Opinions on these bands?

[ggw]

Anyone have an opinion on these bands:
 
 Electrelane -- WOXY has been playing one of their songs and I like it.  They are playing the Black Cat soon.
 
 Deerhoof -- They got an interesting review in Sunday's NY Times - DEERHOOF "Milk Man" (Kill Rock Stars) is an album of rock music that sounds rethought from the ground up. The sound is feathery and self-effacing (Satomi Matsuzaki's limpid, childlike singing) and at the same time menacing and body-rocking (the battering swing of the drummer Greg Saunier, peppered with explosive rolls that clear a space around them). It's "art rock" (the nervous, spindly, Captain Beefheart-y written guitar lines) and Top 40 (one memorable line sounds like Journey). It's both very finished (control-freak alert: code orange) and very tentative (one track begins with a rough-sounding tape of a piano improvisation.) The music is incredibly well thought out, but that doesn't prevent it from also being smokin'.

[ratioci nation]

I hear great things about Deerhoof live, their albums are ok, but a tad inaccessible at times.
 
 Don't know much about electralane, although Bungle Bud was talking about them last night.

[ggw]

Originally posted by pollard:
 inaccessible

So Deerhoof is Walkie-Thirsty music?
 
 They have some mp3s on their site.  I wasn't crazy about them, but I keep hearing about the band.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  So Deerhoof is Walkie-Thirsty music?
 

I think you mean noisy by that, and it is not quite so noisy.  It is more the vocals that cause the inaccessibility issue.  I can give you a copy of the last two albums next time I see you if you like.  I have not hear the new one yet, but I believe reviews are saying it is a tad more accessible.
 
 MP3s from new album -
 http://puzzle.suchfun.net/deerhoof/256/milk_man.mp3
 http://www.killrockstars.com/bands/deerhoof/audio/GigaDance.mp3

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

So anybody heard anything off of the upcoming Elf Power album? Any good?

[skonster]

The new Deerhoof album may be a tad more accessible, but it's by no means top 40 material.  They're still a very very odd band. I'm listening to the new one now, actually.  And cannot describe it well at all.  So I won't even try.
 
 Speaking of live Deerhoof, it may have been posted on the live shows listing, but they're playing ottobar on the 21st of april.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by Samantha Balls:
  So anybody heard anything off of the upcoming Elf Power album? Any good?

there is this off the new album
 
 http://www.elfpower.com/elfpower_neverbelieve.mp3
 
 have not heard it or anything else yet though

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Thanks, link was blocked by my web security team. I feel so safe and secure, good thing they prevented me from that evil Elf Power.
 
 

Originally posted by pollard:
   

Originally posted by Samantha Balls:
  So anybody heard anything off of the upcoming Elf Power album? Any good?

there is this off the new album
 
  http://www.elfpower.com/elfpower_neverbelieve.mp3
 
 have not heard it or anything else yet though [/b]

[ggw]

How about The Star Spangles?
 
 They were on Letterman about a year ago (don't know how they got that gig) and are playing Velvet Lounge next month.  Totally contrived, but fun.

[Jaguär]

I like Electrelane but did get a little tired of them about 2 years ago when 3WK played them a little too much. With that said, I think they will probably put on a good show and would like to see them.