Not really.
Right, since this was originally a thread where you could recommend good bits of new music rather than disgorge your whole record collection, I'll try and move back towards the original topic. Hah. Fat chance.
But anyway.
Here's a couple of things that I think have been particularly good recently. The first isn't exactly new, but it's hardly from 1977 either.
FUGAZI - The Argument - Usually Fugazi are all shouty-shouty and as a result people don't find them very, er...musical. But this one is! The Argument is their newest record, and disposes of (some of) the shouting for bigger, better-produced songs, some of which are even
sloooow. Oh yeah, and one other thing: double drumkits.
THE FLAMING LIPS - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots - Just out last week! Buy it whilst it's still hot! I really like the Flaming Lips, because they write tuneful, melodic songs that are almost like pop, but without the associated lobotomization. And their live shows are excellent, with fake blood, giant gongs, balloons full of confetti and...teletubbies. Oh, and the majority of their recent songs are about love/death, but any band that can write songs called "Evil will prevail" and "Psychiatric Explorations of the fetus with needles" gets my vote.
Your turn!
