A couple of my friends have been giving me shit about my geek out
about the new Queens record and that's ok, if you want to give me a gentle
ribbing about it I won't hold it against you (I'm lying, I hate you).
But it did get me thinking that we might look back
on this year as one of those special years in music. Six months ago, a new My
Bloody Valentine album was a punchline and then there it was bleeding
through our speakers. There have been great albums from Coliseum, the
National, Nick Cave, Low, Laura Marling, Atoms
for Peace, Ice Age, Wire, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, James Blake, the Drones
etc... We got a frickin' Bowie album which I don't really rate but we
got a frickin' Bowie album anyway. Daft Punk seduced us with their marketing
campaign and let us down with their coke rock pastiche.
The crazy thing is we're only half way through the year and have
records coming from Boards of Canada, Arcade Fire, Superchunk, NIN, MIA and a whole bunch of
others (I'm sure there will be some surprises as well).
So take a moment, breathe in the ambience of it all and be thankful that you're a music fan in 2013.
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oh yes! I'd forgotten about the new BoC record coming out soon. Am hoping it's a bit more oomphy than Campfire Headphase...
ReplyDeleteWhile I'd pick some different releases, I'm still absolutely with you- there's been a wealth, this year.
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