Album Meditation List: June 2008

What I've consumed wholly, start-to-finish, music-wise, in the previous month. Meditation? I don't even know what to call these. Album List seemed too short. Anything else seemed too long. It'll probably be something else next month.

in listening order

the initial friend e.p. (second pressing), rilo kiley
phrenology, the roots
the initial friend e.p. (third pressing), rilo kiley
legal man, belle & sebastian
scary monsters (and super creeps), david bowie
meet the beatles!, the beatles
please please me, the beatles
young americans, david bowie
the darjeeling limited ost, various artists
a hard day's night, the beatles
myrmidons of melodrama (1963-66), the shangri-las
seven easy pieces, the detroit cobras
mink, rat or rabbit, the detroit cobras
telecommando americano, material issue

Stats... I'm not sure what to do for stats. By year? By genre? Suggestions? Should have probably included year, though.

Jenny Lewis

Another musical fox.

Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley.

Music Review: Under the Blacklight

I know I'm late to the party. But there's barely anyone at the party. Still I dig it.

It's...

Under the Blacklight

Rilo Kiley

2007.

Semi-literate thoughts:

Love any song with Jenny Lewis' twang. Dislike any song with leads by Blake Sennett (i.e. "Dreamweaver"-- although, on another listen "Dreamweaver"'s not bad). This really feels influenced by the brilliance that was Jenny's sideways endeavour-- Rabbit Fur Coat by Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins. As such, most of the album is carried by Jenny's vocals. It feels country, garage, techno, garage, I don't know what, indie rock.

And it's a very sexy album at that. It's mostly a thematic, but it feels like it could be a concept album.

Here's the video for "The Moneymaker." My favourite song is probably track nine, though, "Smoke Detector."

This Song Sounds Like That Song

I was listening to Rilo Kiley's 2007 release Under the Blacklight and was struck by a case of déja vu concerning the track "Close Call." I couldn't find anything to help my suspicions on Wikipedia or AllMusicGuide, but I thought long and hard about it. That's right, it was some serious detective work. Finally, I concluded it sounded like the Meat Puppets' "Lake of Fire." Now, I know this song mainly through the cover by Nirvana on their MTV Unplugged live album, and I'm sure it's the same with most people. Now actually listening to both songs, and playing them on top of each other, I concluded absolutely nothing so maybe I'm just crazy. But I think this song sounds like that song...