The Knife vs. Fever Ray

So if you are, or have been, a fan of the Swedish duo The Knife, you're probably aware that until recently they haven't put out much for music, but in the last couple of months The Knife put out Tomorrow in a Year and the girl, Karin Dreijer Andersson (Fever Ray) of The Knife, put out her own solo album Fever Ray. I bought both of these, and some part of me wanted half of my money back. My expectations were flipped, and I, left in a state of bewilderment. Tomorrow in a Year was a bunch of long drawn out noise and sounds, and made me miss the older songs that'd make you want to dance with trans gender beings, ah the good old days. Fever Ray, on the other hand, had more of what I expected The Knife to have, but still not on the same level as The Knife of old. If I were on a heroin withdraw,Tomorrow in a Year would be all I could hear, and it'd feel like tomorrow was a year away, because I had no more smack, and getting to tomorrow would suck dick. Fever Ray didn't make me want to kill myself. Both of these albums are dark and ominous, but Fever Ray has been more visual, has painted the night with a few more constellations, and has done a better job of conducting this choo choo train. In my opinion, skip Tomorrow in a Year and get Fever Ray instead, you'll be much happier.

Yeasayer - Odd Blood

Yeasayer's new album, Odd Blood, is definitely a move away from the "middle eastern-psych-snap-gospel" sound of their debut album, All Hour Cymbals, but awesomely poppy and dance-esque. I mean, they still sound like Yeasayer, but if you're looking for an All Hour Cymbals 2, I don't think you'll find it in here, but I don't think you'll be disappointed at all. What do I want to do when listening to this? Pretty much live, possibly shake it whilst doing all that living, run around in environments hugging pretty girls I don't know, and smiling. Also I am super stoked to see them with Sleigh Bells, April 28 in Madison WI, or in Chicago the following day at the Metro, but if you are cooler than I, I'm sure you'll have plenty of more opportunities to check them out this year, they'll be coming back to the states at the beginning of April, so go check them out!

Grizzly Bear - Ready, Able

I laughed, I cried, and experienced some flashbacks. If you haven't yet seen this video, you got to check it out. Grizzly Bear is pretty rad, too.