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On 26/03/2003 andrew said: "Calexico and a few more reviews."
I should get the new Calexico album. I've been listening to that free track supplied by salon and it's pretty nice, in a reallly laidback way. Reminds me of something, I can't remember what. Something about the lovely smoothness of the singer's voice. The first thing that comes to mind is Bruce Springsteen on his downbeat albums (The Ghost of Tom Joad, for example).
- Talking Heads - True Stories
- A soundtrack to a film made out of wacky stories in local paper, this is naturally their most American album. It has pedal steel on a few tracks. Mmmm, pedal steel. It's also probably their closest to the mainstream: it's high-energy without having the "beamed from another planet" vibe of their first few albums. A long way from The Big Country.
- Love - Love Revisited
- This is a best of, and proves that Love has at one time or another covered every type of sixties song. From warped psychedelica to smart British Invasion ditties, they can do everything as well as the originals. And their own style, exemplified by the beautiful Alone Again Or remains untouched by others.
Also, there's an article in the Onion's AV Club about South By Southwest, which a passle of Irish bands flew off to this year. And sure enough, one of the up-and-comers gets singled out as a band to watch in the future. Step forward The Frames!