It Says Right Here I'm Always Right! Part 3.

Why is this page short than the last two? That seems silly. I could ponder this, but that would be Further Ado:


3. Ramona Falls - Intuit: Apparently Ramona Falls is the side project of some guy from Menomena. Of course, I have no idea what Menomena is, but I do know I love side projects. This album is some incredibly beautiful, moderately exciting dream pop. We're talking... Really good. Like, with the instruments, and the playing, and the musics. It's all good. The more ears you have, the more you should use them to hear this album. I loved it instantly. It surprised the heck out of me, and naturally it won't be as surprising for you, as you trust my opinions wholeheartedly.


2. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast: Oh yeah! Another great Andrew Bird album. Maybe a little more eclectic than the previous few, a little more Doshy, but... But... Man, I find it really hard to talk about Andrew Bird, because he is A GOD AMONG MEN. Given this, I also find it hard to work out why I'm putting it at number 2. I suspect it may have something to do with it being released at the beginning of the year, and, so, being extremely familiar by now. But really, every song on this album is great. Ouo and Unfolding Fans not being songs, of course. Some are even greater than great, like, oh, say, ANONANIMAL! I like that song. It makes me EXCITED. I have programmed my computer to make it AUTOMATICALLY RANDOMLY ACTIVATE MY CAPSLOCK whenever it is played. Look, let's just say it being at #2 is completely arbitrary, because this album is EXACTLY AS GOOD AS:


1. Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer!: Yeah, Dragonslayer. Obviously it was going to be these two at the top. Dragonslayer is pretty much exactly the album I've been waiting for since I heard Random Spirit Lover. It's like a perfect realisation of what Sunset Rubdown can and should be. Which is... Epic. Like, Epic lyrics, Epic songs, Epic themes, Epic volume. Epic album art, if you're into maniquins posing next to crystal balls while perched on some kind of bird sculpture thing covered in Christmas lights. And who isn't?!? Listen guys, that album art is amazing, but the album is Even Better Than That. Yes, yes, I know it's hard to believe, but it is. Actually, Dragonslayer was a bit of a slow-burner for me. Perhaps because I had already heard other, different versions of some of the tracks. Perhaps also because I didn't have the volume high enough the first time I heard it. Also, because it's less varied than their previous album. But it's more consistent. It seems to have a kind of thematic coherence which is very attractive. The theme in question being EPICNESS. Look, it's just rad.