Low: Things We Lost in the Fire vs. Robyn: Body Talk
Firs, let me get this out the door - NOT FAIR.
I say this because both of these albums are fine collections of tracks from start to finish. Here are the similar points I'd like to compare for each album on why each one is great in its own right...
The Album's "mood factor"
Low - You need to be in the right mood for listening to this
Robyn - Listening to this puts you in the right mood
The tracklisting
Low - Every track works in the order its been arranged
Robyn - You can re-arrange the order of every track and the album still works
Artist Regional Home and your inner temp thereafter
Low - Cold hometown (Duluth, MN) with an album that sounds warm & fuzzy
Robyn - Cold hometown (Stockholm, Sweden) with an album that sounds hot & slick
Both albums are the respective artist's 5th full-length release (if you remove two of Robyn's EPs released prior) and have been on "Best of" lists by both Pitchfork and Metacritic.
Both albums have very personal songwriting elements. Listen to "Embrace" by Low and try not to compare it to "Call Your Girlfriend".
One artist wears rather big shoes (Robyn) while the others are big shoes to fill in the indie universe (Low).
Its seriously a close call here and my choice goes to... Robyn. Why? It convinced me to enjoy pop music again with its amazing electronic elements that never fail. She produced it and shows that she's more than just that cute little teen way back who sang "Show me Love."
Something Extra:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlB1f6Vc2uY
Watching Robyn perform on SNL hits the nail right into the foundation of modern pop music
*This* is DeathMatch (or maybe it's the antithesis of DeathMatch). You've just dismissed one of my favorite albums, but all I'm thinking is that I need to check out Robyn. Well played.
ReplyDeleteAha, sorry Eric. I've experienced several deaths since this contest began so you'll get back up, shake off the dust and move forward my friend.
ReplyDeleteYes, Robyn is a guilty pleasure for this self-confessed, Ron Swanson wannabe manly man.
How one could move, much less dance in those shoes is beyond me.
ReplyDeleteNo need to apologize, Scott. I already know what I like, and if other people don't appreciate it as much, that's fine. But...this review gives me the chance to learn about another band that I might. More good music is a win.
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