She & Him - Volume One: At this point, I have learned better than to doubt anything M. Ward decides to be a part of. The guy is brilliant, and you know what, Zooey Deschanel isn't exactly some actress out to make her karaoke album. A healthy dose of George Harrison, dash of the Ronettes, toss in some Loretta Lynne and tons of California sunshine pop...and well, that's She & Him. I haven't stopped spinning this one yet.
Destroyer - Trouble In Dreams: The last New Pornos album was slightly disappointing (they set the bar too high on Electric Version and Twin Cinema) but the one thing that really stuck out to me was how much Dan Bejar's songs carried the album. Not surprisingly, the new Destroyer album (I guess we can call them Bejar's full-time gig, but the guy ends up everywhere) is pretty great. Theatrical as all hell (it's kind of his thing) yet enticing. The man has got his wordplay down. It is a little early to decide if I like it as much (or more) than 2006's criminally overlooked Rubies...so we'll see. Don't want to spoil the forthcoming review anyway.
I am currently on a ________ kick...
Middle years Beatles...scratch that, anything Beatles. Coming off a serious Tom Waits binge...but give me a day or two and I'll be jones-in like no tomorrow for Blue Valentine.
I am beginning to miss movies sorely. Word on the street is that Gus Van Sant's Paranoid Park is terrific. I saw a vendor selling a bootleg today...tempting, but I'm sure the quality is garbage and it may or may not be dubbed in Italian...a major detractor for someone who A) can't stand dubbing and B) can't speak Italian. So it goes.
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