Album of the week

Dennis Hall41 said:If I had my way, I’d go ahead and manufacture four more Nickas just so I could dump as many votes as possible into Hulet...🙏

Get everyone you know on board—friends, family, colleagues, whoever... just make sure they’re there to show some support for Hulet.

Listened to a few tracks here and there—take these takes with a grain of salt and maybe a dash of cilantro:

jackie greene - basically a masculine version of Sheryl Crow. Honestly, this stuff is giving me hot flashes, guys.

Sons of Kemet - the music holds up, but the spoken word is absolute garbage, and don't even get me started on the infantile concept. Since the tunes actually matter, it gets a pass, but Shabaka’s other band, The Comet, is way better. They play this modern take on Sun Ra-style cosmic jazz that's much more experimental and abstract than this crap. Plus, they aren't weighed down by all that hipster activism.

Lilihip - I was expecting synth-pop based on the cover art, but then I get hit with an accordion. Third track is decent. The album itself might not be great, but it's interesting enough to count. Plus, they're American. Someone suggest Alana Vitale soon. Don't be cowards.

Beck - Mellow Gold is the only Beck record I've actually sat through, and it's a brilliant deconstruction of folk clichés. This one? Just a total cliché. Total snooze fest.

fit - Is this just the American Aerosmith? 🤔

mizar - Vocals are ridiculous, but not quite ridiculous enough to earn a pass. 😁

Dennis Martin6 said:That said, Shabaka’s band, The Comet, is actually better—they play this modern take on Sun Ra’s cosmic jazz stuff that feels way more experimental and abstract than what we're talking about here. Plus, they aren't weighed down by all that hipster political posturing.

The Comet is great too—I'm not sure if they beat the other guys, but since you brought them up, you've got my vote. 😉

Dennis Martin6 said:jackie greene - basically the guy version of sheryl crow. this is gonna give me period cramps, man!

beck - Mellow Gold—the only Beck album I've actually sat through—is a killer deconstruction of folk clichés, but this one is just pure cliché, total drag.

Of course you think it's all garbage—just like how post-dark metal, ambient-experimental-electronic-dark-vaporwave, or even anarcho-proto-dark-psychobilly is all garbage to me.

Can you explain why deconstruction is such a big deal? Isn't building something from scratch way harder? Beck loves folk—he always has. He didn't tear it down; he just leveled it up.