I want the Sleepy Jackson CD too!

I gather there's some sort of backlash against Tapes 'n Tapes. Crikey, I hate trends, bandwagons and backlashes. For my money, that's the best rock/pop album of the year so far.

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Originally posted by Peewee:
I want the Sleepy Jackson CD too!

I gather there's some sort of backlash against Tapes 'n Tapes. Crikey, I hate trends, bandwagons and backlashes. For my money, that's the best rock/pop album of the year so far.

The Sleepy Jackson ain't bad. It sort of sounds like I expected Destroyer's Rubies to sound. I'm not totally in love with it, but it seems decent. Maybe it'll grow on me a bit more though.

In the mail today-

Golden Smog Another Fine Day
Cosmic Rough Riders The Stars Look Different from Down Here

Also ordered the new Tom Petty and Linda Ronstadt/Ann Savoy cds online as they were too expensive in the record shops.

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Originally posted by Peewee:
I want the Sleepy Jackson CD too!

I gather there's some sort of backlash against Tapes 'n Tapes. Crikey, I hate trends, bandwagons and backlashes. For my money, that's the best rock/pop album of the year so far.

After a listen and a half, I think the Sleepy Jackson is very good. It's really dense and has a psychedelica vibe to it.

I think there's gonna be a 'blogger backlash' against Tapes n Tapes. It'll be a more limited version of the Arctic Monkeys backlash: people will want to hate it because so much has been blogged about it. I like it fine, although it seems to be following an indie influences script fairly closely. But they do it well, and if the hooks bring me back to it, they'll have done their job!

As far as indie amalgam records go, Sound Team's Movie Monster is pretty damn good. Not particularly original, but a nice run of influences.

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As far as indie amalgam records go, Sound Team's Movie Monster is pretty damn good. Not particularly original, but a nice run of influences.

Now that's what I like to hear! This album is going to be way underappreciated because of a very negative review from one particular website...

Paul Weller: Catch-Flame! Live at The Alexandra Palace
White Whale: WWI

I was also very excited to receive my Aussie and British imports in the mail, including the new Ed Harcourt, Divine Comedy, and Marc Carroll records, and the first Youth Group record, along with their new release, currently only available down under...

Some goodies in the mail today:

Anne Briggs A Collection
Don't know why I don't have this already when I love her voice so much.
Shack The Corner of Miles and Gil
King Biscuit Time Black Gold
Razorlight Razorlight
The Feeling Twelve Stops and Home
The Tyde Three's Co.
Been looking forward to this one for awhile.
Ramblin' Jack Elliot South Coast
One of my favorite new-to-me artists this year.

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Some goodies in the mail today:
Razorlight Razorlight
The Feeling Twelve Stops and Home
The Tyde Three's Co.

I'm interested in all three. I know the Razorlight record is getting a US release, but I thought the Tyde was an August release.

The Feeling is one that I want to hear before I by...it seems to really divide the British press.

Along the same lines as The Feeling, have you heard Orson yet, crazed?

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King Biscuit Time Black Gold

I really like this. Other than The 3 EP's, I think it's better than anything the Beta Band ever did, and this is coming from someone who thinks the last two Beta Band albums were underrated.

I read somewhere that Stephen Mason's having some serious problems, though. Sounded almost like he was suicidal. Hope the guy makes it through.

The Drams: Jubilee Dive
Mew: and the glass handed kites

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Hot Chip - The Warning
P.O.S. - Audition

Scott Walker - The Drift

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Originally posted by philosopherEric:

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Originally posted by crazed:
Some goodies in the mail today:
Razorlight Razorlight
The Feeling Twelve Stops and Home
The Tyde Three's Co.

I'm interested in all three. I know the Razorlight record is getting a US release, but I thought the Tyde was an August release.

The Feeling is one that I want to hear before I by...it seems to really divide the British press.

Along the same lines as The Feeling, have you heard Orson yet, crazed?

Orson's one that's escaped me. I really like the Razorlight album and will be breaking into the Feeling cd next. The Tyde was an ebay find. I didn't realize it was scheduled for a US release anytime soon.

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Originally posted by crazed:
King Biscuit Time Black Gold

I really like this. Other than The 3 EP's, I think it's better than anything the Beta Band ever did, and this is coming from someone who thinks the last two Beta Band albums were underrated.

Took awhile to find Black Gold but it was worth it, it's a very good album.

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Originally posted by crazed:

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Originally posted by philosopherEric:

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Originally posted by crazed:
Some goodies in the mail today:
Razorlight Razorlight
The Feeling Twelve Stops and Home
The Tyde Three's Co.

I'm interested in all three. I know the Razorlight record is getting a US release, but I thought the Tyde was an August release.

The Feeling is one that I want to hear before I by...it seems to really divide the British press.

Along the same lines as The Feeling, have you heard Orson yet, crazed?

Orson's one that's escaped me. I really like the Razorlight album and will be breaking into the Feeling cd next. The Tyde was an ebay find. I didn't realize it was scheduled for a US release anytime soon.

Orson and The Feeling are both from the same school of radio-friendly 'new soft rock' that the British critics either love or hate. Both have been compared to Supertramp. That's an accolade, in my eyes, but not to most people.

It's been a busy few days:

Tom Petty-Highway Companion
Golden Smog-Another Fine Day
The Chords-This is What They Want (Anthology)
Led Zeppelin-IV; Physical Graffitti
Pete Townshend-Scooped
Pretenders-Pirate Radio

Bic Runga - Birds
Tilly And The Wall - Bottom Of Barrels
Neal Casal - Return In Kind
Can - Tago Mago

If you haven't heard Casal's Return In Kind, it is one of the finest covers albums around in my opinion.

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Orson and The Feeling are both from the same school of radio-friendly 'new soft rock' that the British critics either love or hate. Both have been compared to Supertramp. That's an accolade, in my eyes, but not to most people.

I really enjoyed Feeling's album. There were definate Supertramp influences- which I like. I'd also compare some songs or vocal styles to 10cc as well as other mid-late 70s bands (Sweet, Alan Parsons Project). Thanks for mentioning Orson, phE, I liked the samples I heard at their site, so I'll be picking that album up.

Cool. I mean to pick up both the Orson and Feeling records. I was waiting to see if they would get a stateside release before I ponied up for imports.

Palace - Arise Therefore
Two Gallents - WHat the Toll Tells
The NEw Pornographers - Mass Romantic
Townes Van Zandt - Live at the Old Quarter (one of the best live cd's of all time)

This months purchases...some good music here...

"Califone [EP]" - Califone
"Califone" - Califone
"Deceleration One" - Califone
"Deceleration Two" - Califone
"Everybody's Mother [Volume One]" - Califone
"The Eraser" - Thom Yorke
"Bodysong [Soundtrack]" - Jonny Greenwood
"Pulse [DVD]" - Pink Floyd
"homesleep singles club" - Califone + oRSo
"Low Level Owl: Volume 2" - Appleseed Cast
"Peregrine" - Appleseed Cast
"Holiday In Dirt" - Stan Ridgway
"Good Morning Spider" - Sparklehorse
"It's A Wonderful Life" - Sparklehorse
"Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot"-Sparklehorse
"Another Desert Another Sea" - Three Mile Pilot