This week, using the full iTunes repository...
- Broken Social Scene - Ibi Dreams Of Pavement. Aptly named, since the song does sound a lot like S&E-era Pavement - lurching, cacophonous, dizzy, etc.. Fittingly: even though iTunes and YouTube were playing this song at the same time, about 15 seconds out of sync, it took me 30 seconds or so to realize that something wasn't quite right.
- Screaming Females - Leave It Up To Me. The Smashing Pumpkins-style guitar lead is fun, but the singer's voice hurts me - even though she sounds pretty close (at times) to classic Kristin Hersh, who I don't mind. Music is complicated.
- Portishead - Over. This is a great one, as are most of the tunes from their first two records.
- Soul Miner's Daughter - Hallelujah. While I guess Sugarland probably pays more and better bills, I prefer Jennifer Nettles doing this southern soulful blues/rock stuff.
- Evanescence - Whisper. Never heard this one before. I'd lose the background choir, replace the keyboards/strings background sound with a fuzzed guitar and turn the compression way down. But that's me.
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Madness – Believe Me
Laid-back 2-Tone. Saxophone! One of the less memorable tracks on a fantastic album, but I’ve got no complaints.
Emiliana Torrini – Tuna Fish
Torrini’s wispy voice is well served by the electronic treatment it gets in the Love In The Time of Science album. I really like the heavy drum that kicks in with the second verse, but don’t care much for the male harmony vocal in the chorus.
Eric Clapton – Running on Faith (Unplugged)
This album is wallpaper. Excellent wallpaper, the kind I’m happy to have in my house, but not one where I pay much attention to individual tracks.
Three Dog Night – Pieces of April
Chuck Negron’s voice is probably my favorite of the three singers in this band. This mellow morning track is pleasant but not a favorite.
Beatles – You Won’t See Me
Oh hey, I finally replaced all those Beatles albums that had been missing from my iThing