Psychobilly Freakout! (also, some reviews)
I'm going to see His Holiness, the Reverend Horton Heat, tonight at the Bluebird, so I'll have pictures and post-game thoughts up tomorrow. For now, though, I thought I'd take some time to look at a few of the albums that I've been listening to over the past couple of weeks.
The Mountain Goats - Get Lonely
If you've ever had a breakup that literally made you forget how to live, this is the album that you've been waiting for. As for the rest of you: count yourselves lucky, because identifying with John Darnielle's soft-spoken, wry desolation isn't exactly enviable. Still, all personal experiences aside, this album is filled with poetry that comes naturally, and painfully, for Darnielle.
The Mountain Goats - Wild Sage
M. Ward - Post-War
This is the sound of a modern day troubadour, or, perhaps, Devendra Banhart cutting his hair. After treating listeners to old-timey throwbacks on last year's Transistor Radio, M. Ward is back with more faded tales straight from the lonesome, crowded west. Call it a hunch, but I think this is going to be a fantastic soundtrack for watching the leaves turn.
M. Ward - Requiem
Outkast - Idlewild
To anyone expecting another breakout single in the vein of "Hey Ya!": no luck. For those eager to hear a well-turned hiphop meditation on marriage and family: strangley enough, you've come to the right place. Though the album tends to shy from the colorful, fluid MC work that helped build Outkast's reputation, its high points still rival everyone else's.
Big Boi feat. Sleepy Brown and Scar - Morris Brown
After the show recap, I should be back with some football odds 'n sods, including a recap of last weekend's full-tilt roadtrip to Atlanta and predictions on how the Irish will fare in their home opener against the onslaught of Penn State and its powerful undead leader.
