Decided to expand this blog to include pint-sized reviews of record and films, simply because, let's be honest, they are on my mind quite a lot more than Philosophy is.
It's official; Summer has started. I don't care about the piss-poor weather, the distinct lack of beer on beaches and actually being in the vicinity of any of my friends: Set Your Goals' new record has leaked a few weeks before its release, and it's a fucking keeper. Without sounding too fan girl esque, I love every track, especially 'Equals', which is now my ringtone. Obnoxious as fuuuuuck. I'll be honest, I would rather they hadn't given
Hayley Williams of Paramore a 'guest spot' on 'The Few That Remain', seeing as the intrusive, nasal noise she produces on the track can only be described as a rap, but even that monstrosity is growing on me and I can safely say it hasn't lessened the enjoyment of this diamond for me. Frankly, I am sick of hearing (I use 'hearing' loosely as I really mean 'reading' on the internet) that they've 'sold out'. Were they ever a hardcore band? No. Did they have to create a new record that sounded exactly like Mutiny? No. Are they still a hell of a lot of fun to listen to? Yes. Haterz to the left. I'm actually really liking the artwork as well, so much so in fact that I ordered the shirt and cd bundle. Can't wait for them to tour here off the back of this beaut and get my ass to a show.
Also on my mind today, Gone Baby Gone. Bought it from Sainsbury's earlier for £3.99. Essentially, I'm impressed with the brothers Affleck. Casey shows he can act about a thousand times better than Ben in this movie, and Ben shows he's a dab hand at directing. It's all good. Morgan Freeman's alright in it, nothing special, and he isn't a main character for once. Basically my (very subjective) criteria for the constitution of a good film is that a) I don't get bored, and b) I forget I am watching a film for most of the time, and c) I can't predict the entire plot from the fucking start. This film delivered that. Unexpected, bleak but effective ending.
