Explosions in Space 1/7/07

The new show is now up. This week we have 19 songs ranging from Explosions in the Sky to Pretty Girls Make Graves. Of course there is a ton of good stuff in between. Go there now.

Explosions in Space 12/31/06 Best of 2006

The Happy New Year show is now up. This is the time of year when people who think they are important or cool post their best of the year lists. I really hate those people! So, just to be jerk like them I made my last show of the year...The Best Songs of 2006. These may not be the best songs written and certainly not the most popular, but they are what I grooved on the most in 2006. HAPPY NEW YEAR everybody. See ya in '07 Go there now.

Explosions in Space 12/24/06

New show is now up. We have a christmas song by the Flaming lips and a few requests as well. I guess 3 or 4 of you are actually listening. This week features a song by Leaves. Leaves is a Coldplay copycat, but they write better songs. We have Garageland, which if you listen carefully, you will hear where the Strokes stole their sound. This album came out 4 years before Is this It. Let's not forget a classic drinking song from Silkwork. Happy Holidays! See you next week. Go there now.

The Sunshine Underground - Raise the Alarm

Genre: Indie Rock
Release Date: August 28, 2006
Sounds Like: The Killers, The Kaiser Chiefs, Franz Ferdinand
Overall Rating: 5.7/10

Summary: The Sunshine Underground is from Leeds, England. Their debut album Raise the Alarm is a beat heavy indie rock album. If you were to shuffle up a player with the Sunshine Underground, Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers and Franz Ferdinand you would probably miss them because they would blend in so well. This genre of music has been played out. There is nothing new here. I have to say though, this album is much better than the latest from the Killers. There really are not any bad tracks on here. Just straight up fun. If you are looking for something new and exciting this isn’t it, but if you want to have some fun and shake your booty then this is what you have been looking for. Visit their myspace site for some tunes.

Ratings Summary:
Originality within Genre: 4.0
Originality by Band: 6.0
Production: 8.0
Did I like it?: 5.5

Track Ratings:
1) 6.6
2) 6.3
3) 6.6

4) 6.4

5) 7.1

6) 5.2

7) 6.9

8) 6.1

9) 6.8

10) 6.9

11) 6.6

Explosions in the Sky- All of the Sudden I Miss Everyone

Genre: Indie Rock, Post-Rock
Release Date: Early 2007
Sounds Like: Mogwai, Mono, My Education
Overall Rating: 9.0/10

Summary: Anybody who knows me really well also knows I love Explosions in the Sky. They are one of my all time favorite bands, so just assume right off the bat that this review is biased. I managed to get my hands on the forthcoming EITS album, to be released in early 2007. The album is all called All of the Sudden I Miss Everyone and it is a Post-Rock classic. The album features six epic songs that build layer upon layer of post-rock grandeur. The melody is there and the guitars are huge as usual. This album is vast and lush. This is the best album I have heard in all of 2006, too bad it is a 2007 release. It looks like we have frontrunner for album of 2007 already. Just awesome! I will link you to tracks soon.

Ratings Summary:
Originality within Genre: 9.0
Originality by Band: 9.5
Production: 8.0
Did I like it?: 9.8

Track Ratings:
1) 8.1
2) 9.2
3) 9.3

4) 8.0

5) 7.5

6) 8.4