In Sean's Mailbox: Martha, Michael, Morissette
Wow, do I have a wicked case of spring fever today. I just wanna drink beer, watch baseball on mute and listen to the new Black Keys album, which is the very definition of badass (and produced by Danger Mouse, no less).
I wasn't gonna blog today (not with so much work to be done on my crappy fantasy baseball team). But the mailbox has been especially generous with hot CDs -- the new Alanis, the new Jakob Dylan, etc. -- so I thought I'd brag about my good fortune.
By the way, that George Michael best-of Twenty-five is a bit of a rip-off -- no I Want Your Sex! Dude, now is a lousy time to pretend you're a prude.
Oh, and the picture above is of Martha Wainwright, Rufus' sis, whose new album just showed up, too. Love that gal.
George Michael -- Twenty-five
Be Your Own Pet! -- Get Awkward
Alanis Morissette -- Flavors of Entanglement (out June 10)
Jakob Dylan -- Seeing Things (also out June 10)
Martha Wainwright -- I Know You're Married but I've Got Feelings Too (also out June 10)
The Black Keys -- Attack & Release
Lindsey Buckingham -- Live at the Bass Performance Hall
Black Tide -- Light From Above (WATCH)
Phantom Planet -- Raise the Dead
R.E.M. -- Accelerate
Punch Brothers -- Punch
Sean Daly is the pop music critic for the St. Petersburg Times. His CD collection -- from Journey to Dylan, Prince to U2, Public Enemy to Stan Getz -- is much bigger and better than yours.
THIS WEEK'S SHOW: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers rock Tampa Bay. To hear the latest "Stuck in the 80s" episode now, 
It would be better if the name of the band was "Get Awkward" and the title of the album was "Be Your Own Pet!"
PS: Bonus points for putting the words 'prude' and 'dude' in the same sentence.
Posted by: Clark | April 04, 2008 at 04:20 PM
Awesome! New music to check out. How shocking that "I Want Your Sex" isn't on "Twenty-five" -- especially after it was the feature tune on Eli Stone 2 weeks ago. hmmph.
Posted by: Marissa | April 04, 2008 at 06:37 PM
Love Martha and her big brother. If you've not already, be sure to check them out on the soundtrack for Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man. Their covers of "Tower of Song" and "Chelsea Hotel" are fantastic. (Although the Marianne Faithfull cover of "Tower" is a tough version to beat, as it sounds positively autobiographical.)
Posted by: Tonianne | April 04, 2008 at 11:08 PM
Hey Sean, enjoy the Blasters tune.
Posted by: Bassnote | April 04, 2008 at 11:48 PM
Oh get a grip. He couldn't include all of his songs. Everyone's got their favorites!
Posted by: Janet A. | April 05, 2008 at 08:18 AM