Best Coast - "Crazy For You"

I'll be honest. While I have been hearing hype about Best Coast for a long time now, all of the little snippets of them I was hearing/reading weren't catching my interest. Eventually I decided to delve a little deeper into their music catalog and I came across the song "Boyfriend". It opened my eyes a little more and led me to start appreciating their sound. I decided to purchase their latest work "Crazy For You" and I was not disappointed.

The album opens with the previously mentioned, and my personal favorite song by Best Coast - "Boyfriend". Bethany Cosentino's voice soars and dives, in one of the hook(-iest) vocals I have ever heard.



Lyrically "Crazy For You" isn't challenging. The songs all land somewhere between missing you, being lazy, and smoking weed. But as an album to wrap up your summer, you couldn't ask for anything better right? I usually am not too keen on a girl singer with a rock format but something about Bethany's voice and Bobb Bruno's riffs leave you feeling like rock was meant to be this way.



In a few places some of the songs start to blend together, but considering that only 1 song on the entire album breaks the 3:00 minute mark (and it does so by just 2 seconds), you can treat those songs as if they were meant to be one. It's a perfect summer album, the rhythms and melodies are carefree, while the lyrics deliver a odd mixture of seriousness and playfulness. A perfect example being: /I lost my job/I miss my mom/I wish my cat could talk./Every time you leave this house/Everything falls apart./ In the end, "Crazy For You" is definitely worth the money and Best Coast is definitely worthy of the hype.

- Best Coast - "Crazy For You" released July 27th, 2010 via Mexican Summer.

-Ayar'd - (October 16th, 2010)

I will be reviewing soon! (I promise)

Sorry I have not delivered those album reviews as quickly as promised, I came across a cold this week and it got the better of me. I will still be doing them... as soon as I feel better. Also add Sufjan Stevens - "Age of Adz" to that list, because I'll be reviewing it as well. But for now, please accept this picture as a token of my sincere regret.



- Ayar'd - (October 15, 2010)

Big Boi - "Sir Lucious Left Foot:The Son of Chico Dusty" Review

I had always figured Andre 3000 to be responsible for the wacky portion of Outkast. This album blew that theory (and my mind) to pieces. It's ridiculous. It's completely off the wall. It's perfect. In fact, everything falls into place with such ease and style that I am forced to wonder if it was luck, or if Big Boi is a complete genius. I'm going to assume that it's a healthy dose of both.

With a songs like "Shutterbug" it's near impossible not to be in love with the album. Big Boi uses beat's and rhythms that are unlike anything you have ever heard.



The album also has a huge lineup of guests, featuring acts like T.I., Jamie Foxx, and Janelle Monae. It's not just straight music. A few places in between songs Big Boi does some detective work, busting a drug deal. Other songs start off - like "Be Still" (ft. Janelle Monae) - with some dialogue. Most of it, like the majority of the album, have sexual undertones.



In the end, you're left feeling upset that the album is over. You want more. But the beauty of it is, every time you listen to a track from "Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty", it feels like the first time. I must say that this album's wittiness, originality, and sheer genius - land it in the number 1 spot for my favorite rap album of all time. Big Boi changes his flow in nearly every song, proving that he isn't just your every day rapper. /It's that nigga the B.I.G. B.O.I. O.U.T./

"Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty" released July 6th, 2010 via Def Jam.

-Ayar'd (October 8th, 2010)

Upcoming Reviews

I may have been slacking on doing posts, but I have not been slacking on listening to good music. I will be doing a review of the following albums that have plagued my speakers these past months:

Best Coast - Crazy For You


Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot, The Son of Chico Dusty

Brandon Flowers - Flamingo

Glasser - Ring

Twin Shadow - Forget

I'm gonna try to post a review each day, for the next five days.