The Death of a Ladies Man

Casey Dienel “Doctor Monroe” – The most immediately striking thing about Miss Dienel’s first album is that it is so incredibly low-key and unpolished that she makes writing these wonderfully catchy songs with clever lyrics seem nearly effortless, which is definitely not the case for most people. On the surface, she’s like a much much much less precious version of Nellie McKay, but the melodic sensibility is closer to that of Ben Folds, and the lyrics seem vaguely Steely Dan-ish to me. This is all rather startling for someone who is only 20 years old!
(Click here to buy it from Hush Records.)

Product 01 “Hot (Electro Vox Mix)” – You know how some people have a “type,” and they can’t help but melt whenever they meet a person who falls into that type? I’m like this with these glammy, sexy electro vamp songs, whether it be by Goldfrapp or Richard X or whomever. There’s really not that many people doing this sort of thing, so it’s still fairly exotic and it kills me every time, and I’m not sure if I can totally explain why. (Click here to buy it from Juno.)