I love everything that Owen Pallett touches
Well I love it more
Nope.
Not possible.So yesterday I had finally listened to a bunch of new albums PROPERLY, all the way through (Cameron Bird in Architecture in Helsinki radically changed his singing style! the New Pornographers did an album of slow songs? The Weakerthans sounding sort of weary...) and then Beirut went and and changed his stuff up too, so I was basically in new music overload....because seriously, old favourite bands can't do that en masse, even though it's their prerogative....my head will explode. Each of the albums is at least pretty good, upon relistening after some sleep (almost none though, hey early morning construction folk, thanks for doing that right outside my window) but I didn't like them much upon a first impression.
This is my favourite of the morning though. And I take what I said back. It's really isn't THAT far removed from Gulag Orkestar, stylistically, but the major overtones have been stripped....leaving behind some very sweet ditties (and so much strings!!!!!) If I may make a terrible analogy, it's like if Gulag Orkestar was a big, strong boy, then this is his pretty little sister who's got a decent amount of punch herself.
Anyways, I ramble. I am gonna try and sleep again. The Flying Club Cup is really good. I just fear the new instinctively.
