the speed of boredom
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Major Lazer - Guns Don't Kill People, Lazers Do - Major Lazer is a Jamaican cartoon commando with a gun for a right arm and a rocket skateboard who battles all types of monsters in a drugged-out G.I. Joe fantasy. Major Lazer is also the collaboration between indie hip-hop producers Diplo and Switch featuring vocals from Santigold, Nina Sky, Ms Thing and a whole mess of others. It's basically the dubstep answer to Gorillaz. Guns Don't Kill People, Lazers Do is a guaranteed party-starter with beats so grimy they induce sweat before even hitting the dancefloor. Forget Megan Fox, Major Lazer is 2009's sex symbol for the Transformers demographic.
Math the Band - Don't Worry - Kevin Steinhauser cannot sing. He knows this. Kevin makes up for his lack of traditional musical talent, though, with infectious enthusiasm. If going to parties and dancing in skate parks were a videogame, Don't Worry would be the soundtrack and it would be awesome.
Ashley Tisdale - Guilty Pleasure - The High School Musical bad girl is back with a teen pop album that doesn't suck quite as much as you might expect. It would be nice if her band sounded livelier than the average studio ensemble and her voice wasn't auto-tuned so obviously, but "Hot Mess", "Hair", and "Me Without You" are actually pleasant, if utterly forgettable, pop songs.
a-ha - Foot of the Mountain - Does 21st century synth-pop have an aesthetic? It does in Norway as a-ha's return to synth after 2005's Analogue looks and sounds remarkably similar to Röyksopp's Junior, which is not a bad thing. a-ha prove that they are yet another band Coldplay tries and fails at being like.
Big Star - #1 Record/Radio City (Reissue) - It's no surprise that songs on this album have been covered by Wilco, Elliott Smith, and The Decemberists and featured in period pieces like That 70's Show, Adventureland and Diggers. #1 Record/Radio City may not be summer jam material, but it's the perfect soundtrack for sitting around with friends and talking about the good days, be they past, present or future.
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