I slept through Tuesday...

[Davey]

Arcade Fire - Funeral
I only had a very distracted listen with this one, but I think I'm going to like it.

Solex - The Laughing Stock of Indie Rock
At the beginning of this record, I was really liking the strange arrangements and vocals, but by the end I was tiring of it.

Hey, I don't see any mention of the Glaswegians that are responsible for your latest avatar!? What's the deal? Are you a big fan of the Delgados? I'd rather listen to their Franz Ferdinand countrymen myself, but I know the Delgados have a pretty loyal following. Cool cover.

I loved that previous Solex album (and lots of the one before that too) but what I've read of the newest is that it isn't nearly as interesting or as good. And both you and Dusty seem to agree with the reviews. Too bad, she's a treat.

And you are gonna like Arcade Fire, at least for the amazing "Neighborhood" suite. Especially the "(Power Out)" section, that's my favorite

[Stone]

Hey, I don't see any mention of the Glaswegians that are responsible for your latest avatar!? What's the deal? Are you a big fan of the Delgados? I'd rather listen to their Franz Ferdinand countrymen myself, but I know the Delgados have a pretty loyal following. Cool cover.

I'm definitely a fan of the Delgados (at least their recent stuff). I really like The Great Eastern and especially Hate, even though some were turned off by the Dave Fridmann production of the latter album. The new one doesn't have that over-the-top production and appears to have less strings, but the songs are very good. I don't know whether I listened to it last week or not; I don't keep a nice neat pile like I used to - I list strictly on memory now.

I loved that previous Solex album (and lots of the one before that too) but what I've read of the newest is that it isn't nearly as interesting or as good. And both you and Dusty seem to agree with the reviews. Too bad, she's a treat.

Yeah, I have Low Kick and Hard Bop too, and really like it. By the end of the new album I was thinking she was doing things simply for the sake of experimentation, and not all of the experimentation worked musically. Jury's definitely still out on that one, though.

[Davey]

I'm definitely a fan of the Delgados (at least their recent stuff). I really like The Great Eastern and especially Hate, even though some were turned off by the Dave Fridmann production of the latter album. The new one doesn't have that over-the-top production and appears to have less strings, but the songs are very good.

Come to think of it, I really don't know much about the Delgados. Can't recall at the moment if I've even heard any songs. Must've shown up on some comps but I don't have my collection here with me. Which one of their albums would you suggest a newbie start with? Opinions welcome from one and all! Maybe I'll try to find some good samples online....

Flaming Stars NPing again right now, Sunset & Void. Really nice album, but I have read that some people don't care for his voice. Reminds me a little of that guy who sings for Calla (in addition to the standard Tindersticks/Nick Cave/Iggy Pop similarities). New one from Pinback on deck, and boyo, I do like it a lot.