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starladyI went to see Sea Wolf at the First Unitarian Church Sanctuary two Sundays ago. I really like Sea Wolf--they remind me of Blitzen Trapper by way of The Arcade Fire, or maybe the other way around, and they put on a show that for my money was really good; they are really energetic and committed live performers (related: I sometimes wish I were a bass player. Bass players always seem to be having the most fun, hanging in the back, wandering around the stage, rocking out). But it was about 100ª in the sanctuary even at 10 pm when their set ended, and I only lasted a few songs into the set by The Album Leaf before I walked out, because I was tired and completely uninvested in and unhooked by their music. The pre-concert email from R5 compared them to Sígur Ros, to which I can only say...um, yeah, a downmarket English-speaking version. But the sanctuary was packed when I did leave, as it hadn't been for Sea Wolf, so what do I know?
I bought the new album by The New Pornographers, Together, and it is growing on me steadily, though it's not as good as Challengers. I also bought Owen Pallet's album Heartland (which says Final Fantasy on the case? I don't even know) and it is great, but not as good as his live sets. Owen, release a live album, please? And I scored the first of Sonic Youth's experimental 20thC classical music albums for $3, and it's really good, though my bird does not approve. For the record, all birds like music, and the ones we've had have had distinct musical tastes; the parrot likes classical music such as Mozart and Beethoven but also goes for anything with a strong beat like most of those songs in the playlist I posted last week; he particularly likes that Gaslight Anthem track. Our late parakeet Sunny, by contrast, didn't care about Mozart but loved Bartok. And Janelle Monáe's new album comes out Tuesday, I'm so excited.
I bought the new album by The New Pornographers, Together, and it is growing on me steadily, though it's not as good as Challengers. I also bought Owen Pallet's album Heartland (which says Final Fantasy on the case? I don't even know) and it is great, but not as good as his live sets. Owen, release a live album, please? And I scored the first of Sonic Youth's experimental 20thC classical music albums for $3, and it's really good, though my bird does not approve. For the record, all birds like music, and the ones we've had have had distinct musical tastes; the parrot likes classical music such as Mozart and Beethoven but also goes for anything with a strong beat like most of those songs in the playlist I posted last week; he particularly likes that Gaslight Anthem track. Our late parakeet Sunny, by contrast, didn't care about Mozart but loved Bartok. And Janelle Monáe's new album comes out Tuesday, I'm so excited.
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Date: 2010-05-13 19:01 (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-05-13 22:21 (UTC)