This blog will rise again!
Anyway, on the music side of things, there have been some great albums released this year. I have been hooked on the Liars' new album Sisterworld. I've always appreciated the Liars more than I've enjoyed their music, mostly because I haven't listened to them as much as I should have. Well, a couple songs from this album hooked me right off the bat, but I didn't really go through the entire album...until this week. This is a very good album, a very good album indeed.
Liars isn't a band for everyone. I'd be a fool to believe they have mass commercial appeal. Over the course of their career, they've created a distinct sound, and this album furthers that sound. A lot of these songs have a dark, tense undercurrent to them, and a lot of them rock my socks off.
Recommended tracks for any interested parties: "Scissor", "Goodnight Everything", "No Barrier Fun", "Scarecrows on a Killer Slant", and "Proud Evolution".
On a totally unrelated musical note, I also really like the new Joanna Newsom album. Unfortunately (and fortunately), it's a massive album, a triple LP, and that is a lot of music. I have yet to really dedicate enough time to the music. The first few songs are awesome, especially "Good Intentions Paving Company" (my current favorite track on the album). I'm gonna need a lot of time to really take in everything on the album, but I have a premonition that this may be one of my favorite albums of the year. The final track, "Does Not Suffice," has become another favorite of mine. For the last week I've been listening to that track right before going to sleep. It's a perfect closing track, and I am a huge fan of the song.
This has been enough for now. I Take It With Jello is back.
