So far this year, I haven't been all that impressed. Disappointing releases by the likes of Wolf Parade (see pic-why Spencer, WHY?!!?!), Magnetic Fields and My Morning Jacket are all tousled amidst the Decent-to-great stuff by Beck, Atlas Sound and Xiu Xiu. But nothing has really stood out, until now.
Mogwai's newest one could have won me over on titles alone. The album is called THE HAWK IS HOWLING- one of the most badass titles I have ever read. But it doesn't stop there, gems among the tracklist include 'I'm Jim Morrison, I'm Dead,' 'The Sun Smells Too Loud' and 'I Love You, I'm Going to Blow Up Your School.' (I don't normally put in apostraphes for song titles but I thought it might get confusing with all the commas.) Strangely enough, many of the song titles fit the music they contain. The Sun Smells Too Loud is a bit druggy, sounding vaguely like a Boards of Canada track that has pumped up the testosterone, but you can definitely hear hints of sunshine and weird nostalgia/regret vibes. The mildly funny title of I Love You,... is actually quite downtrodden sounding, as if some insane lover really is plotting an insane attack.
I'm going to stop raving now and bravely (and tentatively) label The Hawk is Howling as My Album of 2008.
SOZ GUYS NO LINKS THIS TIEMFor the record, the last few 'album of the year'-esque titles have gone to the aforementioned Sleater-Kinney's The Woods, TV On The Radio's Return to Cookie Mountain and Sunset Rubdown's Random Spirit Lover.
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