audiology pt. 2

so there's more to be heard, and i find myself with the time to do just that, so without ado: (oh yeah, in case you didn't get it before, the links to their sites should be slightly greyer, so click away and take a listen!)

Jamie Lidell
Jim
Oookay, throwback album! can't really pin who i think he sounds like, but its got a definite motown feel and its from a brittish dude?! yeah, i heard this first on the online radio thingie, cuz i can, and im really into it. some of the beats are infectuous, like a locomotive pushin through a track with a fun horn section and pop-y vocals. a definite good buy for a change of pace.
track 2 check: Hurricane

Nine Inch Nails
The Slip
****FREE***** yeah this one is great for the zero cost factor. download away and check it out. it feels like a best of reimagining, ranging in sounds from the fragile to with teeth, and a little downward spiral mixed in. overall, a bit poppier than i had expected, especially after year zero, but decidedly good. overall, i have been a fan of his works lately. he's pushing boundaries in the music industry and i think its a good kick in the arse for them. beyond that, it still has the aggression/angst/release that trent has mastered in the last couple decades.
track 2 check: Head Down (or the video for discipline on the website, which is hillarious)

Portishead
Third
I've been waiting for a while for these kats to come back, and thank god they did. If you have their live in nyc album, it feels most like that, the live thump and such. you also get a glimpse into beth's (lead singer) personal choices with a ukulele ballad, im sorta eh on that one thou. this is great hypnotic music, almost mathematic in its configuration, which is significantly offset by the lullaby-like vocals. get this album, that's all i got.
track 2 check: we carry on

She & Him
Volume One
So, i'll get this out there, i gots a little crush on zooey. but mind you that didn't influence my opinion on this (that much). take yourself back into the 40s with a sorta snap your fingers pop anthem or two. the vocals are nostalgic to say the least (i'm thinking of the one golden girls episode when the ladies do their do-wop war bonds song... and before you start giving me crap, i grew up on that show so shut up!). :) overall, this album is simplistic in all aspects. i think that's what makes it so good. it'll be one of those things when you'll listen to a track and you'll get shivers from remembering a time when you had ice cream in the summer at your grandparents' house's front porch right before you went out to catch fireflys in mason jars. yeah, i like that image!
track 2 check: Sweet Darlin' (written with jason schwartzman, if i remember correctly)

So i think that's about all of the stuff lately. of side note, i got a hold of the iron man soundtrack and it's really good background music. nice mood and such.

One more thing: Big Ups to Duane on Mario Kart Wii. Thank you! totally fun with the wheel?! didn't expect that, but this is another great one in the series.

Beyond that, give me some ideas for new music to check out. i'm digging all the new voices i've been lucky enough to hear lately and would love more. take care of yourselves!

-p