Object 47

Today's Music of the Day is Wire's Object 47. For the life of me, I have no idea where this one came from. Public library? Maybe. I may as well have traded a puppy for it somewhere in the recent past.

Anyway, I couldn't get into this one as much as I had hoped. The music is decent, but the songs just kind of bleed together and meander. When the band decides to push the tempo a little (see the opener, "One of Us"), the results are good, but there are too many "Patient Flees"-style tunes on this album for me. While this album came out in 2008, it sounds fairly dated, with vocals not far from Morrissey's Smiths days; the strings and percussion sound too much like a new wave band's attempt at post-punk.

I realize that Wire rules, blah blah blah, that I probably listen to far too much disposable indie pop to appreciate this band. Perhaps if I can get my hands on some of their more timely releases, I'll evaluate those as well, but Object 47 isn't really my cup of tea. I do feel bad about this, mostly because I know that Wire's early music was an object of affection for most of R.E.M. So we'll see.

In Other News:
Enjoy a poorly inspired Monday post.

Who out there is good at decorating cakes? Is it you? Please?

The weekend was quite good if brief. I really have to get some things done this week, though.