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I'm firmly in the I-like-two-or-three-tracks camp, on both albums.

Haven't heard this guy. What's he like?

d. lissvik is different but not THAT different, really. like i said, my vote went for this one in the end but i find it odd that a remix album would place so high in any poll. odd but awesome.

recent entries upping the electrodribble quotient slightly, if only by association (open-eared electronic production stuff that leans heavily towards pop).

but more and more, i'm feeling a strong tone of d-mag restraint & formality

kelley polar is dramatic violin disco. His vocals are a dealbreaker for many people - I like em myself.

meh more electrodribble coming up i expect - H&LA, Air France, M83, Cut Copy.

HERCULES, AIR FRANCE AND M83 ARE NOT ELECTRODRIBBLE YOU WANKER.

;-)

lol okay. i dunno i kind of stopped reading like ten posts into that electrodribble thread.

(open-eared electronic production stuff that leans heavily towards pop)

^^was going from this descriptor.

No one can agree on whether "electrodribble" means a) indie bands that use electronics or b) electronic acts that appeal to indie audiences.

oh snap...okay, so for all of you who like Ne-Yo, make sure to check out Taio Cruz.

I could probably listen to ^^^ a million times in a row without getting sick of it. Very smooth without being wimpy and insubstantial.

if justin timberlake did ^^^ it would be #1 forever

I've only heard the Hercules & Love Affair album once, but it sounded more like disco or house to me than "indie electro". Which obviously is a good thing.

I nommed "Come on Girl", but I think I'm the only votes it got.

"electrodribble" means a) indie bands that use electronics or b) electronic acts that appeal to indie audiences

probably best to say that it means a), draws on b)

hey good job voters, really liking Lau Nau.

'entropy reigns' was one of my favourite songs of 08 which worked to the album's detriment - everything else was in its shadow a bit.

I agree.

also on the kthx ilx tip: kelly polar. sounds great & i wouldn't otherwise have been aware

be sure to check out his cover of bowie's "Magic Dance" from Labyrinth, it's insane!

No offence but that sounds like the worst thing ever.

it is completely ridiculous i'll give you that. and he sings it in fake-italian.

This Kelly Polar album sounds almost nothing like what I imagined!

I quite like it, it's sort of... modal disco.

I know we already discussed Ne-Yo yesterday... but this deserves a post here:

17 - Santogold - Santogold
162 points, 16 votes
7 in P&J, 22 in p4k

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/1694/santogoldalbumge3.jpg

Okay, way better than I expected. Why didn't someone tell me that only one of her songs was a half-rate MIA knockoff?

― The Reverend

This is such a great album, especially like first half which is kind of perfect. 'Say Aha'!!!

By all rights I should hate that album cover but I really, really love it.

(btw I have decided recently that "Starstruck" is easily the album's standout song)

Now goes by Santigold, fyi.

My favorite song keeps changing, but "Starstruck" has held the title several times.

Artist such as Jay-Z, Fabolous, Chris Brown and Lil Mama have all re-recorded verses on to the "A Milli" beat. But it was Neyo's verse, which Neyo said "is not a Chris Brown diss", that sparked internet mayhem and became the #3 most downloaded song on iTunes.

someone give the bg on this drama because i totally missed it.

This is first thing I voted for that's ranked.

I guess this is a good time to ask - I've heard the band Missing Persons mentioned as an influence for Santogold, J*Davey and a few other groups I really like... what album of theirs should I check out?

Accoring to Ne-Yo Chris Brown has bad body odor

that ne-yo 'a milli' freestyle is so great. "i ain't lyin', man you're girlfriend's favourite song is mine"!

Re: Missing Perons

Get Spring Session M, and then a best of comp.

*your

Johnny otm

yeah his was pretty good, i imagine somewhere out there there's a mashup of all the new verses

listening to Ne-Yo rap is unpleasant. doesn't have the voice for it.

i like the santogold album cover cuz she's not violently vomiting, she's so nonchalant about it

the album is really good i agree

i don't really feel the second half of santogold's album, but MAN the first four tracks are incredible. 'l.e.s. artistes' is like an anthem for anyone who's ever worked in the creative industries - the drum break just before she launches into the chorus (and what a chorus) for the last time is such a thrilling moment. i love the lyrics, too - it's a narrative that anyone who's ever moved to a city to escape small-town drudgery in search of nebulous "creative freedom", only to find that cities have drudgery all of their own, should identify with; there's a really great combination of self-doubt and determination in it.

the rock songs are way better than the "creator" stuff

i like the second half... "lights out", "startstruck", "i'm a lady" (<- esp)

"my superman" is one of my faves

agreed w brainwasher. there was all this ilm talk about "creator" when this came out, but it ended up being my least favorite good song on the record.

I knew absolutely nothing about it when I bought it, only that people were comparing her to M.I.A. The first play was really, really great and subsequent plays have gotten better.

I discovered several months after the fact that my brother is good friends with her cousin. I am trying to figure out how I can work this tenuous connection into a backup singer gig.

xp: I would like "My Superman" more if it wasn't such a BLATANT rip of Siouxsie & the Banshees' "Red Light".

i love how grumpy she is, there's this snarling chronic misanthropy running through her album which just really perfectly captures situations like, i dunno, rush hour commuting, or interminable business meetings with terrible people, or enduring people bullshitting at you for hours on end. you can tell she worked in a&r! stuff like "shove your hope where it don't shine" and that great 'l.e.s. artistes' couplet - "stop tryna catch my eye, i see you good you false faker, just make it easy you're my enemy you fast talker".

i also love how it's mostly about disillusionment but also ultimately hope, thanks to those melodic/musical rushes - i really wish more indie sounded as crystal-clean and rocking as those first four tracks.

Thanks Dan -- not sure how I didn't make that connection myself, as a big Siouxsie fan. xpost