Friday, February 22, 2008
 

If your weekend plans are bare I advise jumping over to Light In The Attic Records and checking out their vintage collections.  There are some real gems that await you on the release pages, so be prepared to open up your wallet once they grace your ears.  Alright, since I've shared a bit of information with you I would like someone out there to let me know exactly why no one bothered to tell me that Cloud Cult was working on a new album!?  I mean, that's the kind of stuff I should be filled in on, especially since I was under the impression that the band would be taking some time off after last year's The Meaning Of 8.  At any rate, I suppose it's at least good to know that I'll have new music from them later this year on Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes).  Enjoy.

:Cloud Cult - When Water Comes To Life:  Not only was I wrong about the break I thought they would take, but I was also way off the mark in regards to my thinking that their last effort was as expansive as their sound was going to get, as it actually managed to get bigger and more beautiful.  I love how the arrangement kicks off with an almost movie score-esque flutter and then dissipates into a culmination of percussion and tense guitar work.  And Craig Minowa?  Yeah, he sounds great and his songwriting is as good as ever.

I'm feeling as if I've talked enough about The Meaning Of 8, so with the video portion of this post I'm going to go back to Happy Hippopotamus and my favorite track from it, Transistor Radio.  Watch and love.

- John Laird -

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