borrowed tunes: new releases 05.03

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May 02, 2005

new releases 05.03

It's a big-time up week for Borrowed Tunes at the local rekkid shop. We've already posted about the Hold Steady. The Go-Betweens promises to be excellent. The Ponys will be a purchase. One more go-round for the Raveonettes, who keep expanding their sound. Madlib's helium-voiced alter-ego Quasimoto comes back out. I'll probably get suckered in by the Aimee Mann, even if I am beginning to find her boring. A concept album about boxing is pretty enticing.

One I know I'm not buying? The Ryan Adams. I can assure you this is his best record under his solo name, and perhaps a return to Whiskeytown form. But not great Whiskeytown; it's too long and not enough of the songs stick.

The Hold Steady :: Separation Sunday (mp3 here)
The Go-Betweens :: Oceans Apart (wangle your way to a track here)
The Ponys :: Celebration Castle (first mp3 here is new)
The Raveonettes :: Pretty In Black
Quasimoto :: The Further Adventures of Lord Quas
Aimee Mann :: The Forgotten Arm (big points for a high-quality full QT stream here (link at bottom) with cool pics and lyrics)
Ryan Adams :: Cold Roses (low qual full stream here)
Caribou (formerly Manitoba) :: The Milk Of Human Kindness
The Russian Futurists :: Our Thickness