2006年 Sep 6日 Wednesday, 18:57

Ok, from the top: for album sessions that didn't make the Illinois album, The Avalanche is pretty good stuff. Nothing groundbreaking or amazing, but good ol' Sufjan Stevens fun.

Errrr, I'm not super into the French Kicks…

Ok, Cansei de Ser Sexy. They've got one or two good songs (Let's Make Love and Listen Death from Above is awesome, This Month, Day 10 is pretty good but kinda obnoxious) and a ton of album filler. When they're good, though, they're good. I kinda wish they hadn't gotten so big just off their first album; all the attention might not lend itself too well to their musical growth.

Um, onegai shima-what now?

M.I.A. is awesome, and she's producing her own second album, which has me both excited and scared. It could really go either way.

Things that are coming out sometime soon that I am looking forward to: The Rapture are coming out with a new album (Pieces of the People We Love) and every song I've heard so far sounds amazing. Also Charlotte Gainsbourg's new album (5.55) has already dropped in the U.K., and the songs sound amazing. Air and Jarvis Cocker have helped her out on it. It sounds like the album that's going to get me through the winter.

P.S. Hey, could you email me the contact info for the tournaments we attended last year for quiz bowl and anything else we might need? We're off to a grand start; we snagged one of the new teachers (American History/Government, Mr. Bowman) to host the club, and he seems pretty excited about it himself.