Are we too damaged now to possibly connect?

11 days left. To the official release date, of course...

Monday night edit: Jimmy Eat World are now streaming the album in full on their official facebook page. Enjoy. :)

Editors

I just found out that Editors are releasing a new album in July. I have no idea how this news could be escaping me for so long. Anyway, here's the first teaser of their fourth full-length record, a song called A Ton of Love. Had I not known it was from Editors, I honestly wouldn't recognise them. It sounds so much different from anything they have released so far and completely contradicts the direction they had taken with In This Light and on This Evening.

I wasn't impressed with the song at first, but after a while, it grows on you. In Tom Smith's own words, the band was going towards a more straightforward sound of bands like R.E.M. or Arcade Fire, and the album was mostly recorded live. Nothing wrong with that. The Weight of Love comes out July 1st. Thoughts?

Random Access Memories

Well, well, well. What have we got here?

I am really swamped these days, so I don't have much time to update the blog. Nonetheless, the release of Random Access Memories is a such a big event, that I've decided to be up-to-date at least this one time. Here's my post from under the AP.net review. It doesn't quite embrace the essence of the album, but for now, it's all I can do.

First of all, I don't like electronic/dance music at all. I don't even like Discovery. These things just aren't for me. However, I loved Tron: Legacy soundtrack (I do listen to a lot of film music) and I still spin it fairly often. I even enjoyed the electronic freak-outs such as Derezzed...

...and I have to say, Random Access Memories is a fantastic and groundbreaking record. It's jazzy sometimes, on other occasions it sounds like Dark Side of the Moon, the clean production reminds of Rumours and other great records from the seventies, but at the same it's very contemporary, even futuristic, and yet personal. Though it may seem distant at first, it certainly doesn't lack heart. And if there was one single word to describe the whole album, it would be "timeless".

For me, it's this year's Hurry Up We're Dreaming or The Suburbs, highly accomplished piece of work made with great ambition and incredible (inhuman?) precision. Nevertheless, it took me several  listens getting into, but it was definitely worth it. Favourite songs? I really can't pick a few. Although there is one that stands above them all. Giorgio by Moroder is probably the defining and most quintessential track on the album. 

My copy of Random Access Memories is already on its way from Amazon. That's how much I like it. Honestly, I didn't see this coming, like, at all. Do yourself a favour, don't hesitate a moment and dive right in.

Trouble Will Find Me

I doubt I'll have time to write some kind of a proper review for The National's new album, so this must suffice. In short, it is brilliant. The band have once again outdone themseleves. Go check it out.