The Blow

mushi will probably disown me from this blog (or worse) if i keep up with the indie electropop trend, but i just can't help myself. i was just introduced to the blow recently, and i'm totally addicted. (in case you haven't noticed, i have a rather addictive personality. i really mean addiction-prone, but i think it sounds better to use the former.) the blow is really just khaela maricich, but the album my friend gave me, Paper Television, was made with jona bechtolt, aka YACHT. apparently maricich did most of the songwriting, and bechtolt provided his programming expertise to throw down some sweet beats. as with a certain other electropop collaboration, i think this method of music-making produced some uneven results, with a few weak tracks, some really good ones, and a couple mind-bottling ones. unlike Give Up, the weak ones aren't really all THAT weak, but just don't quite hold their own with the rest of the album. but the lyrics here are fantastic throughout, and there are a few really interesting conceits. i can't believe i missed this when it first came out - and more importantly, a chance to see these guys live before bechtolt left to focus on YACHT.

here's parentheses, a contender for one of the best things i've heard this year. don't ask me about the karaoke theme, though i think i read somewhere that maricich likes to give her performances as if they're bad/awesome karaoke. prepare for your mind to be bottled.