{"id":1043,"date":"2008-11-07T13:25:07","date_gmt":"2008-11-07T13:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymonkeybutt.com\/wordpress\/?p=1043"},"modified":"2025-04-03T18:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T23:09:08","slug":"september_album-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/crankymonkeybutt.com\/snip\/archives\/2008\/11\/september_album-2.html","title":{"rendered":"September Album Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

I didn’t buy much. But most of what I bought, I really really liked.<\/em><\/p>\n

Absolutely Love & Adore:<\/u><\/p>\n

Shwayze (self-titled) <\/strong>– Ridiculous lyrics. Total b-o-u-n-c-e BOUNCE. Super fun. Perfect end of summer music<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Billionaires “Really Real for Forever” <\/strong>– Also bouncy! Yay! “Are you still sad? Let’s go out and get fucked up!!<\/em>” Mixed male\/female vocals (you know how I love <\/a>that! Or you should<\/a>). Really addictive.<\/p>\n

The Wave Pictures “Instant Coffee Baby”<\/strong> – Wow, you get a serious Violent Femmes flashback as this album begins (“Add It Up”, “Blister in the Sun” era-Femmes…). That fades a little as it goes on but theirs is definitely a throwback sound. Great to listen to right after The Billionaires, I’ve had these two on back to back for weeks. Michelle talks more about them over here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mumford & Sons “Chess Club Release”<\/strong> – Not actually an album, per se, but you can download them all together<\/a>. Part of the new English Folk thing going on now. Very distinctive lead voice. Very unusual instrumentation. Very awesome live. Great lyrics<\/a>. I really can’t wait for them to release more stuff!<\/p>\n

Everlast “Love, War, and the Ghost of Whitey Ford” <\/strong>– LOVE his deep deep voice. Love the “Folsom Prison Blues” cover. Love love love<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Favorite Singles (not on any of the above albums):<\/u>
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