The Knife - Silent Shout: Atmosphere! Imagine being trapped in a block of ice, with music being piped in somehow. It would sound something like this album. A score for the claustrophobic, this is, but I don't mean that in a negative way. It's easy to dismiss the sound they are going for after a brief listen, but once you listen to it all the way through a few times the combination of crinkly-pop synth beats and muted/stressed vocals of Karin Dreijer Andersson seep into your brain, channeled like an icepick to the nerve centers that control your feet. Best tracks: "Like a Pen", "We Share Our Mother's Health", "Neverland", "F as in Knife". Recommended.
Ms. John Soda - Notes and the Like: This band is the lovechild of Couch and the Notwist. It sounds a lot like a logical follow-up to the last Notwist album, Neon Golden. The songs have a little more structure here than their last outing, and the album flows better overall. Will it make a dent on the American radio landscape? Probably not, and that's too bad; there are actually a couple possibly radio-friendly tunes on here. Though the pace can be a little timid at times, the tracking of the album is designed to keep any lulls froms lasting too long; a good move. Favorite tracks: "No. One", "Outlined View", "Plenty of". Get this one.
Belong - October Language: Instrumental, moody, dark, music to sit in a room and think about depressing things like the state of the world or the fact that you have a pile of laundry to wash. This record is getting some decent reviews [Pitchfork], [Prefix], [Barcodezine], and I am failing to hear why. Skip it.
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