Brothers from The Black Keys

Picked up a new record today. New to my collection, but one that's been out for a while. The Black Keys' Brothers double LP Album. This bad boy came in a nice mat, what looks like screen printed, album cover. The albums them selves are a lovely 180 gram pressing on black vinyl. I know there are some people that feel things sound better on heavier vinyl but I like them because they "feel" like better quality. Also inside the cover was an oversized poster and a copy of the album on CD.  The album cost me about $35 at Hogwild Records. That is a bit higher than I'm used to paying for my vinyl, but with it being a double LP, having a very large poster within, including a actual physical CD and being a more popular group I suppose the price is justified. That and I wanted to try to support my local independent Record shop that had a nice selection of new and use vinyl. This double LP has 15 songs and is definitely an awesome sounding revord. I think there are at least two more albums needed to complete my Black Keys collection.

Interpol |El Pintor| A spanagram

El Pintor which as it turns out, is the 5th album from the band Interpol from Matador Records.

Having never heard this band before I was introduced to them on Vinyl Loop's Twitter feed. Quick side note about Vinyl Loop. They are a website that selects a couple of records about once a month (always limited editions) and sell them at a discounted rate and if you are in most of the 50 states you should get them shipping free.

As just mentioned this was a limited edition vinyl album. The limited part? It's a white vinyl. I think it looks frick'n cool by-the-way. (in retrospect should have taken a picture of the white vinyl..)

The album itself consists of ten songs.

Side A

1. All The Rage Back Home
2. My Desire
3. Any Where
4. Same Town New Story
5. My Blues Supreme

Side B

1. Everything Is Wrong
2. Breaker 1
3. Ancient Ways
4. Tidal Wave
5. Twice As Hard

Overall a good album. I hate the way that sounds, but its true. This, to me, is in no way a bad album. I love listening to this record over and over and for someone who has gotten use to buying one or two songs off an album digitally because that's the ones they know and don't need to spend money on other songs they may or may not like, that's saying a lot. I've actually heard it twice already it just the time its taken me to get this far in the blog (I keep stopping to listen and read the lyrics).

I can tell you I love the electric guitar, the singing is almost that 70s era style, compared to what is out these days, it seems old fashion to me, and I love that. Okay maybe not 70s. Its more like the hauntint version of a grunge band. Of the new release vinyl I've purchased over the past couple of months (yes I've only been collecting new vinyl for about two months) I would have to say this is my third favorite maybe second favorite album.

I know right, why didn't i review my most favorite first?? Like most things this was completely random. I've been wanting to write about the music I listen to for some time, but actually sitting down and doing it is a bit difficult. I hope to start including specific opinions about each song on the albums I review. Dam this is a good album, currently listening to Breaker 1.

Okay i need to go, it's late and I'm helping my brother move tomorrow.

And here, we go....

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