Aaron Thackeray
Phoenix, Amazing Baby
Thursday, June 25, 2009
The Bluebird
Better Than: Every show I've seen in the past year.
Something happened last night at the Bluebird. I'm not sure exactly what the chemistry was, whether it was the world's trendiest band or the fact that we are all feeling gooey about the passing of the world's greatest pop star. The point is, pop music was God last night at the Bluebird. What I mean is, it was our salvation, and Thomas Mars was our savior. When he walk
Last time we checked, there's still a good four months left until the end of the year. Regardless, that hasn't stopped Bob Boilen and company from NPR's All Songs Considered from weighing in on the best music of 2009 (so far). Actually, check that -- the results, which were posted on the show's blog last week, were evidently voted on by the listeners, who apparently really, really dig Animal Collective. Take a look at their picks after the jump and see if you agree. Did they get it right, or
As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each
other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The
pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation,
our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious,
we've compiled a list of all the things we're listening to this week.
Feel free to chime in with picks of your own after the jump.
Them Crooked Vultures, the supergroup that features drummer Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age), guitarist/singer John Homme (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss) and bassist John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin), grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout with their self-titled debut, released last week on DGC/Interscope. Norah Jones The Fall and John Mayer's Battle Studies, both released last week, came in second and third while Felt and the Big Pink rounded out the top five for
