[kj] OT: End of the Year! Post your BEST OF lists

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

I'm not sure I can stress enough how much folks should get the BUSY 
SIGNALS' self-titled LP on Dirtnap Records. It is a really 
timeless-sounding LP.

http://www.myspace.com/thebusysignals


Unfortunately their MySpace has only one of their songs on it, not by 
far their best. The LP is so good I recommend Soulseeking it -- but it'd 
be great if you could buy the LP.

A "free" EP by the band that is not nearly as good as their self-titled 
LP is here:  
http://www.kbdrecords.com/2006/07/04/the-busy-signals-love-and-dust-ep-7/

It has gotten almost 0 attention as far as I can see (though I'm an 
advocate for it, for what that's worth), but it's, like, a flawless rock 
& roll LP. Super early Pretenders meets Buzzcocks meets stuff like 
Penetration, etc. It doesn't sound new ... or old. But it's punk rock 
and roll if anything is or ever was.

-Oliver




T.B. wrote:

> "bongo" wrote:

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>> i've also had a seemingly quiet year for new music...

>> i'd be hard pressed to name half a dozen...   =(

>

> I agree.  I thought '06 was a decent year but '07 was pretty 

> mediocre.  As seen on my list from a few days ago, almost all the 

> concerts I caught that were any good were actually reunions (Van 

> Halen, Black Sabbath w/Dio, Jesus and Mary Chain, Smashing Pumpkins) 

> or older, well-established bands flogging the concert curcuit plugging 

> fair at best new albums (Springsteen, The Cult, Nine Inch Nails).  The 

> only band I saw last year that I felt still had their best work ahead 

> of them and a bright future was Arcade Fire.

>

> BTW, I picked up October File's album over the holidays and while 

> there's a few good tracks, aside from the track with Jaz singing (The 

> Sun Never Sets) which is a standout imo, nothing else really stays 

> with me.

>

> T.B.

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