As if I needed to remind anyone, going to the dentist sucks. After getting a cativity drilled and filled this morning, I am just now getting to a point where I can feel the right side of my face. Turns out that at some time today I was gnawing on tounge like it was beef jerky... shit hurts.
Although I like my dentist compared to some of the evil SOBs I have experienced in the past, he still incorporates some of the same tactics used by other jackass medical professionals... If something is uncomfortable or painful- it is somehow my fault. While impaling me with a six-inch needle, he tells me that the pain is intensified by my "strong jaw muscles". Sorry doc, but I could have sworn it was the bayonet you just used to attack my gums.
Now on to the music...
Helium - The Magic City
The second full album from this Boston-based trio is a rich, complex effort that keeps you coming back again and again, and it grows with every listen. Guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Mary Timony has a wealth of cool influences--from Krautrock and the Cars to the Velvets and vintage Pink Floyd--but all of them are filtered through her own distinctive personality, and married with lyrics that take an unromantic but nonetheless inspiring view of life in the modern world. Produced by Mitch Easter (Let's Active, R.E.M., Pavement), this is a lush, multi-layered disc full of such enticing touches as funky analog synths, cool overdriven guitar tones, Eastern percussion, and strings. The sound is almost as seductive as Timony herself.
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Visits to the dentist are no fun...
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2 comments:
Good album, thanks for introducing me to them/her.
hi im a reader of your blog from chile (very far from the states) and all i can say is that the links are no longer working, if you have the kindness of fixing them i'd really thank you
bye i'll check if you listen to my ples next week
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