¡más discos compactos!

• Burden Brothers, Queen O' Spades - Let's face it, if you're not peglegpete, you've already forgotten who the Burden Brothers are since the last time i mentioned them. Their third EP rocks. If you're the iconoclastic sort who likes to see bands trying new ways of promoting their work, you owe it to yourself to check out their site.
  
  
• Queens of the Stone Age, Songs for the Deaf - Some of you might be sick of hearing "No One Knows". I still love it. It's about goddamned time Dave Grohl got back to drumming; the Foo Fighters sure haven't been the same after the first, Grohl-­played-­almost-­every-­damn-­note-­and-­beat album. But i digress; you can feel Grohl's presence throughout the album, and Homme and Olivieri keep the songs nice and tight.
  
  
• Throwing Muses, The Braille Album - Not the actual title, but rather my pet name for it, as i bear a slight grudge against untitled or eponymous records; it refers to the lowered dots that spell out 'THROWING MUSES' across the Digi-Pak case (yes, Braille is raised dots that spell out its own alphabet, not lowered dots that spell out Latin letters -- tough). This record is fast and crazy, somewhat reminiscent of earlier Muses work but definitely unlike it. It's fun and surprising. I'm really glad the Muses got back together again, and i look forward to seeing them at Slim's in May.
  
  
• Kristin Hersh, The Grotto - The flip side to her band's new release (her band? Throwing Muses? hello?), this record is stark acoustic beauty, with touches of violin and piano thrown in. Her previous record, Sunny Border Blue, was an acquired taste for me, so i was glad that i could so easily throw myself into The Grotto. I love it.

¡más discos compactos!

• Burden Brothers, Queen O' Spades - Let's face it, if you're not peglegpete, you've already forgotten who the Burden Brothers are since the last time i mentioned them. Their third EP rocks. If you're the iconoclastic sort who likes to see bands trying new ways of promoting their work, you owe it to yourself to check out their site.
  
  
• Queens of the Stone Age, Songs for the Deaf - Some of you might be sick of hearing "No One Knows". I still love it. It's about goddamned time Dave Grohl got back to drumming; the Foo Fighters sure haven't been the same after the first, Grohl-­played-­almost-­every-­damn-­note-­and-­beat album. But i digress; you can feel Grohl's presence throughout the album, and Homme and Olivieri keep the songs nice and tight.
  
  
• Throwing Muses, The Braille Album - Not the actual title, but rather my pet name for it, as i bear a slight grudge against untitled or eponymous records; it refers to the lowered dots that spell out 'THROWING MUSES' across the Digi-Pak case (yes, Braille is raised dots that spell out its own alphabet, not lowered dots that spell out Latin letters -- tough). This record is fast and crazy, somewhat reminiscent of earlier Muses work but definitely unlike it. It's fun and surprising. I'm really glad the Muses got back together again, and i look forward to seeing them at Slim's in May.
  
  
• Kristin Hersh, The Grotto - The flip side to her band's new release (her band? Throwing Muses? hello?), this record is stark acoustic beauty, with touches of violin and piano thrown in. Her previous record, Sunny Border Blue, was an acquired taste for me, so i was glad that i could so easily throw myself into The Grotto. I love it.