Twitter Review Session #2

Here is the next batch of ridiculously short reviews I've posted on the Emotional Drumming Twitter page:

(16) Eating Us - Black Moth Super Rainbow (Graveface)
Pretty cool, melodic analog synth-fest. Smooth and 80s influenced, I think. Lots of vocoder. (6.5/10)

(17) Skin of Evil - Blackout Beach (Soft Abuse)
Uncomfortable weirdness from Frog Eyes' Carey Mercer. Difficult, to say the least. Ends on a very pretty note. (3.5/10)

(18) Et Cetera - Blase Splee (self-released)
Detroit pop/rock with some real swagger. There are a few jams, but they are more exciting live. Quite rock 'n roll. (6/10)

(19) Blood Bank EP - Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)
An EP that is just a continuation of the first album. Pretty, duh, but the last song with its auto-tune is terrible. (5.5/10)

(20) Beware - Bonnie "Prince" Billy (Drag City)
His songs are gorgeous, but I don't really pay attention to lyrics, so I get a little bored with this. (6/10)

(21) The Planets Are Blasted - Boston Spaceships (Guided by Voices)
Seemingly half-assed effort from newer Robert Pollard band. YAWN. (3/10)

(22) The Law of the Playground - The Boy Least Likely To (+1)
Totally childish, cute and fun twee pop that also happens to be quite good. (6.5/10)

(23) Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle - Bill Callahan (Drag City)
Give it up to B.C. for consistantly releasing gorgeous, dark folk records. This might be my favorite of his. (8/10)

(24) My Maudlin Career - Camera Obscura (4AD)
Another pretty Belle & Sebastian-esque pop record from these lasses and lads. "The Sweetest Thing" RULES! (7.5/10)

(25) Middle Cyclone - Neko Case (Anti-)
A wonderful country-infused pop album from the best female voice in rock music today. "This Tornado Loves You" OWNS. (8/10)

(26) City Center - City Center (Type)
Is this legitimately a sweet record or is it Fred Thomas' attempt to cash in on the popularity of Panda Bear? (6.5/10)

(27) Clues - Clues (Constellation)
Ex-members of The Unicorns and Arcade Fire bring an album that sounds more Unicornsy than Islands do. Totally decent. (6.5/10)

(28) Davy - Coconut Records (Young Baby)
Jason Schwartzman obviously loves The Beatles and does a pretty good job emulating them at their poppiest. (6/10)

(29) Fuckbook - Condo Fucks (Matador)
Sloppy, lo-fi pop punk covers from Yo La Tengo under a hilarious moniker. Difficult, but sounds fun. (5.5/10)