Friday, December 31, 2010

Music: 12/31/10

Crystal Castles' Crystal Castles (II) ** - Good but I prefer their first album.  Drake's Thank Me Later *** - Soul rap?  Ruminative but groovin'.  Yes, another Minaj appearance.  Mark Ronson & The Business Intl's Record Collection *** - This album genre-hops more than any album I remember but you're glued the whole time.  Surfer Blood's Astro Coast *** - I feel like this may be an album I'll be listening to over and over again come spring and summer.  A poppy and sunnier Sonic Youth.  Superchunk's Majesty Shredding **** - 41 minutes of pure indie rock.  No messin' around.  Ted Leo and the Pharmacists' The Brutalist Bricks *** - Ted Leo's back at it again, fierce as always. Teenage Fanclub's Shadow **** - Big Star's influence is obvious.  And in the best of ways.  Listen to "When I Still Have Thee."  Titus Andronicus' The Monitor **** - With numerous Civil War references, perhaps referring to our current nation divided, this is Bright Eyes songwriting combined with Arcade Fire's power.  Fantastic.  Two Door Cinema Club's Tourist History *** - A cross between Death Cab for Cutie and Phoenix and indie-pop that's just as good.

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