Lifting the tariff

This coming Tuesday, once again, is the first big release day of the year, and to get a further jump on the action, here's a couple albums seeing release in the states for the first time next week, and both already in Rhapsody.

Fujiya & Miyagi's Transparent Things has been in Rhapsody for some time, but the album's been flying under the radar for the most part. F&M are a British duo from Brighton and disciples of Krautrockers Can and Neu!, with a driving relentless beat at times that reminds you of Talking Heads circa Fear of Music. The song "Collarbone" has been a cornerstone of year-end mixes I've received and since made, and now the whole album has finally seeped into my conscious. Well... it's not an album proper, it's more a collection of EPs from 2005 with some new material here and there, but good nonetheless

Album: Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent Things

The other album is the latest from the Liverpool post-punk band Clinic. Visitations plays like rehash of much of some of their earlier stuff, with the sound of garage-punk meets Velvet Underground as recorded by Phil Spector. The Black Angels did a much better version of this sound this past year with Passover, but it's still worth the listen... 'cause it's Clinic, and you'll love it.

Album: Clinic - Visitations
Download: "Harvest (Within You)"
Download: "Jigsaw Man"

tags: music, album review, fujiya and miyagi, clinic, indie rock, the black angels, rhapsody