The Fiery Furnaces - Ex-Guru The Fiery Furnaces - Clear Signal from Cairo Over the last few days, time that was not spent wallowing in the new Destroyer album was spent listening to Widow City . The bass line on "Ex-Guru" is the most addictive thing I just can't get enough of right now, especially those ten seconds beginning at 1:15. Add to that Eleanor Friedberger's vocal riffs and it just has me swooning. My absolute favourite moment on the album, though, is "Clear Signal from [...]
20jazzfunkgreats Towers Crow's Nest Hill No.13 Arkham, MA. Dear friend, Receive heartfelt apologies for my sluggishness in replying to your last communication, my comrades and me have been rather busy: Estuardo had to visit the lands of Wales to finish some business with the Little People who dwell in recondite summits, while Stevonius has ...
This one definitely fell between the cracks of '07. With 5 limited and pretty much already OOP releases from '07, and 12, that's Twelve upcoming releases already scheduled for '08, on labels like Troubleman, Woodsist and In The Red, I figured this one would have been worn out, over talked and passé by the time I got around to giving it a nod. But, Hype Machine and Elbo.ws run silent on this case. Kicking out a quavering synth-roasted, bleary-eyed electro sludge with a severe case of hard-nosed yet deliriously squishy vocals piled on top. Blank Dogs aren't exactly pumpin' the [...]

Blank Dogs make fuzzed out lo-fi psychadelic gems similar to Ariel Pink but with a tad more punk influence. Keep an eye out for a new full length this year. Blank Dogs - Leaving The Light On ( alt link ) Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - For Kate I Wait ( alt link ) I must sleep now. Klimek will help me do this. Dedications is an [...]