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March 31, 2007
Three Albums I Can't Wait For!
1. Sufjan Stevens - Oh, Puerto Rico
The whispery, banjo-totin' cult leader offers three discs -- plus a fan-mandatory(!) companion six-disc/three-DVD boxed set of demos and b-sides -- of odes to everybody's favorite U.S. Commonwealth, written and recorded in the company of a dozen or so sweaty, bearded, shirtless, twentysomething male grad students in a men's room at Lofton State, a small, liberal arts college in northwest Idaho. Be sure to catch Sufjan on tour this spring, when he'll be premiering a double album's-worth of new songs documenting his thoughts about writing the songs found on Puerto Rico. Also be on the lookout for his eight-part (by fan club subscription only) series of releases celebrating El Dia de Los Muertos.
2. Kevin Federline - Marketable Skills
Britney's ex rocks the mic hard in a dozen new honky raps about farting and trying to remember his social security number while filling out a job application at Arby's. DualDisc includes exclusive rehearsal footage and behind-the-scenes footage of K-Fed asking Brit for five bucks so he can get some Kools. She can't loan him the money because she's already spent all her cash getting a Molly Hatchet tattoo.
3. Elvis Costello - Another Muddled Mess That the Cool People Will Be Too Afraid to Admit Actually Blows
On this, his 178th release, Costello screws around in the studio with wife Diana Krall, offers up a capivatingly incoherent duet with Van Morrison, spends an afternoon desperately searching for a melody with Burt Bacharach, and rounds up the Attractions for the flaccidly poignant old-school street-cred slop of "(What's Still So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding?" Because Bush sucks. That's why.
Music | By colrus | 12:38 AM
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