2008

I have many letters to write.

“I’m delighted. I love enemies, though not in the...”
— Mikhail Lermontov, A Hero of...

the fiery furnaces - widow city (2007)

After the buzz of playing this last year, it continues to hold up nicely. Played it at the office...

vetiver - thing of the past (2008)

Yawn.. there are some good tracks here, but nothing I’m particularly interested in hearing...

I swear, sometimes my office mates just GIVE me these...

A little peak at Wednesday’s comic for those watching!...

Friday morning at the diner.

the beatles - sgt pepper's lonely hearts...

Now this one’s a little obscure, guys, but I encourage you to check it out. Brings me to tears...

charlie mingus - tijuana moods (1962)

This is wonderful! Mingus at the top of his game, with a Latin flair. The things I find for $5.

Mmmm. Peek at the mug design. There’ll be a Hanna one...

drive-by truckers - brighter than...

Whoa, really didn’t expect to like this. My new country road driving CD!

kraftwerk - trans-europe express (1977)

Incredible. I’m always shocked at how long ago this stuff was made. So glad to have this on...

ladytron - velocifero (2008)

Aipe yipe! Not impressed, sad to say. Ladytron’s seen better days.

vampire weekend - vampire weekend...

Not sure how well this one’s holding up for me, but I do like to put it on now and then.

a tribe called quest - midnight...

The Low End Theory remains my fav, but it’s a close second. A+ inking music!

sun kil moon - april (2008)

Can’t deny it’s good music, but indie folk doesn’t do nothin’ for me no...

Haul from the record fair. The one in the middle is a live...

stars - set yourself on fire (2005)

This album makes me nostalgic for all the traveling I did that year. Somehow I never got tired of it...

belle & sebastian - the boy with the...

I feel like this is one of my most-memorized albums, yet I still get off on those spoony noises in...

make believe - going to bone church...

Surprisingly good math rock! They really had me until the spoken poetry on the title track.

the notwist - the devil, you + me...

Not bad at all! Very creative, very catchy. I have the feeling this will grow nicely. This is the...

del the funky homosapien - eleventh hour...

Not the best for Del, but he’s a great rapper as usual and there’s some interesting...

guided by voices - bee thousand (1994)

Lo-Fi at its best. I get chills every time that first speaker cuts out.

captain beefheart & his magic band -...

One of my all-time favorites. I picked up a copy on vinyl (reissue) today. Sounds fucking amazing!

man man - rabbit habits (2008)

Fun, energetic, catchy! Reminds me of Danielson, with some Tom Waits madness.

madonna - greatest hits (various years)

Sometimes you just have to listen to a shitload of Madonna. This is not an authorized Greatest Hits...

fuck buttons - street horrrsing (2008)

Not bad but a little too “artfully repetitive” to enjoy, I think. Okay we get it this is...

beach house - devotion (2008)

Beautiful! I’ve had trouble getting into Beach House in the past, but this one’s a...

the dodos - visiter (2008)

Good listen, definitely picks up after the first couple of tracks. I can’t help feeling like...

Gotta doodle more.

the clash - london calling (1979)

Back in the states! Goodbye London. We’ll always have The Clash.

nwa - straight outta compton (1988)

Twenty years later, NWA are still a bunch of scary ass motherfuckers.

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(larger view) Made by War, who is fucking awesome.

My cat Charles. Photo by my sis!

jens lekman - oh you're so silent jens...

Not as pretty for me as Kortedala, but still solid. Jens’ lyrics are so adorable.

four tet - everything ecstatic (2004)

Nice one! I thought about listening to this dude after he remixed one of Battles’ songs. Four...

someone still loves you boris yeltsin -...

Ack. My computer’s been turned into an early 90s college radio. Not a fan.

the gutter twins - saturnalia (2008)

Pretty nice sounding alt-rock. Really not my thing, though.

pizzicato five - made in usa (1994)

I found this on vinyl for $5 last summer. I can’t say I miss that $5.

los campesinos! - hold on now,...

Every song on this album’s been swimming in my head for weeks. Los Campesinos! makes indie pop...

silver jews - starlite walker (1994)

Slowly working my way through older Silver Jews material. I love it. Like Pavement’s surly...

annie - anniemal (2004)

A longtime favorite. The songs are great, but it’s Annie’s melancholy, whispery voice...

animal collective - water curses EP...

Animal Collective is a great experimental band that basically sounds like pop to me these days.

new york dolls - new york dolls (1973)

Thanks for all the glam, New York Dolls! Wow, I listened to a lot of music today. This last album...

hot chip - coming on strong (2004)

Just getting into Hot Chip for the first time. I figured this was a good place to start. More mellow...

fleet foxes - ragged wood (2008)

Very pretty indie rock with a fully-realized American spirit. Not particularly challenging, but I...

hercules and love affair - hercules and...

Gorgeous harmonies AND extremely funky. And here I just came off a Saturday Night Fever nostalgia...

crystal castles - crystal castles...

Fantastic. Wonderful dance beats, ear tickling chip tunes. Super inventive.

the breeders - mountain battles (2008)

Pretty good! Looking forward to seeing them live. Also makes me want to collect more of their old...