Whats on my Playlist

Okay, I know, it has been extremely long since I posted anything on here. The whole writing a blog every day fo 10 days clearly did not work, and now I don't feel like finishing a top 50 or 100 or whatever the fuck it was that I was working on. But hey, at I'm writing something now, right? Who am I kidding. Like you really give a fuck what I put on here.

But enough about me, how are you doing? Oh really? Thats cool?

Enough rambling. Since I am so much better than you (really, I am), I am going to share my 5 favorite albums at the moment with you to prove that I am so much better than you. FYI, I have used "I" 13 times so far. My 8th grade grammar teacher would kill me if she saw that (MOFO!!! [inside joke]).

1. Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound
I don't know wy I do it, but I always find myself listening to this album. I know this isn't necessarily considered Shellac's best album, but it is by far my favorite by them. It was the first Shellac album that I actually purchased, which by coincidence I picked up the day it came out, and I have listened to it at least once a week since then, which was like two and a half years ago, I think (runonsentencerunonsentencerunonsentence). If you haven't heard it yet, go fucking listen to it on youtube, buy it at The Exclusive Company, or straight up steal it (I'm sure Steve Albini probably won't give a fuck. The fact that his stuff is available in digital format at all probably pisses him off more).

2. Lightning Bolt - Earthly Delights - Colossus
Yes, I understand this is not an album, but instead a single song from a yet-to-be released album. For once something good came out of my strange obsession will All Songs Considered podcasts. While I think Bob Boilen is a biases a-hole (who else is tired of hearing the same cookie-cutter indie bands every week?), sometimes a few gems do make it into the mix. Two shows ago, Carrie Brownstein, from Monitor Mix, played this new song from Lightning Bolt. Honestly, this band had pretty much fallen under my radar for the last couple years. I listened to them a little when I was going through my sludge phase, which is starting to resurface itself if you couldn't tell, but I never really payed too much attention to them. I just heard this song a few hours ago for the first time, so I haven't downloaded it yet and I can't direct you to a place to download it, but I can give you this youtube link to listen to the song HERE. Listen to it, tell me what you think. If you hate it, tell me that to, which I will respond to by telling you that you are a fucking moron.
UPDATE: I was able to find the rest of the album, and it is fucking amazing.

3. Converge - You Fail Me
I never really gave this album too much thought. By the time I had really gotten into Converge No Heroes had already come out, and it seemed to me You Fail Me kind of just became forgotten. Everyone remembers Jane Doe, the album that shot Converge into the spotlight, but many forget that there was an album between that and No Heroes. Whatever the reason, I have been listening to You Fail Me a shit ton lately. It seems to be a little darker than Jane Doe, but not as fast paced as No Heroes. With the new Converge album coming out soon (Oct. 20th to be exact), now is a perfect time to re-evalute the band and the changes they have gone through. If the two tracks released from Axe to Fall are any indication of the rest of the album, we are all in for a massive surprise.

4. Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come
If you have never heard this album and you are under the age of 30, you have probably been living under a rock for the last decade. If you have never heard this album and you like hardcore and punk, there is something severly wrong with you. If you have never heard this album and you like shitty nu-metal, turn off Razor 94.7 and get this album (trust me, you will thank me for this). This ablum needs no summary or explanation. It has become one of the most treasured hardcore albums of all time.

5. The Chemical Brothers - Come With Us
I really enjoy this album, and in my opinion it is the most solid Chemical Brothers album to date. The whole album is just absolutely brutal from start to finish. A lot of people say that the only way to enjoy techno and electronic music is on drugs; I disagree. Those fuckers need to learn to look past the psychadelic visions they think they have had while tripping and understand the pure musicianship that goes into making something as complex as this album.

Alright, I am done ranting for the time being. Enjoy the rest of your shitty-Wisconsin-weather day.

-Duke-