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I've not been here for awhile. If you're interested in why, (and honestly, I cannot imagine why you would be), I encourage you to check out the reasons dragonbait22 listed in response to a similar lack of blogging on her part.  I doubt I could have put it any better myself.

So.  Does this mean I'll be posting more frequently?  Hmmmm. The jury's still out on that one. But for the moment, I'll leave you with this recent review from [url=www.losingtoday.com]Losing Today.[/url]    Enjoy!

Tigerella
Self-Titled
(Schmat Records)

Tigerella’s self-titled debut is a collection of intelligent and witty indie-pop tunes that is reminiscent of Belle and Sebastian’s debut masterpiece Tigermilk, albeit not nearly as consistent. Like B&S, Tigerella is made up of a talented and diverse ensemble of musicians that experiment with a variety of sounds in their jangly guitar driven power pop. Diving into subject matter that ranges from a world taken over by robots in “Caleb,” to an harsh critique of 19th century adventure novelist Jack London, in a track that shares his name, Tigerella’s strength lies in the depth and intelligence of their lyrics which are so often deliciously juxtaposed against the backdrop of sunny lo-fi arrangements. This is a clever and intellectual group of artists who are not afraid to embrace their bookish side. Unfortunately ,however, lead singer Yvonne Ng's vocals, while certainly unique and sweet in their fragility, seem ill suited to several of the tracks, falling flat against particularly bright and rich arrangements. Strongest on tracks in which they are combined with the soft male vocals of her bandmates, such as the CDs third track “Stun Machine,” they often seem stretched on later tracks, and particularly so on “Insomniac” in which Ng’s chirping borders on annoyance. Overall, Tigerella’s self-titled debut offers promise. Musically, this a band with a lot of potential and talent. If in future releases they are able to iron out some of the rough edges, this will be a band to watch.

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For the individual who requested that I review the new CD by The Cure:  While I would love to do so, I doubt that will happen.  First, Losing Today already posted a review (not written by me, by the way) and I can't imagine finding time to review their new release, when I currently have a stack of about 10 CDs on my desk that I am supposed to review in the next week (ACK!)  However, as astute readers may recall, I posted this review of the new Cure release back in June, not ony because I strongly agreed with it, but also because I found it to be extremely well written.  (And even though only two people, at the time, felt it was worthy of commenting on, perhaps you will find it interesting).  

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To those of you who have been kind enough to e-mail me ideas for new posts:  Thank you and keep checking back.  I plan to put your ideas to good use.

~j