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I don't give a darn about your indie bands

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The new Wilco album has leaked, and I'm giving it a listen for the first time. It's Summerteeth 2.0, and that's a very good thing. Strong melodic sensibilities, but lyrically and musically not "too" straightforward. My favorite songs challenge me to use my imagination a bit and allow me to hear in them what I want them to be about. In that respect, this album seems to be right in my wheelhouse.

These songs are going to be a lot of fun to hear live too.
 
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matz2;1991674; said:
New Wilco is really good...much better than their previous two efforts IMO. "One Sunday Morning" is the best song they have released in years.
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It's a 12-minute song that feels like a 4-minute song... except when I'm driving to work where I only have a 10-minute commute, then it's kinda annoying just because I can't listen to the whole thing.
 
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In taking a bit of a break from the new Wilco album, there are a few others that came out this past week that I'm taking for a spin.

St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
It sounds more electronic than she has in the past. So far it doesn't grab me like Actor did. That seems to be the reverse of the majority of opinions I read, who think this is her best yet. I first listened to Actor when I was in bed recovering from knee surgery. The slight weirdness worked perfectly for somebody who was whacked out of their skull on painkillers. Having listened to this new album unmedicated, it seems a little more off-putting. Maybe I need to eat some pills or something, I dunno. I can admire the artistic merit of what's here, but it doesn't entertain me... yet.

Mates of State - Mountaintops
There's a word that Pitchfork used in describing this band that I keep coming back to... Overripe. Everything the band does is loud, there's no dynamic range. They shout more than they really sing. The songs are all saccharine, a constant loop of hooks stitched together to resemble a song. There's no in-between on how an album from a band like this is going to end up. Two albums ago, it worked. Their last effort sucked. This time, it works again. They sound a bit more like Passion Pit this time around, but I think Mates of State do it a little better. I'll have to be careful with this one though. If I overplay it, I'll probably grow to hate it.

Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Haven't had a chance to listen to this one yet, other than the first single that I've heard on satellite radio. I have high expectations though. Has anybody else listened to this one yet?
 
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jlb1705;1995119; said:
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost
Haven't had a chance to listen to this one yet, other than the first single that I've heard on satellite radio. I have high expectations though. Has anybody else listened to this one yet?
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Yep, really solid effort but I like their debut album a little better. Definitely worth a listen or ten. Love the track "Vomit".
 
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Of Monsters and Men

Indie folk group out of Iceland

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86tDEuoOSko"]OF Monsters And Men - Little Talks - YouTube[/ame]
 
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I don't know if they've been mentioned Warpaint
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T9Q1uKl-Qg"]"Beetles" by Warpaint Live Session (Presented by Noisevox) - YouTube[/ame]

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jlb1705;2020708; said:
The Black Keys' new single from their forthcoming album, El Camino:

The Black Keys - Lonely Boy (First Listen) - YouTube
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The album's out. Buy it. It is good. Not a bad track in the bunch. It's rare to hear a band at this stage in their career decide to become more fun, and actually execute it.

Also, they've announced their US tour in support of the album. It's an arena tour, starts in Cincy, with stops in Columbus and Cleveland. Arctic Monkeys will open.
 
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http://www.pitchfork.com/news/45070-watch-the-trailer-for-the-lcd-soundsystem-documentary/

Watch the Trailer for the LCD Soundsystem Documentary

Follows James Murphy during the days around the band's final show

By Jenn Pelly, January 11, 2012 3:20 p.m. CT

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The upcoming Sundance Film Festival will feature the documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits, which documents LCD Soundsystem's final days surrounding the the band's last show at Madison Square Garden last April. The film, directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace, premieres at Sundance on January 22. Watch the trailer at Entertainment Weekly's site.
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