Oneida's Happy New Year, their eighth full-length album in 10 years, was released today. Pitchfork gave it a 7.2 & Matt Weir from TinymixTapes gave it a 3.5./5 . Marissa Brown of the AllMusicGuide gave the record a slightly more positive review, and CokeMachineGlow's musings were just positively wordy. Normally I don't give much credence to Pitchfork's oft-unbalanced reviews but this one was well considered- a critical review coming from a fan who enjoyed a good record from a group of incredibly talented musicians who could've done better. As for what I think, you're going to have to wait a while to hear my review, as it is going to be printed in the first issue of The Phoenix, along with reviews of Danielson's Ships and The Fiery Furnaces Bitter Tea. The Matthew Friedberger, Kaki King, Mars Volta, and Cansei De Ser Sexy reviews are going to have to wait for subsequent issues (beginning say, mid-September?), but you might see working versions of them on here before they hit newstands in Kelowna.
In the meantime, check out "Up With People", the single from Oneida's Happy New Year.
Oneida - Up With People
Speaking of the paper- it's gonna be really good this year. Well, I can't speak for the entire paper, but the A&E section is gonna be The Balls. I'm talking totally Sex Panther, smellin' of rich mahogany and all that. Yeah.
On a different note, it was reported today by the Associated Press that Syd Barrett is dead. He was 60 years old, living in his mother's home in Cambridge, England, spending most of his adult life painting and gardening to pass the time. Syd's music has and continues to inspire generations of artists, and his story continues to serve as a warning to those who would try and reach the Sun within their own minds, only to suffer a lifetime of being lysergically burned out and left a bare shadow of their former selves. A sad story to be sure, but one that tends to overshadow the music of a truly oddball original. Hope you are happier Syd.
And to the rest of you crazy diamonds, keep on shinin'.
Peace.
-Christian
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edit: The Matthew Friedberger and Cansei De Ser Sexy reviews might have wait longer than any September issue. I basically didn't feel from the mp3s I'd heard that the Matt Frieberger Winter Women/Holy Ghost Language School albums were worth my money, and the Cansei De Ser Sexy album is going to have to wait until I free up some hard-drive space.
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