(In order to go easy on internet browsers, this will be broken into four parts)
Part One
44) Adam Arcuragi - Oh I See
Gospel-infused folk that manages to build to a spiritual crescendo. Having never heard of the guy before this year, I can't wait to see where he goes from here.
43) Yuna - Someone Out of Town
Brooding and haunting, this is one of my favorite chill songs of the year. Reminds me of that one Imogen Heap song.
42) Lightships - Sweetness is Her Spark
I was likely to enjoy anything by a former member of Teenage Fanclub. Airy pretty guitars will get me every time.
This week's post is pushed back a day because of Labor Day. And, you know, laziness.
The Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits
A supergroup only under the loosest possible definition of the term, the Divine Fits combines Spoon's Britt Daniel with one of the guys from Wolf Parade and a drummer from some other band or something. This albums to me sounds extremely similar to a Spoon album: were I interested in more than just recommending new music, I would wonder what exactly were the benefits of this side project versus Daniel just recording another Spoon album.
But fortunately, I am really only interested in whether the effort sounds good. And if you like Spoon, as I do, you're bound to enjoy this album. Despite the presence of a higher number of keyboards than on the usual Spoon album (the thing that makes this side project unique from Spoon perhaps?), this album is reminiscent of Spoon's more rock-oriented offerings: there's plenty of those patented spiky angular riffs that Spoon has become known for. I'm still anxious for a proper Spoon release (and an honest attempt to follow up the populist leanings of Ga Ga Ga Ga, although perhaps that is a pipe dream), but this Divine Fits album is a good effort in its own right.
