What’s been tickling my musical fancy lately?
January 31st, 2009 BrianAs usual I’ve been listening to all kinds of things lately but here is a short list of some faves…..
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1. Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires – 2008 – Genre: Danceable Indie-Pop-Rock - This one probably isn’t new to anyone, but this is just an all around solid album. There really isn’t a track that seems like a throw away and this Indie-disco-pop-rock is very danceable. If you don’t start taping your feet to songs like In The Hospital you might just not have any Soul-in ya.
2. Black Keys – thinkfreakness- 2003 – Genre: Indie Southern Blues Rock – Just solid rock with a heavy blues sound. This 2003 release has some glorious downright dirtiness that makes you want to roll around in the mud and yell hallelujah! Try Have Love Will Travel
3. In Flames – A Sense of Purpose – 2008 – Genre: Swedish Melodic Deathmetal – Another goodie by the modern-”classic” deathmetal band. Some nice hard cuts on this one such as Sober and Irrelevant and also some great epics like I’m the Highway and Sleepless Again.
4. The Knux – Remind Me in 3 Days – 2008 – Genre: Hip Hop of the Outkast variety – If you heard this album in passing you may have thought it was a new album in passing. That is not meant as a dig, since we’ve come to expect a quality, evolving range of sounds from them. This Album however has all the elements of Outkast’s great, but less experimental tracks with a very unique flavor. You’ll find lots of electric guitar that mixes up the range of sounds you’ re likely to hear and hey they actually have lyrical talent which seems lacking in the mainstream hip-hop world these days. Just a solid, no great album that makes the TIs and Soulja Boys look late shameful posers. Check out Cappucino, F!RE, and Life in a Cage as a start.
