{"id":645,"date":"2010-02-02T01:42:21","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T01:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rockgeekchic.com\/blog\/?p=645"},"modified":"2013-12-07T02:00:44","modified_gmt":"2013-12-07T02:00:44","slug":"have-three-minutes-read-three-record-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rockgeekchic.com\/blog\/?p=645","title":{"rendered":"Have three minutes? Read three record reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"3MINUTEREVIEWS20100201EELS\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eels, End Times<\/em><\/strong>
\nWunderkind Mark “E” Edwards has released six albums as Eels. E’s often-autobiographical songs are heartbreaking \u2014 he lost his father, mother, and sister in a relatively short time span \u2014 but he usually adorns them with experimental, beautiful sounds (see 1998’s Electro-Shock Blues<\/em>). End Times<\/em> is still lovely, but the instrumentation is sparse, which makes the songs even moodier. There are a few uptempo tunes: the funky garage of “Gone Man” and “Unhinged.” E’s voice has grown raspier over the years, so songs like “Line in the Dirt” and “I Need a Mother” are especially melancholy. Beware: Not recommended after breakups, rainy days, or more than three glasses of wine.
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The Scruffs, Conquest<\/em><\/strong>
\nSupergroups\u2014with few exceptions, they disappoint. It’s what I like to call “The Traveling Wilbury Syndrome,” where all rights make a wrong. The Scruffs is a Scottish supergroup that I had high hopes for, featuring members of Teenage Fanclub and Belle & Sebastian. I was expecting a gorgeous, distorted jangle-meets-twee masterpiece, but it’s just a bunch of dudes playing slick, straight-ahead rock (“Conquer Me,” the cheesy “iPod Girl”). The harmonies are decent, though, and the album has afew bright spots, including the pretty “Days of Silver and Gold.” For die-hard fans of Scot-rock only.<\/p>\n

\"3MINUTEREVIEWS20100201WOODPIGEON\"<\/p>\n

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Woodpigeon, Die Stadt Muzikanten<\/em><\/strong>
\nThis is a mellow, unassuming gem from Woodpigeon, an eight-member Calgary band led by singer-songwriter Mark Hamilton. It’s a sweet album, tailor-made for listening in the dawn of spring, with pleasant strings, bells, horns, and organ. Standouts include “My Denial in Argyle,” “Duck Duck Goose,” and the layered, 7-minute “Such a Lucky Girl.” At 16 tracks, Die Stadt Muzikanten<\/em>‘s tinkling preciousness might get a bit repetitive for some, but if you’re into boy-girl orchestral harmonies reminiscent of the Decemberists or Sufjan Stevens, you’ll probably dig this.<\/p>\n

\u2014Cristy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eels, End Times Wunderkind Mark “E” Edwards has released six albums as Eels. E’s often-autobiographical songs are heartbreaking \u2014 he lost his father, mother, and sister in a relatively short time span \u2014 but he usually adorns them with experimental, beautiful sounds (see 1998’s Electro-Shock Blues). End Times is still lovely, but the instrumentation is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[371,321,369,370],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-album-review","category-eels","category-scruffs","category-woodpigeon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rockgeekchic.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rockgeekchic.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rockgeekchic.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rockgeekchic.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rockgeekchic.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=645"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/rockgeekchic.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":653,"href":"http:\/\/rockgeekchic.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645\/revisions\/653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rockgeekchic.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rockgeekchic.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rockgeekchic.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}