Talk Talk - Inheritence from Spirit of Eden (1988) /atmospheric art post rock/((“When it gets my heart outNature’s sonDon’t you know where life has goneBurying progress in the cloudsHow we learn to linger onHead in sandExpecting the dourTo redress with open armsAscension in incentive end”The hit, curious in its temperance and approach, raises its head. […]
Shania Twain - Party for Two from Greatest Hits (2004) /mainstream country/((“You’ll be sexy in your socks(We could polish the floors)In case that anybody knocks(Let’s lock all the doors)Yeah, all the things I’m gonna do(I’m gonna do with you)I wanna try something new(I wanna try it, too)I tell you that it… doesn’t matter what you […]
Massive Attack - Angel from Mezzanine (1998) /trip hop/((“Her eyes.She’s on the dark side.Neutralize…Every man in sight.To love you, love you, love you, love you … “The dark world spread out past him, curving down, windowless. Stray orange light off streetlights simmer in the night. Foot beat heart step moves him forward. (Beat. lost). […]
It’s easy to think this album is a little silly, or even stupid. On first listen, I was noted to raise my eyebrow in confusion and disbelief when I heard the striking couplet “Did you take tram #7 to heaven? / Did you eat your banana from 7/11?”
Eventually, my incredulity was eroded away by the […]
Despite Clann Zú being being credited with writing all the music here
as a band, moreso than other groups, the driving force seems to be the
singer and lyricist, Declan DeBarra. He wears his ragged heart
unabashedly on his sleeve, and his distinctive voice is at the centre
of every song: at times plaintive, shrieking, delicate, or intense.
The […]
The Wrens - Everyone Choose Sides from Meadowlands (2003) /searing rawk/((“the whole to-do of what to do for money/poorer or not this year and hell’s the difference/let’s talk plans/and luck said, ‘double damned/were you give women worth winning or what?/a wasted share of shots at high-tide heaven’/greener grasses fade from where you wind up/everyone choose […]
Omar Faruk Tekbilek - Shashkin (Hefner Remix) from Lamb: Back to Mine: The Voodoo Sessions (2004) /snakecharmer drum n bass/((Night had sunk over the city and clutched it tightly in its fist. The acrid steam rose off of the tight cobblestones and the narrow tunnel twisted around him. Weary and wary he slummucked forward, one […]
The Organ, Controller.Controller Live at The Underground in Hamilton - October 22, 2004
The Organ
Controller.Controller
One more essay in the bag. I wrote about brainwashing, for my creative writing class. It was very interesting, and perhaps slightly related to my major project for the class. But who knows for sure until it’s finished? I visited professor Donaldson in his office to talk about the essay and […]
The Delgados - Woke Up From Dreaming from Hate (2002) /theatric piano pop/((“Just for a moment can we take a little time.Just stop for a moment can we make this moment mine.Ive tried to let go but Ive never had much to say.Take a day take them all now.”The soft veil of sleep slips from […]