Since I haven't been making time to do full reviews, I'll fluff this page up a bit with quick notes on what I have heard recently. Maybe I'll make time to review it better; doubtful, but maybe.
Coil - The Ape of Naples: I haven't listened to a lot of Coil in my life; I would pick it up here and there to see what they were up to because I recognize Coil as one of those "important" bands. This album, essentially an epithat for the band, is moody and dark, yes, dirgelike, yes, but not really depressing. It reminds me slightly of Nick Cave's Murder Ballads in that respect. This will get repeat listens.
Ian Brown - The Greatest: Ex-Stone Roses frontman recently released this compilation of his solo work. As with any best of, it is cherry picked and ought to be good, and it is. Arranged chronologically, it is a worthy introduction to Brown's post Stone Roses career; I admit to not having followed his career post-Roses, so this is actually a useful catch-up tool for me. Whether long time fans would agree, I don't know, but I think it works. This will also be on my playlist for a while.
Ulysses - 010: I remember this album getting pretty solid reviews a while back when it came out; it's a side project of Apples in Stereo lead guy Robert Schneider. Didn't grab me too much initially; I'll give it a few listens though. His voice doesn't do much for me, and the melodies seem a bit recycled from song to song.
Bound Stems - My Kingdom for a Trundle Bed: Interesting. Don't know much about this band. They put out this ep; another boy-girl vocal group. A garage version of Stars? Raveonettes with better lyrics? Of the seven songs, a couple jumped out at me the first time around, which is a good sign; we'll see if it holds up.
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