Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today (2010)

if you don't already know Ariel Pink this video serves as a pretty fitting intro:
(and he makes out with half the front row @2:30 so thats pretty rock n roll)
the 'time capsule' sound is almost immediately endearing and reminds me of '68 underwater.
never serious and always sexy (or at least faux-sexy) and full of unabashed pop licks that never sound poppy.
definitely not for everyone but most definitely loved by many!

"Before Today" is Ariel Pink's 'indy-major' label debut for 4AD after numerous self releases and a few through Animal Collective's Paw Tracks label.

Just over a year old but feels like a 'classic' album after the first listen.

tl;dr... sexy, dirty, bedroom pop.

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today (2010)

  1. "Hot Body Rub" - 2:26
  2. "Bright Lit Blue Skies" - 2:25
  3. "L'estat (Acc. to the Widow's Maid)" - 4:26
  4. "Fright Night (Nevermore)" - 3:35
  5. "Round and Round" - 5:08
  6. "Beverly Kills" - 3:56
  7. "Butt-House Blondies" - 3:27
  8. "Little Wig" - 5:46
  9. "Can't Hear My Eyes" - 3:19   (**warningworstrack**IMOofcourse)
  10. "Reminiscences" - 2:34
  11. "Menopause Man" - 4:00
  12. "Revolution's a Lie" - 3:49


highly recommended if you like:
lo-fi, 60s garage, black lips...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today (2010)

http://www.mediafire.com/?k8vsjjatqoma3j3