Gettin crazy, anticipating love and music; play play play
You are all no doubt well acquainted with my habit of promising to write about some recent event and then failing to do so. Accordingly, today I am going to revisit some no-longer-recent events, just to keep you off balance. Nyah.
So, I believe I mentioned seeing a couple shows in the last month or so. I enjoyed The Clientele, though they unfortunately were not at the top of their game, due to stupid sound issues and their drummer being deathly ill. Surprisingly, Beach House, whom I was looking forward to seeing the least, was fantastic. I'm not sure their album is as good though; I might have to give it another listen or two.
Much the same description applies to the Lavender Diamond show; sound problems, but overall enjoyable, and, listening to the album, I find that it completely pales in comparison to the live shows. When Becky Stark sings "Here Comes One," there's a richness and a force that they fail to capture in the studio. The songs are still pretty and all, but they come off as thin and faintly twee in comparison.
Speaking of which, I've lately begun to catch up on all the albums I've been missing out on for the last several months. Quick roundup, if anyone's wondering:
Avey Tare & Kria Brekkan - Pullhair Rubeye: intriguing, but I doubt I'll really get into it
Blonde Redhead - 23: so good
Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country: yes, I'm late to the party on this one, and yes, it's as good as they say
The Gothic Archies - The Tragic Treasury: extremely listenable, sometimes hilarious, everything you'd expect from Merritt and Handler
The New Pornographers - Challengers: pretty good, especially considering that I seem to remember being bored by this band
Scissor Sisters - Ta-Dah: they're going in an unusual and not entirely good direction, but there's a couple good songs on it. It may grow on me
Lastly, and still speaking of music, the latest AR songfight is now up. You might want to check it out, and those of you who are musicians might want to contribute to it. Not that I am thinking of anyone in particular; I'm just tossing that out there.
So, I believe I mentioned seeing a couple shows in the last month or so. I enjoyed The Clientele, though they unfortunately were not at the top of their game, due to stupid sound issues and their drummer being deathly ill. Surprisingly, Beach House, whom I was looking forward to seeing the least, was fantastic. I'm not sure their album is as good though; I might have to give it another listen or two.
Much the same description applies to the Lavender Diamond show; sound problems, but overall enjoyable, and, listening to the album, I find that it completely pales in comparison to the live shows. When Becky Stark sings "Here Comes One," there's a richness and a force that they fail to capture in the studio. The songs are still pretty and all, but they come off as thin and faintly twee in comparison.
Speaking of which, I've lately begun to catch up on all the albums I've been missing out on for the last several months. Quick roundup, if anyone's wondering:
Avey Tare & Kria Brekkan - Pullhair Rubeye: intriguing, but I doubt I'll really get into it
Blonde Redhead - 23: so good
Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out Of This Country: yes, I'm late to the party on this one, and yes, it's as good as they say
The Gothic Archies - The Tragic Treasury: extremely listenable, sometimes hilarious, everything you'd expect from Merritt and Handler
The New Pornographers - Challengers: pretty good, especially considering that I seem to remember being bored by this band
Scissor Sisters - Ta-Dah: they're going in an unusual and not entirely good direction, but there's a couple good songs on it. It may grow on me
Lastly, and still speaking of music, the latest AR songfight is now up. You might want to check it out, and those of you who are musicians might want to contribute to it. Not that I am thinking of anyone in particular; I'm just tossing that out there.
posted by Evan at 5:41 PM
2 Comments:
I saw Lavender Diamond open for The Decemberists and I thought their singer was really, really weird. This is actually the only impression I retain from their set -- nothing about their music, only that she was a space cadet. This is a personal failing.
That was a pretty accurate impression. I imagine she talked a lot about peace, and possibly also electricity. If you were lucky, there may have been some interpretive dance. I find it charmingly peculiar.
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