New albums

Been enjoying some great new music tonight despite my cynical cold heart doubting that such a thing still existed.

Bought the following new albums at the weekend...

Modeselektor "Modeselektor Vol 2"

Garbage "Not My Kind Of People"

and tonight I also got hooked on the iTunes previews of Nas' new album "Life Is Good".

Shit, I forgot how good music could be when you looked for what you loved. This Nas album is tugging at my insides from the get go. I think It'll have to be bought on payday (or before if I can swing it!) Beautiful mix of soulfulness and tight precise lyricism, I actually can't wait to own the album.

Almost tempted to buy from iTunes, but I fuckin hate digital downloads. I need something in my hand that I can put in a machine. Anything else is cold and soulless and takes all the love out of playing an album.

This was going to be about the albums I'd bought but now it's about what I want to buy. My favourite track off the Modeselektor album so far is "Sudaka Invasor". Nice balance of hip-hop and glitch. This is the territory where I think the Germans shine brightest. Taking something really simple and making it beautifully complicated and intricate. Twisting sounds around themselves.

The album I've most wanted is the one that I haven't even opened yet and is lying there untouched in it's plastic wrapped glory. I need special time for a new Garbage album and I can't wait to savour it properly (from what I saw live in Brixton, I don't think I'll be disappointed.)

I also want to buy Sigur Ros "Valtari" desperately...damn. No food then this month. Just music, which is actually better than food.

I'm off now to feast my ears...