some other news

as the title of this blog might suggest here at sonic anarchy dispose of rules and order for a more care free and open methodologies. That being said there's some other things going on this week in music that (or maybe more so over hte course of the past week) that is/was not directly related to Stick it to the man.

Since sitmw kind of stuck it to me I ended up falling asleep earlier than grandma post afternoon bingo sessions with Geraldine and the girls. Thus leaving me with this window of opportunity in the AM to share some other thoughts. Hmm, lets see first off lets do some quick takes on some of the new music I've been listening to:

Jeremy Jay - Slow Dance - Initially downloaded as a kind of joke to myself. I had seen the video for the title track and was amused by JJ's cool demeanor. Further intrigued to find out what this was all about by learning that he was going to be making an appearance at the bug jar. Much to my pleasant surprise this album has become a heavy rotation player. Its hard to describe the music beyond using the term "cool". Its not aggressive, but its not too laid back. It might at first strike you as lazy, but its actually not. Its just really really really fucking cool. Anyways, I can't urge people enough to really give this album a shot. Canter Canter, Winter Wonder, and Where Could We go Tonight are fucking epic jams. Its unfortunate that this came out prior to summer as its winter theme would have made for an amazing seasonal (haha, that sounds like some sort of beer snob comment).

Dan Deacon - Bromst - Its a little early for me to go full bore on a review here. My first impressions however are that its good, but a little over the top, like this guy is trying to cause you to have a stroke. Very Aphex Twin sounding, but there's all these awesome piano parts interspersed which give the album this underlying kind of pretty sound that I am really digging. For sure seeing a live set of this stuff would be insanely entertaining, but I don't think this is something I would want to be filling my sensory organs on a very heavy rotation. Good shit though.

Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue - I am way behind on this train. But I am loving the ride. Simple, bluesy, catchy, pretty, fun sing alongs. Nothing wrong with that. Best line of the album "I went down to dixie, and dropped acid on my tongue, tripped upon the land until enough was enough" ... haha. Oh man oman, omen.

Super Furry Animals - Dark Days / Light Years - I was expecting something different I guess. I was kind of expecting to find a band much more in the vein of Animal Collection, maybe because I have this innate sense to categorize bands by their names or something. I've had this problem before. Anyways, I had read adjectives like "experimental" and "creative" and "psychodelic" regarding this band. So I guess I was expecting to hear something really out there. And yes, they do infuse a bunch of different sounds together. But the music is generally underwhelming to me. Though I am going to stick with it a bit longer. The track The Very Best of Neil Diamond definitely has caught my attention, and perhaps in time more of this album will too.

Amadou and Mariam - Welcome to Mali - This album has pretty much defined a new interest in Afro based music. Solid songs top to bottom. The arrangements here are exemplary of fucking elite ridonk skilled musicians. Plus I'm getting to learn French, which is cool. I am super excited to see them at bonna, this show is going to be crazy fun. Highlights include Sabali, Masiteladi, and Djama, and Ce N'est Pas Bon.

Lotus Plaza - The Floodlight Collective - It sounds like like super drugged out Microcastle. This isn't even shoegaze, its just gaze, like a thick fog of fuzz surrounding your entire being. And fuck all, its magnificent. I was completely surprised by this one, low expectations, met with just a simply beautiful album. Dude, plus the closer has this weird in and out, pulsating fuzz noise that gives me a stroke and makes me feel a little like i'm tripping balls ... its fucking amazing.

Doves - Kingdom of Rust - Don't listen to the hype. Not much here unless you're like really into Coldplay + minor electronic accompanyment+ bad rock music.

Up next: Japandroids - these guys are fucking awesome, Vetiver - got the new one, super excited, BrakesBrakesBrakes - just added to bonna, YES!!,

Well apparently my recent super binge on music has taken up more time than I was expecting. There are some cool news things I wanted to get to but I ran out of time. Except this. Man am I in love with Tracyanne, she's like ... perfect for me, and could sing me to sleep every night for the rest of my life.