Our era of good music continues.<\/p>\n
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\u201cCosmic Cave\u201d – Ex Hex. This is a hell of a fun rave-up that really should make everyone who hears it jump around like a maniac.<\/p>\n
\u201cHarmony Hall\u201d – Vampire Weekend. Everything has a backlash, especially in music. If you\u2019re too smart, too clever, or too-anything, there will be a backlash. VW’s last two albums have been two of the best reviewed disks of their respective years. But there was something about their aesthetic that turned people off. I\u2019ll admit, that got to me. I really enjoyed those albums, but barely listen to them or their songs anymore. So I thoroughly expected to not like VW\u2019s new music. Surprise, this song is really, really excellent.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe Are in the Wild and We Are Home\u201d – John Davis and Matthew Caws. Two alt-rock geezers – relatively speaking – came together to give us this lovely, late-stage Beatles-esque, jam. Davis was in the classic band Superdrag. Caws remains a member of Nada Surf.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA Little More Love\u201d – Juliana Hatfield. Ms. Hatfield returns with an album that is all covers of one of her musical heroes: Olivia Newton John. I\u2019ve listened to most of the album, and while most of the songs are ok, many don\u2019t quite work. Hatfield\u2019s voice just doesn\u2019t match Newton John\u2019s, and the songs thus come off as lightweight imitations rather than loving homages. But this one, she gets just right. Which is kind of perfect, as it is not one of the ONJ songs that most of us would probably think of first.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI Hate Alternative Rock\u201d – Beach Slang. The new Bob Mould album is out today. I\u2019ve only heard a few songs so far, but I am digging it. So appropriate to share this brand-new cover of this 1996 Mould classic.<\/p>\n