In this week’s installment of The Wordy Album Review: wolves, foxes, hawks and eagles! When in doubt, name your band or album after an animal. It worked out for The Monkees (they were a big influence on The Beatles). If you only have time for one listen, Fleet Foxes should be at the top of your list. This Seattle quintet have only been together for a year or so, yet they write like old souls, reflected in the richness of their songs. At the bottom of the barrel is the new Cold War Kids. You’ve been warned. Also, I think a "mogwai" is technically an animal, but since they come from outer space, I leave it for you to decide.
Impromptu question: if you had to choose, would you name your cover band Steppenfish or Steppenwolfeel?
Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
“In A Dark Woods Wandering.” Melancholy. Ghostly. Shattered. Moving.
www.myspace.com/boniver – Listen to “Skinny Love”
www.boniver.org
TV On The Radio – Dear Science
Eclectic Electro Pop. Vibrant. Fiery. Soulful. Earnest. Genuine.
www.myspace.com/tvotr – Listen to “Crying”
www.tvontheradio.com
of Montreal – Skeletal Lamping
Eccentric. Colorful. Spastic. Hyperactive. Flamboyant. Uninhibited. Frustrating.
www.myspace.com/ofmontreal – Listen to “Nonpareil of Favor”
www.ofmontreal.net
Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
Harmonious. Choral. Sunny. Organic. Pastoral. Adventurous. Spirited. Hearty.
www.myspace.com/fleetfoxes – Listen to “White Winter Hymnal”
Wolf Parade – At Mount Zoomer
Sharp. Fierce. Stomping. Unsure. Irresolute. Dubious. Fractured. Halfhearted.
www.myspace.com/wolfparade – Listen to “Call It A Ritual”
M83 – Saturdays = Youth
Grandiose. Nostalgic. Romantic. Astroplanal. Soothing. Cinematic. Cathartic.
www.myspace.com/m83 – Listen to “Kim and Jesse”
www.ilovem83.com
Mogwai – The Hawk Is Howling
Dense. Cerebral. Sinister. Ominous. Troubled. Inconsolable. Flightless. Talonless.
www.myspace.com/mogwai – Listen to “Batcat”
www.mogwai.co.uk
The Walkmen – You & Me
Spacious. Unadorned. Brooding. Uneasy. Melodramatic. Hung-over. Haphazard.
www.myspace.com/thewalkmen – Listen to “In The New Year”
www.thewalkmen.com
Cold War Kids – Loyalty to Loyalty
Grimy Anxious Saloon Rock. Half-baked. Amateur. Vapid. Stillborn Wet Fart.
www.myspace.com/coldwarkids – Listen to “Something Is Not Right With Me”
www.coldwarkids.com
Department of Eagles – In Ear Park
Haunting. Moonlit. Eerie. Dusky. Restrained. Tasteful. Timid. Understated.
www.myspace.com/deptofeagles – Listen to “No One Does It Like You”
www.departmentofeagles.com
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