Kitties!
Superchunk – Crossed Wires
FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS!
Tuesday was a good day for adenoidal shouting over hurtling drums and buzzing guitars, as both Superchunk and No Age put new albums out.
As there are no videos yet (AFAIK) for the new albums, here’s a couple from their prior records.
Up top, Superchunk – if the song’s slightly more “adult”, and slightly less “teenage desperation” than I usually like, they make up for it with a truly awesome video showing what your cat gets up to when you’re not around. And it seems churlish to complain too much about the perfectly-cromulent crunchy melodic power-pop on display here (actually, I think the song is growing on me).
And anyway, Mac and Laura are responsible adults, with families, and a successful label to run, unlike Mr. Whiskers there (BAD KITTY!)
*****
Down below, No Age on Letterman (Dave hilariously muffs the end – “It’s called ‘No Age’ and…these are them right there!”)
Yeah…now THAT’S the stuff. Don’t you wish more drummers sang? I’ve seen them live, and his energy never once flags. I think the kiddies are alright.
No Age – Fever Dreaming
What are y’all listening to tonight?
Not listening to any albums at work today. But i’ve been listening to Soma.Fm’s Secret Agent and Space Station channels with a little Digitally Imported Future Synthpop channel mixed in.Report
I…don’t know what that means. Post some songs!
Also, speaking of new releases with strident vocals, I’m in the hospital right now, listening to the most recent (and final) edition of Glyph’s Gals, which came out at 9:37 AM today.
Early reviews are positive. Seven pounds, fifteen ounces, infinite love.Report
Oh sorry, Soma.Fm and Digitally Imported are Internet radio groups. Each have a bunch of different stations. You could just google each to find them. You might like Digitally Imported, http://www.di.fm/ since it has all sorts of stations dedicated to different electronic music styles. ie they have a drum and bass , trance etc. Soma. Fm…….wait??…what…..congratulations, most excellent!!!!!! What is her Internet pseudonym going to be?…these are important questions.
Here is a song for you and her and the missus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t1vaF50Ks0
Soma. Fm has these odd themes to its various stations. They have space music, old style lounge, chill out mixes. All sorts of odd stuff but fun.Report
Hey! Congrats! How many does that make?Report
Oh, listening to Whiskeytown – MatrimonyReport
Thanks! This one’s #3. I’ll have to come up with a pseudonym, up until now The Boy and The Girl were sufficient, but now I need some extra distinctions.Report
Ha, I have been calling my son “the boy” for 18 years…Report
Had no idea the chunk was still making records. Not sure how I feel about that. Bands from my youth are supposed to be like high school girls — I get older, they stay the same age.Report
They took a long break between Here’s to Shutting Up (2001) and Majesty Shredding (2010). I didn’t care for Shutting Up too much, it seemed like they were out of gas, but both the most recent two have gotten good reviews – not just from professional reviewers, but people who I know are long-time fans. I am gonna keep an eye out for these.
Did you ever get a chance to see them? Great live act. Laura is not touring with them right now (hearing issues of some kind) though she’s still in the band/plays on the records.Report
Always wanted to but never did make it to one of their shows. I always thought Here’s Where the Strings Come In was their best album, even if a lot of their best songs were released elsewhere.Report
Depending what day you ask me, Strings might be my fav too. Top 3 for sure, anyway.
When I was talking in the OP about “teenage desperation”, “Detroit Has A Skyline” is exactly what I mean. I love that song, both the velocity and the hurt of it. Probably my favorite song of theirs.Report
cats are evil. That’s why i like them.Report
Yesterday, I took a 15 minute nap. When I fell asleep, I was listening to Alice In Chains Unplugged through my media server. When I woke up, it was Eric Clapton Unplugged. It took my not-fully-awake brain a few minutes to ponder what Eric Clapton was doing playing with Alice in Chains. When I returned to full consciousness, I realized that, since both of the albums were called “Unplugged” they were in the same folder, and the tracks were intermingled.Report