tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905994214521075140.post3718465704926917779..comments2023-09-06T08:43:32.350-07:00Comments on Higher Ed Music Critics: Georgy's Triumphant Return to Musical Relevance (and Top 10 of 2012 So Far)Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03359624900128501794noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905994214521075140.post-27607989889288700552012-07-06T08:32:19.611-07:002012-07-06T08:32:19.611-07:00Hooray for the return of Georgy!Hooray for the return of Georgy!RBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773198063759691006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905994214521075140.post-79856351588627955192012-07-05T11:40:04.154-07:002012-07-05T11:40:04.154-07:00Just had my first listen to the Metric the other n...Just had my first listen to the Metric the other night and was very impressed. Not as "accessible" as Fantasies, but not as harsh as their first two albums either. Cool, lush and interesting.<br /><br />And Voyageur will definitely be my favourite album of 2012, hands-down, if only for "Chameleon/Comedian" and "Going to Hell".Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805526552152870593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905994214521075140.post-13379298680596832512012-07-05T05:56:40.524-07:002012-07-05T05:56:40.524-07:00Welcome back, Georgy, and thanks for sharing your ...Welcome back, Georgy, and thanks for sharing your thoughts about your challenges over the past year. Glad to have you back among the active contributors!<br /><br />You and Dylan have convinced me to give Beach House a whirl. That, and the fact that I found the mp3 version of the album on Amazon for only 99 cents. Crazy.<br /><br />Re: the new Sleigh Bells album, I think I had the opposite reaction of you. I was intrigued by their noisy debut, but less so by <em>Reign of Terror</em>.<br /><br />The Metric album is growing on me.<br /><br />I've also tuned in to some of the other albums you mention (Regina Spektor, Edward Sharpe/Magnetic Zeros, Alabama Shakes, M. Ward) but have missed out on a few others you list (Girlyman, Brendan Benson, Air Traffic Controller, Kathleen Edwards).<br /><br />As for what you've missed: If you're a Smashing Pumpkins fan, you might appreciate their new album, <em>Oceania</em>. I'm still trying to absorb it, as time permits. But I have a lot of 2012 music yet to absorb.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359624900128501794noreply@blogger.com