Today's Music of the Day is Nada Surf's Lucky. This is something I picked up from the library, for no real reason other than I would have felt guilty for checking out all the John Coltrane albums that were in. I wish I had some other history with Nada Surf, as they seem to be popular with some of the kids, but I don't. Maybe this will work in my favor, allowing me to evaluate the music objectively; we'll see.
I'm kind of on the fence about this album. It sort of sounds like teenage heartbreak, as though most of the songs here could have been used as theme music for Dawson's Creek spin-offs (yes, I know I'm dating myself a little here). However, the album isn't all that bad. It's not overly preening or facile, and has some nice instrumentation in places. These moments are fleeting, though, and they aren't enough to compensate for an album that is too tender and weepy to really be enjoyable or interesting.
In Short: You might like this album, and while I wouldn't think less of you for feeling so, I also wouldn't agree with you. It's nice enough, I guess, but for an album to run on emotion, the heart needs to bleed a little bit.
In Other News:
Decent weekend, all things considered. Winter is here, though, and I'm annoyed by it.
Coming Soon: my 'films of 2008 review'. Maybe. It all depends on whether I get around to seeing 'Milk' this weekend or not, and whether I feel like waiting to see it before posting my list.