Albums Of The Week 4/27

Choice Of The Week: Jack White - Blunderbuss

Jack White has released a lot of music in the past 13 years. Wait, really? It's been 13 years? Time flies. Anyway, this is his first actual solo record and he seems to have made quite a splash with this one. Though a lot of people liked his work with side projects The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, neither of them really stuck with me. Blunderbuss on the other hand, apart from a few missteps, can stand among my favorite White Stripes albums with pride.







Torche - Harmonicraft

Great news everyone! The '90s are back! Okay, maybe that's not great news for some. In my opinion the '90s were the worst decade since the '70s, but that's another matter. The critical acclaim for both Harmonicraft and The Cloud Nothings recent album show that the grunge generation is now ready for more grunge. This is less the straight Mudhoney apery that The Cloud Nothings made, but still has a foot in that era. If you want an album that'll assault your brain, this is it. It suffers from a lack of different textures though. A full review will be up monday after I've taken more time with it.






Classic Pick: Tom Waits - Closing Time

Most people think of Tom Waits these days as his king of the hobos persona, but on his debut album, he's just a singer/songwriter with a bluesy edge. His voice isn't yet the loveable wreck it is today, but there's plenty of personality in it. It's completely different from his recent Bad As Me, but it's still pretty great. Make sure you check out "Martha," one of the saddest songs of Tom Waits' long career.