Bon Iver - Don't know the

Michael Wolraich — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:37:09 +0000

In reply to Top Ten Albums of '08 - Numbers 6, 5 and 4

Bon Iver - Don't know the album. I'll give it a listen, but I advise against putting any money down on your prediction. I like Skinny Love, but I'm not seduced, at least not yet. Too mellow for my taste. There is a point at 2:30 where the song briefly comes alive with a flash anger before slipping back to the soft pleading. If there's more of that on the album, I could fall for it.

TV on the Radio - I saw them years ago at a restaurant cum music hall at 1st & 1st. Starbright or something like that. I think it's closed now. There was no stage; the audience just circled around them. Yes, as you say, they are good. They are loud, arty, and cool. But they have have no soul. Their music is like a clever art installation that's fun to look at for a moment but fails to move you, so it passes by without lasting effect. To that point, the only thing I really remember from that show was the couple who were ejected from the venue after doing the old in-out-in-out (doggy style) on the dance floor. The vids are cool though.

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