I first realized that Icky Thump is a great song when I was watching The Other Guys high as shit a few weeks ago (sorry Michael_) and it plays during the ridiculous shootout scene in it.
The Black Album prrrrrrrrrrobably wins the Bob Dobalina Grammy Award for Best Rap Album of all-time.
Public Service Announcement is hot fire.
Justify My Thug is just god awful though. Fuck that song hard.
They played three new ones, including "Valleyonaire" and "The Agreement", at the show I went to last Sunday and all three were real good. These guys are rolling right now.
TV on the Radio is one of my all-time favourite bands.
I also really like The Constantines, Yeasayer, Wilco, Mountain Goats, Frightened Rabbit, Modest Mouse, The Antlers, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Shins, LCD Soundsystem, Destroyer, and The National.
My answer to that is the cliched: I like their older stuff a lot more than their newer stuff.
I was a HUGE Black Keys fan until Attack & Release, at which point I thought they abandoned a lot of their "bluesiness" in favour of a way more poppier sound.
I actually got a free ticket to that show at the Molson Ampitheatre, which also featured the Avett Brothers.
I can't say I'm a fan of either band/artist, but I was definitely impressed by Dallas Green. The dude is an undeniably talented guitarist and singer, and can also pump out radio-ready heart wrenchers without stooping to incredibly cliched lyrics about how bad his heart hurts n shit.
I mean, all he writes about is lost love, but at least he's somewhat subtle about it.
I don't know...fuck it.
Also, I saw Neil Young last night and he's easily one billion times better than City & Colour.
yeahhh... but the reason Pitchfork and Stereogum didn't "discover" Mumford and Sons is because they're a shitty band.
While sites like these, namely Pitchfork, definitely have a disproportionately powerful tastemaking ability, I still think that the general public would eventually revolt against a 9.3 BNM for "Sigh No More".
Hard not to weigh in on a Best of Wilco list.
I'm not saying these are the best songs, but I think they deserve more recognition than what they've received so far in this post/comment thread:
Can't Stand It (Summerteeth)
Hell is Chrome,The Late Greats, Muzzle of Bees, Company In My Back (A Ghost is Born)
Bull Black Nova, Everlasting (Wilco (the Album))
You Are My Face (Sky Blue Sky)
Don't you dare ever, EVER imply I have low hotness standards.
The picture of her that I tried to post in my blank comment is waaaay better than the one you put up.
My girlfriend is at least 3 times hotter and 2 times shorter than her in your picture.
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