Boom! It's Music Monday!
I got Animal Collective's Feels (MP3 download) a couple of years ago. I found it weird and difficult to enjoy. It's grown on me and I like it now. The new album, Merriweather Post Pavilion, sounds absolutely glorious. The reviews are very good. If you are an MP3 downloader, you can get it now, and you should. It's $8.99 at Amazon. I'm waiting until tomorrow when the CD is officially released. You need to watch this outstanding video for "My Girls" off the new album...
Arcade Fire is one of the best bands in the world. I have no doubt about that. Here they are with what I think is their best song, "Intervention," at Obama's Inauguration staff ball. It's an in-crowd camera, but it turned out pretty good...
If you have never gotten The Velvet Underground's classic album, Loaded, it's only $6.97 as an Amazon MP3 download. It's a great album. Pitchfork gives it 10/10 and says "there's no excuse for not owning this album." Get it.