TOM WAITS - BAD AS ME (2011)
it’s only the fool
that thinks he can sum up waits
merely in haiku
A+
REAL ESTATE - DAYS (2011)
undoubtedly, days
is the only real estate
that’s recession proof
A
M83 - HURRY UP, WE’RE DREAMING. (2011)
M83’s triumph
guides you to a simpler place
then dares you to leave
A+
GIRLS - FATHER, SON, HOLY GHOST (2011)
though badly damaged,
a beautiful pop landscape,
priceless in value
A
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02 - Die Like A Rockstar
Danny Brown
DANNY BROWN - XXX (2011)
so jaw droppingly
offensive and crass, all you
can do is applaud
B+
THE WEEKND - THURSDAY (2011)
in a cloud of smoke
and deviance, the weeknd
is writing the rules
A-
download the weeknd’s thursday here
JAY Z & KANYE WEST - WATCH THE THRONE (2011)
those scared of kanye
and/or cerebral hip hop,
are advised to pass
A
MARVIN GAYE - WHAT’S GOING ON [40th ANNIVERSARY EDITION] (1971)
marvin’s question that
defined a generation
yet to be answered
A+
POKEY LAFARGE AND THE SOUTH CITY THREE - MIDDLE OF EVERYWHERE (2011)
plucked from the 20’s,
pokey’s old time music, is
the cat’s pajamas
B+
listen to pokey lafarge and the south city three’s middle of everywhere here
PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011 - THE EVENT IN HAIKU REVIEW
cold the heineken
flowed. hot the cevapcici,
music and sun glowed
