A Modest Construct

The “ELL Conference Tomorrow” edition.

1. Tenhi • Nakin Laulu
2. Estradasphere • The Unfolding Pause on the Threshold
3. The Decemberists • The Sporting Life
4. John Zorn • Family Found (cello)
5. Sigur Rós • Jósep tekur fimmuna í vinnuna 2
6. The Gathering • Fear the Sea
7. Iron & Wine • Woman King
8. Grails • Fevers
9. In the Woods • Kairos!
10. Devin Townsend • Mountain

There is no reason for nostalgia, everything is still happening:

• The Smedley Log (“Blower’s Daughter” was the best thing about Closer
• Winter Spring Summer (Ah, “Piggy”: my least favorite of the most important songs from The Downward Spiral
• Apartment 2024 (with song titles sounding much more upbeat than I’m used to here)
• Faux Real, Tho (I’m genuinely surprised but equally pleased to see a track from Jon Brion’s woefully underappreciated solo album)
• The BM Rant (Antony & the Johnsons are so freaking weird, but I can’t stop listening to them ever since Antony was featured on the latest Rufus Wainwright album)