By Joel Francis
The Daily Record
Best-of lists are ubiquitous this time of year. Because The Daily Record loves you so much, we do it in haiku.
1. War on Drugs – Lost in the Dream
Title says it all.
Chet Baker sang let’s get lost.
Join me won’t you, please?
2. TV on the Rado – Seeds
Title song is hymn:
“This time, I’ve got seeds on ground.”
Makes my soul smile.
3. Flying Lotus – You’re Dead
DJ, hip hop, jazz
Introspective mélange is
feast for brain and ears.
4. Old 97s – Most Messed Up
20 years later,
Too Far To Care gets sequel.
Band is best when messed.
5. Kelis – Food
Ribs, cobbler, fish fry.
These tasty song titles whet
appetite for tunes.
6. Hold Steady – Teeth Dreams
Lucero axeman
adds grit to busy lyrics.
The Ambassador.
7. New Pornographers – Brill Bruisers
Supergroup returns
with best batch of power pop
since Twin Cinema.
8. Lydia Loveless – Somewhere Else
Farm girl references
Verlaine, Rimbaud, Chris Isaak.
Arty honky tonk?
9. Brian Eno and Karl Hyde – High Life
2 albums, 2 months.
Ambient meets house, techno.
Second one is best.
10. Warpaint –Warpaint
Female quartet takes
four years after debut.
Follow-up worth wait.
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