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		<title>Quick Impressions: The Rocktober Concerts Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor K. Long</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[October gets nick-named &#8220;Rocktober&#8221; for reason &#8211; &#8217;tis the season for concerts. I attended at least two a week, making it hard to find time to write about all them as soon as I would have liked to. Here are quick rundowns of the latest happenings. Fog, Torche &#38; Jesu @ Blender Theater, Saturday, Oct. 20 Openers Fog fit into the soft vs. loud aesthetic dominated by bands like Isis, Explosions in the Sky and headliners Jesu &#8211; however, Fog was less interesting and interspersed with weird keyboard interludes that would have made Genesis proud. Even weirder were their lyrics, which contained proclamations like &#8220;who tells you to work? the devil. who gives you the day off? the devil. who gives you your pay? the devil. and who takes it away? the devil.&#8221; In a word: head-scratching. Torche were a force to be reckoned with &#8211; despite lackluster sound at the venue that made it hard to hear any vocals, they dominated from the moment they started playing. Of the bands playing fast and furious, new and original rock today, Torche is the only one you need know. Those who saw the band live first before they turned to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Impressions: Bat For Lashes, &#8220;Fur And Gold&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 18:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor K. Long</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The songs. 1. &#8220;Horse and I&#8221;: Please tell me that&#8217;s a Theremin! Good sign. Military drum beat? Another good sign. Layered backing vocals? This just gets better and better. 2. &#8220;Trophy&#8221;: &#8220;Heaven is a feeling I get in your arms&#8221; might sound a little trite/contrived on paper, but sung by Ms. Khan with the Nick Cave-esque voice of Josh Pearson as it is here, it&#8217;s quite seductive. A track that&#8217;s moderately danceable, it begs for a quicker-paced remix. 3. &#8220;Tahiti&#8221;: This song and her vocals on it remind me of Feist, but more elaborate and full. 4. &#8220;What&#8217;s A Girl To Do?&#8221;: The first song I heard from Bat for Lashes, and a good place to start. Simultaneously catchy and haunting. The booming of the drums coupled with the sighs in the chorus is a delightful contrast. 5. &#8220;Sad Eyes&#8221;: A piano ballad lovely in its simplicity. 6. &#8220;The Wizard&#8221;: Parts of this feel kind of trip-hop inspired. 7. &#8220;Prescilla&#8221;: Stomps and claps provide percussion for this track, definitely one of the more memorable ones. 8. &#8220;The Bat&#8217;s Mouth&#8221;: A very lush, cinematic, majestic ballad &#8211; nothing jaw-dropping about it, but like everything else so far, it&#8217;s gorgeous. 9. &#8220;Seal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Impressions: Rilo Kiley, &#8220;Under The Blacklight&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.t-sides.com/2007/08/30/quick-impressions-rilo-kiley-under-the-blacklight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Taylor K. Long</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Things tend to get a little long-winded over here at T-Sides, I know. Sometimes I just get so excited I can hardly contain myself. But sometimes I can. As proof, I&#8217;m launching a new feature &#8211; &#8220;Quick Impressions,&#8221; in which I will review albums by jotting down a few words on each song as I listen to it for the first time, then make a few summarizing statements on the album as a whole after another listen or two. Let&#8217;s begin! First up, Rilo Kiley&#8217;s latest, Under The Blacklight. The songs. 1. &#8220;Silver Lining&#8221;: Cute, but not particularly fantastic. I&#8217;m a sucker for those handclaps, though, and the &#8220;ooh&#8221;s and &#8220;ahh&#8221;s behind the chorus. 2. &#8220;Close Call&#8221;: Okay, but the world only needs one Yeah Yeah Yeahs. 3. &#8220;The Moneymaker&#8221;: I like this song, but again&#8230; Dear Jenny Lewis, you are not Karen O. Please do not try to be. You&#8217;re better as Jenny Lewis. 4. &#8220;Breakin&#8217; Up&#8221;: Fun, electro-dance track. Sounds like the BeeGees. 5. &#8220;Under the Blacklight&#8221;: Here&#8217;s what I expected. Majestic, glossy, shiny, folky, rocky. Reminds me a bit of Jenny Lewis&#8217; solo project, but this song isn&#8217;t as good as any of those. 6. &#8220;Dreamworld&#8221;: Stereogum [...]]]></description>
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