Each Friday, we review 10 recently released CDs in 10 words each:
Yellow Ostrich The Mistress — Sparse music background gets layers thanks to interesting vocal looping.
Puddle of Mudd Re(disc)overed — Rock band covers classic songs from Rolling Stones to AC/DC.
Eli Young Band Life At Best — Album, led by “Crazy Girl,” hasn’t changed its country style.
Wagons Rumble, Shake and Tumble — Band’s country-folk style has some Johnny Cash in it.
Tom McBride A Brief Head Spin — His style reminds me of Springsteen, without the lyrical abilities.
David Serby Poor Man’s Poem — Singer’s country folk is delivered in sleepy, old-school style.
2 Cellos 2 Cellos — Anyone wanna guess what instruments these covers are played on?
Mike Zito Greyhound — Solid, gritty, rock/blues album was produced by Anders Osborne. (At The Double Door Inn on Sept. 30.)
Hotel Lights Girl Graffiti — Ben Folds Five drummer releases sophomore album of mellow rock.
Glee The 3D Concert Movie Soundtrack — OK, enough is enough already with this overrated happy horseshit.
This article appears in Best of Charlotte 2011.
Actually, it’s the THIRD album for Hotel Lights, plus there was an EP.
Information sent to me said sophomore album. I blame the band’s publicist.