6.26.05 - Ryan Mills

[Ryan Mills]

I recommend being cool and reading my reviews on the following albums which are excellent and you should check out:

Electrelane (http://www.electrelane.com) - Axes (http://www.absolutepunk.net/reviews/showproduct.php?product=800)

Hair Police - Constantly Terrified (http://www.absolutepunk.net/reviews/showproduct.php?product=797)

Also listen to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco if you haven't; and if you have, pull it out today and listen again.

The Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! self-titled is indeed good, so check it.

If you're in the mood for some folk-ish stuff, you can check out Goon's A River Ain't Too Much to Love

There certainly isn't enough love for The Magnetic Fields here, so get on that.

Oh, and expect a review for Wolf Parade's self-titled EP soon. It's good, and you should be very excited about the full length later this year.

And expect a review for the new Bear vs. Shark.

I also recommend going out, finding some nice natrual location and going for a run, as I'm about to do.

[1Roth4]

I recommend being cool and reading my reviews on the following albums which are excellent and you should check out:

Electrelane (http://www.electrelane.com) - Axes (http://www.absolutepunk.net/reviews/showproduct.php?product=800)

Hair Police - Constantly Terrified (http://www.absolutepunk.net/reviews/showproduct.php?product=797)

Also listen to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco if you haven't; and if you have, pull it out today and listen again.

The Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! self-titled is indeed good, so check it.

If you're in the mood for some folk-ish stuff, you can check out Goon's A River Ain't Too Much to Love

There certainly isn't enough love for The Magnetic Fields here, so get on that.

Oh, and expect a review for Wolf Parade's self-titled EP soon. It's good, and you should be very excited about the full length later this year.

And expect a review for the new Bear vs. Shark.

I also recommend going out, finding some nice natrual location and going for a run, as I'm about to do.
well aren't you one ambitious little man... haha.. and probably in a hell of alot better shape than me.

[emergency&i]

Cyhsy! Yes!

[Booyah Achieved]

bear vs shark!

somebody get on that review, please...

[FrancesdaMute]

bear vs shark cs owns.....and its good to run too. too bad its like 90+ degrees here and sucks to run now.

[Lerok22]

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is probably in my ten favorite albums of all time, and it's my favorite summer album. It just gives off a summer vibe to me.

[twe]

i live in fucking humid Florida. running is forbidden.

[coandca33]

why is it that you don't write for PitchforkMedia.com?

seriously though, I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the BVS cd...

[InaGreendase]

The Bear Vs. Shark album is good, but as stated elsewhere, the first two tracks blow away the rest of the album. 6.9/10

I've heard good things about Clap Your Hands Say Yeah from at least 3 places now (here, Pitchfork, review submission)...can anyone make comparisons / descriptions?

[JunkBondTrader]

Wilco and Clap Your Hands Say Yea both extremely awesome bands........Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is definately in my top 3 favorite cds of all time.....every song is incredible, i could go on forever about it........Ryan didnt you say you hated Muse because bellamy sounded like Thom Yorke......just my opinion but Outsworth(???) sounds a hell of alot like a really shaky Thom Yorke but still awesome none the less just because the music is nothing like radiohead at all.....great pop record. I recommend "Details of the War" and "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth"....also "In This Home on Ice"......



Everyone should listen to Tilly and the Wall too

[tambo41187]

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is probably in my ten favorite albums of all time, and it's my favorite summer album. It just gives off a summer vibe to me.

jesus, etc. is prolly one of my all time favorite songs, that whole album is so good. I just started to get into wilco's earlier stuff (summerteeth) but nothing compares to YHF, ghost is born is awsome as well.

[Ryan Mills]

bear vs shark cs owns.....and its good to run too. too bad its like 90+ degrees here and sucks to run now.

No kidding...it was so hot it...not so much fun then...

Wilco and Clap Your Hands Say Yea both extremely awesome bands........Yankee Hotel Foxtrot is definately in my top 3 favorite cds of all time.....every song is incredible, i could go on forever about it........Ryan didnt you say you hated Muse because bellamy sounded like Thom Yorke......just my opinion but Outsworth(???) sounds a hell of alot like a really shaky Thom Yorke but still awesome none the less just because the music is nothing like radiohead at all.....great pop record. I recommend "Details of the War" and "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth"....also "In This Home on Ice"......



