September 16th, 2004 2:26pm
The Kat Cosm "My Letter Of Fate I Write For You...
I'll Meet You On The Outside
The Kat Cosm "My Letter Of Fate I Write For You Tonight" - This is a tender, sentimental ballad set to an arrangement that feels woozy and slightly out of it, making it a fine match for my current condition: doped up on cold medication, with a heavy head full of fluids. Even without feeling ill, this song has a way of making the whole world feel slower. It's only two and a half minutes long, but it somehow feels much longer than that, though not in a boring when-will-this-end sort of way. (Click here to buy it from Staubgold.)
Le Tigre "On The Verge" - My expectations for the new Le Tigre album had been drastically diminished by their cringe-inducing lead single "New Kicks," so it's good to hear that the majority of the record is actually pretty good, and in some ways an improvement on their typical formula. There's nothing on the album as obviously brilliant as "Deceptacon" or "Keep On Livin'," but the album is somewhat more consistent in terms of quality. "On The Verge" is the highlight of the record, and it is basically everything that I'd want from a Le Tigre song - blustery electro rock with Kathleen Hanna on full blast doing her punk cheerleader thing. (Click here to pre-order it from Amazon.)
The Kat Cosm "My Letter Of Fate I Write For You Tonight" - This is a tender, sentimental ballad set to an arrangement that feels woozy and slightly out of it, making it a fine match for my current condition: doped up on cold medication, with a heavy head full of fluids. Even without feeling ill, this song has a way of making the whole world feel slower. It's only two and a half minutes long, but it somehow feels much longer than that, though not in a boring when-will-this-end sort of way. (Click here to buy it from Staubgold.)
Le Tigre "On The Verge" - My expectations for the new Le Tigre album had been drastically diminished by their cringe-inducing lead single "New Kicks," so it's good to hear that the majority of the record is actually pretty good, and in some ways an improvement on their typical formula. There's nothing on the album as obviously brilliant as "Deceptacon" or "Keep On Livin'," but the album is somewhat more consistent in terms of quality. "On The Verge" is the highlight of the record, and it is basically everything that I'd want from a Le Tigre song - blustery electro rock with Kathleen Hanna on full blast doing her punk cheerleader thing. (Click here to pre-order it from Amazon.)
9/16/04 4:08 pm
you’re not kidding!!!
new kicks was AWFUL!!
bearing in mind they’re clever people it must be an attempt to get on the radio or whatever.
this is good though.
9/16/04 4:25 pm
If their goal was to get played on Pacifica radio, then yeah, probably. There’s no chance of “New Kicks” ever getting airplay on mainstream radio, especially given that Clearchannel is an extremely right wing company!
9/16/04 5:54 pm
Brr. That ILM thread reminded me why I don’t read ILM.
9/17/04 1:03 am
New Kicks is better as a video than as a song.
The video for Keep on Living is good. Both are on their site.
9/17/04 2:31 am
saw u in the latest newsweek. pretty cool. makes me feel like i’m part of the in crowd. rock on.
9/20/04 4:49 am
Yea “New Kicks” is crap and so is “I’m so Excited” Why cover a crap disco song?. There are some hight points on the album. Check out “Seconds”, “TKO”.
9/20/04 12:58 pm
oh nice! i can’t wait for the tigre! what’s the release date on it though?
9/22/04 12:28 am
It will be out October 19th.
9/26/04 4:29 pm
I really enjoyed The Kat Cosm track as well as the Le Tigre track!!
9/27/04 5:15 pm
The Kat Cosm - Reminds me of both Laura Veirs and Elysian Fields - whispy, wheepy, torch song, new folk, with the time stretch effect you mention: 2:30 songs that sound twice as long in half the time and now with 25% more navel gazing!