The D Man is back for another year of good tunes, good vibes, and good hygiene. The last part is a nod to the Mrs. and her suggestion that I cut my fingernails more often. I say she should just be happy that The D Man doesn't paint his fingernails black or wear a tight puka shell necklace. But I digress.
January is often a music wasteland. The best artists haven't released their albums yet and many in the mainstream already made a cash grab before the holidays. But, surprisingly, the first month of 2009 featured a few noteworthy exceptions.
- Animal Collective released Merriweather Post Pavillion. Check out "My Girls." By the third listen you will say to yourself, "This is pretty sweet."
- Andrew Bird released Noble Beast. Enjoy our favorite one-man band here and here. (The D Man will be checking him out live later this month, along with Loney Dear).
- America got a new president. Apparently, he is black.
- U2's new single on their forthcoming album featured The Edge doing some cool things with a guitar.
- The National provided more than a throw-away song to a compilation.
- Bon Iver's Blood Bank EP proved again that he is an artist to be reckoned with.
- Sufjan waxed on about the musicology of religious music even without an honorary theological degree.
- Mark Kozelak released Finally LP, a collection of covers from the likes of Will Oldham, Low, Husker Du, and ACDC.
- The D Man received his first royalty check as a songwriter. Hoppin, skippin, and jumpin for sure.
4 comments:
good to have you back
Good to have you happy to have me back.
Just picked up Animal Collective's album last week. Once again, hypnotizing and probably will be one of the best albums of the year. Thanks for some music direction in 09.
Barn
The D Man aims to please.
Good to see Barndog has some spare change in his pockets.
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