Serena Maneesh - s/t
Hot Chip - Warning

Back from town with-

Frank Black Fast Man Raider Man
Juana Molina Son

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?

Keane: UNder the Iron Sea
Stuart Staples: Leaving Songs/Lucky Dog Recordings
Counting Crows: New AMsterdam: Live
Old 97's: Hit By A Train: The Best of Old 97's

I realize whatever indie cool I have is negated by owning the Keane and Counting Crows discs, but I don't give a shit about indie cool.

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Originally posted by philosopherEric:
Keane: UNder the Iron Sea

Any initial thoughts? I've only heard one track for the first time this morning on random play on the CD player. So far, nothing unexpected, but typically well-crafted.

quote:

Originally posted by philosopherEric:
I realize whatever indie cool I have is negated by owning the Keane and Counting Crows discs, but I don't give a shit about indie cool.

Well, that and the actually liking music thing. You lose a lot of cred for that, y'know.

Now Playing: "Waiting to Die" Zero 7 The Garden

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Originally posted by LinnTate:
Well, that and the actually liking music thing. You lose a lot of cred for that, y'know.

Now Playing: "Waiting to Die" Zero 7 The Garden

Ha ha! You like Zero 7!

I am going to add a tagline to your name, m.l. Something ugly, lasting, and potentially scarring.

Truly, I am.

Now Playing: Silence for fear of further mockery from the peanut gallery <-- THERE! are you satisfied?!!

good used stuff today

Richmond Fontaine - Lost Son
Hadn't heard of this album of theirs, but I like everything I've heard from Richmond Fontaine so far.

Staple Singers - Freedom Highway
So good. I'm guessing anything they recorded would be worth listening to.

Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks - Last Train to Hicksville...home of happy feet

Por Vida, the Alejandro Escovedo tribute

Be Good Tanyas - Chinatown

Daniel Lanois - Belladonna
This isn't as good as I expected

Muse - Absolution

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Califone - Roomsound
Cat Power - The Greatest
Tapes n' Tapes - The Loon

Eric Malmberg - Den gåtfulla människan
Thuja - Ghost Plants
Dead C - Tusk

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Originally posted by Sicnarf:
Califone - Roomsound

That one's a winner.

You know it RL.

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Originally posted by jonathanbrisby:
Eric Malmberg - Den gåtfulla människan
Thuja - Ghost Plants
Dead C - Tusk

Hey jb,
I am always interested in what you are buying. Give me the break down.

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Originally posted by LinnTate:

quote:

Originally posted by philosopherEric:
Keane: UNder the Iron Sea

Any initial thoughts? I've only heard one track for the first time this morning on random play on the CD player. So far, nothing unexpected, but typically well-crafted.

quote:

Originally posted by philosopherEric:
I realize whatever indie cool I have is negated by owning the Keane and Counting Crows discs, but I don't give a shit about indie cool.

Well, that and the actually liking music thing. You lose a lot of cred for that, y'know.

Now Playing: "Waiting to Die" Zero 7 The Garden

As you pointed out, nothing unexpected. Well-played, well-produced radio friendly Britpop. A little edgier this time (more Radiohead, less Coldplay?) but not close to innovative. But, then, I didn't expect it to be. It's lovely music in the background, and sounds fine in the foreground, but ultimately doesn't do much more than that.

I guess to be REALLY indie cool, I'd have to hate everything in favor of something that only three people had ever heard. Maybe like this:

"Oh. You like Tapes n' Tapes? That's just commerical radio crap. I'm from Minneapolis, and there's this band called Pretentious Indie Prick. They only play the back rooms of record stores, and you can't buy a CD from them unless you write for a pre-approved magazine. Only a handful of people have ever seen them, and they're AWESOME! It's like Tapes 'n' Tapes without the arena rock pretensions. But, the first time they play a public show, they'll begin the inevitable downward slide."

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Hey jb,
I am always interested in what you are buying. Give me the break down.

Eric Malmberg was in a drum and organ duo called Sagor & Swing, they were Swedish I think. I didn't really care for them, but he was the organist and his record is just organ, no drums. If you are into early 70's electronic music (ex: early Tangerine Dream before they sucked, Klaus Schulze, Conrad Schnitzler) or last year's Delia Gonzalez and Gavin Russom record Days of Mars then I would recommend tracking it down.

Thuja is one of those Jewelled Antler Collective folk/drone groups, and Dead C were an abrasive drone group from the late 80's/early 90's. After Dead C broke up, one of them went on to form another similar group that is also quite good called Gate.

Some garage punk albums arrived in the mail today:

The Avatars Never A Good Time
The Defectors Give In and Creep Out with...
V/A Detroit Rock City

No-Neck Blues Band - Sticks and Stones Will Break My Bones But Words Will Never Hurt Me
Hototogisu - Prayer Rug Exorcism
Oren Ambarchi - Grapes From the Estate

jbrisby - You should just start leaving break downs of new noise/avant music you get in the noise discussion topic because I'm always interested.

I just picked up:

Snow Patrol: Songs for Polar Bears and When It's All Over We'll Still Have to Clear Up

I was happy to find cheap domestic copies of these with many bonus tracks. I've picked up import copies a few times, but I'm glad I got versions with more tracks for under $13.

Today I got Beat Konducta by Madlib and Loose by Nelly Furtado. Oh yeah, and Fires by Nerina Pallot just a while ago.
On verra mes amis...

Lucero Nobody's Darlings
Keith Christmas Timeless & Strange
Johnny Cash Personal File
V/A Acuarela Songs

I was looking for El Vez but couldn't find any. I have Graciasland but am in search of GI Ay-Ay Blues or Son of A Lad From Spain. Ah well.