The Fiery Furnaces - Rehearsing My Choir. CD.
The notorious grandmother album. Sure it's absurd, and definitely not something you can listen to all the time, but I was mainly purchasing it to complete my Fiery Furnaces collection. It's a surprisingly good album to put on during a long car ride. Matthew Friedberger really brings his A-game to this one. The instrumental backing to the story songs is easily some of his best work.
Japandroids - Post Nothing. LP.
This one really surprised me. The record really kicks off on side b. Vaguely emo circa before it became a dirty word. Sounds like an early, lo-fi @tdi with the big riffs of Failure, Rival Schools and Dinosaur Jr.
El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez - Cryptomnesia. CD.
While I'm definitely a fan of Rodriguez's guitar work and songwriting, I must admit, I approach much of his contemporary non-Mars Volta work with caution. A fair amount of what I've heard is kinda skronky or droney noise, and while usually interesting, does not always warrant a purchase given my budget. In the spectrum between an album like Megaritual and your typical Mars Volta fare, Cryptomnesia lies much closer to the latter. That said, there are a few important differences
1. Zach Hill on drums
2. Shorter songs, and for that matter, the album itself significantly shorter than every album the Mars have put out (By at least 20-30 minutes.)
3. Less emphasis on prog, more emphasis on art/noise rock.
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