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Tuesday Music

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Here are my music pics for the week. Enjoy!

Cymbals Eat Guitars: Why There Are Mountains

As a "musician," and I use the term loosely, I'm always partial to performance videos. Plus, I like behind the scenes stuff showing the recording studio and all that. For me, the gem was seeing lead singer, Joseph D'Agostino playing a Jaguar. For all the coolness of their soapbox pickups and various controls messily strung out across the body, one of their biggest critiques is that they don't offer a lot of punch when stacked against the rest of the band. But that's a guitar, and this is a band. And clearly it's all working for them. So, enough of that. About the music: it's some good stuff.

Generationals: Con Law

Con Law is one of those albums that belongs in your car to be played over and over. And it's that easy to listen through. Not every song needs the radio, but Generationals seem to have no shortage of pop-sounds. I like that. More than any of that, what I find especially enticing about this band is that they're local New Orleanians! The second video is a rough-cut, but it was filmed here in what looks like an old Uptown house. The first video, well done, also shows sites from around the city.

Telekinesis! [self titled album]

The first track I heard Chris Martin and though, ah crap, and they had such a cool album cover!

I'm not a Coldplay hater, I own a few of their abums (their first is still my fav), but one Coldplay is enough for all of us, I think (hope). But I am happy to report, they immediately redeem themselves with the next ten tracks stepping it up each time finishing with the wonderfully simple I Saw Lighting.

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Joe is a photographer born and based in New Orleans. He specializes in portraiture and documentary projects. During the day he works for a cargo agency specializing in humanitarian aid and relief.