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October 24, 2005
The Music Issue!
Every now and again, I feel the urge to allow my musical pretentiousness come out. I’m definitely a snob when it comes to music – nothing is good if other people like it. Anyhow – the following albums have graced my iPod recently – this is the soundtrack of my travels through the District.
Say Hi To Your Mom – Ferocious Mopes
A lovely discovery on FEC filing day, the album cover should grace any Wiki entry about homemade indie rock. The album is very well crafted, and the lyrics are intelligent with tongue firmly planted in cheek. The second to last track, “Poor Pete is a Bit Self-Conscious” is the story of every lonely goth male – it reminded me of my old self a little bit too much.
The Cardigans – Super Extra Gravity
Alright – I don’t actually have this album yet – it’s on order from amazon.co.uk. That’s right – in order to get this record I had to order it from British Amazon. Sometimes I definitely feel like I’m the only Cardigans fan let in the States, even as Lovefool is used in a Nissan commercial. Then again, we’ve discussed using good music in car commercials previously on this blog. From what I’ve heard of the record (which include the iTunes samples I can listen to from the Swedish store…) it seems like this is going to be a return to the style of Gran Turismo. I am especially addicted to the single – “I Need Some Fine Wine, You Need to be Nicer”. This song has the same intensity as My Favorite Game. Their last album Long Gone Before Daylight, while a good record, was missing some of the grittier elements that have made the Cardigans so interesting for so long. I’ll update once I get the record (apparently it’s shipped from the UK). Though I will say it is likely that The Cardigans, like so many other good bands, will be relegated to the realm of iPod DJ night and the soundtrack of a tv show.
Metric – Live It Out
This album did the exact same thing that the last Metric album did – I was disappointed at first. I’d bought the first album after listening to Combat Baby as an iTunes freebie. When I listened to the rest of the record, I was under whelmed. But my friend Brian was really into them and that made me give the record a second full listen – a low and behold it turned into one of my favorite albums. The second record has a decidedly different feel from the first – there were less straight-forward songs like Dead Disco, or Succexy. But once you crack the exterior of this record and give it 10 thorough listens, it really starts to reward. Highlights include Too Little Too Late & Patriach on a Vespa. You’ve got to give this record a few listens to really sink in – but once it does, it rewards.
I may do this more regularly in the future – we’ll see.
Posted by MikeSager at October 24, 2005 1:54 AM
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