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Show Tuesday, January 9,2007 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE TV on the Radio and joyful listening experience. Yes, a big part of Cat Power's appeal was the potential for Marshal to curl into a fetal ball on stage (or in the studio), but come on—how long can we listen to a breakdown before starting to feel a little guilty? Yay for Chan Marshal feeling OK! Yay for any of us feeling OK! Cllpse ALBUMS THAT ROCKED 2006 with joy, then Destroyer's Rubies is one truly divine gift. Rolling between pitchcontinued from Page 4 perfect pop ("Painter in Your Pocket") and progresproducers and crafting an sive art-house ("European sensibilities—all album that defies the inher- Oils") ited logic of rap (there are while maintaining a decidno street anthems glorifying edly unconventional mysRubies the enterprises of crack, and tique—Destroyer's one is hard-pressed tofinda proves that there are still woman objectified on Food acres and acres of untrod& Liquor...at least to the ex- den terrain in the indie-rock tent to which listeners are universe. accustomed), managed to turn hip-hop on its head. 7) The Walkmen—A HunKick-flips became the new dred Miles Off The Walkmen cemented kicks—an obsession pursued with gusto by legions its status as a group of indieof die-hard fans. Food & Li- darlings with its second fullquor was like The Chronic, length LP Bows + Arrows, but it proved its innovation only sobering. Oh yeah, and Lupe can s- and staying power with its third release, A Hundred p-i-t! No crap. Miles Off. An album of slow-build 4) Ghostface Killah—Fishpowerhouses and steadyscale If, in a year dominated by gait sprints, A Hundred hip-hop, Hell Hath No Fury Miles displays the spectrum was the triumphant come- of raw, breathy talent drivback and Food & Liquor was ing one of the most compelthe paradigm-shifter, then ling rock outfits in America. Ghostface's mean-as-a-pit- That Hundred Miles Off was bull-on-blow Fishscale was surrounded with the tumult the reminder that, try as of dislocation—the band they might, the young guns moved from its famous New have a long way to go before York studio to Philly—may they entirely t overshadow or may not be the impetus for the album's decidedly the old guard.*" transient tone or not reTruth is, it's not as if mains to be seen, but the fact Ghostface ever- really fell off—pretty much every al- remains that something lit a bum with his name on it different kind of fire under can be expected to eclipse The Walkmen's ass, and this the status quo...whether or is the record that resulted. not record sales indicate as much. 8) Cat Power—The GreatTony Starks is a busi- est nessman, and his business Chan Marshal is an inis blowing the backs out of sanely gifted train wreck— pretending-ass rappers. or such was her reputation Fishscale is no different: until listeners got hold of With bangers produced by The Greatest. Jus Blaze, MF Doom, and With the new record, MarR2A et al, Ghostface proves shal showed a glimpse of her he is not only the most stable side, and just look at relevant Wu-Tang emcee what happened—the intimaworking today (though that cy and emotional vulnerabiltitle trades hands often), ity that we all know and love he proves that—without a about Cat Power can still be doubt—he is the most sin- felt, heard and seen, yet a gular and involved storytell- new element (rationality!) is er in rap. His metaphors are added to the mix, making for dense, his images riveting an altogether more mature and nervous, his flow unerringly spectacular—haters can hate, but Ghost knocked . it out of the park. Again. 5) Belle & Sebastian—The Life Pursuit The indie-darlings from across the pond went the way of The Beatles with The Life Pursuit, a record that interchanges catchy choruses and affecting ballads with confidence and poise. Truthfully, the only reason The Life Pursuit isn't number one or number two on this list is for wholly subjective reasons—personally, I just had other records on my mind this year. Please understand that this in no way means that Belle & Sebastian didn't make one hell of an impressive offering. They did. They did. They did. Listen when people say the world is more beautiful for the music on this record, and we are all lucky to be alive to hear it. 9) Beirut—Gulag Orchestrar Listen, just because a band gets, like, UBERHYPE on the Internet doesn't mean a band sucks. I know it's enticing to want it to—because, really, screw those dudes! Everyone loves them!—But the truth of the matter is that "Postcards From Italy" is one of the best mixtape songs in years, "Mount Wronclai" is really, really sad underneath its xylophonic veneer (and I can't figure out why) and the entirety of Gulag Orchestrar is a surreal amalgam of dreamlike wails and Old Country nostalgia. Sold! the song isn't even really a video—it's like a glorified home movie in which T.I. is going...to the airport?—and it's still the freakin' coolest thing ever made by man. Pretty ridiculous. Pretty r of odd sincerity to "What You Know," and in a year of regal hip-hop, this cut was the diamond in T.I.'s King's Crown. e,green@ chronicle.utah.edu THE GREATEST TOURING FESTIVAL OF .. JUDGE & DON HERZTFELDT PRESENT >?**. i The Animation Show Boxset: Volumes 1 & 2 ^- ON DVD JAN. 16 10) Liars—Drum's Not Dead So, Angus Andrew is a w-e-i-r-d-o. That's a given. That's why Liars are geniuses—there is really never any expectation of normality on anything the band produces. Angus Andrew is also brilliant, and while he may be one strange mo-fo, he certainly architects some of his most coherent nonsense this critic's ever heard. Whether Drum's Not Dead is a concept album revolving around Germanic myth, a soap opera involving two characters named Drum and Mt. Heart Attack(l) or just a chaotic escapade is sonic doom, I don't know. What I do know: I don't care. Drum's Not Dead is intense, percussive, thumping awesomeness. And that's all there is to it. Personally programmed by Mike Judge {Beavis and Butt-Head, King of the Hill, Office Space) and Academy Award® nominee Don Hertzfeldt, the first two years of The Animation Show brought together award-winning animators from all over the world on the big screen. DVD Boxset includes additional films not included on the tour. Each volume is also available separately at AnimationShow.com. NOT RATED NEW SHOW: ON TOUR IN 2007 Single of the year: "What You Know"—T.I. How good is "What You Know?" Forget what's been said about the beat (its stuttering simplicity and epic roll). Forget about the way that T.I.'s drawl mugged the entire rap world with its leaned-out slur and eyebrow-tweaking glare. Forget'all about that. You know all about that. How good is the single of the year? So good that the video for There's nothing like seeing great animation on the BIG SCREEN! Don't miss THE ANIMATION SHOW 3: A brand new, award-winning lineup of animated short films with an incredible mix of festival favorites and Academy Award® nominees. See the complete Tour details on the web. f ANIMATIONSHOW.COM } . DATES. AVAILABILITY, ARTWORK AND ADVERTISING SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. ACADEMY AWARD® IS THE REGI5TERCD TRADEMARK AND SERVICE MARK OF THE ACADEMY OT M0110N PICTURE ARTS AND SCIENCES. New Marriott Library Course Reserve Catalog \ Select J. Wilbrd Marriott Library •IOLIZIS Cmmnmm 0*Nt*ft 9fii«VCJb*« * • r'oUvn | HMp Opining Daajm*r*« -","••••* , - ' • > • 6) Destroyer—Destroyer's Rubies No, Dan Bejar's quirky Canadian quirkiness isn't for everybody, but if you're the. kind of person who hears a 7-minute-plus song start with the line "Cast myself toward infinity—trust me, I had my reasons" and shivers undeniably astonishing. 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