Well, looks like Boy Crisis has hit the blog scene, this screenshot showing the second hit in one day, thus achieving a new level of posting frequency. It would seem that they are poised to follow MGMT into the big times, though of course much is left to be played out.
Listening to the two songs found on the hype, I feel some Cansei de Ser Sexy, a bit of Faint, maybe some TV on the Radio, and some serious conciousness-of-and-playing-with/against-rap-lyrics. These are just some impressions on first listen, and only the ones I could name - there was one that was just beyond me from dressed to digress; it might be the marriage of punk-emo to hip-hop, but maybe not. Anyway, I'm excited to watch their progress... I'm also hopeful that eventually Belly Boat will begin the climb to the blogs.
In a brief search through the internet for Belly Boat, I stumbled upon foxy digitals since they reviewed Belly Boat's album, but more importantly to me is this, a review of Ian Nagoski's album. I have not heard this album, but he owns a sweet record store back in Baltimore. Also, Dan Conrad gets a mention. Mr. Conrad was one of my high school physics teachers, introduced me to experimental music, and thus has had a large impact on the course of my life. I only recently learned that, as the review states, he is the brother of Tony Conrad, who is also awesome, though I do not know him personally. As for Ian Nagoski, I believe about a year ago he put together a great compilation of old, obscure world music records. Oh, yes, he did.
In other news, Rock The Bells hits the Bay Area this Saturday. Thanks to URB, I will be attending, in, hopefully, style. Sweet.
