I've been searching in vain for an excuse to post about these for a long time, but the one hasn't presented itself and I need to clear my conscious regardless of whether or not these are painfully obvious highlights.
Arthur Russell - Love Is Over Taking Me 10/10
I noticed this when pitchfork listed it in their tops albums of 2008, but the first couple tracks must not be as accessible as the other nineteen because I dropped it. Through the good fortune of shuffle or some random blog mention it came back and bashed my door in. Whew. It's really more of compilation, but I'm using a pass.
Jonathan Richman - Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow 9/10
That I kept from fully processing Jon's appeal while unceasingly fanning the flames for Jens Lekman and The Modern Lovers is probably the best example of my knack for refusing to take just one more step when musical catnip is almost within reach. YouTube somehow doesn't have tracks from either of these discs.
Sparklehorse - Good Morning Spider 8/10
He's unique, intense, and as these two cuts forebode not around.
Sick of Goodbyes
Chaos of the Galaxy/Happy Man
