Day 3

It's back to (real) work after the May Day weekend so I'm kinda bummed ... decided that I will give myself an easy target of 14 discs tonight before I hit the sack.

Making up the lucky 14 are:

I Was A Cub Scout - I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope
Arab Strap - The Red Thread
Arab Strap - The Week Never Starts Around Here
Mando Diao - Never Seen The Light Of Day
Jewel - 0304
The Sounds - Living In America
Rooney - Self Titled
The Young Knives - Voices Of Animals And Men
The Bluetones - BBC Radio Sessions
Nightmares On Wax - Thought So
Ra Ra Riot - The Rhumb Line
Supergrass - Diamond Hoo Ha
Iron & Wine - Around The Well
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement

Just in case anyone is actually reading this blog (who are you sad people?!), I should clarify that although the entry is titled "Day 3", it's not like I have been sitting here ripping continuously for three days in a row rather it is just the third day I've been at this. I imagine I will not be able to keep this up on a daily basis, so to keep things simple, I figured I would just name the entries in sequence.

Anyway, on to more interesting things. Coming back to the topic of CD packaging, there is no question that digipak is the way to go. I mean, the artwork on the digipak version is always nicer than the standard edition and hey - if you're going pay money, might as well get something that looks nice right? Which brings me to the I Was A Cub Scout album. Apart from being a really decent debut (which sadly was also to be their last - the band broke up shortly afterwards), I like the artwork, especially the art on the disc itself. Plus I think the title ("I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope") is very cool. Here are some shots:

Another digipak album from this stack is the one from The Last Shadow Puppets. The band is actually a side project/collaboration by Alex Turner (lead singer of the Artic Monkeys) and Miles Kane (lead singer of the slightly lesser known band called The Rascals). The music is quite groovy and cheesy at the same time - like something you might hear on a Tarantino movie soundtrack. And I like how the photo on the cover kinda captures the mood ...

The last album I'm gonna mention briefly is The Rhumb Line by Ra Ra Riot. The band is signed to Barsuk Records, which is home to bands like Death Cab for Cutie, Mates of State and Nada Surf. Being on an indie label, for some reason, they tend to put out stuff with cooler artwork/artwork/everything. This is no exception plus it is a pretty good album too. Their music has been described as being a bit of a cross between Vampire Weekend and Arcade Fire but I say - go listen for yourself! Here are some shots of the CD ...

Ok, it is almost past my bedtime so that's all of this entry. The count is now:

56 albums
635 songs

Slow and steady ...

By the way, I need to mention a special thanks to my magic helper who has been feeding the discs diligently into the lil ripper while I've been typing away!