Fiercely Me

Three newish records.        One listen through each record. Five stupid ratings.      One more educated music listener...You! 1 Miley-free day.  Nice but not really worth much. 2 Miley-free days.  Good.  Stream it once. 3 Miley-free days.  Better.  Stream it repeatedly. 4 Miley-free days.  Very good!  Download it illegally and consider a purchase a year or two down the road. 5 Miley-free days.  Excellent!  Buy it immediately on multiple formats. Lou Barlow "Brace the Wave" 4 Miley-free days. This is mostly Lou B. and some acoustic instruments.  So if you're looking for the rock...move along.  The weird thing that I noticed is that Lou's voice sounds different in some of the songs.  Like he is intentionally trying to not sound like himself.  Why is that weird?  Because it works!  I think 30 some odd minutes of more Lou sounding like Lou would be too much.  The songs are personal and some bare it all.  In fact, I say that the quietest and most personal so

Where have you been?  I've been not looking all over for you!  3 records.  One listen. Reviews based on first impression.  On with the record reviews: 1 Donald Trump autographed toupe- Meh.  Not worth the time. 2 Donald Trump autographed toupes- Ok but what else you got? 3 Donald Trump autographed toupes- Nice.  Now this is something to email Mom about! 4 Donald Trump autographed toupes- This is breaking new grounds! Like might turn into love! 5 Donald Trump autographed toupes- The best thing ever!  Open a store and dedicate your life to turning people on to this record! La Luz "Weirdo Shrine" 2 Donald Trump autographed toupes.  Seriously La Luz, what else you got. On Weirdo Shrine La Luz plays surfy, dreamy, but mostly sleepy pop songs.  Key word in that review is "sleepy".  Yes Ty Segall produced the record and that alone should help this already good band shine, right?  Not so much.  The retro, reverby sound that Ty is known for is all over this re