OGDEN'S NUT GONE FLAKE!!!

Need to update to the mega CD, though...

Bought The Volatile Utopian Real Estate Market by Pat the bunny the other day, I always spend money on his music.

My first batch of 2014 albums.

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Alcest - Shelter (2014)
I have now come to accept that Alcest's best material is truly behind them. This isn't a bad album as such, and I probably like it more than Le Voyages de l'Âme, but it still sounds a bit bland and uninspiring. It's far mellower overall than any of their previous output, think the lighter, prettier moments of Souvenirs d'un Autre Monde only just not as good. Even some guest vocals from Neil Halstead of Slowdive/Mojave 3 is not enough to save this from being average.

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September Girls - Cursing the Sea (2014)
Oh goody, an all-female indie pop/noise pop quintet from Dublin signed to Fortuna Pop!, the same label that gave us The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Allo Darlin'. Sadly though this is as dull and painfully generic as indie pop gets. Even when they do have something good going it's swept under by the horribly bassy production. This actually makes me want to dig out a Vivian Girls album instead.

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Warpaint - Warpaint (2014)
This is a bit more like it. Firstly this strikes me as an album that will take a few listens to really get to like. But even on first listen I picked out some things that really interested me, such as the dark, almost trip-hop vibes that are present on some of the songs. It sounds wonderful, the bass and drums are well produced, even if some of the songs don't stick out on first listen. But I'm sure this is an album I'll be digging in the next week or so.

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Revisiting an old favorite. One of the very best albums of the 90's.

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Really liking this so far. I don't really find his pseudonym really clever though, kind of put me off from it for awhile.

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Brown Bird - The Devil Dancing (2009)

Some very good contemporary Americana/ folk.

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Jill Tracy - Diabolical Streak (1998)

Amazing find, it's basically the album Nick Cave would write if he was a woman and did cabaret and jazz. There's some really wickedly dark lyrics on this album about death and jealousy, I mean there's a song called "Pulling Your Insides Out" but the melody totally distracts you from the lyrics so you just bob your head along enjoying it without really thinking about what's going on in the song.

I literally just got all 3 of these.

Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
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This album is phenomenal, especially lyrically. It's just so emotional and powerful. Really excited about this one.

Hiss Golden Messenger - Bad Debt
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This album is really barren, but in a great way. It's soft, but haunting, just a guitar and foot tapping, definitely reminds me of The Creek Drank The Cradle which is one of my favorite albums.

Dave Hause - Devour
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I haven't decided if I like this better than Resolutions but man "Autism Vaccine Blues" is a great song.

Casper - "Hinterland"
 

Casper - "Hinterland" (german rap artist combining different music genres and a unique raspy voice.)

i love the books, this album too. i hope you enjoy/ed it!

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bought a used copy of this. mostly just to amuse my liking for yoni wolf. still a few stellar tracks though