{"id":1174,"date":"2009-04-08T07:55:42","date_gmt":"2009-04-08T07:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymonkeybutt.com\/wordpress\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2019-12-31T18:05:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T00:05:27","slug":"february_album_-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/crankymonkeybutt.com\/snip\/archives\/2009\/04\/february_album_-2.html","title":{"rendered":"February Album Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems quite weird that I didn’t buy much more music in February than I did in January…considering I am usually no holds barred with the February spending. Well, SOMEONE’s got to buy me birthday presents. <\/em><\/p>\n

Absolutely Love & Adore:<\/u>
\nJoshua Radin “Simple Times”<\/strong> – Joshua Radin music is all kinds of sad swoooooony sounds. An old single of his (“Winter”) was a staple on every mix I made for ages. And his cover of Yaz “Only You”<\/a>? Sigh. Sooo nice. This album is equally enjoyable. I mean if you like the sorry sadness of it all. Fave songs<\/u>: “Brand New Day” “We Are Okay” “Vegetable Car”
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\nMessiah J & The Expert “From the Word Go” <\/strong>– Bought on spec in Dublin for no reason other than I knew I’d never heard of the group. Hip-hop rap combo sounds. LOVE IT! Sassy and fun. Fave songs<\/u>: “Turn the Magic On” “Geography” “Amnesia Comes Easily”<\/p>\n

Mick Flannery “White Lies” <\/strong>– Oh now. Another speculative Dublin purchase. Le sigh. This album is beautiful, head to toe. Last time I looked iTunes only had his older stuff. You should harass them to get this one. The only issue I wonder about for this guy is whether he can make it big when Damien Rice is already out there. Definitely playing to the same “market” and “Wish You Well” for example sounds a lot like Rice. This is in constant rotation chez Duff. Fave song I canNOT stop listening to: “Wait Here”<\/p>\n

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