http://fyrehaus.net shameless musical obsession: it's all about the love. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:08:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Notes: Yes, I am listening to the leak. We all are. To be honest, we all also jumped when FOB started pushing out iTunes singles and giant boxed packages months ago, so we've already paid for this damn thing. (I've also already heard four of the thirteen songs in their ... http://fyrehaus.net/2008/12/08/first-listen-fall-out-boy-folie-a-deux/ I tried going back through my Twitter posts to see what I've been listening to, but I haven't been as faithful as I'd hoped in reporting what I'm listening to. I might be balancing too many Twitter identities. Either way - Sarah and I decided to do a quick rundown of ... http://fyrehaus.net/2008/12/08/were-both-busy-this-is-what-you-get/ The short of it: Probably the best Chiefs show I have ever seen. We took our time getting here, because we didn't think the chances of a crazy long line were high. And it was raining. And we had plum wine. It's the light, probably, but Nick's riser looks pink striped, like ... http://fyrehaus.net/2008/11/20/kaiser-chiefs-at-webster-hall-111508/ There's a peculiar sort of stress when you push play on a favorite band's new album for the very first time. What if it sucks? Then where are you? Can you still get as passionate about them when going to see them in concert means hearing the horrible new songs? ... http://fyrehaus.net/2008/10/30/first-listen-kaiser-chiefs-off-with-their-heads/ So, I got this album months ago, and then I just never felt like I had the uninterrupted time to really listen to it. And then it turned out to be a breakup album, and I didn't want to listen in case it was amazing and I was sad. But ... http://fyrehaus.net/2008/10/17/first-listen-dirty-pretty-things-romance-at-short-notice/ Here's my plan - get Robbie Williams and Mike Skinner (aka The Streets) TOGETHER the next time they both feel like writing sarcastic post-pop-y albums about the difficulties of stardom in the UK. I think it sounds brilliant, really. They've both had a bit of navel gazing going on in terms ... http://fyrehaus.net/2008/09/22/a-pitch-a-request/ Preconceived notions: 1. It contains "Fernando" and "Carpetbaggers", so it's going to rock no matter what. 2. Some songs, I'm going to get distracted playing Who Is That Familiar Indie Rock Voice. 3. Jenny wrote all but one song on the last Rilo Kiley effort, so I assume it will sound like that. Now, ... http://fyrehaus.net/2008/09/16/first-listen-jenny-lewis-acid-tongue/ I've been trying to come up with something to say about The Kills' new record Midnight Boom that isn't just "It's so great!" for the past week. So, straight up, here are four reasons why I like it: There's not a single track that I skip. None of the songs are ... http://fyrehaus.net/2008/09/11/why-wont-you-listen-to-midnight-boom-do-you-hate-good-music/ Sons & Daughters will blow your socks right off your body, and show no remorse. Benjy Ferree: They're a fairly solid Southerny rock band. They've got a girl on drums whose style and thrashing rather reminds of Kings of Leon, and a cellist who uses it like a fiddle. It pretty ... http://fyrehaus.net/2008/09/09/sons-daughters-highline-ballroom-9808/ Ludo has, Wikipedia tells me, been around for a while. Since 2004, to be exact. They're the type of band who, four years down the line, are enjoying some mainstream success after long, presumably hard years touring the Midwest and home-growing all of their endeavors. Which means I'll look into their ... http://fyrehaus.net/2008/09/02/youre-awful-i-love-you/