The Nike ad "Magnet" personifies what I call "The Armstrong Effect." The Armstrong Effect is the overwhelming desire to go riding that one feels after watching Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France. For the next few weeks you most certainly will see many overweight people on bikes with skin-tight US Postal (or maybe even Phonak) jerseys riding away. Don't laugh! You know you feel the effect too!
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Too new to review.Bat for Lashes: Fur & Gold
Too new to review.The Chemical Brothers: We Are the Night
Like the electronica I made in the basement, but better. (***)Interpol: Our Love to Admire
Hit the trifecta... (****)ATB: Trilogy
ATB meets Til Tuesday. More vocals than Trance. (***)LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver
Slow 70s groove, with a mix of 80s synth. (****)The Frames: The Cost
Slow folk, nothing earth shattering. (**)Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Save me from the banal shit that's out right now. (*****)Aberdeen City: The Freezing Atlantic
Listenable, but not powerful enough. (***)Heartless Bastards: All This Time
Modern day Janis Joplin. (***)Gnarls Barkley: St. Elsewhere
Funkadelic mo-shizzle (****)Lily Allen: Alright Still
Cockney punk princess has bike and attitude. (****)Miss Kittin: Live at Sonar
Purring with an 80's electro sexual energy (****)Angels and Airwaves: We Don't Need to Whisper
Blink 182 but better (****)The Streets: The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living
More of the same. Two Nations stands out. (***)Dan Waxman: Ultra Electro
Remixes of old faves...New Order, Depeche, Daft Punk...just ok. (***)Snow Patrol: Eyes Open
Rich album that builds on the first. Great sophomore effort. (****)Editors: Back Room
Maybe better then Interpol (*****)Morrissey: Ringleader Of The Tormentors
Truly disappointing. (**)De/Vision: Subkutan
Depeche Mode with and industrial dance edge (****)
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