alright, here's a cut and dry list of new downloads. i'm sure i've missed a few and there may be some repeats form earlier posts, just going thru my downloads list:
johann johannsson - fordlandia
- haven't listened to yet, but if you like his IBM record...
califone - deceleration one
- mostly instrumental, more experimental than their folk/country roots
the gaslight anthem - the '59 sound
- got good reviews, but it hasn't stuck with me. rather poppy.
carolina chocolate drops - dona got a ramblin' mind
- frenetic bluegrass, a bit repetitive/ redundant. i thought the first two songs were the same on first listen.
crooked still - shaken by a low sound
- slick-production bluegrass. "ain't no grave" is a standout track, otherwise a bit meh.
collections of colonies of bees - customer
- instrumental. highly recommended.
illa j - yancey boys
- j dilla's youngest brother. keeps the jazz/rhyme style alive.
enrique villegas - encuentro
- solid mid-60's bop
famous l. renfroe - children
- a "gospel" record. lo-fi. a gem.
flying lotus - 1983
- mostly instrumental hip hop. good stuff.
styrofoam - a thousand words
- worst pick of the year
the new year - the new year
- quiet, pleasant.
king khan and the shrines - the supreme genius of
- over the top booty rock
the shakey hands - lunglight
- solid rock n roll, recommended. i really like this guy's voice.
what one of us may be listening to at any given point.
