A Year of Music

Stuck in my head this morning: an indistinct admixture of Thom Yorke’s “Skip Divided” (both the original version from The Eraser and the (superior, bass-heavy) Modeselektor remix) and Torche’s “Fire”. I find myself without a whole lot to say about The Eraser; it’s a solid collection of gloomy post-rock that sounds nice but doesn’t really contribute anything new. It’s the rare album that’s surpassed by its remixes. And Torche make an appearance in my post-sleep haze mostly because I was writing about them right before I went to sleep last night.

Stuck in my head this morning: “Throwing Back the Apple” by Pale Saints mashed up with “Hand in Glove” by The Smiths. Both are the lead tracks from their respective albums (In Ribbons and Singles, respectively). Both are excellent ways to start albums, with catchy guitars and bouncy rhythms. They don’t really combine all that well, though.