erica's comment reminded me that i have not mentioned how unsurprisingly awesome the new sea and cake album is. i have really been feeling one bedroom again lately, but this one's a departure in a good way. more stripped down; i hesitate to say that it's more "rocking", but there's even some actual guitar hooks again. all smoove, no snooze. the perfect soundtrack to early summer (i mean, there's even a song called "coconut"). it makes me want to drink a mojito, and i don't even like mojitos.
the new mary timony on the other hand. . .love that woman, and she is obviously one of the greatest living guitarists, but i'm really not feeling this one all the way. even the four-minute songs feel like they are seven. . . i would instead suggest either or both charlotte hatherley albums. it's like if ms. timony fronted a punked-up girl group. similarly unconventional tunings and inventive guitar work, but in a pop song context.
p.s. there may be trouble a-brewing at emusic, aka the reason why i've even listened to both these albums already. say it ain't so! it doesn't excuse underpaying any artists, if that's happening, but i would agree w/ mr. CEO that itunes = song buyers, emusic = album buyers. hopefully it can get sorted.
can you believe i got to school at 8:40 a.m. today? me neither. can you believe that i haven't started working yet? me too.
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hooray for waking up early!! thanks for using my question to blog...there's a song called coconut? really? i'll stop by borders on my way home (as i've have coupons galore to spend). if i could only be in chicago at the end of the month...you know how i sweat about john mcintire :) if he only knew. i must say archer's not really my type anymore. tortoise is playing on the 16th next month and i really really really want to go. just to see well, um, cough...them all pound out on the drums/xylophone/general cacophony that i love them for! did you see them play at the free concert in millenium park during opening week? i got as close as i could to the stage and the acoustics still rocked. later gator. erica
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