Tuesday listens...what u got?

[Troy]

Yeah, quiet here today . . .

New stuff:
Kino- Picture. Very much like Spocks Beard, but with better singing. Really poppy and accessible, yet filled with really strange/good harmonic choces. The drummer, ex-Porcupine Tree guy Chris Maitland, is a monster. Very Terry Bozzio. Overall, a very enjoyable pop-prog release.

Ben Folds- Songs for Silverman. One spin and I'm pretty bored by it. Missing the big rock arrangement of "Rockin' the Suburbs." Really obnoxiously precious in spots. Will play more in the coming weeks . . .

Adrian Belew- Side One. New AB solo release. First 3 tracks feature Les Claypool and rock pretty hard, if a bit sloppy and cacaphonous. Definitely the more experimental side of Belew. With only one spin I can tell this will not be a favorite.

others:
Calexico- Feast of Wire
Lancaster & Lumley- Marsscape
Porcupine Tree- Deadwing
Talking Heads- Buildings and Food
Tears for Fears- Elemental
Matthew Sweet- Blue skies on Mars

[Hawkeye]

Yeah, quiet here today . . .
New stuff:
Kino- Picture. Very much like Spocks Beard, but with better singing. Really poppy and accessible, yet filled with really strange/good harmonic choces. The drummer, ex-Porcupine Tree guy Chris Maitland, is a monster. Very Terry Bozzio. Overall, a very enjoyable pop-prog release.

Troy, is there somewhere I can listen to samples of their music? Sounds very interesting, plus I see John Beck plays keyboards in the band. I've met him on a bunch of different occasions a few years ago when he made the rounds in Alan Parsons' Live Project, and also with the 2001 and 2002 renditions of Alan Parsons/Todd Rundgren led Beatles tribute: 'A Walk Down Abby Road' I'd love to hear some of what he's involved in now.