MC Frontalot - Secrets From The Future

MC Frontalot

Secrets From The Future

Rating: NERDTASTIC

This is MC Frontalot's second album, and usually, as we all know, second albums usually suck, or are not so good. But this one is goooood you guys, The cover art was done by Mike Krahulik, from Penny Arcade, if you have never read Penny Arcade, i strongly suggest you remove yourself from whatever rock you have been hiding under and check them out, they are like Gods. But this isn't about Penny Arcade, this is about MC Frontalot, and since his first album was truly exquisite, it's kind of hard to not feel like this album is a little weaker, because it is, but the problem is that it is still a strong album, just not AS strong, whereas Nerdcore Rising had that instantaneous sort of reaction like "wow, this is good!" Secrets From the Future takes a little time to grow on you, but once it does grow on you, there are quite a few solid tracks. Definitely recommend you give this a few spins.

MC Frontalot - Secrets From The Future.

Final Fantasy Live

Final Fantasy

Live + Flare Gun

Rating: Good (the quality isn't so hot.)

This is live Final Fantasy, I shouldn't even have to say anymore than that. If you have seen Final Fantasy live then you know that he puts on one of the greatest live shows ever, second only to (arguably) The Arcade Fire. For some reason this live show compilation is only made up of covers, the real highlights are "This Modern Love" Bloc Party cover and "No Cars Go" Arcade Fire cover. This is also includes a not live version of "Flare Gun," which is Final Fantasy's new song, it's about spam I guess. Oh, fuck. Did you guys know he's working with Zach on Beirut's new album. Good fucking Christ. I don't know if the world is ready for that jelly.


Final Fantasy Live + Flare Gun.

Patton Oswalt - Werewolves and Lollipops

Patton Oswalt

Werewolves and Lollipops

Score: Fucking Hilarious

You might have seen Patton Oswalt before, he's been doing standup for about twenty years and has been in a couple movies (small parts) and a regular on King Of Queens, he was probably the best part of that show. He's in that new movie Ratatouille (or something), it's about a rat that does stuff or cooks or something, fuck this shit. I'm done.

Patton Oswalt - Werewolves and Lollipops.

It's been a looong time.

So, as the title of the post suggests, I kind of quit blogging. It's not that I dislike blogging, I like it quite a bit. But this is first and foremost, a music blog. I'm sure you've noticed that I'm quite verbose in my writing, and that spills over to the blog posts. This isn't a good thing.

It usually takes me a day or two to write ONE review, now with work, videogames, books, etc. I can't be using all my time to blog. So I have decided from now on to only write small bits about the albums I post. I will save the verbosity for my diary. I have also stopped giving numerical ratings to the albums. I was wondering how you can listen to an album and then come up with some number, it doesn't really make much sense. From now on I'll just say if it's good or not and let you be the judge.

The New Pornographers - Challengers

New Pornographers

Challengers

Rating: Okay.

Challengers is pretty much par for the course as far as The New Pornographers are concerned, the start feels a slower than anything on Twin Cinema, but it kind of picks up with "Myriad Harbor" and then it's mostly poppy. If you liked Twin Cinema or if you just love The New Pornographers, this is probably for you. If you are looking to jump into The New Pornographers, this probably isn't their best album. Enjoy.



New Pornographers - Challengers