solace

if you combined Kid A & Amnesiac i could come up with a very solid 10-11 track album that would hold up fairly well w/ the rest of their catalog, but seperately wasn't too big on either record.

otm.

i LOVE it... prolly the best thing Petty has done since Wildflowers

the warbler that sounds somewhat like Bowie is Spencer, the Beck meets Iggy Pop dude is Dan

feel pretty much the same way i did when it came out (with a little less interest admittedly) definitely my favorite thing they've done post OKC

i thought 'Bright Like Neon Love' got quite a bit of press in '04, but maybe just in certain circles. always loved the cover art: the new one is a bit TOO too New Order-ish for me at times, but ah well

that new Cut Copy is definitely sweet have you heard their '04 record 'Bright Like Neon Love' Rich? i think it's even better myself

that is correct, it's pretty killer

soundwise, it's actually not THAT far off their older stuff, certainly more than their last few. what records did you check out in full?

ah... i love this record, but wouldn't put it in their top 3 by ANY means... maybe top 5 though

i don't think her voice is THAT awful... plenty of bigger name indie acts with way worse vocals it's not great, but perspective here folks

yeah... i'd agree that it's really solid overall but certainly doesn't touch Apologies (nor is there any song on here as good as I'll Believe, Shine A Light, Dear Sons & Daughters, and maybe This Heart's On Fire either.) while overblown and a bit long, the last song's payoff is definitely worth the long wait i think.

i think we played that at ours, or at the very least had a song of his on the mix i made...

that was ours

http://forums.viachicago.org should ALWAYS get you to the forums? that's the URL for the forums and always has been http://www.viachicago.org hasn't been truly used in a few years now

this record is a total mixed bag... Dan definitely wins the MVP of this record too, Spencer's tracks aren't nearly as great as his Apologies tunes and could mostly all be trimmed by a minute or more.

gotta say, both of those new songs on the Daytrotter session are fairly "meh". Cath is decent but Talking Bird is a total snoozefest

I'm Not A Kid Anymore = so Spoon it hurts, and i love it

nope, that's it

eh, it's really good but not nearly as good as that record was . the New Order influence is even stronger than on SoS too i actually prefer Bright Like Neon Love from 2004.

i like about half that record quite a bit. peopel were comparing her to MIA, but she's way way less annoying : vocals remind me of Tegan & Sara some at times

ah, missed that, but he did say MAYBE as he pointed out i don't really think it's genius, nor is it their best work, but it's still really great overall, save for a few songs