darkangel,
just going to chime in with some thoughts. thats one hell of a diverse haul of music, probably the best i've seen on head-fi to date.
the only clinic album i've heard is "walking with thee", and its definitely in my top five for releases of this year (probably at #4). their whole image deal cracks me up, a bit too reminiscent of what monks (one of my favorite bands) did in the 70s. i think you'll be very happy with it. i wasn't aware they were a favorite band of thom yorke's, interesting tid bit. if you're interested i have a cool little dj set he and johnny greenwood did for the bbc a few years ago, i can't recall if clinic is on it but shoot me a pm if you'd like a copy.
i used to be a pretty big flaming lips fan, but have ventured away from them in recent years (my tastes have filtered to raw stripped down stuff from their conceptual proggish material). your post forced me to flash back to them - i'm about to head to the main system to spin my soft bulletin lp. i'm very curious about their newest album, heard it yet by any chance?
wilco and uncle tupelo are scary good, although i haven't collected either's full catalogue yet (not planning on it any time soon). lucinda williams is a lot more raw and hits me on an emotional level in a way that neither band does, but both are much more experimental music wise and quite a bit closer to alt rock. if you aren't already familiar with sun volt's stuff you may want to pick it up and complete the little trilogoy (uncle tupelo->wilco, sun volt). i don't like sun volt though , fwiw.
yo la tengo still gets in my regular rotation, up there with the 13th floor elevators as good chill music for me. both picks are very solid, "i can hear the heart beating as one" is quite the experience with a loved one. if you dig either album you may want to grab "new wave hot dogs" to see how far they've progressed musically.
i don't like veruca salt, i'm more of a pj harvey/liz phair/ani difranco type of guy when it comes to modern day chicks with guitars. if you see a glimpse of something interesting in their stuff i suggest going back to patti smith's albums (one of my deep musical heroes).
i'm sure you're familiar with pulp, but in case you aren't i think you'd love their stuff. i've spent a big part of the past week relistening to "a different class" and "this is hardcore". from your selections listed i suspect you'd dig it pretty hard.
i'm not familiar with BRMC or AYWKUBTTOD. could you tell me more about either group and recommend any titles?
you've got me digging out a bunch of old lps and cds darkangel, thanks.
carlo.
ps/multiple edits (sorry):
sapphiremodena - damn, the poetic moment has passed
mr pd - krautrock is a term for german indie stuff from the 70s. think kraftwerk and die goldenen zitronen (both great bands).
re the vines (that was what this post was about wasn't it
): their promo disc was widely circulated in the los angeles area for some time, its cool that they're getting big time press. they're closer to kinks and early stooges as far as comparisons go (whereas the strokes are closer to the velvet underground and the cars to me), which induces a bit more energy and glimpses of creativity. i like the album and the best buy price quoted here makes it a no brainer, but i see the glimpse of potential as a little stronger with the strokes (is this it? is really a break-up album, and i think that's why a lot of people see it as shallow. however, anyone who's been in a major relationship can relate with it lyrically, and i'm very curious as to where they'll go next). i couldn't pick between either as a favorite but both are strong representations of the current garage scene.
if anyone wants to look into some stuff that influenced the vines i'd suggest the stooges self titled album, kinks - "kink kontroversey" and "something else by the kinks", and the who - "the who sell out" and "a quick one (happy jack)"
