tune round-up

broken flowers - OST: Haven't seen the film yet, but the soundtrack sure is good. The standout tracks come courtesy of Holly Golightly and the Greenhornes.

animal collective - Feels: Bizarro stuff that reminds me of some of the Elephant 6 :collective's work, most notably Of Montreal or Olivia Tremor Control, with a touch of Arcade Fire thrown in. Unfortunately, not everything is equal to the sum of its parts.

fruit bats - Spelled in Bones: Really fucking annoying self-proclaimed 60's throwback.

the zephyrs - Bright Yellow Flowers on a Blue Double Bed: Average-ish sounding post shoegaze.

broken social scene - {self titled or Winsurfing Nation}: This is an advance, not sure what it's going to wind up being called. I prefer the latter as you may be aware of my great disdain for eponymous album titles for anything but the debut. A rose is a rose though, and there's a lot going on in this garden of sound, which makes sense when you have a dozen or so folks in your band. This will need some more listens to disect fully, but so far so good.

hanne hukkleberg - Little Things: The next Joanna Newsome? Perhaps, but really, can their be another?

brian jonestown massacre - We Are The Radio EP: Another brilliant release from the dysfunctional family. Unless Anton developed the knack for falsetto, it would appear that the co-writer of most of the five songs here, Sarabeth Tuceck, is taking a turn on the vocals, giving this an almost Byrds meets Mazzy Star vibe.

bjork - Drawing Restraint 9 OST: Some really bizarre shit for what I'm assuming will be a really bizarre movie (from Matthew Barney, the director of the Cremaster Cycles I-V). The opening track has a guest vocal by Will Oldham (Bonnie "Prince" Billy), who opened up for her on her last state-side tour. If you liked Medulla, you'll dig the experimentation at play here.

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