Fur and Gold

Today's Music That Jason Isn't Really Into is Bat For Lashes - Fur and Gold. I don't really know anything about this album, it's just something I got at the library because I had no idea what it was. And it wasn't so great!

This album made me think of one thing: melodrama. The overall mood seems to be overly dramatic and self-important; it seems to be the audio equivalent of reality television, where all the tension and drama is manufactured and I have a hard time caring about any of it. The album is akin to something like Bjork, or possibly even Maroon 5 (though I don't believe anything is as bad as Maroon 5), where the whole thing is just a stage for the singer to be enchanted with his/her own voice.

The songs are not identical, but the overall sound is similar enough that none of the individual tracks stood out to me. The singer has a nice female voice, though it seems to be the focus of the album; the instruments and effects don't really get any spotlight. The only thing the instruments seem to be there for is to create an overly dramatic atmosphere for the voice.

In short, this isn't the worst thing I've listened to, not by far, but it was still not worth a second listen. There's too much well-thought out music I could be listening to instead of frittering away my time with this.

In other news:
More album reviews on the way. Among them: Interpol, Lupe Fiasco, Massive Attack, Oasis.

Tomorrow might be a good day for the zoo, or just running outside. Stay tuned.