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| From | Mike Curry <mikecurry@hotmail.co.uk> |
| Subject | Re: 2008 halfway point |
| Date | Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:41:40 +0100 |
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It's great. I saw them live last Friday and they played most of the new album. I find it strange that reviewers of Fleet Foxes are comparing them favourably to My Morning Jacket's sound of a few years back, but then slate MMJ for trying something different. Had MMJ stayed the same album after album, I'm sure they'd get hammered for that as well. The track "Highly Suspicious" is probably the polar opposite of what everyone expected from them. MMJ meets Prince meets Sparks. If you can't try something new on your fifth album then when can you? Jim James's voice gets better and better, and I hope they will be around for a long time to come. Most of the album tracks are on their myspace site now.
Mike.
> From: javagene@hotmail.com
> To: audities@smoe.org
> Subject: Re: 2008 halfway point
> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:27:55 +0000
>
>
> Been waiting for something about My Morning Jacket. The reviews I have seen have been unfavorable. They don't seem to like the new directions the band are taking. I have heard a couple tracks on the radio and they sound cool. You like it , so that's good.
>
> > From: mikecurry@hotmail.co.uk
> > To: audities@smoe.org
> > Subject: Re: 2008 halfway point
> > Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:58:10 +0100
> >
> >
> >
> > Other faves:
> >
> > Vampire Weekend
> > Nada Surf
> > Everest
> > My Morning Jacket
> > REM
> > Royworld (Pompous and pretentious but not snivelling and whiney - quite a strong Trevor Horn/Buggles vibe to some of the songs - "Brakes" is a great track)
> > Sharon Little (co-written and produced by Scot Sax)
> > Pugwash
> >
> > Currently listening to Fleet Foxes and the Dennis Wilson reissue.
> >
> >
> > Mike.
> >
> >
> >
> > > From: ArthurBang2@aol.com
> > > Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:36:16 -0400
> > > Subject: Re: 2008 halfway point
> > > To: audities@smoe.org
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My favorite CD's of 2008 so far:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sia - Some People Have Real Problems
> > > Hot Chip - Made In The Dark
> > > The Bird and the Bee - One Too Many Hearts EP
> > > The Feeling - Join With Us
> > > Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree
> > > The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing
> > > The Zutons - You Can Do Anything
> > > Pacific! - Reveries
> > >
> > > And I don't think these are 2008, but two favorite CD's I've discovered:
> > >
> > > Datarock - Datarock Datarock
> > > I'm From Barcelona - Let Me Introduce My Friends
> > >
> > > Arthur
> > > myspace.com/arthurbang2
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bill Douglas" <ccosmos_64@yahoo.com>
> > > > Anybody want to chime in on early favorites at this
> > > > (hard to believe already) midpoint of 2008? C'mon,
> > > > let's talk about music!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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