Subwoofer

is one of the criticisms?

on that eiffel 65 remix comment?

but seriously, don't you find it verges on sickly? Soooooo twee and soooooo earnest. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's just a bit unrelenting.

they just cut all the bullshit

seriously :|

but i thought he came across really well there.

ominously.

i dont get it, did they actually think AWITC sounded good?

the state of flux line isnt exactly inspiring though, and he does have previous.

its sort of just... horrible. totally pointless.

drums sound good though.

in that picture

first 9 ive not really got into yet

omg

but i also definitely know what you're getting at there.

also, this must be out 18 months following an album. that must be a record?

and real. most of all real.

i can pour a bag of shit over someones head without really creatively exerting myself.

I am so happy :)

If there were different bands blah blah blah

Look at these Canterbury folk :O

SO funny. It's like he can only sound mean if he clenches his teeth as hard as possible at all times.

What a great album though!

But why name it "Absolute Garbage"?!

It's not funny, it's just annoyingly self-deprecating.

and it was really really good, surprised me rather, I was expecting more generic strumming.

Sounds like the album is just as good.

Having said that I think they fucked over some of the artists...

I did enjoy Burial a lot, but I think that's too old.

Jeremy Warmsley? I didn't even like that so much. Ah fuck, I've realised how little British music I regularly listen to.

I do agree with you about weak albums actually being released, I haven't really even enjoyed Wiley's album this year, and it isn't like the Mercury Prize could be awarded to a mixtape...

On a more general note, it's interesting to note absolutely zero hip-hop albums in metacritics "Best of 2006" so far, when previous notes have been at least sprinkled with them.

but it isn't exactly representing the whole musical spectrum

This is DiS, and I don't read it for it's opinions on hip hop.

and he's playing a guitar.

Or is this "Alternative" as in genre?

on my birthday as well

This isnt really related to jack penate playing, i couldnt really give two monkey shits about him, its just reminding me :(

Foals aren't considered livestock

of being a completely miserable bastard

the best Beirut song thus far

And yeah seriously, an astonishingly lovely video. I don't remember being so affected by dancing :S

I might have seen them on the street or something

How old are they now?

their "pilfering of black music" or whatever, it would surely be that they have done it so cack-handedly and with such lack of subtlety.