Two months of Best of the Month

Well Well well. Holy Balls I just noticed how very far behind I am. So sorry but I shall try to right the boat.

So the best of May...yes May.

A great month of CDs. One could argue and win said argument with either DCFC or the Alive Elvis. Death Cab for Cutie's "Narrow Stairs" is a classic and wonderful but too easy for NEXT. We throw "Momofuku" in that same "too easy for NEXT" category. Both should be in your collection. Oh and a hardy welcome back to 70s hard rockin' Elvis Costello. It sounds good in the summer time.

So that still leaves me with two cds from which to pick. Firewater or The Botticellis? Two different feels. Two different subject matters. Well I am going with the Sun kissed, 60s vibe, laid back surf music of San Fransisco's The Botticellis. Nothing against "The Golden Hour" and Firewater's well fire and general feeling of "What the hell are we doing here in the US". I love the Gypsy/World Punk thing but I am going for the time tested tunes here. The Botticellis get the best of May nod.

On to June. Not far behind on this one at all.
How Bloody good was this month? Amazingly good. So good, in fact, that I didn't even think twice about My Morning Jacket's "Evil Urges"or Alejandro Escovedo's "Real Animal" as a best of the month. I quickly looked over the month and found four cds that I thought about and listened to again. All of them need a place in your beating muscle located within your chest, iPod and in your collection of cds and/or albums.

I heart the new Jakob Dylan or Baby Dylan and his "Seeing Things". I also hope he sticks with The Wallflowers. Maybe he does like Petty and The Heartbreakers. A little bit of both. Don't be afraid of this solo cd.

Wolf Parade's "At Mount Zoomer" is the ultimate "grower". It doesn't grab you it grows on you with each listen. You will love in love with the cd and it wouldn't leave your cd changer for a long, long time.

It pains me that Sam Phillip's fine and glorious new cd called "Don't Do Anything" wouldn't be named Best of the month but there has to be a winner.

That winner this month is the Fleet Foxes.

More later
Bro


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Now playing: They Might Be Giants - I'm Impressed
via FoxyTunes

So we meet again

Another fine week for lovers of good music.

I don't know why but for some reason I am craving Pudding with whip cream on top of it lately. I can't stop. It's like I'm pregnant as the craving hits and I need (no NEED) the pudding. Strange? Yes. Hopefully it will fade quickly. Soooo on to the tunes.


Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville (Deluxe Edition)
This one is listed for a few different reasons. One...Just in case you don't already own this blow by blow response to Exile on Mainstreet by the Stones. Now you can remedy this tragedy. Two...it is brilliant in so many ways. Three...The main deluxe part is a Liz directed Documentary about the CD and the 15 years since. Let's hear it for classic Chicago CDs.

Big Blue Ball - Big Blue Ball
Started in 1991 and finished (basically) in 1995. So PG why make us wait? Yes he has put touches on the cd since then but c'mon man. Give me the tunes. Luckily worth the wait. It plays like a great, lost Peter Gabriel CD. Oh I didn't mention that part yet. Well yes it was all recorded at his Real World Studios etc. It must be so cool to have songs like these in the vaults.

Ry Cooder - I, Flathead
A concept album with his wonderful touches of rockabilly and Blues etc. In fact, let's call this one Sci-Fi Americana. The concept? Something about a guy and a car and outer space (maybe). I am sure love, lost, and lust are in there too.

Alejandro Escovedo - Real Animal
Real shame this man isn't huge. No HUGE. A punker from the 70s. The man is a survivor and tells great stories. He talks truth. Maybe that is the reason he isn't huge. People don't like truth. Although it seems to work for Springsteen and it worked for Carlin. Anyway if you don't know this man enjoy the cd and the back catelogue as you work yourself backwards through this old cds. Still gave one of the best concerts I've been at. One sentence for this man? Austin Texas' Bruce Springsteen.

Others to sample
Amos Lee has released a nice cd of campfire songs with his great soulful voice. The Watson Twins were made famous by Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis on their latest cd they do most things right. At least listen to their Cure cover (which has already been on NEXT by the way). Camper Van Beethoven has released a Greatest Hits which is nice to have a bunch of their songs on one CD. G Love returns just in time for summer with shockingly a great summer BBQ cd. Sadly it's mostly background music. Oh and Motley Crue are back and they sound like Dr Feelgood Crue...so if that is your cup o tea you will drink from that cup and be happy.

More later
Bro