Double-stuffed this week, because there won't be one next week!
- Smashing Pumpkins - Smiley. From their Peel Sessions. I like.
- Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band - My Gal
- Pavement - Date With Ikea. That's a great, late, Pavement song. Melodic enough, slack enough.
- Boris - Electric. Grinding, screeching, noisy: Boris.
- Bishop Allen - Rain. Pleasant guitar pop. Probably would fit well on a triple bill with Vampire Weekend and Matt Pond PA.
- NiN - Gave Up. Wow. I haven't heard this in forever. Classic fast angry NiN, live!
- Beck - Scarecrow. Another one I'd forgotten about. Good stuff.
- Hilkka - Last April. Very post-rock: angular and cyclical with spoken vocals, very Slint / June Of 44. Good, though!
- Elliott Smith - Needle In The Hay. Verses are good, but I do not like the chorus. He had better.
- Wye Oak - The Tower. I resist this album because they traded her guitar for synths, and I loved her guitar. But, these are good songs. Kindof a mid-80s feel.
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