The Antlers - Hospice
This is a serious undertaking from a Brooklyn-based indie rock trio: the ten songs on the album tell the story of a man losing his girl to bone cancer. Some pretty heavy stuff. So far I'm very impressed with the lyrics. From Atrophy: "with the bite of the teeth of that ring on my finger / I'm bound to your bedside, your eulogy singer".
Girls - Album
I just got this based on a Pitchfork review. Listening to it now for the first time, seems very promising so far.
Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
I've largely stayed away from the hip hop scene over the years, so we'll see how this goes. So far, I'm enjoying D.O.A (Death Of Autotune) and Run This Town (Feat Kanye West & Rihanna).
jj - jj n° 2
Swedish indie pop group with defined electronic influences. I've had this for about six weeks now and like it quite a bit. Very accessible but still interesting.
Monsters Of Folk - Monsters Of Folk
This indie supergroup has been playing together for about five years, but just released their first album together. Consisting of Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes), Jim James (My Morning Jacket), M. Ward and Mike Mogis (also Bright Eyes and producer of Rilo Kiley and The Faint), the band sure brings a lot of talent to the table. We'll see how I like it - only got it a few days ago.
The Sounds - Crossing The Rubicon
The Sounds are a Swedish pop band with some impressive female vocals. I enjoyed a few songs on their previous album Dying To Say This To You, but found it too spotty to really recommend.
Volcano Choir - Unmap
Just got this - also based on a Pitchfork review. Justin Vernon from Bon Iver has a new project - should be interesting.
Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
This is going to be one of those love-it-or-hate-it bands - the singer's yelping falsetto will certainly detract its fair share of listeners, but I'm enjoying it so far.
The xx - xx
This London-based indie rock debut has been well received in the press across the board, and I think I like it.
YACHT - See Mystery Lights
I like this album quite a bit so far. Electronic beats, complex arrangements and interesting male and female vocals. And, their website is worth a visit: they have a mission statement!
What else is spinning?
I've recently returned to and rediscovered a number of albums I haven't listened to in a while:
- Cat Power - The Greatest
- Eddie Vedder - Into The Wild
- Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
- Nellie McKay - Obligatory Villagers
- The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
- The Streets - A Grand Don't Come For Free
- Thievery Corporation - The Richest Man In Babylon
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Fever To Tell
I'll leave you with a song from the Cat Power album - Lived In Bars. Great song, and it gets me every time:
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