Far and away my fave from last year, I couldn't get this one out of the player for months. It's a bit like Radiohead used to be, but ... sillier?
Early XTC meets, well, I don't know who. But this one is filled with great clashing guitar lines and contrarhythmicity. Best listened to LOUD.
Easy to listen to, even if the concepts are challenging. I keep coming back to this one.
Wegmann changed his tack from XTC/Beatles/Beach Boys power pop to something more in the Peter Gabriel/King Crimson vein, and it's still good. Better than ever, in fact.
A latecomer to the scene, courtesy Maurits Verhoeff. This Dutch band has a nice freshness with an edge. Like the Wannadies but not so much.
Ha ha ha, they make me laugh! And that's a good thing. Stripped down, back to basics. And the killer kitty video was pretty good, too.
Maybe this band was once bluegrass but when I saw them they did Radiohead, Flaming Lips, Bob Dylan, and more. All on (mostly) acoustic instruments. Nice kids, too.
I like the darkness.
A mixed bag. Some amazing stuff. Some dreck.
Together, these two CDs have about an album's worth of great stuff. Leave out the demos of songs we've heard and some of the meanderings and there's a really great demo album hidden there.
