Radiohead? Sigur Ros? EITS, cerebral? Wow, should be a good year.
Also I'll throw two more names into the TBA pile: Matthew Good, Hawksley Workman
I'm one of the biggest Matt Good fans in the universe but I really don't have high hopes for his next album. I loved Avalanche to death but his last actual album was a little weak (although some of the songs have grown on me over time) and I'm not a fan of a lot of the really simple acoustic stuff he has been playing of late.
The new Explosions in the Sky is pretty solid though, I'm stoked that I get to see them live this summer. There are just so many albums to get excited for this year, every time I try and list them all I forget about 20 of them (I keep forgetting Interpol and Wilco both have albums coming out this year at some point). Given the number of quality albums that have already been released, I have extremely high hopes for music this year.
But forget art for a minute-- let's talk the Outback Steakhouse jingle, which takes the Of Montreal track "Wraith Pinned to the Mist (And Other Games)" and substitutes lyrics about, yes, Outback Steakhouse.
Barnes estimates the good to "SELLOUT!!" feedback at about "80-20." "Most people realize that indie bands don't make any money, so when something like that happens, it's not like all of a sudden the band is a sellout...that's the thing that seemed kind of funny...it doesn't matter what the band did all the way up to that point-- you sell one song to a commercial and all of a sudden you're a sellout.
I'm one of the biggest Matt Good fans in the universe but I really don't have high hopes for his next album. I loved Avalanche to death but his last actual album was a little weak (although some of the songs have grown on me over time) and I'm not a fan of a lot of the really simple acoustic stuff he has been playing of late.
The new Explosions in the Sky is pretty solid though, I'm stoked that I get to see them live this summer. There are just so many albums to get excited for this year, every time I try and list them all I forget about 20 of them (I keep forgetting Interpol and Wilco both have albums coming out this year at some point). Given the number of quality albums that have already been released, I have extremely high hopes for music this year.
True but last year was areally tough year for him (had some pretty bad-blooded issues with his now ex-wife). I thought his last new album (White Light Rock and Roll Review) was kinda iffy as well; I'm in the same boat as you in that regard. However, I remember reading as that CD came out that he had been much happier of late with how his life was going, and it showed in the music. IMO, the music faltered a bit.
So now, after a bad year, perhaps he's back to his old opinionated, generally-****ed-off self, and we can see a return to the Matt Good we love.
I know it's kind of mean to say, but his music is definitely better when he's unhappy about something.
This is my most anticipated release of the year. I saw them live this past summer and they were amazing - played some of the (potential) new songs on this album. If those were any indication, they might be going back to their country roots a little.
Modest Mouse is currently streaming "We were dead before the Ship Even Sank" from now till midnight on March 19. Click here if you want to hear the whole album.
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What's with Sigur Ros? I'm not too familiar with them, but have heard their name a lot.
About 1/2 ago i dl'd an album of theirs, and it started out with about 10 minutes of what sounded like some Icelandic woman having acid hallucinations in an Igloo, and it didn;t get any better.
I deleted it and decided Sigur Ros sucked.
counterpoint?
What's with Sigur Ros? I'm not too familiar with them, but have heard their name a lot.
About 1/2 ago i dl'd an album of theirs, and it started out with about 10 minutes of what sounded like some Icelandic woman having acid hallucinations in an Igloo, and it didn;t get any better.
I deleted it and decided Sigur Ros sucked.
counterpoint?
Sigur Ros is easily one of the most fantastic groups out there right now. They play a genre of music known as post-rock and the lead vocalist sings in a made up language known as Hopelandic (loosely based off of Icelandic). In terms of their albums, I would rank them like this:
1. Agaetis Byrjun
2. ()
3.) Takk
Sigur Ros definitely isn't for everyone but they make really beautiful music and they're absolutely fantastic live. Just watch this video and try and tell me they're not amazing...
Modest Mouse is currently streaming "We were dead before the Ship Even Sank" from now till midnight on March 19. Click here if you want to hear the whole album.
I've never really given Modest Mouse a chance, so I am listening to that stream right now. It's not really my style, but the fifth song "parting of the sensory" is an excellent track. I might give it another listen down the road. Good lyrics through out though.
Sigur Ros definitely isn't for everyone but they make really beautiful music and they're absolutely fantastic live. Just watch this video and try and tell me they're not amazing...
I loved Avalanche to death but his last actual album was a little weak (although some of the songs have grown on me over time) and I'm not a fan of a lot of the really simple acoustic stuff he has been playing of late.
