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Genghis Khan, You Are My Hero.
The indeterminable holiday of lounging by beach's, reading books, listening to music and eating good food is drawing to its halfway point. So I hope everyone else are cool and are having a good summer. Before I get to the albums I would like to point out to London-ers that from September to December there are so many good gigs coming up that I've had to be selective. Literally take your pick from Mice Parade, The Twilight Sad, Menomena, Joanna Newsom, Handsome Furs, Battles, Tunng, Stars, Mum, Animal Collective, Arcade Fire, The National, Bat For Lashes, !!! and the list goes on and on, seriously go out buy tickets and support your favourite bands.
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Letting Go
Will Oldham has always been a breathtaking songwriter with his surreal and fatalistic take on Americana. His latest album now adds wonderful arrangement of strings, drums and the like with beautiful harmonies. This truley perfects his style and is his best work to date, an absolute must listen.
Joanna Newsom - Walnut Whales
Next up is Joanna Newsom's super rare self-released EP. A ten track EP with unreleased tracks like Erin. Folk who loved the Milk-Eyed Mender from a couple of posts ago will love this. Another gem by Miss Newsom. Lucky old Bill Callahan.
The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I
One of the first "Indie" albums I listened too, solidly for a couple of months. A couple of years on I still go back and listen to it, and it still has the same fire it always did. A properly amazing Indie Rock band which shys completely away from conventional, no emo/scenester crap on here, cut up samples with jagged rhythms played by a band who knows what there doing. A masterpiece if your into this kind of stuff.
Gomez - Bring It On
Way back from the glorious days of the 90's come Gomez and Bring It On. This is bluesy roots rock from England, I think they even won the Mercury prize or maybe only just nominated back when it was good. The three strong vocalists are the main focal point of the band, all ranging in styles of pretty harmonies to gutsy blues. A thoroughly mature debut from a band, highly recommended.
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - The Letting Go
Will Oldham has always been a breathtaking songwriter with his surreal and fatalistic take on Americana. His latest album now adds wonderful arrangement of strings, drums and the like with beautiful harmonies. This truley perfects his style and is his best work to date, an absolute must listen.
Joanna Newsom - Walnut Whales
Next up is Joanna Newsom's super rare self-released EP. A ten track EP with unreleased tracks like Erin. Folk who loved the Milk-Eyed Mender from a couple of posts ago will love this. Another gem by Miss Newsom. Lucky old Bill Callahan.
The Dismemberment Plan - Emergency & I
One of the first "Indie" albums I listened too, solidly for a couple of months. A couple of years on I still go back and listen to it, and it still has the same fire it always did. A properly amazing Indie Rock band which shys completely away from conventional, no emo/scenester crap on here, cut up samples with jagged rhythms played by a band who knows what there doing. A masterpiece if your into this kind of stuff.
Gomez - Bring It On
Way back from the glorious days of the 90's come Gomez and Bring It On. This is bluesy roots rock from England, I think they even won the Mercury prize or maybe only just nominated back when it was good. The three strong vocalists are the main focal point of the band, all ranging in styles of pretty harmonies to gutsy blues. A thoroughly mature debut from a band, highly recommended.
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Bonnie Prince Billy "The Letting Go"
Overall though after a couple of listens, I just wasn't hooked. It's a good album but nothing that really grabbed me and wouldn't let go.
This isn't to say there aren't tracks I could listen on repeat for hours like "The Seedling" & "Love Comes to Me" which are two very different but very wonderful listening experiences.
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