music recommendation

I recently acquired a long-awaited CD from a friend of mine, and was asked to do some sort of review of it. I've been putting this off for a few weeks, hoping to come up with something to say that sounds even remotely review-like, but it turns out I don't actually have any idea where to begin. So I figure screw it - I'm just going to recommend it instead.

The friend in question is Michelle Dockrey, and her last CD Shadowbeast (created by the new-defunct Escape Key) has long been one of my favorites. The new band is known as Vixy & Tony, and their inaugural CD Thirteen continues to blow me away every time I listen to it.

I keep seeing the word 'lush' tossed around in relation to this album, and I can't seem to think of a better description myself. There's a little something for everyone here, from simple folk to electric rock, with side trips to blues foundations and a Nick Cave cover. There is quite literally something here for every mood. I'm tempted to recommend specific tracks for consideration, but I might as well just print the track listing - instead, I'm going to recommend that you listen to the samples posthaste, either at CD Baby or through iTunes.

Seriously, why are you still here? Go! Listen!

Weird Trio

Weird Trio
Originally uploaded by infodump.

This is neat - I got a Flickrmail asking if someone could use this photograph from a few Halloweens ago for a book proposal called "The Traveling Thumb", which the author is apparently hoping will become one of those clever coffee table books. Obviously I said go for it - I like the idea of one of my photos (even this one) possibly making its way into a coffee table book.