Here’s a brief summation of recent reviews on this review blog, in haiku form. As my wife pointed out, you can’t get much more aphoristic than a haiku. I’ve haiku’d nine records below, an assortment of more obscure efforts by established artists and newer releases. Hope you find something to enjoy!
2017, 9.5/10
Perky guitar rock
Like Weezer with female singer
Ten excellent songs
1983, 7/10
Genesis go pop
Illegal alien blows
Home by the sea rules
1997, 6.5/10
Stevie Nicks is back
So is Lindsey Buckingham
Rumours, new songs live
2017, 7/10
English party girl
Futurist electro-pop
3am! Pull up!
2017, 8/10
One year, two mix-tapes
That qualify as albums
Backseat, CRJ
2013, 8.5/10
Want to dance AND rock?
Have I got the disc for you!
Needs sequel pronto
2003, 7.5/10
Mr. Prefab Sprout
Talk-back radio collage
Dreamy, beautiful
1983, 7/10
New age and weird synths
Fuel daft instrumentals
Not for faint of heart
1985, 5.5/10
His fifteenth album
Poetry, God, and nature
Not one of his best
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Hai-cool! (too much?)
Thank you!
I did some haiku reviews for the KMA. Can’t remember if I posted them or not! I love this. Super-cool.
Looked it up – KMA haikus were in 2009 and they were terrible haha!
I think yours were better than mine actually!
Oh! Well thank you, sir
I enjoy well done haiku
it’s years since I tried
Maybe we should have
Community haiku event
On everyone’s blogs?
Worth a try! I wonder who else would be into it!
These are amazing!! (And I really love that Sky Ferreira album, not least for all the David Lynch references…)
I’m almost totally unfamiliar with David Lynch – I’ve seen Blue Velvet twice and I think that’s it.
I’m a bit obsessed with his work, that’s how I actually got into Sky Ferreira (‘Night Time, My Time’ is named for a line from Twin Peaks, and she acted in the most recent season of it) — he’s an acquired taste, but his work is incredibly spine-chilling, funny, beautiful, and totally worth delving into if you enjoyed Blue Velvet!
Great stuff. Love it.
And love the idea of a group event (always do).
Hai-Coup, perhaps?
No idea how a haiku group event would work…. But feels like it’s time for a group event.
Lots of charli/charly huh? I’ve never even heard of Guppy despite listening to a total of 55 LPs from 2017. Thanks for the recommendation. I like a couple of Charli XCX tracks, especially her breakthrough single Nuclear Seasons.
There’s a ton of music out there, so it’s hard to keep up. It’s not that highly rated on RYM, but I really like it – they have good tunes and an interesting vocalist.
Charli XCX is fascinating for me at the moment – she has all the materials to be amazing, but she’s not quite sure what she wants to be.