I am confused and excited to say that my favourite under-rated band, the Loud Family, is back in 2006! There's even an MP3 to hear, proving that this is the modern age and not just a whisper from the past.
Rocks Off (Rolling Stones cover)
PS I have updated my charts page to include 2005 and a few albums I caught up with from 2004.
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3 comments:
I think this is a very valid point, and I can see why that album could be intensely annoying. Craig Finn's voice is a lot like Bob Mould's and I am a big Husker Du and Sugar fan, which is probably why I can tolerate it better than most.
Ultimately though, I think it's the great, swaggering songs on the record that i enjoy. The first Hold Steady record did nothing for me at all.
Colin Meloy actually seems to be getting more mannered and nasal with each record he makes. If you go back as far as Tarkio (his pre-Decemberists band) and the 5 Songs EP, his voice was a pleasure. These days he sings like he genuinely believes he's been lashed to the mast.
Tom Hardy: I think over the past seven years my comics have been guilty of all the things you accuse Jeph of, so I'm keeping MUM.
Wrath Of Kat: I am hip to the Canadian music scene, I own every Pursuit of Happiness record and a Mary Margaret O'Hara disc! And a Ginger and a Sloan. And a Stompin' Tom Connors best of.
S Bernard: I have felt just as infuriated at all sorts of records. I have harboured irrational hatred of bands including Radiohead, Supergrass, the Arcade Fire and many more. But sounds heal, they can turn you around!
All this Tarkio talk got me looking deeper and I got their compilation today from emusic.com. It is called Omnibus and it has the notes and tones to delight!
I'm impressed by the fact that you own a Stompin' Tom Connors record, but it would probably impress me more if you owned any records by either of the Rogers brothers (Stan or Garnet).
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