F*d Up Friends

Today's Music of the Day is F*d Up Friends, by Tobacco. This is an album I got from eMusic at the recommendation of a friend, and I know next to nothing about it.

[disclaimer: the first word in the album title is abbreviated to avoid the use of an unnecessary curse. While this blog may occasionally contain swears, there has to be a good reason for them. The power of a good curse is not to be invoked all the time, lest that power wane.]

Anyway, this is something of an atmospheric, electronic album, very much in the vein of RJD2. There aren't any lyrics to be heard, save for one track with a guest appearance by Aesop Rock.

And that's it! I wish there were some more things happening on the album. The overall sound is fun and not hard to listen to, but I feel like I've heard this album before, and done in a way that was more interesting. It's probably fun to listen to Tobacco live, and jump around to the music, but my admittedly lame PC speakers just don't capture any of that energy. I don't hate this album, but there are too many other electronic and/or ambient artists out there who do a better job of creating moods and feelings with their sounds. In short, this Tobacco album is okay, but all it really does is make me want to listen to AIR or Four Tet.

In Other News:
Bleh.

Often there isn't enough time, but right now there is too much of it and it needs to move a little more quickly.