MP3 REVIEW: Winston’s Essentials: A Polyvinyl Sampler

Winston’s Essentials: A Polyvinyl Sampler

                Here is a fifteen song sampler from Polyvinyl Record Co. that I downloaded for free as part of my eMusic deal.   I’m just going to give you quick thoughts, artist by artist.

1)      Casio Kids – I like this.

2)      Of Montreal – Sounds like a less good version of Weezer.

3)      Love is All – There is a reason I’ve never heard of this band before.  These vocals are painfully awful.

4)      Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Cool surf-like, pop punk rock with clapping and drum climbing.   Somewhat mellow and upbeat at the same time.

5)      Japandroids – Fast pop punk that’s just great.

6)      Aloha – Duh, I know these guys already.  You should have heard of them before too.

7)      Joan of Arc – Surprisingly not female vocals.

8)      Asobi Seksu – This one’s got Joan Osborne-like female vocals.  Live song.

9)      Love of Everything – Weird, short song.   Kind of like Eels maybe.

10)   Owen – I’ve heard of these guys before too.  Still don’t really like them.

11)   Loney Dear – Weird female “nah nah nahs” with male vocals singing about ignorant girls and ignorant boys.

12)   Headlights – Pretty nice female indie rock.

13)   Saturday Looks Good to Me – Live, female vocals, horns and very good actually.  Kind of like the Come on Eileen band but not.  Sort of ska, but not really.

14)   Braid – Who hasn’t heard of Braid before?

15)   Volcano, I’m Still Excited!! -  Duh.  You should already know this amazing band as well.