Goofle11's Twenty Fourteen Listening Log

**Goofle** · 01-01-2014, 04:04 PM

After a pretty uninspiring 2013 in terms of music for myself, I decided I should use the new year to reinvigorate my interest in discovering music - old and new - as well as starting a proper journal that isn't the drizzling shits.

I will use this journal, alongside the actual listening log, to chronicle any album that I have listened to which is new to me during the year. Obviously I won't be updating this after every album, but I will try my darndest to keep on top of it.

#2014JournalOfTheYear

WWWP · 01-01-2014, 04:11 PM

Awesome!

Paedantic Basterd · 01-01-2014, 04:13 PM

I tried this once and it was impossible to keep on top of. Good luuuuuuck!

**Goofle** · 01-01-2014, 04:15 PM

I am a man of little to fewer words, so it should be okay

Taxman · 01-01-2014, 04:36 PM

That is gonna be great. Maybe I'm gonna discover something new too because of your journal. Keep them comin', we'll be ready.

**Goofle** · 01-02-2014, 04:44 PM

So here we go.

Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks - Moldy Basement Tapes Vol. 1 (2010)

Anybody familiar with this band/Lonesome Wyatt's solo work will have a pretty good idea of what their "Moldy Basement Tapes" would sound like. And it sounds like what you think they would sound like.

Above average, but I just eat this shit up. Not for everyone.

3/5

----------------------------------------

Jay Munly - Jimmy Carter Syndrome (2002)

Not close to being my favourite work involving Jay Munly, but far from bad. Would recommend Munly & The Lee Lewis Harlots - Munly & The Lee Lewis Harlots and Slim Cessna's Auto Club - Always Say Please and Thank You ahead of this.

3/5

----------------------------------------

Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness Cedric Gervais Remix : Single (2013)

This is a quality club banger. But maybe just for when you're in a club (or have a crazy sound system).

3.5/5

----------------------------------------

Vampire Weekend feat. Danny Brown, Himanshu and Despot - Step : Single (2013)

Deanny Brown, Heems, Despot and those Vampire Weekend sukkas. What more can I say? It's totally fucking mint.

4/5

----------------------------------------

Strawfoot - Chasing Locusts (2007)

Standard Gothic Country business. Probably take a few more listens to really get into it but I do like it a lot.

3.5/5

----------------------------------------

Sons of Perdition - Trinity (2013)

Not the best Gothic Country album you are ever likely to listen to, but it's not bad.

2.5/5

----------------------------------------

Coin Locker Kid - The Lars Demos (2012)

Quite quickly becoming one of my favourite Hip Hop artists. Very unique approach instrumentally and lyrically.

3.5/5

----------------------------------------

Coin Locker Kid - Traumnovelle (2013)

Wow. I mean the guy was already impressing me but Jesus Christ. Most cohesive project to date and simply something unlike anything I have heard before (if you disregard his other projects).

4.5/5

**Goofle** · 01-07-2014, 04:38 PM

Caravan Palace - Panic (2012)

I really enjoyed their debut and this is pretty much on the same level. Groovy electronic swing music. I am sure there's probably quite a lot of artists doing the same - and if you know some, send them my way - but they are pretty unique to me, and that's always a good thing.

3.5/5

----------------------------------------

Acoustic Ladyland - Camouflage (2004)

Good album, but nothing genuinely great happens here. Later albums certainly go up another level.

3/5

----------------------------------------

Rachel Brooke - Down in the Barnyard (2011)

Meh.

I very rarely get into singer-songwriter stuff - especially when country based - and this is no exception. This just doesn't do very much for me. She has a nice voice and it's not bad by any stretch though, so if you do dig that shit, check her out. But much prefer her album with 'The Lonesome Wyatt'.

2.5/5

----------------------------------------

Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans (2010)

Some great pop tracks here, but quite a bit of filler. Still, quite a lot to take away from an album that I expected to be garbage.

2.5/5

----------------------------------------

Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox (2012)

Another so-so effort it seems. Some really good tracks but boring filler for the most part.

2.5/5

----------------------------------------

Flying Lotus & Declaime - Whole Wide World (2009) [EP]

Good collection of beats. The two main tracks are good but far from great. Solid, and a project I would like to see revisited at some point.

3/5

----------------------------------------

Alpine - Zürich (2010) [EP]

Really nice slice of Indie Rock/Pop, and contains the best songs on their 2012album A Is for Alpine.

3.5/5

----------------------------------------

Vashti Bunyan - Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind - Singles and Demos 1964 to 1967 (2007) [Compilation]

Pretty interesting stuff here, but it's just not consistent enough for me to consider it great.

3/5

----------------------------------------

Alain Bashung - Bleu pétrole (2008)

I think it's fair to assume that me being unable to understand French hinders my enjoyment of the album, but despite that this is just pretty boring to me.

2.5/5

**Goofle** · 01-07-2014, 04:54 PM

And a song to go with each album:

Spoiler for Caravan Palace:

Spoiler for Acoustic Ladyland:

Spoiler for Rachel Brooke:

Spoiler for Bruno Mars:

Spoiler for Flying Lotus & Declaime:

Spoiler for Alpine:

Spoiler for Vashti Bunyan:

Spoiler for Alain Bashung:

WWWP · 01-07-2014, 07:54 PM

Well I know what I'm doing with my night.

GuD · 01-07-2014, 10:52 PM

Jay Munly is the ****,

looks cool so far dude.

01-01-2014, 04:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Taxman watching the wheels Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Finland Posts: 470	That is gonna be great. Maybe I'm gonna discover something new too because of your journal. Keep them comin', we'll be ready. __________________ ...

01-07-2014, 10:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
GuD Dude... What? Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,322	Jay Munly is the ****, looks cool so far dude. __________________ I spit bullets in my feet Every time I speak So I write instead And still people want me dead ~msc

01-01-2014, 04:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I tried this once and it was impossible to keep on top of. Good luuuuuuck!