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Who: My Morning JacketTitle: Evil Urges
Label: ATO Records
Release Date: June 10th
Thoughts: I have to admit that I am not 100% convinced that this leak is legitimate, and I'm really hoping that I'll find out it was a fake at some point today. The reason ikm hoping it's a fake is because if it's not it means that My Morning Jacket has followed Wilco into the world of adult contemporary rock. This is music our dad's would listen to. There is nothing here that pushes boundaries like Z did and there's nothing nearly as catchy either. Instead the songs are slow, long and overly drawn out making for quite a boring record. My biggest reason for believing this may be a fake leak is that at times it doesn't completely sound like Jim James. The voice is whinny and a bit feminine at times, which doesn't really fit what James has done in the past. My fingers are crossed that this is a fake, otherwise this may just be the final thing I'll listen to from My Morning Jacket.
Listen: My Morning Jacket - "Evil Urges"
My Morning Jacket - "Remnants"
Who: SantogoldTitle: Santogold
Label: Downtown/Lizard King
Release Date: April 29th
Thoughts: For some reason I was expecting more of a hip-hop feel from Santogold. I don't know why I had that pre-conceived notion, but I really thought the M.I.A. protege would follow a little more closely in her footsteps. Instead Santogold impresses with an intoxicating mix of electronic and pop music. It's fun, it's bouncy, and it's a hell of a lot brighter then her mentor normally is. Obviously coming from M.I.A.'s camp means she's gonna put an emphasis on beats and getting people to move their feet and she does that perfectly well here. Its kind of funny, but the sound reminds me a little more of a Lily Allen or a solo Gwen Stefani then M.I.A. but it works very well. This is a solid all around album that I think people are gonna eat up.
Listen: Santogold - "Shove It"
Santogold - "I'm A Lady"
8 comments:
Clearly "Remnants" is fake - MMJ would never write such crap.
Sarah,
I heard this record would be divisive. Looks like it's true based solely on your comment. To be a fan of this band and Jim James, in particular, is gonna be a wild ride--full of ups and downs. Remnants sounds okay to me although it is not very MMJ-like.
Jeff
Santogold = American future-pop now! Santogold is the real dealio
You're an idiot. Apparently you would prefer they would just rehash the same thing over and over again until you can't tell it apart. If you loved it the first time thru, then I would be worried.
Clearly you don't listen to MMJ, Jeff - "Remnants" is NOT Jim James. They are diverse, but that song is crap - doesn't even sound remotely like JJ. "Evil Urges" is MMJ taking it to the next level - sounds great to me, as have all their previous albums.
Folks - That is the real "Remnants" from the new MMJ, not a fake.
Yeah, the new MMJ album is dissapoing. "Highly Suspicious" is godawful.
Where do you get this "MIA protege" from? She has been around longer than MIA. Do your homework!
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