Wilco. WILCO THE ALBUM.Wilco fans won't be disappointed by this latest release from the mighty song-machine that is Wilco. Catchy, easy to listen to and even....happy, yes Wilco seem happy on this release and its music for a ray of light through the gloom and doom. If you liked Summerteeth or any of their up tempo foot tapping head nodding releases you'll be happy too.
Sonic Youth. ETERNAL.It seems that the theme in this posting is great bands doing more of the good stuff that made them great in the first place. Like Wilco, Sonic Youth return with their characteristic thick muddy guitars, interesting lyrics, catchy riffs - everything that made me a Sonic Youth fan in the first place. I think this is one of their strongest releases in so far as its not too abstract or anti-melodic as some of their work has been. This is just good solid song writing and production. Despite not being spring chickens anymore they have absolutely not lost their edge as this album will attest.
Duffy. RockferryOK this is about a year old but its still worth including. Duffy is a whitey from UK but she sounds like a 50's soul diva from West Coast USA. Not all of this double album is great but a lot of it is. It sounds like a soundtrack to a James Bond film - grand scores, big orchestral arrangements, high vocal range singing, its both dramatic and soulful and is a big nod to Shirley Bassey. If your into that kind of thing you will love this album
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