Music I Should be Listening to, by my friend Will
Will’s process:
I like going to metacritic and looking at their music, if pitchfork, onion, and popmatters agree on the success of an album, it’s usually going to have the right amount of popular appeal (not pretentious) without being stale
Music I have to hear:
titus andronicus- new and old (monitor and airing of grievances)
los campesinos- everything they’ve ever done, but especially new album (great songs: in media res, straight in at 101, the sea is a good place…)
hood internet- usher vs los campesinos (from mixtape 3) and all of their mixtape 4
beach house- good and chill, not as amazing as 9.0 pitchfork but i wouldn’t rate under 8.0
surfer blood- astro coast, good rock, like weezer and beach boys with a little rougher texture
owen pallet- his new one, and all the old final fantasy (his old name)
spoon- old album “kill the moonlight” just fantastic
Other music he’s been listening to:
hot chip- brothers (“i can play x box with my brothers….”), not a big fan of whole album
zola jesus- night
the knife- colouring of pigeons (reminds me of the opera singer in 5th element)
jay electronica- exhibit a, exhibit b (with mos def), exhibit c
and if you like joanna newsom or just want to understand the vitriol/ hype, i’d get her first album, milk eyed