Everyone should listen to Tilly and the Wall too

No, no, I like Muse quite a bit, but I still think he sounds like Yorke. When Showbiz first came out, that's all anyone thought...He obviously doesn't sound like what Yorke does now, but Bends-era, I think so. I still like Muse though...I just like Radiohead more.

[Radiology]

Wilco is probably one of the best & the best American band of our time. I'm surprised that they arn't recognized even more than they already are, Jeff Tweedy is a genius. Don't forget "Being There" (espesialy Disc 2), another great Summer Wilco album, though it's more countryish than Yankee Hotel and Ghost, it is still brilliant.

[Lerok22]

Wilco is probably one of the best & the best American band of our time. I'm surprised that they arn't recognized even more than they already are, Jeff Tweedy is a genius. Don't forget "Being There" (espesialy Disc 2), another great Summer Wilco album, though it's more countryish than Yankee Hotel and Ghost, it is still brilliant.

Yeah, I really enjoy all their work.

I've been meaning to check out Clap Your Hands after hearing so many great things. The reviews I've read make it seem like I'd love it.

[FrancesdaMute]

review the new trophy scars.....best ep thus far in my opinion

[Brianfarg]

why is it that you don't write for PitchforkMedia.com?

seriously though, I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the BVS cd...

I was thinking the same thing; Ryan's taste would just suit their site better, in my opinion

[Signals Corrupted]

i'll check out goon, its the only band there im not already into.

[LPMagic]

Wow, Clap Your Hands made it on to AP.net. Indie's best kept secret is spreading like wildfire. Their self titled is just incredible.

- Jeff

[emergency&i]

Wow, Clap Your Hands made it on to AP.net. Indie's best kept secret is spreading like wildfire. Their self titled is just incredible.

- Jeff

eek i guess it may be my fault haha

[Kelley Nicole]

i still haven't heard clap your hands say yeah, but i've heard a lot of good things about them. i'll have to check them out.

i live in fucking humid Florida. running is forbidden.
i hate florida. i don't understand why people would want to live in that. my family and i went to universal studios last summer and i couldn't stay there for more than about seven hours. i felt like i was going to die, the humidity just kills me.

[JunkBondTrader]

eek i guess it may be my fault haha

..................dayum you are a scenester......im sure you didnt discover the band so stop patting yourself on the back



EDIT: but "emergency & i" is a great cd by the way....dismemberment plan hey hey

[AtlanticEast247]

why is it that you don't write for PitchforkMedia.com?

seriously though, I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the BVS cd...

so true...but its great to see this website
with some indie...not jus all alternative

[Signals Corrupted]

Wow, Clap Your Hands made it on to AP.net. Indie's best kept secret is spreading like wildfire. Their self titled is just incredible.

- Jeff

wow you're so cool. you read pitchfork. you are fucking amazing

[LPMagic]

wow you're so cool. you read pitchfork. you are fucking amazing

Wow, you're a fucking douche bag. I don't read Pitchfork; in fact, I just went on it for the first time yesterday.

- Jeff

[GAD_guy]

yes we do need alot more love for the magnetic fields

[emergency&i]

..................dayum you are a scenester......im sure you didnt discover the band so stop patting yourself on the back



EDIT: but "emergency & i" is a great cd by the way....dismemberment plan hey hey

whoa calm down tough guy. i just meant that ive been asking ryan to review it in some threads and stuff and yes emergency and i is a great album.

[make_this_hurt]

Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah sound like early Talking Heads.

Which, in case you were wondering, is a great thing.

[twe]

wow you're so cool. you read pitchfork. you are fucking amazing
everytime i see your name and then "decode the moan!" it brings back good memories of watching Blood Brothers rock my face off. so i just wanted to thank you for that.

review the new trophy scars.....best ep thus far in my opinion
how true it is.. i love it.

[Signals Corrupted]

everytime i see your name and then "decode the moan!" it brings back good memories of watching Blood Brothers rock my face off. so i just wanted to thank you for that.


how true it is.. i love it.

they used to rock my face, too

[Dweg]

Good work as always. I enjoy CYHSY and Wolf Parade both very much. Can't wait to see'em at CMJ Music Marathon. (as well as so many other awesome bands... fuck yeah.)