In Kid Christmas Rides Again, the Jolly Old Elf himself has keeled over, and the Committee to Oversee the Christening of Kringle (COCK) must find a replacement. In SubSurdity, Suburbalicious, and SuburbaNights, meet the entire neighborhood and follow their misadventures with porn, dead bodies, parenthood, religious zealots, and romance, of course! No matter what problem they’re facing, they’ll do it with humor and style. And how can you not love a group which mentions everything from singer Johnny Flynn to quotes from Where the Wild Things Are in their songs? Fav song: "Breezeblocks.Welcome to Jasper Lane, possibly the gayest suburb around. Funky beats, bizarre twists, and crazy ass lyrics that go perfectly with the quick-as-lightning vocals. This is the folk rock album of the year, not Mumford & Sons disappointing sophomore effort.
Great folk n roll with a unique twist and some killer lyrics. My best friend Jason intro'd me to this group, the big surprise of the year for me. Brandon Flowers has a voice that gives me chills when he hits certain notes. This is the perfect album to go riding around with the windows rolled down.if it weren't freezing out. I first heard this group as I flipped through the channels one night and landed on Letterman. They're like a more operatic version of The Killers, especially on the opening track. Fav song, "I Am the One Who Will Remember Everything."Ĥ.
This is one of her stronger efforts in recent years, commenting on some of our society's most troubling aspects with an innocent voice.
The always reliable Williams has been putting great work out since the early 1990s. Mann once again constructs a collection of songs that are at once catchy, heartfelt, and sarcastic. Actually, Mann and MCC are my two favorite singer songwriters of all time (though, Josh Ritter and Conor Oberst aren't too far behind). Fav song, "Don't Need Much to Be Happy."Ħ. But this is slower, even more introspective work than usual. Usually I love her work right off the bat. This is the first MCC album I ever had to let grow on me. This was disappointing at first, but then the other songs started growing on me as well. The best song (and fantastic video) on the CD sounds like an old spiritual and is quite different from the rest of the album. They remind me of a slightly over-produced Nickel Creek. Fellow author SJD Peterson intro'd this group to me. I think it's a lot of fun and so SO much better than her previous collection, Hard Candy. One of the great things about not listening to commercial radio is I don't need to worry about a song being overplayed. I first heard these guys on an alternative Sirius station and so was unaware of their meteoric rise to pop stardom. Some Nights, fun. Indie pop confection, but good indie pop confection with infectious hooks and some fun, interesting lyrics.
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