Thursday, February 15, 2007

Catching up to the present

Buy these now.

Albums that have been released in the not-too-distant past that are so awesome you should take my advice and get them immediately.

In Exile Deo by Juliana Hatfield. It is a crime against humanity that Britney Spears is famous and Juliana Hatfield is on an indie label. Only Everything and Bed are fantastic as well. Really so is everything she's ever touched (except Evan Dando).

Be He Me by Annuals. Jellyfish performs the lost Jane's Addiction album.

El Ten Eleven. It's two guys, and they play all this stuff live, just like the record. Another band from the Bar / None label, which has the most consistent roster of the indie bunch these days.

Can'tneverdidnothin by Nikka Costa. Don't be fooled by the fact that she looks like Chlamydia Spice (or whichever one the redhead was). This gal can SING.

Effloresce by Oceansize. Yeah we're reaching a few years back with this one but it is still five-star Bitchen.

West Indian Girl. Another band that sounds like they were influenced by Jane's Addiction. Except more the flowers and free love side of Jane's Addiction than the heroin and raging against the machine side.

Trying to Never Catch Up by What Made Milwaukee Famous. Local Austin boys finally got picked up by a major label. BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE LEFT THE DAMN ORIGINAL SEQUENCE ALONE.

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