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Feb 3, 15:04 Media

My stomach for cultural paraphernalia of all sorts, good and bad, is like a great gaping hole in my soul. This applies to literature, music, film, and so on (not precisely sure what falls under ‘so on’, but there must be something there). Today I’d thought we’d talk about music a little bit. Here’s my report.

Metric: As I’ve said, Emily Haines is the new voice of sexy. This music is simple and a little repetitive, so I doubt it will still be a big part of my life in a few months. The older album, Old World Underground, Where are you now? is better than the new one. Emily Haines ought set off solo, emphasizing her lighter touch.

Arcade Fire: I’ve only heard a couple of songs, but they’re lots of fun and I hope to pick up Funeral very, very soon.

Elliot Brood: Now this is cool. Dark bluegrass and a storyline to boot. Check out the video “Cadillac Dust” on their website.

controller.controller: They’re are several people in this band, but it sounds like Jimi Hendrex bought himself a drum machine a let loose. Repetitive but catchy guitar hooks with a dance-hall beat.

Raised by Swans: I think I’ve listened to the song “Violet Light” about 50 times in the last week – and I’m only exaggerating slightly. Grant Lawrence quotes a magazine describing them as “the sound of intimate conversation and late night cigarettes”. I probably can’t improve on that, so I won’t bother trying. My nerves have been pretty fired up lately, and I think maybe this and my Mendelssohn cd are all that have kept me sane (supposedly that’s the correct spelling).

The Shins: We all saw Garden State. The album’s great. Blah blah blah.

I could go on, but these have been my novelty fix for the past week or two (actually, Metric has been in the house since December, as have The Shins).

Did I miss anything? Feed my frankenstein.