Sure it's commercial and trite and it was played endlessly in England, but to someone living in what could arguably be called the anus of an entire country, it was a breath of fresh air. West Virginia, represent.
Currently listening to Why?'s album "Elephant Eyelashes." Not quite as good as their recent release, but still absolutely fantastic. Best lyrics in the industry, I'd say.
16 Horsepower is one of my all time favorite bands, their live show was absolutely mesmerizing. Now I'm wishing I'd put "Hoarse" on my ipod last night.
This morning it's been:
Firewater - The Golden Hour Worth the three year wait. It's definitely their most consistent album since the Ponzi Scheme.
The Moonlighters - Dreamland a 30's Jazz/Hawaiian band led by Noise Rock goddess, Bliss Blood.
Very cool mix of surf guitar and spaghetti western intstrumentals. The soundtrack to that surf/road movie with gunslingers and zombies that Im waiting for someone to write. Moody, funky and completely free at the above link.
"She Moves In Her Own Way" just made me want to drink and dance. That's all music really has to do to get me in its corner.
Pretty hard to argue with that.
On a related note, I'm listenin' to "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything (Even Take The Dog For A Walk, Mend A Fuse, Fold Away The Ironing Board, Or Any Other Domestic Short Comings)" by the Faces at the moment.
I like the new Russian Circles Album "Station" very, very much. It's a great mixture of psychedelic/orchestral Postrock/Shoegaze/... kind of instrumental music comibened with a pretty heavy Rock/Metal edge.