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| From | Gene Good <javagene@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Best of 2009 - first half |
| Date | Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:07:39 +0000 |
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Shawn, I can always count on you for an interesting list. Some of these I have been meaning to check out [Wavves, Pains of being pure at heart], and the Magic Kids I need to discover. Also, since I need to check out the Chicago bands since I'm in Oak Park. Thanks for the cool tips.
> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 16:11:52 -0700
> From: thursdayinjune@yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: Best of 2009 - first half
> To: audities@smoe.org
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> My favorites so far seem to fall into a handful of obvious groupings:
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> Really strong records from veteran bands who Michael Azerrad happened to write about in 'Our Band Could Be Your Life':
> Sonic Youth - The Eternal
> Dinosaur Jr. - Farm
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> Fuzzy indie pop hearkening back to the C86 days:
> The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - S/T
> Very Truly Yours - Reminders EP
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> Shoegazey indie pop with female vocals and more than one Cocteau Twins record in their collection:
> School of Seven Bells - Alpinisms
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> Extremely noisy low-fi indie rock with hidden pop songs underneath (and a frontman/only-man rapidly wearing out his welcome):
> Wavves - Wavvves
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> Good solid indie rock with some moments of sweeping grandeur:
> Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains
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> Young, enthusiastic, and charming bands with great big teenage ambitions:
> Smith Westerns - S/T (little bit o' glam)
> The Magic Kids - "Hey Boy" single, and eagerly awaiting more (whole lot o' Beach Boys)
>
> I've been happy to see my two favorite new Chicago bands get Reader profiles over the last month or so:
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> Here's the piece on Very Truly Yours:
> http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/musicreviews/090709/
> http://www.myspace.com/verytrulymusic
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> And here's the one on the Smith Westerns:
> http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/sharpdarts/090618/
> http://www.myspace.com/smithwesterns
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> --Shawn
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