weekly review section

flotation toy warning - Bluffer's Guide to the Flight Deck: After listening to the wolf parade album nearly to death, I've switched gears and have instead been caning these guys' bittersweet epics that taste like a Black Heart Procession & Sigur Ros sandwich on fresh baked Radiohead. Delicious.

why? - Elephant Eyelash: Anticon vocalist does indie-ish rock bit. Kind of cool in bits and pieces, but it's mostly weird for weirdness's sake.

the orb - Okie Dokie It's the Orb on Kompact Disco: Right on. More elastic band dubisms, with one weird vocal track. Similar sounds on board from Bikes & Trikes.

the magic numbers - s/t: Poppy indie rock with some decent meandering guitar bits. Fairly straight forward, but occassionally monotonously so. They also share an unsettling likeness to the most annoying thing this side of Mates of State, and that would be the Fiery Furnaces.

the joggers - With a Cape and a Cane: These guys most certainly have a hearty collection of Fall records, because the lead singer sounds a lot like Mark E. Smith at times, only with a few less marbles in his mouth. This endeering tribute coupled with a cross between the agitated guitar dischord of Polvo & the janglyness of Pavement makes for decent potential, but eventually falls short on consistant delivery.

the rosebuds - Birds Make Good Neighbors: Do they really though, with all that constant chirping & cooing? Having had birds roost outside my last dwelling's bedroom window, I most certainly disagree. Husband and wife team up on their second Merge release. I dig this, it reminds me a little of Rogue Wave, who I have recently oozed accolades over. Pleasant, but just dark enough.

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