Hipster For A Day, Part 4

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Radiohead - Here I go. Time to get cockslapped by every music fan alive. I'll just admit it up front: I never had an interest in pursuing Radiohead's music past the singles. And on top of that... I hated Ok Computer. Yes. Most of it, anyway.

- "Bodysnatchers" - *shakes head*

- "Down Is The New Up" - Thom Yorke's voice can be so otherworldly and beautiful. And these strings are gorgeous. But I'm thinking of how "Street Spirit" and "Karma Police" grabbed me, what, ten years ago? And this song doesn't do that for me.

- "Nude" - This is really gentle and soothing. ...I mean, God only knows what he's singing about -- I rarely take in the lyrics on the first spin. He could be singing about dicing kittens into a creamy kitten souffle for all I know. (Ew. Thanks, brain. Thanks for that.) But it's really soothing sounding.

- "Reckoner" - This is kind of hypnotic. Could I listen to it more than a few times? I'm not sure. ...I'd sort of love to hear Sharon Jones cover this. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

The White Stripes - Ah, White Stripes. With the pretending you're siblings and pretending you're British and other assorted weirdness. I loved "Fell In Love With A Girl" but never sought out the album. Then I tried Elephant and it did nothing for me. I'm so predictable, dude.

- "Icky Thump" - :(

(Razor-sharp insights expressed eloquently! That's why you're paying good money to read this blog-- oh, wait.)

Love "Why don't you kick yourself / You're an immigrant, too," though.

- "Conquest" - Fun and ridiculous. Could grow on me or drive me fucking nuts.

- "Effect & Cause" - Fun! Country-tinged. It's a song where I'd stop on the dial, listen, let it play out, but don't have a real desire to play it over and over. Hooky, though! Yayyy, hooks.

- "You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do What You're Told)" - This is so, so '70s. I feel like I'm listening to The Bay. (Is that station even around any more? Aid me, Google! ... *googles* ... It is!) I feel like it should be sandwiched between "Listen To The Music" and "Blinded By The Light."

Spoon - I love "I Turn My Camera On" but from what I can tell, it's not representative of their sound.

- "I Can Feel It Fade Like An FM Single" - Mournful. Driving yet laid-back. Not feeling it.

- "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" - This, I think, is possibly my third try with this song. The horns remind me of Hefner's "The Day That Thatcher Dies." ... I don't know, something's just missing for me. It doesn't grab me in the gut. I don't get what it's doing for people.

- "Underdog" - Spoon, you craft perfectly fine songs, but I don't get why people are going crazy for you. This stuff is bland. It's missing something. Again, I have no problem with slick, with hooks, with pure pop -- that's not my beef. But I'm just not getting it, guys. And I want to, is the thing! I want to hear what's hooking people in.

- "Don't Make Me A Target" - This moves me a little more, but... Yeah. I don't get it, indie fans. Explain it to me.