Comments for Plumbiferous Media

Comment on In Evening Air - Future Islands by Kay Oss

Kay Oss — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:32:09 +0000

Isn't all singing an exaggeration at some point - over extending vowels and controlled breathing isn't how I normally order coffee. Otherwise you might as well as dismiss anything that doesn't fit the Conventions of Conventional and that is truly boring music. "Why don't you sum up your abilities as a critic by writing all your reviews as: "Too weird ... error error...The more I hate what you love = critic" (end with robot dance). It may be that Future Islands is just too musically advanced and you are just too slow to catch up. Dismissing the lyrics for being simple demonstrates your lack of depth in appreciating the nuances in saying something succinctly. So to dismiss an albumn just because its style isn't just your cup of tea is just being critical and not a critique...

Comment on In the Mountain, In the Cloud - Portugal. The Man by Hmm

Hmm — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:08:58 +0000

Ehhh, I wish this review was focused more on aspects that weren’t almost specifically subjective. An inability to fully understand or ‘like’ the lyrics is poor enough reasoning to base an entire review around. I enjoyed the album, I’m looking for a more polished opinion than this, though.

Comment on The People’s Key - Bright Eyes by A. Matheson

A. Matheson — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 05:11:49 +0000

I dug it. Agreed that the spoken-word samples fail to coalesce with the music all too often, but then again, I suppose post-Cassadaga, the rambling-sampled-mystic-vox come with the territory.

Comment on No Color - The Dodos by A. Matheson

A. Matheson — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 05:08:45 +0000

Merely "enjoyable in its own, fairly potent way," and you awarded it a 71? I come away a bit confused as to whether or not you're recommending the album! I bought "Time to Die" off a merch table after seeing them live (opening for the New Pornographers), and barely recognized the songs in album form; the band's stage performance added a tremendous energy that was woefully missing from the LP. Nonetheless, I've come to enjoy it as innovative for its guitar-as-percussion aesthetic. Might this album, also, be a grower?

Comment on Heartland - Owen Pallett by A. Matheson

A. Matheson — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 05:04:52 +0000

Bought on yer recommendation, and am by-and-large pleased. The bubbly/twitchy synths interact with the orchestral strings in an experimental way that I dig, if I agree there’s excessive repetition all over the place.