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The Raconteurs “Consolers of the Lonely”<\/strong> – Another rocking <\/a>album from a great band. Can Jack White write a bad song or produce a bad album? Not so far! “Old Enough” and “Top Yourself” are my faves. If you get the chance to see them live<\/a>, I highly recommend it.<\/p>\n Joe Purdy “You Can Tell Georgia” <\/strong> – There’s nothing unexpected here, but it’s all good: lovely lyrics, pretty arrangements, melancholy but not super sad. I mean, except for “Ode to a Sad Clown”<\/a>. “Can’t Get It Right Today” <\/a>is also great, even if it is on a commercial.<\/p>\n Meg Hutchinson “Come Up Full”<\/strong> – This album has been on repeat since I bought it, at least once a day, I swear. Can’t get enough. Listen to “Ready” “Home” and “Come Up Full”, then come tell me how you love it.<\/p>\n Joseph Arthur “Crazy Rain” (EP) <\/strong> – Digital, dark, dirty, scratchy. Magnificent.<\/p>\n Joseph Arthur “Could We Survive” (EP) <\/strong>– Very different than Crazy Rain. Choral, thick, harmonic. Insistent.<\/p>\n Fleet Foxes “Sun Giant” (EP) <\/strong>– Gorgeous. Layered. I might actually love this EP more than the full album. CSNY harmonies, but without that country\/folk twinge. I’ve heard it called freak folk (?) but somehow I missed out on ever knowing about that genre. Whatevah! I’d call it “Alternapop” myself, ha ha ha ha. (If you like Sea Wolf or even Shearwater, I think you’d like this too.) Favorite Singles (not on any of the above albums):<\/u><\/p>\n Other Albums I Liked:<\/u><\/p>\n Not really for me \/ but maybe for you!:<\/u><\/p>\n Colin Meloy Sings Live! – I love a lot of these songs in their Decemberists arrangements. But I’m just not into it here. All very “one note”: every song sung with exact same level of intensity, same volume on both vocals and guitar, same earnestness. No ups\/downs\/louds\/softs. Kinda boring. (These same songs on Decemberists albums? Not boring at all!)<\/p>\n Counting Crows “Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings” – I like some of the (faster) songs. But it’s a bit much and the second half really drags. On the other hand, it’s their best stuff in years. And I like the live versions I heard on Fuel\/Friends a few months before this came out (a lot better). Shamefully have either not listened to at all, or not all the way through, or so few times that I can’t legitimately offer an opinion:<\/u><\/p>\n Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin “Pershing” <\/strong>– I like it the few times I’ve had it on..but I’ve barely listened to it. Too much else going on. It’s on my to-do list. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Absolutely Love & Adore: The Raconteurs “Consolers of the Lonely” – Another rocking album from a great band. Can Jack White write a bad song or produce a bad album? Not so far! “Old Enough” and “Top Yourself” are my … Continue reading
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