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Last Active 02-16-11 5:19 am
Joined 09-02-06
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| As Of Late...
Just a few recent listens. Not necessarily good ones, either. | | 1 |  | fun.
Aim and Ignite
A lot of good stuff here. It's impressive how they can make a 4-minute song seem so grandiose in scale. Also, I loved The Format back in the day, so it's nice to see (hear) Nate Ruess back in action. | | 2 |  | City of Ships
Look What God Did to Us
Checked these guys out on an obscure Sputnik rec, actually. Glad I did. I've heard them called a post-metal version of Thrice. Seems accurate, but there's a lot more depth to them than that. These kids is goin' places. | | 3 |  | Codeseven
The Rescue
A pretty good album. Not quite as cohesive or strong as Dancing Echoes / Dead Sounds, in my opinion, but still worthwhile. Sounds a little too much like Incubus for its own good from time to time, though. | | 4 |  | Regina Spektor
Soviet Kitsch
My first album from Ms. Spektor. It's fantastic. Don't know what took me so long, honestly. | | 5 |  | The Killer and the Star
The Killer and the Star
Awful. Jesus. Just...awful. I really don't know what Scooter Ward was thinking. I mean, the man has a great (or at the very least distinctive) voice. Using auto-tune on every song doesn't automatically make you "experimental." It makes you obnoxious. Especially when you're backed by cheesy synth strings the overwhelming majority of the time. | | 6 |  | Clint Mansell
Moon
Didn't want to end on such a negative note, so here's Moon. I still don't have a physical copy, since apparently they're not available in the U.S., but that's a different issue. Musically, Mansell has crafted yet another remarkably consistent and beautiful score. Not quite on par with The Fountain, but that's a tough act to follow. Do yourself a favor and listen to "Memories (Someone We'll Never Know)" as soon as you can. | |
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