WWTB?
Ever so slightly later than usual, but here’s this week’s list of albums Tuneage would buy.
- Deer Tick - Born on Flag Day (Buy the CD/Buy the MP3s)
- Dinosaur Jr - Farm (Buy the CD/Buy the MP3s) (kick-ass cover art pictured above)
- The Mars Volta - Octahedron (Buy the CD/Buy the MP3s)
- Regina Spektor - far (Buy the CD/Buy the MP3s)
- Tortoise - Beacons of Ancestorship (Buy the CD/Buy the MP3s)
Tortoise - A Grape Dope
Thank goodness for Chicago and Thrill Jockey Records. A band that upon first hearing pretty much changed my life, Tortoise remains one of the most unique and under-appreciated groups out there. They are difficult to describe, but I would say instrumental post-[electro]punk is pretty accurate. And after 20+ years, they still tear it up live with 2 drummers, 2 sets of vibraphones, and a lot of instrument swapping. If you ever have the chance to catch their show, do not pass it up.
Students of music and those into electronica and trip-hop will take to this quickly. Those with a more ‘rock’ sense, however, should check out their records TNT and Standards for a more reeled in, melodic sound. Their website is cool too; check out the different interactive headers on each page.
