The Last Album You Bought Or Were Given?

Just downloaded Yeasayers' Odd Blood, and am loving it. I've had a few of the tracks on my hard drive for the past couple of months already, but the rest of the album's just as good. Highly recommended for any indie fans out there!

EDIT: Whoops, also forgot to mention Gorillaz...I'm enjoying their new one, Plastic Beach.

Misspelt Yoof wrote:

allyngibson wrote:

This week (whenever it arrives from Amazon):
Beach House, Teen Dream

It's brilliant.

I've been listening to it, umm, obsessively. The last album that wormed its way into my ear the way Teen Dream did? The Seldom Seen Kid. I love Victoria Legrand's vocals; they're at once plaintive and sultry. I love the instrumentation. I love the wash of sound. Lovely lovely stuff.

ChrissieInFL wrote:

Just downloaded Yeasayers' Odd Blood, and am loving it. I've had a few of the tracks on my hard drive for the past couple of months already, but the rest of the album's just as good. Highly recommended for any indie fans out there!

Thanks for the recommendation Chrissie - have listened a couple of times today, very enjoyable indeed. Electro-synth-indie-pop is right up my street

Lee Spoons wrote:

Thanks for the recommendation Chrissie - have listened a couple of times today, very enjoyable indeed. Electro-synth-indie-pop is right up my street

Good deal, Lee - so glad you liked it!

Currently rediscovering some great music that had been kinda hard to come by in recent years, the three formerly out-of-print titles by Galaxie 500. Particularly enjoying the second LP, On Fire, which is extra awesome because they added Peel Session recordings as bonus tracks on the re-release. Yay!

ChrissieInFL wrote:

Lee Spoons wrote:

Thanks for the recommendation Chrissie - have listened a couple of times today, very enjoyable indeed. Electro-synth-indie-pop is right up my street

Good deal, Lee - so glad you liked it!

After several further listens Odd Blood is now my favourite album of the year thus far. Go and buy it everyone, it really is the dog's <censored>

oh and I made a cheeky bootleg of the current single O.N.E. with The Automatic if anyone's interested: http://meearsarealight.wordpress.com/2010/04/08/i-created-a-monster

Built To Spill - There Is No Enemy
Lightning Dust - Infinite Light

Downloaded Bettye LaVette's most recent album, Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook. She is an extraordinary soul/R&B singer and on this record, she has covered songs by Led Zeppelin, the Who, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd and Elton John among others. She is a big Beatles fan and covered not only a Beatles track, but also solo tunes from Paul McCartney, George Harrison and (seriously!) Ringo Starr. Great stuff, if you like R&B done right, and when you hear her singing you'll hear what white boys like Clapton, Robert Plant and Eric Burdon were trying so hard to capture in their own vocals.

When the Who were celebrated at the Kennedy Center Honors, she sang Love Reign O'er Me at the ceremony. She was great, but even better was watching the faces on Townshend and Daltrey as she kicked their song in the ass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJi6maTueSc

Not that current and a departue from my usual but
Laura Marling - I Speak because I Can.

Quite a few since last time around, including Arcade Fire - The Suburbs and Radiohead - Kid A.

Among the pressies I got from Mr Chrissie after his return from the UK was a compilation set which I'd never seen before: Grange Hill - The Album. I really didn't grow up with the show as it wasn't on here, but I've seen it a few times and I know Mr. Chrissie loved it when he was younger. Great collection of tunes/artists, everything from Adam & the Ants, Madness and Wham! to Lene Lovitch, Malcolm McLaren and (oh dear) Paul McCartney & the Frog Chorus. Definitely a cool trip down memory lane for anyone who was young in the 80's, even if you didn't watch Grange Hill!

Fleet Foxes!

I love white winter hyme!!! What a great song.

Some one just gave me Black Light - Groove Armada. Different from there usual stuff.

Station to Station 3 disc remaster by Mr Bowie - arrived today.

My assistant also got a CD delivery - of Station to Station 3 disc remaster! Bowie's done allright out of my little team today.

Classic album BTW.

Grinderman 2 - Nick Cave does it again, is there nothing this man can't do...

Le Noise - Neil Young

Excellent stuff after the rather naff Fork in the Road.

ChrisMcW wrote:

Grinderman 2 - Nick Cave does it again, is there nothing this man can't do...

Aye-oop Chris! How's it going?!

Admiral Fallow - Boot Meets Face

Just found out they're supporting Frightened Rabbit on the new tour - AMAZING!

Sarah wrote:

Admiral Fallow - Boot Meets Face

Just found out they're supporting Frightened Rabbit on the new tour - AMAZING!

I agree with all of this.

Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner. Lovely electronic shizzle

http://luckyshiner.com/

Sarah wrote:

ChrisMcW wrote:

Grinderman 2 - Nick Cave does it again, is there nothing this man can't do...

Aye-oop Chris! How's it going?!

Admiral Fallow - Boot Meets Face

Just found out they're supporting Frightened Rabbit on the new tour - AMAZING!

Not too bad Sarah thanks, been a bit manic of late
Currently listening to "Halcyon Digest" by Deerhunter

ChrisMcW wrote:

Currently listening to "Halcyon Digest" by Deerhunter

I've had that on for the better part of the last 2 weeks, and am enjoying it very much. There's a couple of good remixes of Helicopter out there as well, though the album version's great as it is.

Simply Red - 25 greatest hits and DVD Simply Red - Cuba!

And yes, I love it and I'm proud of it!

Micah P Hinson and the Red Empire Orchestra