[retired_heather]

Originally posted by alfaromeo4:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by nickygreenan:
i have just listened through the new help she can't swim album and i am thoroughly unimpressed. i liked their shouting and energy and stuff from before and they seem to have removed that somewhat. so yeah, not liking that.

I love the new HSCS, possibly even more than the first.

Also, finally got around to the new(-ish) EitS the other day, sounded pretty good on first listen, no real surprises there but they're so good at what they do.

Looking forward to new Interpol + White Stripes, but other than that I don't think there's much on the horizon from bands I know, recommendations appreciated.

( last.fm here if anyone feels like helping me out on that front ) </BLOCKQUOTE>

the first track of the new EitS is amazing, but it's all downhill from there.

[retired_mika318]

Jokes worn a bit thin now with Art Brut. The first album was refreshing but the second album shows that the well ran dry with it.

Yes, there are a couple of delightfully cheeky songs on It's A Bit Complicated but there's no depth to it and it just feels quite dull.

Listen to Von Südenfed instead.

[retired_ehicks84]

is the new spoon as good as gimme fiction?

[retired_corzawoodja]

Originally posted by zink:
is the new spoon as good as gimme fiction?

No, but then neither was Gimme Fiction as good as its predecessor Kill The Moonlight.

[retired_ehicks84]

i will make that my next spoon purchase then.

[retired_assy22]

IS there any song better than Sunndal Song?

New Magnetic Wonder just about the perfect introduction for me into AIS.

[retired_the gizmo]

spoon in town tonight and tomorrow but tbh I am just too exhausted to go see them. timbers game tonight, legions of errands tomorrow, timbers game and arcade fire concert sunday and the hold steady on monday.

[retired_mika318]

That's quite a smug post even by your standards Daaaaave :*)

[retired_the gizmo]

this is one case in which I wish I wasn't quite so smug. cleaning out my office atm to start in my new office tuesday morning. totally awesome but since the promotion was a surprise, my plans to try to relax a bit this week are shot.

memorial day weekend is also when a lot of wineries open around here so I may have to play tour guide for some friends on saturday and drive them around "the pacific northwest's burgundy".

[retired_assy22]

Also: Ted Leo's new effort pales so much in comparison to their previous work. gr will be livid but I unfortunately speak the truth, however much I want to enjoy it.