Word: albums
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...mistaken for other people? If you ever see me on the street and say "Hello, Kathy Gifford!" I will say, "Hello!" You can tell me you loved me when I did the show with Regis, I will talk about my problems with Frank, I'll talk about my Christian album sales. We might do a prayer circle. Unfortunately, when I start to tell dick jokes, it'll give it away...
...Barlow would find renewed underground success with his Sebadoh and Folk Implosion projects) made a true reunion unlikely. That’s probably what made their reunion and resurgence—marked by the astounding “Beyond,” one of the best albums of 2007 hands-down, and now the excellent “Farm”—so satisfying. Dinosaur Jr., the band with a history and even a name that implies a nostalgic relegation to the past, isn’t just making music again. This band is making music as good...
...evidence of “Bitte Orca,” Dirty Projectors clearly belong to the latter camp. Having achieved a reputation as a talented but difficult to love band, the Projectors have finally settled down after nearly 10 years together and have made a thoroughly enjoyable and accessible album. Released in June, “Bitte Orca” is an album so richly textured and joyous that it succeeds as both a mainstream crossover and as a natural development for an artistically restless group. From the moment lead single “Stillness Is the Move?...
Fiery Furnaces’ eigth studio album, “I’m Going Away,” is, appropriately enough, a departure. For some bands, that might suggest an unprecedented foray into weirdness, but for the Furnaces, that means abandoning experimental tendencies for unexpected accessibility. The album opens at high energy, but the frenetic driving beat of the title track soon relaxes into a calm, agreeable record. An early highlight, “The End Is Near,” features a bluesy piano riff refreshing for its childlike simplicity. The guitar breakdown in follow-up track...
...strangest trends in contemporary rock is the tendency of middle-aged bands, often well past their artistic and commercial zenith, to release eponymous albums. Pearl Jam did it in 2006 with their eighth studio release. By the time Blur released their eponymous album in 1997, their Britpop was already a dated genre. Rivers Cuomo ’99-’06, of course, seems to call every other album “Weezer”. The motives for such a move are varied: often a return to roots, as in Pearl Jam’s case...