Reviewing: Its Hard to be Perfect

Jesu
Why Are We Not Perfect?
Hydra Head


Justin Broadrick was in the pioneering group Godflesh, one of the first bands to show the world that metal can be smart. In some peoples minds, the band is like a unicorn, Black Sabbath and God all rolled into one. Pretty much every heavy band that matters right now owes Godflesh their very being.

After a nervous breakdown, Broadrick scrapped Godflesh and created Jesu, something somewhat toned down but still crunching and challenging. With his current project about to put out their 11th release, he is inching closer and closer to mastering his craft. On Why Are We Not Perfect? we are offered 3 brand new songs and 2 previously released but hard to find ones.

The group is slowly moving away from the My Bloody Valentine crunch that has outlined most of the Jesu brand, as Broadrick explores the space where Sunn drone meets Ride Robitussin laced hooks. It yields some good results but doesn't give enough to merit trying to get me to fork over my ten bucks. The sparse feel of these songs is well done but something like this is better experienced as the full picture and at least fills me with hope that maybe there is a LP is somewhere on the horizon.
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Pretty Excited For: The Cure Tribute Album

A few years ago, I would have thought this totally unnecessary, however after hearing the Bat For Lashes version of "A Forest" and looking over the lineup, I gotta say, it looks pretty sweet.


Out October 28th on Manimal Vinyl Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to The Cure will bring take your head back to your high school days, without leaving your modern device's like an Ipod behind.
Listen: Bat For Lashes "A Forest" (thanks FuelFriends)


Jesu "The Funeral Party"

Xu Xu Fang "Fascination Street"

The Muslims "Grinding Halt"

Astrid Quay & War Cloud "The Caterpillar"

The Dandy Warhols "Primary"

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti "Dressing Up"

Indian Jewelry "The Walk"

Army Navy "Jumoing Someone Else's Train"

Rio en Medio "Pictures of You"

Hecuba "Killing An Arab"

Veil Veil Vanish "The Upstairs Room"

Aquaserge and Laure Briard "10.15 Saturday Night"

Joker's Daughter "Kyoto Song"

Voyager One "M"

Ex-Reverie "The Hanging Garden"

Devastations "All Cats Are Gray"

Les Bicyclettes Blanches "Hot Hot Hot!!!"

Katrine Ottosen (CALLmeKAT) "The Love Cats"

Mariee Sioux "Love Song"

Wolfkin "Charlotte Sometimes"

Rainbow Arabia "Six Different Ways"

Corridor "The Kiss"

Tara Busch "Let's Go To Bed"

Kaki King "Close To Me"

Lewis & Clarke "Disintegration"

blackblack "In Between Days"

We Are The World "Why Can't I Be You?"

Sarabeth Tucek "Three Imaginary Boys"

Apollo Heights "The Top"

Gangi "Fire In Cairo"

Buddy "Sugar Girl"

Ich Bin Aiko "A Strange Day"

Silver Summit "A Night Like This"

Caroline Weeks "The Drowning Man"

Lemon Sun "The Exploding Boy"
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