Anyways........

So, sorry for not posting in such a long time. I've been eating up this Winter Break like black hole. I'm here to wish you a Happy New Year and make up for all the posts I've missed, mostly with stuff I've been listening to. Sorry if I don't write a review for each one. I've got a couple hopefuls to join me in my ultimate destiny power blog, so there will be even more cool stuff to listen to... yay!

Starflyer 59- Talking Voice Vs. Singing Voice & Leave Here A Stranger. 2005 & 2001

Ahhh, the cover sucks. If you like melancholy pop music, give yourself a double kick super smile. TV vs. SV and many others like this have made a push away from the ultra mainstream while still maintaining a well defined pop edge. It has a super crisp feel to it, synth robots accompanied by brass and strings really cut a clear edge, while the guitar searches for somber details. Some songs seem like direct derivatives of New Order, and for the most part works out. While Leave Here A Stranger takes more of a relaxed guitar lead, blahblahblah. I for one find this kind of stuff completely addicting which is probably a bad thing.

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Autolux- Future Perfect. 2004

I'm really into ze shoegaze right now. Pretty interesting listen. The drum beat on the last song is brilliant.

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The White Stripes- White Blood Cells. 2001

Extremely fun, and gloriously simple.

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Swell Maps- Collision Time Revisited. 1998

Been listening to this a lot. Fantastic.

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Brian Eno- Here Come The Warm Jets. 1973

I can't explain in words how valuable this album is.

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Teddy Robin & The Playboys- At Their Best! The 'In' Sounds Of Hong Kong!. 1967

Really fun, smiley cool

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Aguiaturbia- Psychedelic Drugstore. 1969

Noicely done, noicely.

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