Musical Obsessions of the Month
So it’s been a while since I’ve written the weekly music segment of my blog. I know, I didn’t pull through with my promises of regular updates, sorry. To make up for I’m going to mash up a few weeks worth of these silly little blog posts to consolidate my time.
Well, I seem to have been fortunate enough to find a band that I love which ISN’T broken up, defunct, or otherwise at the end of their life. *knock on wood*
Anyways, Why? has quickly pervaded my Last.FM top artists and is showing no sign of stopping. Their albums “Alopecia” and “Elephant Eyelash” are both excellent. It’s hard for me to figure out what genre this is…let’s say…alternative/indie pop/hip-hop…sure that’ll work. Anyways, make your
own ruling:
Highlights
Alopecia:
The Hollows
Good Friday
The Vowels Part 2
These Few Presidents
Elephant Eyelash:
Rubber Traits (love the music video haha)
Act Five
Crushed Bones (Live is all I could find)
Next would be The Flaming Lips “At War With the Mystics”. I loved “Soft Bulletin”, I loved “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots”, and sure enough I love this album too. I don’t believe it’s possible for them to make bad music. 
Highlights
Free Radicals
The WAND
Haven’t Got a Clue
Mr. Ambulance Driver
And then we have Xiu Xiu. Err…Last.FM has been recommending them so I said why not and checked out “Fabulous Muscles”. I have since determined that overall Xiu Xiu is garbage. For me, they trespass the music/noise barrier once too often. Yes, I’m aware they are “experimental” but that is no excuse for having just random NOISE everywhere. Experimental well done for me would be Animal Collective, who you can tell are actually making music. Anyhoo, I do like two songs off their album…a lot. The rest could probably be used as some sort of sick torture method.
Highlights
Crank Heart
I Luv the Valley OH!
Lastly there’s Menomena and “Friend and Foe”. It’s an above average album, but it’s not really a standout album for me either. Definitely worth a few listens though.
Highlights
Muscle N’ Flo
Wet and Rusting
Air Aid
Rotten Hell
Boyscout’N
Yep pretty consistent stuff. Which is both good and bad.
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