The Carbirdseat is among my favorite music blogs, but when, last year, they started releasing a series of records, I became distrusting of the site. It seemed an obvious conflict of interests, and while I loved most everything that the site recommended, I did not feel the same way about their unwavering support for Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. Not that SSLYBY is bad by any means, but I didn’t think that they merited being hyped so heavily by Catbirdseat just because they had released something on their record label. I began to wonder if I had to take their recommendations with a grain of salt.
Luckily I kept this complaint to myself, because if I hadn’t, I sure would have my feets in my mouth right now. The label just released an album from Tap Tap, which has been similarly plugged, but that has me hooked this time. The opener, “100,000 Thoughts” is the standout. In voice it sounds like Alec Ounsworth a la “In This Home On Ice” or some of his Flashy Python demos, but it has a folksyness that reminds me of the recently hyped Beirut, while the pace and use of handclaps are akin to Broken Social Scene’s “Stars and Sons.” Basically its awesome, and you should listen to it right now.
By the way, the handmade packaging for the CD is awesome and well worth the dough.
: Tap Tap – 100,000 Thoughts :
: Tap Tap – On My Way :
