Talkie Walkie

Today's Music That Somehow Jason Neglected To Write About is AIR's Talkie Walkie. This is an album that I tracked down a couple years ago, after hearing the haunting, gorgeous "Alone in Kyoto" in Lost in Translation. The movie is something I could probably write about as well; I was particularly fond of it when I saw it in the theater, and I really associate it with a particular period of my life. Regardless of what you think of it, I liked it, and the soundtrack was a large part of that.

Anyhow, Talkie Walkie is probably my favorite AIR album. If you haven't heard AIR, first of all, get out from under your rock, and second, they probably sound like, well, I'm not sure. Their music is all kind of dreamy, like an orchestra in your pocket. They aren't quite ambient, but their music is definitely something that isn't up front with what it wants. It's definitely more like a book than a movie, not immediately gratifying but worth a listen. The songs here don't quite jump out of the speakers, but they bounce enough to force the listener to pay attention. I really like the atmosphere of this album, eerie without being blatant in any regard. Songs that stand out: "Venus", "Mike Mills", of course "Alone in Kyoto".

In short, this album agrees with me; I sometimes with AIR rocked a little harder, maybe even a little at all, but I much prefer this to the Coldplays of the world. This is a good album, spooky even, definitely worth a listen.

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Man are my blog entries disjointed when I am hungry.