Tuesday, 31 Jul 2007
Each Tuesday stop by Muzzle of Bees for our recommended purchases for the week. Here are the albums we suggest for the release date of July 31st:
Artist: Common
Album: Finding Forever
Label: Universal
Myspace: Common
Video: The People
MoB: When Common released Be in 2005, it gave me hope that he’d never release anything like the Electric Circus again. Finding Forever is a natural continuation from Be, which once again includes a helping hand from Kayne West. There are plenty of high points on this record, but we’re still waiting for Common to come full circle.
Artist: Bat For Lashes
Album: Fur & Gold
Label: SheBear
Myspace: Bat For Lashes
MP3: Bat For Lashes – Horse & I
Video: Bat For Lashes – Prescilla
MoB: “I was instantly captivated by her voice grouped with minimal, yet perfect background instruments – mostly piano, but sometimes delicate harpsichord and unobtrusive hand-claps.” Read the rest of our review here.
Artist: 1990s
Album: Cookies
Label: Rough Trade
Myspace: 1990s
Video: You Made Me Like It
MoB: I have Marathonpacks to thank for turning me into a fan of the 1990s. A rock and roll band at its finest, truly one of this years hidden gems!
July 31st, 2007 at 9:00 am
What are the odds that there would be a band called The 1900s and another, different band called 1990s? My iTunes alphabetizing scheme is so messed up. The fact that one uses the definite article and the other skips it altogether doesn’t help.