Three big albums came out today. First up is Portland punky popsters, The Thermals. "Now We Can See" is the first catchy, but 'more-down-beat-than-earlier-songs' single off the album of the same name (streaming now at their MySpace). "At The Bottom Of The Sea" is an awkward ballad offering from the album sitting at 5 mins, 43 seconds while all other tracks on Now We Can See come in under 3:36, falling in the punk tradition. The rest of the tracks on the album follow in the style The Thermals set forth since 2003-2004, including "You Dissolve". If you like "A Pillar of Salt" off their 2006 release, The Body, The Blood, The Machine, then you might get less than you desire from Now We Can See.
Together since the mid-1980's, The Tragically Hip from Kingston, Ontario, CA have been college radio favorites for a while. They play an aggressive form of R.E.M.- styled rock/alt-country music. The pop rock they produce is more rockin', less poppy. We Are The Same is their eleventh full album release, most of which have come out since 1996; it captures that light rock/alt-country feel in tracks like "Morning Moon", "Coffee Girl", and "The Depression Suite". The band is highly influential and popular in their native Canada, for good reason.
Last, but by no means least on the schedule of albums out today is Two Suns, the second full length album by Bat For Lashes, aka Brighton, England-based singer-songwriter Natasha Khan. Khan has been compared to the likes of Björk, PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, and Fiona Apple. The first single, "Daniel", incorporates elements of dream pop, synth pop, and ambient sounds while still producing a danceable beat. The video for the song gives you evidence as to why Bat For Lashes is immensely popular in the indie music scene, especially in the UK, ever since Fur & Gold was released in 2006.Little bit of everything for ya today. Go out and get all three!!
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