What The Hell Am I Listening To?!?
Last week two artists who had an album in my top 5 from last year dropped their follow ups. These two acts exemplify the heights modern music can achieve. They are the rare sort of acts that combine virtuosity with an original, uncompromising vision. They also happen to be on the same label, Kill Rock Stars, a fact I hadn’t realized until I had pre-ordered both of their LPs. Get down with the Hottness:
Marnie Stern
I’m very glad that the bigger indie blogs are finally jumping on the Marnie Stern bandwagon, but I wish they would quit dissing her debut album as an excuse for being so late to the party. There are things I like better about Ms. Stern’s sophomore release, and things I don’t like quite as much. But those are more about preference than a discussion of quality, because so far this is two grand slams in a row from her. Maybe the most talented female musician alive:
Marnie Stern : Roads? Where We’re Going We Don’t Need Roads
Deerhoof
I didn’t get exposed to Deerhoof until about the time I started this blog, but since discovering this amazing band, I’ve fallen totally in love with them. I’ve been digging deep into their catalogue lately and finding gem after gem. I’m still not sure exactly where I would rate their newest, Offend Maggie, among their arsenal of previous albums. But, pretty much everything Deerhoof touches turns to gold, so you would be doing yourself a disservice to miss out on their latest.
- Posted by Davy Minor on October 13, 2008 at 4:39 am
2 Responses to “What The Hell Am I Listening To?!?”
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eric Says:
October 15th, 2008 at 11:26 am
newsom would give her a run for the money
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Davy Minor Says:
October 15th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Yeah, she would certainly be in that conversation
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eric Says:
October 15th, 2008 at 11:26 am
newsom would give her a run for the money
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Davy Minor Says:
October 15th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Yeah, she would certainly be in that conversation
