Fabulous muscles...
I have read good things about Xiu Xiu for some time but I finally picked up a copy of their Fabulous Muscles release last week. The sound is all over the place but very original. A lot of synth and electronic but still has a garage punk sound at times. Also, a few slower unabashedly personal tracks are on the album, especially the title track. The sound is very fresh to me. At times the lead singer reminds me of David Bowie. I enjoy the juxtaposition of delicate sounds on one track then they loud and brash sounds of a subsequent track. I like artists that keep me guessing as to what they are going to do next.
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I put up 1 more set of photos from the England trip. This one features St. Paul's Cathedral, The Thames river walk, The London Eye, The Tate Modern, and London Bridge. Only 1 more set to go to finish it all off. I've drawn it out long enough and I hope to get that done soon. I'm also working on re-doing my entire photo section to be more database driven and add more features to allow more dynamic display abilities for the photo sets.