Dar Williams - Out There Live
Some of the songs sound so much better live that I wish this had been a four disc boxed set. Then again, the material is from three days of shows in Massachusetts and New York and she plays with a full band on all of them. "As Cool as I am" comes off a little flat and "We Learned the Sea" is a hard sell any day. On the other hand, "I won't be Your Yoko Ono" from the Northampton show (the only way to know, unfortunately, is to have been there) is great.
KRS-ONE - The Sneak Attack
I heard "Get Your Self Up" while packing to move, and it spent a lot of time stuck in my head. "The Mind" and "What Kinda World" have sucked me in. Driving beats, if a bit repetitive overall. Rejecting the guns and gold ghetto fabulous paradigm, this is a hip-hop-folk-heroic concept album.
Tori Amos - Strange Little Girls
I've been fearing and loathing each release since I bought the "Caught a Light Sneeze" single. This is the album I was hoping for. "97 Bonnie and Clyde" is excellent; I used to tell my pals that if a woman sang Eminem, you'd see what's wrong. "Enjoy the Silence" undergoes a wonderful transformation. And it grows on you. I can only hope the form takes.
Deltron 3030
Thanks, Flyboy. I bet y'all have already heard this. It simply rules. Listen to it while reading Stanislaw Lem.
(in the house)
Dianna Krall - The Look of Love
This album's great. She's got a wonderful voice and the music is strong and soulful as well. I'm not much for jazz, and I can't take this out of the player.
india.ari - Acoustic Soul
I'm still getting into this one, but as the sun gives its light to the Southern Hemisphere this album's been good for afternoons. Covering personal growth and inner strength along with some social critique, it has a kind of wake up vibe.
(still around)
Bree Sharp - The Cheap and Evil Girl
Sure, I mentioned this in another thread, and I'll probably do it again. Tight, poppy guitar work and often brilliant lyrics. "America" is the harshest litany of invective that ever forced you sing along. It's what "Television: Drug of a Nation" should have been: she gives voice to the pleasure we take in media and takes it all apart; then, after the first four lines she explores the sentiment. The second song is "David Duchovny," similarly themed, just as catchy. The album doesn't sustain the promise, but is good nonetheless.
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