February is Music Writer Exercise Month #MWE • Page 8

Low?

 

day 2 did not go well

 

I know I listened to this album back around when it came out, but I remember absolutely nothing about it other than "Stillness Is the Move" being kind of catchy.

 

I remember their self titled getting a lot of hype and not liking it.

 

Today is Strange Language by Debora Iyall, lead singer of Romeo Void. Head over feels for it so far

 

i want to scrub my ears with soap

 

Well now I gotta listen to that

 

Highly recommended if you love 80s music. This was a total home run for me. Found the record on a list of albums by Native American artists while building my list and didn't put together that she's from Romeo Void. Lot of fun stuff on here, made me wanna put on sunglasses and a leather jacket and say hello to people while walking down the street at night. 12/10 instantly.

 

Making a bonus albums list for later in the year.

To Listen:
Debora Iyall - Strange Language
Loamlands - Sweet High Rise
Sen Morimoto - Sen Morimoto
Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
Lucy Pearl - Lucy Pearl
Van Morrison - TB Sheets
Devin Tha Dude - Just Tryin Ta Live

Listened:
Shuggie Otis - Freedom Flight (holy cow!!!)

 

Low's 'Things We Lost In The Fire' Came Out 20 Years Ago Today

Read this after if you haven't!

 

I haven’t listened to it in a long time, but I also remember being very unimpressed by that Dirty Projectors album.

They released an EP with Bjork that was also rubbish, so I’ll take the opportunity to blame them for that...

 

Day 2. I like Rainer Maria a lot but for some reason had never listened to their debut. It's right up my alley. Rough production at times, but never really holds back an emo album.

 

Today's was a two-parter. It's been incredible hearing Sara Watkins evolve and grow over the years (especially with I'm With Her!) and I still have no idea how this was the only Nickel Creek album I'd never listened to in full. An excellent listen, even if there's still snow on the ground outside.

 

I haven’t heard this one but I’ve heard two others from NC that are fantastic. Sounds like they pretty much never missed.

 

*Addiction to Blood

 

Day two is Workin’ by Miles Davis. Released in 1960 and recorded in just two sessions in 1956, which produced an incredible amount of material and albums; Steamin’, Cookin’ , Relaxin’ and Workin’, which is pretty fertile ground for two day long sessions...


The quintet here is Miles, John Coltrane, Red Garland on piano, Paul Chambers on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums.


It’s perhaps a bit of a minor statement of a Miles record, solid as opposed to pushing the boat out and being spectacular, which is fairly understandable considering the amount of albums they got out of these sessions. It sounds like a really tight group that work together well, understanding and respecting each other’s skills.

Each member shines on different places here, getting room to stretch their legs and play solos.

Overall pretty great stuff! There’s better ways to get started with Miles, but very glad I checked it out.

 

Had a good time spending the day with Elvis Costello and Armed Forces.

 

Unrelated to MWE, but I also listened to Weezer's new album and the Green Album today.

Both have their moments, and like the former conceptually, but neither held my interest for the entire album unfortunately. Both are 6/10 for me.

 

I knew you’d like that one. And then just for shits and giggles he shows he could do stadium anthems if he wanted to with “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding”

 

Yeah, it's kind of hilarious that he throws that on there after a song called "Two Hitlers." It's like a "12 for me, one for you" situation.

 

I love Elvis but there’s a little part of me that resents him for having the ability to write “Allison” and that and “Every Day I Write the Book” and just...not.

 

"Alison" was the first song I ever heard of his (actually, I heard it first as a Butch Walker cover, then tracked down the original) and I remember being kind of put off when I listened to My Aim Is True and it wasn't a bunch of lovely ballads.

To be fair on "Peace, Love, and Understanding," his producer apparently wrote that.

 

surprised you're not familiar with Nick Lowe haha

 

I did know it was a Nick Lowe song. He's been on my list of guys to give a serious listen to forever...which is why he's on my MWE list. Haha

 

I feel like Nick Lowe is a guy I know for two reasons: he produced Elvis Costello's first five albums, and he wrote "Peace, Love, and Understanding" and "Cruel to Be Kind." That's about it, though.