These are the 3 albums that I threw on yesterday while processing work related business reports… Check em out when you have time, or don’t .. its your dollar/ears.
A Ghost is Born by Wilco
Coming off of getting to see them in DC last weekend, (thanks to a random series of business trips, random timing of free tickets, and general aligning of cosmic musical forces) I decided to throw this oldie back on the digital turntable ( i.e. iTunes). They were really great to see live, it was a little strange actually seeing them in person after only listening to them in recent years soley through albums and DVDs. Their set was energetic, rocking and a good time to be had by all. Living in Chicago its really hard to get tickets when they are here, so it was great to finally be able to see them in person.
TNT by Tortoise
Revisted this one as well, partially because Mike recently recorded a version for the June Cover month ep, and also because its down at the botton of my alphabetical list close to “W” for Wilco.
Loon by Tapes ‘n Tapes
This was one of those records that I picked up on a whim while perusing at the record store next to my hair cutting store where I get my sidecars, and rear parts cut. It was playing in the store, and sounded at least intriguing, and after some recommendation from the store owner I brought home my very own shiny copy. All in all a decent record, entertaining, with a few tracks (namely Manitoba ) that shine out among the others. I really have no clue if they have released anything since this one. Maybe I should look into that…
Enjoy musics!
That serendipitous Wilco show last week made me want to go back and relisten to this classic album. Not sure they played many songs from this album that night beyond a totally rocking “Im A Wheel” and the long rendition of “Spiders (Kidsmoke) but fuck that was a solid show. The new album, though not as great to me as this or YHF or Being There, is starting to catch on with me…there are some great songs on Sky Blue Sky.
What can you say about Tortoise that we havent already said? Theyre great…I cant wait to see them in a few weeks. To think I get to see John McIntire twice in one summer…
No opinion on Tapes n Tapes… never really got into this record..just didnt do it for me but perhaps you can suggest a few decent tracks you like on this record.
A few things I’ve listened to this week:
Okkervil River — Black Sheep Boy
Shout Out Louds — Howl Howl Gaff Gaff (mostly to study how they sing the song ‘A Track and a Train’)
Ryan Adams — Easy Tiger (do you have this? what do you think?)