June CD Spree

Yesterday we went to Sonic Boom for the first time in a quite awhile. Temptations abounded, but I was able to limit myself to picking up the following:

• The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan - Seems like everyone's been hatin' on the Stripes lately, especially since Jack got hitched to a model, but from what I've heard so far I'm liking the new album. The sound is much different from their previous work, relying more on folk and country music influences rather than the straight blues sound they've leaned on heavily in the past.
• Gorillaz - Demon Days - 'Feel Good Inc.' is the summer jam. If it doesn't make you get up and dance like Beavis and Butthead you've got no soul.
• Quasimoto - The Further Adventures of Lord Quas - New one from Madlib's alter-ego. Features MF Doom on the track "Closer".
• Common - Be - Haven't had a chance to listen to this one yet, but the consensus seem to be that this album is return to form and that would definitely be a good thing.

In addition to my new Boom acquistions, I also received the following in the mail:

• Believer Compilation - Indie bands covering other indie bands on a compilation for one of the best literary mags going = Goodness.
• Jay-Z - The Black Album - Jay-Z's got 99 problems but this Amazon review by 'a music fan' ain't one:
  
  

  "This guy is totally coppying off of metallica.Oh yeah and the only reason jay z was a rap star was because he wasnt good enough to be a rock star.i havent herad the album but i had to note he was coppying because it doesnt seem any1 else noticed. listen to metallica, ozzy, greenday, acdc, ect.The only reason sh** like this is popular is because none of the fans of rap had heard a rock song ." - a music fan