' some J Mascis and the Fog, awesome chill out music. I've been listening to Dinosaur JR aswell, but I'm liking J's styles more right now.

Sublime. Can't beleive im only discovering this band now! Just got their Self-titled through the R&M mailing list and im totally diggin it. Prompted me to get 40oz. for freedom as well. Love the raggae/punk/ska thing they got goin.

Of Montreal

I decided to give them another try

[QUOTE=Bartender]Prince - 3121
Surprisingly good (surprising for me, at least; I've never really been able to like what Prince I'd heard before this). Wouldn't be surprised if I got it in the near future.[/QUOTE]
Yeah it's really decent. Much better than [I]Musicology[/I]. Still a few dud tracks, but there's also some really great songs like "Fury" and "Lolita".

Last FM is early this week:

1 Beastie Boys 43
2 Matisyahu 25
3 Yeah Yeah Yeahs 20
4 Radiohead 19
5 The Raconteurs 18
6 Kanye West 13
7 Mr. Bungle 12
8 Pantera 9
8 Red Hot Chili Peppers 9
8 Black Label Society 9

1 The White Stripes 35
2 The Zombies 34
3 Cloud Cult 30
4 Fugazi 27
5 Elvis Costello 23
5 The Beatles 23
7 Pavement 18
8 Quasi 17
9 Stephen Malkmus 12
10 The Most Serene Republic 11

1 Dead Cow Company 15
1 Tera Melos 15
3 Gospel 11
4 T. Rex 8
4 Manic Street Preachers 8
6 Pelican 6
7 Close My Eyes 5
7 The Clash 5
7 Hot Cross 5
7 1000 Travels of Jawaharlal 5

Well apparently I had an absolutely irie week.

1 Peter Tosh 43
2 Matisyahu 28
3 Bob Marley & The Wailers 22
4 Steel Pulse 18
5 MF Doom 15
6 Quasi 14
6 Red hot Chili Peppers 14
8 Arctic Monkeys 13
9 The Abyssinians 12
10 Bunny Wailer 10

[QUOTE=JonM]Well apparently I had an absolutely irie week.

1 Peter Tosh 43
2 Matisyahu 28
3 Bob Marley & The Wailers 22
4 Steel Pulse 18
5 MF Doom 15
6 Quasi 14
6 Red hot Chili Peppers 14
8 Arctic Monkeys 13
9 The Abyssinians 12
10 Bunny Wailer 10[/QUOTE]

I'm going to go see Toots and the Maytals in a couple weeks (for the second time)

:-D

1 Elliott Smith 40
2 Elvis Costello 29
3 Islands 26
4 Madvillain 24
5 Death From Above 1979 19
6 Dane Cook 18
7 Buena Vista Social Club 14
8 General Patton 13
8 Interpol 13
10 Talib Kweli 12

1 The Unicorns 15
2 Broken Social Scene 13
2 Elliott Smith 13
4 Pavement 11
5 Hot Cross 10
6 pg.99 9
7 The Good Life 8
7 Nick Drake 8
7 The Smiths 8
10 Circle Takes the Square 7

[QUOTE=BillCosby]1 Elliott Smith 40
2 Elvis Costello 29
3 Islands 26
4 Madvillain 24
5 Death From Above 1979 19
6 Dane Cook 18
7 Buena Vista Social Club 14
8 General Patton 13
8 Interpol 13
10 Talib Kweli 12[/QUOTE]

What would be a good album to get by Talib Kweli and/or Madvillain?

[QUOTE=The Great Decay]What would be a good album to get by Talib Kweli and/or Madvillain?[/QUOTE]


I only have 3 Talib mixtapes/bootlegs, I don't actually have any official albums. But you'll probably be fine with [I]Quality[/I].


As far as I know, theres only Madvillain album, which is [I]Madvillainy[/I].

Do you have either on soulseek by any chance?

[QUOTE=ArrestThisMan]I'm going to go see Toots and the Maytals in a couple weeks (for the second time)

:-D[/QUOTE]Ahh classic ArrestThisMan avatar, aswell as the classic user name:thumb:

1 Hopesfall 40
2 Nine Inch Nails 27
3 Brian Eno 26
4 HORSE the Band 23
5 Afghan Whigs 22
6 Thrice 20
7 Gospel 19
8 The Advantage 16
8 The Murder of Rosa Luxemburg 16
10 L 13

I like this week.

1 Converge 56
2 Youth Group 32
3 The Olivia Tremor Control 27
4 Thrice 26
5 I Heart Hiroshima 24
6 Strung Out 22
7 Brainiac 19
8 Sigur Rós 15
9 The Blood Brothers 14
9 Xiu Xiu 14

[QUOTE=The Great Decay]Do you have either on soulseek by any chance?[/QUOTE]

I don't have soulseek. But there's lots of MXers who have [I]Madvillainy[/I], I'm sure.

As I painted today...
Keith Fullerton Whitman - [i]Lisbon[/i]
Sedalia - [i]Growtheries[/i] EP
Pavement - [i]Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain[/i]

Heh, you dig Keith fullerton whitman? I've tried his stuff out, just doesn't sit well with me. But that whole drone thing isn;t my style.

Shpongle - [I]Are You Shpongled?[/I]

Mmm.

Talking Heads - [I]The Name of This Band is Talking Heads[/I]

What a bloody incredible live album.

Leftover Crack
Add N to X

Not a lot of music lately.

Super Furry Animals

It was them and Trans Am, all weekend.

Mclusky - [I]Mclusky Do Dallas[/I]
Talking Heads - [I]Talking Heads 77[/I]
Silver Jews - [I]Tanglewood Numbers[/I]

[QUOTE=Little Man being Erased]Talking Heads - [I]The Name of This Band is Talking Heads[/I]

What a bloody incredible live album.[/QUOTE]
Amen! I finally picked this up a couple of weeks ago for $5. It was a steal.

Yes, I was also able to pick it up for cheap.

Flaming Lips - Hear it Is

What an awesome debut.

Islands - Return to the Sea

I listened to this for the first time today. It was decent, certainly enjoyable.

Also Today:

Off Minor - Problematic Courtship
Jimmy Eat World - Clarity
Elliott Smith

1 a day in black and white 44
2 Cap'n Jazz 42
3 I Hate Myself 19
4 Native Nod 18
5 Rites of Spring 17
5 With Honor 17
7 Q and Not U 12
8 Tegan and Sara 11
8 On the Might of Princes 11
10 Damien Rice 10

David Bowie - [I]Aladdin Sane[/I]
Weezer - [I]Pinkerton[/I]
Drive-By Truckers - [I]The Dirty South[/I]

B. Dylan
N. Young

You touring over here soon Tapey? You should;ve come over with the French Horns. You guys are buds right?

I just listened to the first Peeping Tom track.

If the rest of the album is anywhere near as good as this it's going to be one of the best Patton related releases in a long while.

[quote=BillCosby]I only have 3 Talib mixtapes/bootlegs, I don't actually have any official albums. But you'll probably be fine with [I]Quality[/I].[/quote]I would say go with [i]Reflection Eternal[/i] instead. You won't be disappointed.

Reflection Eternal is such a classic.

MF Doom - Madvilliany

Weeee

1 Olive tree 85
2 Catena Collapse 29
3 M83 26
4 Jeff Buckley 15
5 Bluetip 12
6 I Hate Myself 7
7 Toru Okada 6
8 Clikatat Ikatowi 5
9 Christie Front Drive 4
9 jeromes dream 4