CD of the month of Jan '08

It was a good first month of the year. Drive By Truckers. Close. Marah. Even closer. Vampire Weekend. There you go. CD of the month.

The internet darlings are turning this thing into something good. They are number 17 on the charts and still selling. Since they are selling so many cds I am sure all the internet blogs will be turning their collective backs on them soon (if not already). Maybe even claiming sellout. Too bad really. I said it before and I know I'll say it again that even this early in the year this could be a top ten cd.

One of my all time favs are Talking Heads and this band reminds me of them. Fun and serious and funky and rock(y) all playing together nicely and not one of them is running with scissors.

More later
Bro

3 more

3 more plus a few that you might still want to check out.

Vampire Weekend - self titled
The internet darlings work it out just fine. Top ten cd. Yes even this early in the year. Think of them as a modern day Talking Heads.


Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead
Second cd for Sub Pop. Their earlier love affair with Electriconic tendencies are buried back a bit on this cd. You could almost call this their folk cd. That was a slight joke. Kinda.

Shelby Lynne- Just a Little Lovin'
A tribute cd to Dusty Springfield. Man what a voice. Man what a cd. Very good. Thus the gold star.


Also check out Beck's Odeley which got the Deluxe Edition treatment and the Blind Boys of Alabama have a new cd out too. I saw them open for Peter Gabriel a bit ago. Ok many years ago and they were fantastic. Now this cd is ok but this is a band you should check out even if you're not into gospel. Which I'm not really but love these guys.

More later
Bro