In My iPod.
The first full-length album by Fleet Foxes is full of gorgeous five-part harmonies. The intricate acoustic arrangements remind me of later Beach Boys as well as some 70's prog rock bands. Don't try to listen to this one in the car, as we did en route to the Indiana Dunes last weekend -- you'll miss way too much. Definitely headphones, definitely. Fleet Foxes have joined Cat Stevens and Nick Drake in my Sunday morning music collection.
I like Stay Positive by The Hold Steady as much or more than Boys and Girls in America. But I occasionally get tired of vocalist Craig Finn's talksinging or singtalking. Still, they rock.
Maybe I'm just a sucker for Southern Rock. After spending some formative years in NC listening to the Allman Brothers, Atlanta Rhythm Section and, yes, Molly Hatchet, I suppose that's to be expected. My Morning Jacket's Evil Urges has me reminiscing, but it also offers a variety of musical styles. Jim James does an excellent Prince vocal, among other treats. It's well-executed, comfortable and nostalgic, not breathtaking and earthshaking.
Other albums in regular rotation:
- Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
- In Rainbows, Radiohead
- Accelerate, R.E.M.
- Emoh, Lou Barlow
- Boxer, The National
- Narrow Stairs, Death Cab for Cutie
- Way to Blue, Nick Drake
What's in your iPod?
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