RSSConsumer Guide by Review Date: 2012-04-27
2012-04-27
Cloud Nothings: Cloud Nothings (Carpark, 2011) Sincere ex-brat faces mortality and/or sexual insecurity without whining or fronting about it ("Nothing's Wrong," "Been Through") ★★
The Coathangers: Larceny & Old Lace (Suicide Squeeze, 2011) The meat remains, the sauce does not ("Go Away," "Jaybird") ★★
Dengue Fever: Cannibal Courtship (Fantasy, 2011) Not only are their English lyrics easier to understand than their Khmer lyrics, they're easier to understand than your English lyrics ("Cement Slippers," "Mr. Bubbles") ★
Dum Dum Girls: Only in Dreams (Sub Pop, 2011) Pretty darn good Pretenders ("Wasted Away," "In My Head") ★★★
Imperial Teen: Feel the Sound (Merge, 2012) "Too many songs we sang are left unsung"--that about sums it up ("Last to Know," "Out From Inside") ★★
The Kills: Blood Pressures (Domino, 2011) Love still hurts, but they understand it better ("The Heart Is a Beating Drum," "Pots and Pans") ★★★
The Shins: Port of Morrow (Aural Apothecary/Columbia, 2012) Problem's less the precious lyrics he attaches to his premium melodies than the increasingly precious way he sings them ("Simple Song," "September") ★★
The Wax Museums: Eye Times (Trouble in Mind, 2011) Brat-punk lives in Denton, Texas, and that's a good thing ("Midlife Crisis," "Mosquito Enormo") ★★