Words With Vigitude: music

and Pretty Reckless....

What would the Whos of Whoville think?

Before

After

After doing some time on the show Gossip Girls, Cindy (real name Taylor Momsen) decided to give up acting and focus her energies on music. I have to say she made a pretty good choice. This new thrashy persona is an ideal complement to her continuing career.

Her band, the Pretty Reckless, has a nice grungy alternative sound and would make a good soundtrack for the Grinch. Includes songs such as: Make Me Wanna Die, Light Me Up, Nothing Left to Lose, Miss Nothing, Zombie, Cold Blooded, and Hit Me Like a Man. The first full length album (Light Me Up) came out April of last year and the follow-up EP (Hit Me Like a Man) was out just last March.

They just finished a little tour in South America and are now back in the studio.

Its now ~~February~~ March (Christ, already?) so maybe its time to make a best albums of 2011 list, but you know I really haven't listened to much new music. I'm usually a few years behind on my music choices. I have been reading through a great many lists in hopes to broaden my playlists. I have found some gems and I have found some that ruined my ear drums. A lot of the lists included Washed Out and Yuck. I gave these albums a chance, but they did nothing for me. On the other hand, Kurt Vile and Charles Bradley both put out enjoyable albums.

A lot of top 2011 lists included the same albums, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, tUnE-yArDs, but one album that was missing from a grand majority of the lists is TV on the Radio's new album. I thought the album was phenomenal. So far I have only seen it on maybe 3 lists. Along with the album release, they also came out with a full-length video.

If you have a free hour, check out the video.

Now onto my top list of 2004

The Streets - A Grand Don't Come for Free

Songs like Such a Twat, Not Addicted, Dry Your Eyes. This disc is a winner.

Carbon Leaf - Indian Summer

Solid album all the way through

Jens Lenkman - When I Said I Wanted to Be Your Dog

Psychogirl.

Guy Davis - Legacy

Starts with a good song and ends with a good song.

Eminem - Encore

Not his best album, but there a few good gems on this one. Mosh and Ass like that are quality tracks.

Ben Kweller - On My Way

Strong album. Some slow songs and songs that pick up steam.

Green Day - American Idiot

I listened to this album a lot.

Incubus - A Crow Left of the Murder

Great album from Incubus. Their albums never let me down, except for Light Grenades. Whenever I hear an Incubus song on my Zune that I don't like, its always from Light Grenades.

Killers - Hot Fuss