Yesterday evening, after yet another painful statistics test, I began flipping through my iPod wondering about what music I’ve picked up in the downtime of the site. Also, I have only recently started writing posts for the site, and while I share a lot of tastes with the whole of music snitch I think I can also bring some other tastes into the mix. Anyway, rambling aside, I’ve decided to drop a list of some of the downtime albums I have picked up (in no particular order of importance).
Langhorne Slim – Self Titled
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I broke one of my personal cardinal rules on this one, that is: I tend to not listen to bands named after the frontman. I think that unless you are playing all instruments, writing, and singing, the band members should be credited. Just like sports, teams have stars but that doesn’t mean the Lakers should be called Kobe Bryant. Langhorne Slim was born by the name Sean Scolnick and the band behind the man is called the War Eagles with Paul Defiglia on bass and Malachi DeLorenzo on drums.
Apart from my idiosyncratic views on the art of band naming, these guys bring buckets of soul in all the tracks on their latest self title LP. Folky, Bluesy, Raspy sweet sweet music. Stand out tracks: Restless, Colette, Hummingbird.
Dr. Dog – Fate
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When I mentioned Dr. Dog to a friend of mine, he immediately responded something along the lines of “Is that a rapper?” Far from a mix of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, this band is hard to explain. Though labeled as psychedelic, I like to, in my lack of sub-genre style naming education, think of Dr. Dog as new old music. It feels classic, kind of low-fi folded together with tiny hints of electronic newness. Fate, their newest and fifth album has been regularly filling my ears since it’s release in July.
Locksley – Don’t make me wait
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2008 brought a re-release of Locksley’s 2007 album Don’t make me wait, which was my first real listen to this band. One thing that struck me about the album is their ability to vary their musical styles and still make a very cohesive album. Unlike some bands who seem to lock in a style and just seem to roll with it throughout an album (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing), Locksley was able to throw in a nice array of styles and nail them all. Don’t get me wrong, the album has a very distinct sound that peeks out in all their songs, but any album that cam make me think of Weezer, Led Zeppelin, and the Stones and more is pretty fantastic in my book.
