Departures

Say what's the new Cocteau twins sound like?
oh it's a radical departure (dripping sarcasm)

This was a running gag back in the Sound exchange days. It wasn't so much an insult as simply a fact that with certain bands you knew what you were getting.

Stereolab, and Cocteau Twins are perhaps the best examples of bands where you know from record to record what you are going to get.

This tired old line comes to mind for me again as I listen to the new Coldplay single 'Speed of sound' It's not bad, in fact it's downright pleasant. It's just exactly what you would expect, it sounds vaguely like Clocks, has no rough edges, and is reminiscent of U2. It falls short of being truly inspirational, or sounding very original. In a time when Coldplay has so many imitators, the time is right for them to find a new direction. From what I read the album is more diverse, and I for one certainly hope so.

Took the kid to his school talent contest last night, and it was like something from an Alexander Payne film. You haven't really learned to party til you've seen second graders tell jokes complete with an awkward straight man.

hey Haley
yeah
why does...what is a frog's favorite soda?
long awkward pause
uh Sprite?
no, cherry croak!

There were Avril Levigne impersonations, a hip hop stomp performance, and a surprisingly good violin concerto.

Who says I don't go out anymore.


Music- Spoon Gimme Fiction