i'm just as suprised as you...

it's a long awaited hipster report. thought we had lost him to lawyering, but just when i had all but given up, he checks in with some thunder. nice work high life. i'll put prince fielder up here in your honor sometime soon.



This is what I have been listening to in 2006. Sorry about the absence, between the office, the OC, the cocktails, and Brooklyn dining, I have been neglecting my duties.



1. Tapes 'N Tapes - The Loon (Thanks Andre. This is from 2005, but hit me hard back in January. Now they are Pitchdork darlings.)



2. Built to Spill - You In Reverse (I am biased. These guys can do no wrong. Liar, Mess With Time, and Wherever You Go are highlights.)



3. Konono No. 1 - Congotronics (Just nuts. These guys are at Summerstage and that could be cool as hell.)



4. Voxtrot - Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, & Wives (A guilty pleasure. Two solid EPs. These guys will be big soon, if they ever put an album out.)



5. Fiery Furnaces - Bitter Tea (This album is really out there, but I think it is amazing. No real singles, as usual, but check out Police Sweater Blood Vow, which is probably their most accessible to date)



6. Islands - Return to the Sea (ex-Unicorns. 'nough said.)



7. More Pressure/Straight to the Head (Odds and Ends collection of Reggae singles from 1972-1977. I should move to Jamaica.)

Reading: George Saunders - In Persuasion Nation. Good stuff.