deck the halls with new emusic

woot! emusic came through just in time for the upcoming seattle trip, and new discs (actual CD's) fill out the first half of this month's new tunes.

• The Kinks: "Muswell Hillbillies"
classic album. "have a cuppa tea" is, like, the best song ever written.
• Miles Davis: "Bitches Brew"
academic music. i had to work hard while listening to it, but it's worth it.
• Sufjan Stevens: "Come On Feel the Illinoise"
people have been gushing about this album for months now, and i finally got around to getting it. believe the hype. soof-yahn's got charisma in spades on this album, and the orchestration surrounding it is mind-blowing at times, inaudible at others.
• Of Montreal: "Sunlandic Twins"
ever since parting ways with most of his core crew, kevin barnes has been taking of montreal to strange new places. satanic panic in the attic seemed like a fun experiement, but it looks like he's committed to the transition, further exploring drum machines and synths on this disc. give me a couple of days to think about it, and i'll tell you how i feel.
• (the rest of) Lewis Black: "Luther Burbank Performing Arts Center Blues"
i had to get the rest of the tracks this month, as i ran out of songs not too long after deciding to get this last month.

still got 20-odd tracks left, which i'll likely blow on singles and old long-lost tracks from high school mix tapes. as that process draws to a close, i'll fill in the blanks.