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1.) So I've been utterly obsessed with anything Toby Driver does lately. maudlin of the Well and Kayo Dot. Since I'm a new fan, I don't have the "Kayo Dot isn't as good" syndrome some seem to have-- I'd say Kayo Dot is much better, though I love motW as well. Not normally into screamed vocals or growling or anything, but it's really neat music. Maybe it will get me into more metal, that's always been a genre I've been wary of.
2.) I've been re-discovering music I used to hate. Perhaps with Joanna Newsom it was because of Pitchfork.. I tend to not like the stuff they rate so highly. Animal Collective's newest album being one of the few exceptions. So I decided to listen to Joanna Newsom's Ys again, and man this is a lot better than I remember.. her voice isn't as grating as before, and the lyrics are really nice. It would be great to find more musicians who write great lyrics. Any ideas?
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