Q3 Music Report

Best of Q3, 2009:


Wild Beasts - Two Dancers
The music reminds me of King Crimson in places. The vocals remind me of Antony in places (two guys share vocal duties, so it varies from song-to-song). Here is a song from their first album "Limbo Panto" that does a good job demonstrating the King Crimson/Antony connections.
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The Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
More falsetto singing! I thought their last album, 2007's concept album "Rise Above" was overrated - so I was somewhat reluctant to give this one a try.
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Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Actually a Q2 release, but this is a nice, light-hearted summer album. I feel that each of their albums has been better than the last, which is cool considering that the opposite seems to be true of so many artists.
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Honorable Mentions

BLK JKS - After Robots
I imagine this is what it would sound like if TV on the Radio joined up with Battles and started an afrobeat band.
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The xx - xx
The whole album has this "restrained" sound; like trying to get a person's attention from across the street by whispering loudly (corny analogy, I know).
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The Most Serene Republic - ...And The Ever Expanding Universe
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