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3/31: Vundabar 3/27: The Riptides 3/24: Tonnen von Hall 3/20: Helene Cronin 3/17: Dub Syndicate 3/13: Ancine 3/10: Koyal 3/6: Ward White 3/3: Hooky & Winter 2/27: Olivares & Vaz Oliver
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3/31/25: Wigged ears Three guys from Boston who play non-power pop. The sound they achieve with guitar, bass and drums is often overwhelming. These songs are more noodly and conceptual than your average pop trio, and there's a delightful deconstructive bent that appears at the most inappropriate moments.
I don't think that Vundabar is iconoclastic just to be cool. My guess is that this is the only way these guys know how to write and play. This album is a bit more adventurous than their last couple, but the general sense of intellectual chaos is familiar. The arrangements are just as adventurous. Elements that usually come to the fore are buried, and vice versa. Again, this is intentional, but not intentionally obtuse. It's just the way these boys do business. Get with the program and prepare to fall in love and break up over and over again. My ears are itching.
Yes, I finally put together my best of 2024 list. Once again, I caution that this is just songs, and not necessarily my favorite albums. I'm down to only 6 languages in my final top 25; I'll try to do better next year. Cheers! |