Random 10 for November 17, 2008
1. John Legend, “Green Light.” The Sound Opinions guys hit the bullseye on this one, and their assessment is an unfortunate one: John Legend seemed poised to be the great hope for modern soul, and yet he seems to be drifting away on his inappropriately titled new disc, Evolver. It’s pleasant enough, but Legend has lost his edge and is making by-the-numbers lurve man music.
2. Camille, “Ta Douleur.”
3. Modest Mouse, “Other People’s Lives.”
4. Neutral Milk Hotel, “Ghost.”
5. Original Cast, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, “Midnight Radio.” A truly perfect power ballad/showtune, and that might be the first time I’ve written that in my life.
6. Kate Bush, “Bertie.”
7. Forward Russia, “Twelve.”
8. Ivy, “Digging Your Scene.”
9. Keane, “You Haven’t Told Me Anything.”
10. The Postmarks, “11:59.” I fell in love with this Miami trio when I first heard their sweet-sad debut in early 2007, and the band led by the very female and extremely marketable Tim Yehezkely has followed up that disc with a great covers disc featuring inspired versions of Jesus and Mary Chain, Cure, Ramones and Antonio Carlos Jobim songs, as well as this great Blondie cover. 1-12 By the Numbers is out now, and since Ivy hasn’t put out anything in a few years, the Postmarks are here to take the pain away.
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1. X, “We’re Having Much More Fun”
2. Ice Cube, “Doing Dumb S***”
3. XTC, “Dear God”
4. Me First & the Gimme Gimmes, “Stand by Your Man”
5. Alex Chilton, “Can’t Seem to Make You Mine”
6. Aimee Mann, “Sugarcoated”
7. Thrush Hermit, “North Dakota”
8. Sister Rosetta Tharpe, “Rock Me”
9. Cheap Trick, “She’s Tight”
10. Pavement, “Kennel District”