sidewinder

Bibio - Silver Wilkinson (2013)
This album starts out very mellow, probably for the first 3 tracks and it's quite surprising not to hear any vocals, especially considering some of the material on 2011's Mind Bokeh and even 2009's Ambivalence Avenue. But Mind Bokeh had particularly up-front vocals that indicated he was going for a more mainstream appeal, so it's interesting to hear the new album start out this way. And while vocals are present on the album, the whole thing feels far more mellow than the last two, perhaps more appropriately positioned between Vignetting the Compost and Ambivalence Avenue. This is good news, as I thought about half of Mind Bokeh was overblown and cheesy. That said, Ambivalence Avenue is my favorite so I almost wish it was a little bit more engaging, though there are several engaging tracks once you get past the first few. Certainly a good album for spring and summer.

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Justthefacts

I downloaded a ton of new stuff I need to catch up on.

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The Best Collection You'll See Today

Paedantic Basterd

Picked up this indie/twee pop album after seeing them live. They're much better live than on album, as they're noisier and a bit rougher. This isn't a great debut, they can probably do better, but their guitar/vocalist is so pretty I don't even care. Exhibit A.

djchameleon

Also got Get Dough or Die and Acid Rap.

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Janszoon

Gojira—L'Enfant Sauvage
I've been checking out a few things lately that are on my list of "stuff a lot of MB people seemed to like a lot which I never got around to". This is one of those albums and one of those bands. It's my first exposure to these guys, and even though I'm only three songs in, I think I'm already won over. This is fucking fantastic. Powerful, precise, violent, almost beautiful and... I don't know... heartfelt. It seem a weird way to describe it but it's true. It's like everything I like about Meshuggah, High on Fire and Pelican all rolled into one. Loving it.

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A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man

Time & Place

25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die

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ThePhanastasio

I keep meaning to check them out, too. My cousin told me I'd love it, but I've just not had much time to listen to new stuff. This is getting downloaded this evening for sure, though, and placed on my iPod.

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Charlemagne

The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die - Whenever, If Ever.


I'm so excited to listen to this, I also ordered a vinyl/tv shirt/poster set thing today too.

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Urban Hat€monger ?

The Breeders - Last Splash 20th Anniversary Edition

Triple album box set including the original album, B sides, Unused songs, Single Edits, Demos, a Radio 1 Session and an entire live gig recorded in Stockholm in 1994.

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Cuthbert

Both of these. I love them both. Probably like 'The Idiot' more.

14232949

It's out!? This is one of the few albums I was actually going to buy because I appreciate they're a small band and will need encouragement to stop them going the way of most emo bands. I can buy it on Bandcamp, yeah? Or do I have to go via the bands website?