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Friday, September 23, 2005

Are You Confused?
This has been done before, but I thought it was time for an update...

I can understand why there may be some cases of mistaken identity when it comes to the following bands. I have a hard time keeping Wolf Parade separated from Wolf Eyes, or Black Dice from Black Keys. Why do so many bands have to pick such similar names?

For example:

What's up with the lupine fascination?

Wolf Parade (Canadian folk rock collectivists)
Wolf Eyes (hard core art noise)
Patrick Wolf (folksy chamber pop)
We Are Wolves ("Post-punk landscape filled with analogue trees")
Wolfmother ("Made Queens of the Stone Age sound like desparate housewives")

Why is everything on fire?

Arcade Fire (Montreal multi-instrument epic indie rock)
Comets on Fire (Psych rock)
High on Fire (Stoner metal)
Amusement Parks on Fire (Emo shoe gaze)
Fiery Furnaces (Avant garde, high concept art rock)

Go is very popular too:

Gogol Bordello (Eastern European Gypsy punk)
GoGoGo Airheart (dance punk)
Go! Team (cheerleader dance rock)
Go Station (Brit-influenced indie rock)
OK Go (indie rock)

Black is the new black, obviously:

Black Dice (Industrial noise)
Black Keys (Garage rock)
Black Mountain (Psych rock experimentalists)
Nine Black Alps (Nirvana-inspired guitar rock)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Former Jesus and Mary Chain wannabes)
Black Moth Super Rainbow (Too good for Astralwerks)

And one name you'll never confuse with any other

The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers
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Not that it takes much, but the trailer for the upcoming Arthur Russell documentary got me onto an AR kick the other day, and I headed for Dinosaur L's 24-24 Music. 24-24 is thought by some to be the gem of Russell's dancier material, and it'll hopefully be reissued soon. The Francois K remix of its masterstroke "#5 (Go Bang)" kicks off 2004's The World of Arthur Russell compilation, but I actually prefer the 24-24 original (MP3). When I first heard 24-24, though, the standout for me was far more fleeting. The two-minute "#7 (Recorded Live at the Kitchen, 1979)" (MP3) is a tantalizingly short slice of a session I hope is sitting in full in a vault somewhere. Russell's cello anchors a percussive horn-guitar groove that quickly recalls (or, I should say, previews) !!! and others. And, like much of Russell's music, I love it not only for its sound but also for the era of NYC it instantly evokes.

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