Thee Oh Sees - "Warm Slime" 2010
Decided to go back and check out a couple more of this band's previous releases to see what I missed. This album is pleasantly dirty sounding and very upbeat. It doesn't hold a candle to some of the newer releases, but this is still good stuff. Everything is very echoey and distorted but it all still makes sense. Check out "Warm Slime", "Everything Went Black", "Mega Feast", and "I Was Denied".
Thee Oh Sees - "Zork's Tape Bruise" 2009
So here is my history with this album... Before any of my friends had told me about this band and how awesome they are, I had randomly downloaded this album from a blog that specialized in oddball psychedelic music. I gave this album a whirl, but couldn't get into it at all. It just sounds like a bunch of people on drugs, fucking around. I dismissed the group entirely and didn't check out their next few releases when they were new. It turns out that I just picked a bad album to introduce their world to me. This is by far the most experimental and noisy album i've heard by them, still. I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone, unless they are the type of people that listen to albums like Mike Patton's "Adult Themes For Voice" for fun and leisure. I'm just glad I have some friends that put me on to the fact that this band is actually one of the best around. Some of these songs ended up reappearing on later releases with more "professional sounding" versions, so maybe this can be looked at as some sort of demo type album as well. Check out "Heart Sweats", "Wave Hi To The Vicar", and "Rainbow".
"Adult Swim Singles Program 2013"
So, this is the 3rd year that they've done this over at the Adult Swim website, where they give out a free song every week for most of the summer. It's a mix of rap, rock, electronic, and pop. This year's crop of songs is pretty decent. Standouts include the Captain Murphy track featuring MF Doom, Earl Sweatshirt, and Thundercat, and also the Freddie Gibbs and Madlib song. You can listen and download for yourself, here.
Ghost - "Infestissumam" 2013
I have no idea what to really make of this album. It's marketed as a metal album, but it's not metal. Some of the songs almost remind me of Alan Parsons Project in some weird off kilter way. As far as I can tell, it seems like they are trying to make satanic music that is marketable and catchy, which is just a backwards idea to me. I've heard some people call this band posers and untalented, but I don't think they are all that bad. This album actually sounds pretty good when i'm in the mood to hear it and not taking it seriously. It just sounds so friendly compared to the actual subject matter, it's kind of amusing. Check out the videos for "Secular Haze", "Year Zero", and "Monstrance Clock". Also check out "Body & Blood" and "Idolatrine".
Rusko - "Kapow" 2012
This EP is just all around disappointing. All of the edge from his earlier releases is gone and replaced with this bland softness that I can't get down to. It sounds like a light dubstep version of mid 90's pop techno. Not a good look. For those interested in what it is like, check out "Yeah", "Booyakasha", and "Like This".
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