Creaming my pants already.

I love Malky-poo.

Malky-poo?

Dreadful title. Why not just call it Wolf Canyon Avenue or something.

lookout mountain, lookout sea?
maybe this record is about alabama

hasn't malkmus not been involved with the jews since the turn of the century?

He played guitar on Tanglewood Numbers. And he was fucking great.

Psyched for this album.

Been listening to American Water all day. Fantastic. I'm really excited for this. Are the albums before it any good?(Natural Bridge, etc)

Starlite Walker's pretty damn good.

Natural Bridge is my favorite Joos record. By far. "We saw BB King on General Hospital."

Pretty great Berman interview on Pitchfork; mostly about the new record. Sounds like more of a positive jam.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news...ookouti-outlook

so after a listen to the new disc on the el this morning, i can safely say i see myself liking this for some time

it's somewhere between the overall perfection of American Water and the more poppy sensibility of Tanglewood Numbers i felt.

the back half of this thing especially kills. "San Fransisco BC" is definitely the album's centerpiece

he's not on this one, it was recorded with Berman's touring band. it seems Malkmus, likes to do every other Jews album.

i like it.

yeah it is pretty sweet, isn't it?

what the fuck?

up this please!

So Berman really changed his voice since American Water. He kinda croons now. I'm so used to his mumbling that it's a bit distracting at first. His tired way of talking really aided in the biting humor of his lyricism imo. I know he's moved on and is making more serious work, but I didn't care for the last album too much. This one seems a step in a better direction.

The first track could be a Neil Diamond song, ala "I Am I Said" It's not an insult, Berman would probably be flattered.

I'm a big Silver Jews fan but this is doing nothing for me. This sounds totally phoned in and uninspired to me. Very disappointing.

I'm not sure yet. On first listen it sounds much more produced, which is a little off-putting.
May grow on me though.

I have no idea what's wrong with the taste on this board sometimes. This album is towering.

I thought Malkmus had finally caught up to Berman with Real Emotional Trash; nope, keep at it Steve.

I listened to "San Fransisco BC" on my ride home from work yesterday on repeat


I really like that song a lot

i like this new album a lot, but there's no comparison, Malkmus rules.

I'll say that Malkmus's new album is finally in a league with Silver Jews' stuff, but it's the first and only one so far that is. Pig Lib is one of *thee* worst albums by a talented artist that I've ever heard (cf. Pixies' Bossanova)--the middle of that album is completely unlistenable. Face the Truth was an improvement, but still sub-Jews' quality.

whatever, no point in this because i love bossanova.

Very-very-very good stuff. Lyrics in the opening song are a killer.

Fuck Malkmus.

that's a good t-shirt idea.

I have loads of others. Just PM me.

solo Malkmus never really could compare to Silver Jews stuff. Silver Jews are just lightyears better I would say. I haven't heard the new Malkmus, but what I've heard of his can't come even close to American Water.


"Suffering Jukebox" is now my new favorite song off this album. Really like the female chorus. It's so good.

A ) I've been trying to log in for a good three months and just now it lets me on.
B ) I made the goddam thread, let me listen to the album already.

go to the 2008 salmon or trout or whatever it's called thread

there should be an active link in there

Well thanks, but I found a nice link.

http://www.mediafire.com/?zggi84nzzjx

And what happened to Kokoro; has there been a thread about it's disappearance?

thread here on Kokoro
http://soundopinions.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=15888

noone knows what happens. it's just gone. shame, really.

'preciate it.

Really like "Suffering Jukebox" a lot. As well as "Aloysius," 'bout all I can say for now.

Don't really like this.

I've come to the conclusion that the only Silver Jews album I really really love is American Water, which is a classic.

Maybe this'll grow.

I'm liking this a bit.

Saw the Silver Jews last night. They are seriously not compelling. I'm not the biggest fan anyway, but I left early out of sheer boredom. The opening band was awesome though. Monotonix - anyone seem them? Blow you away badass live show.

Monotonix rule live!

straight outta Israel