I’m shocked at how much I’m enjoying this Hospitality album. I guess this sort of brainy, immaculate-sounding indie-pop isn’t my thing anymore unless it’s done really well, and this record is just one zinger away from pop perfection. It also helps that Amber Papini has what most people would classify as a divisive voice, which is almost always a plus in my book. I love the way she sings this song in such a relaxed way, stretching out vowels in each verse and letting her voice tiptoe around the melody. The rest of the record (it’s on Spotify now, and officially out tomorrow) is just as charming; it’s nice break from the rest of the stuff I’ve liked in 2012, which tends to be either odd (Neal Morgan’s astounding drums + vocals opus In the Yard) or expansive and futuristic (the amazing Todd Terje EP).
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Who would have thought that Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert would have the best word on Lana DelRay [sic]?
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“Diagonally Talking Echo” definitely has a different feel than Dustin Wong’s Infinite Love, easily one of my favorite records of 2010. It feels anxious and nervy, almost hurried. I love the choppy percussion and even the vocals, though I’m sure they will be off-putting for a lot of people. I’ve spent the past few days checking my email and waiting to hear back about a number of things but today I decided to put all this Life Shit on hold and just embrace the bliss.
Still the greatest.
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Nick Sylvester makes his grand return to Pitchfork with this great piece on Wipers. I still ride for Youth of America, though I love his description of Over the Edge as being full of “immediate songs that sound out of reach.”
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Considering making this my new profile pic and not changing it until, like, 2017.
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This might just be Glass Candy’s best song. I’ve spent all week trying to get “sunny on the inside,” and I think it’s finally starting to work.
I still can’t get into Lil B (think that’s a good thing?) but these Clams Casino instrumentals are colossal. Pretty much just this and Tycho’s Dive on repeat all day.
