I've been hearing the nicest things about The Knife recently. I know a couple friends are calling it their album of the year. I've been meaning to track it down for months now, and finally did this weekend. Thoughts? Pretty good, but inconsistent at best. Some of the songs really don't work for me...sound too simplistic and hollow. Others completely nail it.
Forrest Families is the best track on the album, despite the completely nonsensical lyrics. It's laughable. They throw in a lot of edgy words that grab your attention like "Communist," but I can't follow them for the life of me. It still hits musically at all the right points tho. Would make for a great night-driving song.
The Knife - Forest Families (mp3)
Unrelated, but just got an email that Boris is playing a Vice party at the Annex at Midnight. It's free and there's no list as far as I can tell. I don't know much about them, but they sound pretty nuts. Pitchfork gave their latest album Pink an 8.7 and a Best New Music distinction. There may or may not be free Sparks too...can't tell from the flyer exactly what the deal is. Worth checking out either way.
funny you say that about night driving music, because the first time i listened to that Knife album i was driving on back roads through the mountains of PA in the middle of the night. pretty cool, if not freaky.
Posted by: ryan97ou | May 31, 2006 at 04:45 PM
i've read all of the excellent press on the knife, but i just don't get it. i've listened to the cd 4-5 times, i love electronic music, but this cd does absolutely nothing for me. i think it's the vocals that i just can't stand.
Posted by: Dan | June 01, 2006 at 01:34 PM