Mystik Spiral

The Thermals - Insound Tour Support 2.0

I very very rarely shuffle... I'm totally an entire album person. I listen to stuff that I download and if I like it I get it from eMusic or buy the album or CD. If I don't like it, I delete it. But I cannot possibly listen to everything that I download, so if there's something I know that's been on my iPod for a while and I never "got around to it", I'll delete it. It's overwhelming, sure, but I don't let it get to me. Why stress about something that's supposed to be entertaining?

"10 Things I Liked About 2007" by joss ackland's spunky backpack. Very nice so far.

That Bowerbirds are better than Mtn Goats, I don't think so... Though I saw them open for Darnielle too and couldn't really form an opinion as the crowd talked through their whole set. Then amazingly were "pin-drop" quiet during the Mtn Goats set... whatever. I have to check out the Bowerbirds album. NP: this evening I am obsessed with emma pollock...

today I am listening to lots and lots and lots of Daytrotter sessions.

eh, I'm Wide Awake was the first Bright Eyes album I really fell for, and I fell for it HARD... so I'm biased. Emmylou was just icing on the cake as far as I'm concerned. I can see where you're coming from for sure, but to me, this album is perfection.

even in Land Locked Blues... really?

conor + emmylou =

Why must you be argumentative? So, and I know several people will disagree with me here, but I'm Wide Awake is Conor's best work. Ever. I thought that album was absolutely amazing. The reason I didn't expect much from Cassadaga was due to the Four Winds EP's rather bland showing. But, there are several tracks from Cassadaga that are really great: Clairaudients, Four Winds, Brakeman, Hot Knives, Soul Singer, Classic Cars, I Must Belong Somewhere... Cassadaga is currently around #25 on my list... But I'm still working on it.

Me too. Oh, so.... totally... I'd give them beers and everything. Conor takes a lot of shit, but I think he's pretty goddamn talented. Cassadaga exceeded any expectations I had for it, turned out to be a pretty incredible album for this year.

I want to do this too. I even promise to try my best to keep it to 10 songs...

good album. terrible, terrible album cover.

christian silva - onward!

damn, that is a great lineup...

Great story, great album. Thanks, T.

So what happened anyway? Did you see 'em?