On Christmas Day, Gorillaz released a new album called 'The Fall'. Pretty impressive considering it's been mere months since Gorillaz released their critically acclaimed record 'Plastic Beach'. Even more impressive? 'The Fall' was recorded almost entirely while the band was on tour, using an iPad.
You can stream 'The Fall' in its entirety here.
Tracklisting:
01) Phoner to Arizona
02) Revolving Doors
03) Hillbilly Man
04) Detroit
05) Shy-Town
06) Little Plastic Bags
07) The Joplin Spider
08) The Parish of Space Dust
09) The Snake In Dallas
10) Amarillo
11) The Speak It Mountains
12) Aspen Forest
13) Bobby In Phoenix
14) California & the Slipping of the Sun
15) Seattle Yodel
2009 has been a great year for music. It looks like 2010 is gonna pretty sweet too. There are a bunch of albums I'm looking forward to in the new year...
Spoon - Transference
The last LP we got from Spoon is 2007's Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, with fantastic songs like "Don't You Evah", "The Underdog", and "Don't Make Me a Target". This year we got an EP from Spoon called Got Nuffin. It turns out that EP was an appetizer for the new album, with the title track "Got Nuffin" showing up on Transference as well. I didn't think too much of that track at first, but it's definitely grown on me. And now we have the piano-based single "Written in Reverse", which I'm loving. It sounds vaguely menacing and has a cool groove to it. Spoon have been producing solid albums time-after-time for many years now. I don't expect this effort to be any different. One interesting tidbit that I heard is that the band produced this album themselves for the first time.
Yeasayer - Odd Blood
Yeasayer's Odd Blood is the album to beat for 2010, so far. How can I say that? Um, because I've listened to it 7 times already. It's a funny world we live in now where albums are leaked out onto the internet months before their official release. But you've gotta draw the line somewhere, and my Best of 2009 list is already written. This album has a little less folk and world music influence than Yeasayer's All Hour Cymbals, and a little more electro pop and funk. I love All Hour Cymbals, but I don't need another one. I'm happy with the direction Yeasayer have moved in. These are catchy, incredibly listenable tunes. "Ambling Alp", "Madder Red", and "ONE" are early standouts.
