Lazy Post

I bought the new Hot Chip album on vinyl. It is a two record set for a 49 minute album, whatever. Most annoying, on Side B the running order is (by track number): 3) "Brothers" 4) "One Life Stand" 5) "I Feel Better". If you are familiar with the album, you may notice that tracks three and five are switched, making the cloying "Brothers" throw off the album before it gets a chance to pick up steam. The track list is the same on the sleeve as it is on the CD, so I can only assume that this snafu is a manufacturing mistake, mot a vinyl-only Easter egg. One day this first edition pressing mistake will be worth millions! Further complications: when I bought the album, they accidentally gave me the records for The Warning, so I had to go back to the store and trade them out. What a day!

The album is fine. As usual, there are some weak tracks. On the whole, it is a bit too even, not enough highs or lows. I know they were going for consistency, but I think they over-did it.

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Item: I saw that White Stripes movie at a midnight screening. The band seemed to have too much editorial control. Nothing was revealed, just more self-mythologizing bullshit. And sweet guitar solos. Eh, take what you can get. Best moment: the opening "one note show". Worst moment: Meg crying while Jack played some shitty song on the piano. Some sort of confused, overly affected climax. Confused and overly affected being par for the course for anything Jack White, amirite?

Boy am I pooped.