Short List (for short people, who, as concluded by Randy Newman, have no reason to live)

Short list of artists and authors I have recently enjoyed thoroughly:

Kurt Vonnegut
St. Vincent
The Avett Brothers
Chris Moore
R. Kelly
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
Civil Wars
William Faulkner
Robert Glasper Experiment
Joe Jackson (particularly The Duke)
Sharon Jones
Charles Bradley
Gary Clark Jr.
Ken Robinson
Free mixtapes (Childish Gambino, Nas/The Roots, Danny Brown, Oddisee)


Short list of artists who I am undecided about (and why)

Das Racist - Love the meta-humor and perception, love the rambling stream of conscious rap - hate  the live performances and overplayed characterization

Counting Crows - one of my faves from my 90's adolescence - but they're latest album sucks serious scrote. Come on Adam, stop by so poppy and get back to what made you every 90's beta male's pathetically poetic weird Jewish cousin with dreadlocks who somehow couldn't be happy banging Courtney Cox.

Fort Atlantic - Don't get the buzz. Total meh. And their Nirvana cover was easily the least great cover at Roo.

Rollin' in the Hay - loved them live - why can't I find any of your damn albums!



I'm going to do my Roo write up by day in different post, starting tomorrow. Yay unemployment!