thus spake drake: Now Downloading: New Releases 10.06.09

It's a late harvest for releases, with acres of goodness dropping on us like over-ripe apples. Top of the list for me are the veterans, Mission of Burma, Built to Spill, Robert Pollard's Boston Spaceships and The Mountain Goats. Beyond that, there's also new releases from Lou Barlow, Califone, The Xx, Port O'Brien, Raveonettes, Daniel Johnston, Noah and the Whale, Brandi Carlile, No Age, The Duchess & the Duke, Alela Diane, Grant Hart, Jamie T, The Cinematics, Kurt Vile, a live album from Gogol Bordello and a slew of reissues from The Jesus Lizard, Betty Davis and Kraftwerk.

Playlist: New Releases 10.06.09

Mission of Burma - The Sound, The Speed, The Light
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Mission of Burma is one of my favorite post-punk bands, and since they've reunited a few years back, they're albums have helped set the bar for the reunion joints since. The Sound, The Speed, The Light is the third release post-reunion, and while the first two were remarkable, this one is the sound of a real working band. "1, 2, 3, Partyy!" kicks off the album playfully, in the vein of The Minutemen's D. Boon, and kind of moves into blue collar mode after that. For some, that might sound like a negative, but for MoB it's definitely positive. Nearly as good as 2006's amazing The Obliterati and superior to the (still great) ONoffOn, if TSTSTL falls on deaf ears, it's only because folks like a good comeback story more than a "keep coming back" one, which is too bad.

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Built to Spill - There Is No Enemy
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Speaking of a working band, Built to Spill is the definition of a working band, and their latest There Is No Enemy certainly fits the description. There's nothing too surprising here musically to distinguish it greatly from the past few albums, although I'd argue there's an agreeable reduction in 'noodling' on guitar. Along with the tighter focus on guitar, there's also more focus on the lyrics here, bypassing Doug Martsch's usual obtuse delivery opting instead for a more direct approach.

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Shawn Anderson said...: New Releases 10.06.09
1. 1, 2, 3, Partyy! - Mission of Burma
2. Hindsight - Built To Spill
3. Psalms 40:2 - The Mountain Goats
4. How Wrong You Are - Boston Spaceships
5. Polish Girls - Califone
6. My Will Is Good - Port O'Brien
7. Queenie The Doggie - Daniel Johnston
8. Gone Forever - The Raveonettes
9. Dying Day - Brandi Carlile
10. Our Window - Noah and the Whale
11. Losing Feeling (Album) - No Age
12. Scorpio - The Dutchess And The Duke
13. Bowling Green - Alela Diane
14. Barbara - Grant Hart (Rock)
15. Hocus Pocus - Jamie T
16. Dead Alive - Kurt Vile
17. I Don't Need A Soul - Relient K
18. Wonderlust King (BBC Sessions) - Gogol Bordello
19. Surface of the Sun (Album) - Exene Cervenka
20. Love - Air
21. Chalo - The Very Best
22. High Ground - Orenda Fink
23. Dead Hearts - Dead Man's Bones
24. In Your Heart - A Place to Bury Strangers
25. My Gas Got Shut Off-Boo! (Album) - Eugene Mirman
26. Motherless Children - Rosanne Cash
27. Amen - The Aliens
28. Drive My Soul - Lights
29. The Silence - Mayday Parade
30. Thousand Crazy Nights - Music Go Music
31. Tie One On - Me'Shell Ndegeocello
32. Come Over - Morphine
33. 7 Vs. 8 - The Jesus Lizard
34. Nub - The Jesus Lizard
35. Puss - The Jesus Lizard
36. Fly On The Wall - The Jesus Lizard
37. It's So Good - Betty Davis
38. Mitternacht - Kraftwerk
39. Airwaves - Kaftwerk
40. The Model - Kraftwerk
41. Seventeen - Ladytron; 2:43 AM, October 07, 2009

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Now Downloading: New Releases 10.06.09

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