Random summer album #4

April March

Chrominance Decoder

(1999)

I freaking love April March! Oddly enough, it wasn't through a movie or TV show that I discovered her music; it was through a Shibuya-kei dedicated internet radio station. That should put into perspective what kind of music you are in for here. Bubblegum pop in the sweet spot between Pizzicato Five and Serge Gainsbourg.

random summer album #3

The Ventures

Surfing

(1968)

Getting as roots as I can this week. As you can see, this is an old album, so it's classic "surf rock". You should know exactly what you are getting into here.

Random Summer Album - #2

Cornelius

The First Question Award

(1994)

This is Cornelius' first solo album, before he became the electronic art sensation he is known for today. Resembling more of his freshly ended band, Flipper's Guitar, this is my favorite Cornelius album; despite it not objectively being his best.

Random summer album - #1

The Hi-Fives

Welcome To My Mind

(1995)

A Lookout Records (RIP) classic. Every Hi-Fives album sounds the same - that being a totally fun mod-surf party. This was their first, and it's a total blast.

summer break (this time for real!)

Doing some moving, so for the next two months I really won't be minding this blog. Also, nothing over the next two months is on my radar, except for The Birthday's next album, Vision. The only new album I have left to review right now is WIXIW, by Liars. It's already looking like it's gonna be my album of the year, so I'm gonna try and wrap my head around it some more so I can write something other than "oh my gah." In the meantime, you should totally get the album. It's amazing.

I've decided to write about 9 posts this weekend and time them to appear every Tuesday until September. They'll be the same format as the reviews, but won't have as much wordy bullshit. Just a little blurb about the album. They'll all be "summer albums" and the're all albums that I love, but never had a chance to feature here because I'm so dedicated to new music.

See you after Labor Day!