What a hard thing to endure…picking only one
CD to talk about every six weeks…
I thought about making this weeks pick the Melpo Mene
- Holes cd since I truly love to listen to it…it’s
like they do Elliot Smith better than Elliot did…but
with that certain Swedish pop je ne sais quoi…anyway…I
will leave the Swedish love to Jim…Go blue and
yellow! I had enough of that in grammar school al la
the St. Mary’s Eagles…blue and yellow!!
Go Eagles!!
Soooooo...I pick Rilo Kiley “More Adventurous”…which
is without a doubt my #1 of the year…to me it
is the most purrfect indie rock record of the year…All
Music said it best…
“"More Adventurous" is the newest Rilo Kiley album,
and it is from the very first minute simultaneously
bold and understated, bombastic and intimate, and tragic
and triumphant an 11 track tribute to instability as
a virtue. It’s an album full of uplifting songs
of heartbreak, traditional pop from the future, country
music from the city, and all other manner of oxymoronic
perfection -- RK’s stock in trade over the course
of their bright lifetime as a band.” –All
Music
Some other interesting facts about the RK personnel…
Jenny Lewis sang on the The Postal Service album and
toured with them
Drummer Jason Boesel recorded with Bright Eyes
Guitarist/singer Blake Sennett recorded, released his
solo album as The Elected (on Sub Pop).
Why hold out any longer…buy it now!!! It will
be a perfect winter record…a perfect stocking
stuffer for your friends and family…or yourself…
…
and I wonder…If Rilo Kiley were a team, I wonder
what their colors would be??
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| Past
Picks: |
| Jim |
Hederos
& Hellberg Together In The Darkness |
| Michael |
Melon
Galia Les Embarras Du Quotidien |
| Roy |
Dinosaur
Jr Green Mind |
| Lisa |
Union
Carbide Productions Remastered To Be Recycled |
| Geoff |
Eccentric
Soul: The Capsoul Label |
| Angie |
Tegan & Sara So
Jealous |
| Jim |
The
Gun Club The Las Vegas Story |
| Bill |
Grifters Crappin'
You Negative |
| Geoff |
Ric
Menck The Ballad of Ric Menck |
| Angie |
Concrete
Blonde Concrete Blonde |
| Bill |
Secret
Machines Now
Here Is Nowhere |
| Roy |
Isis Oceanic |
| Michael |
Marjorie
Fair Self Help Serenade |
| Bill |
Didjits Hornet
Piñata |
| Angie |
Gina
Villalobos Rock N' Roll Pony |
| Geoff |
Honcho
Overload "Singles" |
| Jim |
The
Knife "The
Knife" |
| Roy |
Seam "The
Problem With Me" |
| Michael |
The
Hellacopters "By
the Grace Of God" |
| Jared |
The
13th Floor Elevators "The
Psychedelic Sounds Of..." |
| Bill |
Bettie
Serveert "Palomine" |
| Geoff |
Mojo magazine |
| Angie |
Loretta
Lynn "Van Lear Rose" |
| Roy |
Boy's
Life "Departures & Landfalls" |
| Jim |
V/A "Accelerator" |
| Michael |
Devendra
Banhart "Rejoicing
In The Hands" |
| Jared |
Dead
Kennedys "Plastic
Surgery Disasters" |
| Jim |
KVLR "KVLR" |
| Angie |
Liquorette "When
You Work I Sleep" |
| Roy |
Buffalo
Tom "S/T" |
| Michael |
José González "Veneer" |
| Jared |
Björn
Olsson "S/T
(The Crab)" |
| Michael |
Starsailor "Silence
Is Easy" |
| Jim |
Hip
Whips "Hip
Whips" |
| Bill |
Echo & The
Bunnymen |
| Geoff |
Willie
Nelson "Crazy" |
| Jim |
Leopold "Dreaming
Is For Anyone" |
| Angie |
Easterly "S/T" |
| Jim |
The
Concretes "S/T" |
| Roy |
Ron
Sexsmith "Other
Songs" |
| Michael |
Wal
Light "Let's
Wake Up Somewhere Else" |
| Jared |
The
Cure "Kiss
Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" |
| Bill |
June & the
Exit Wounds |
| Geoff |
Langley
Schools Music Project "Innocence
and Despair" |
| Roy |
Wayne
Everett "Kingsqueens" |
| Angie |
88
Magic "Gere
Played Piano" |
| Jim |
Motorpsycho "It's
A Love Cult" |
| Roy |
Pelican "Untitled
EP" |
| Michael |
Josh
Rouse "1972" |
| Jared |
Adam & the
Ants "Kings
of the Wild Frontier" |
| Bill |
Bright "S/T" |
| Geoff |
Unbunny "Black
Strawberries" |
| Angie |
The
Fiery Furnaces "Gallowsbird's
Bark" |
| Jim |
The
Crystal Committee "Forever
Overhead" |
| Sally |
The
Aislers Set "How
I Learned To Write Backwards" |
| Roy |
The
Weakerthans "Reconstruction
Site" |
| Michael |
Sukilove "Sukilove" |
| Jared |
Kiss "Destroyer" |
| Bill |
Mars
Volta "De-Loused
In the Comatorium" |
| Geoff |
Let's
Active "Cypress/Affoot" |
| Angie |
Trembling
Blue Stars "A
Certain Evening Light" |
