TS: José González's "Against Our Nature" vs. PJ Harvey's "White Chalk"

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both are downbeat, borderline goth (in the best sense of the word, like being locked in an armoire with a morbid yet entertaining escapee from edward goreyland). minimalist, insular little headtrips. maybe ripples of freakfolk in the gene pool?

gonzalez takes it in a walk, but he also has the luxury of not having a listener (this one at least) try to contextualize his movements within an extensive body of work. harvey as per the usual retains the right of car crash appeal.

― Edward III, Thursday, 11 October 2007 20:58 (seventeen years ago)

dur, "in our nature". nevermind.

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 13:11 (seventeen years ago)

Harvey, TKO.

― stephen, Friday, 12 October 2007 13:14 (seventeen years ago)

sometimes harvey's navel-gazing infantilism gets on my nerves. probably cause I'm old.

both have a nice autumnal undertow, though.

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 13:45 (seventeen years ago)

they both win, inasmuch as i will probably never listen to either record

unless harvey has magically and against all odds made a record like "stories from the city.." and gonzales has written a tune of his own that isn't completely unmemorable

― electricsound, Friday, 12 October 2007 13:48 (seventeen years ago)

actually i meant gonzalez, gonzales has plenty of jolly good tunes

― electricsound, Friday, 12 October 2007 13:49 (seventeen years ago)

harvey's is unlike anything she's ever done, and for that reason alone is worth hearing at least once.

haven't heard anything else from gonzalez so I can't speak to his improvements or lack thereof in the memorable tune dept.

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 13:57 (seventeen years ago)

welp his previous album had that cover from the tv ad and a whole lot of monochrome "moody" singer-songwriter drone

― electricsound, Friday, 12 October 2007 13:59 (seventeen years ago)

monochrome "moody" drone = classic

singer-songwriter = dud

gonzalez seems to be more in the former camp than the latter. he's not in any danger of getting confused with phil ochs.

and now, gis results for singer-songwriter:

http://www.lifehouse-records.com/images/Steve4.gif

http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/654648/2/istockphoto_654648_singer_songwriter.jpg

http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/ggu/lowres/ggun11l.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:12 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.anokaramsey.mnscu.edu/images/news/92JesseVeeder.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:12 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.harryleidel.com/hl/hl-2.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:13 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.grahamclark.biz/GC001.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:14 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.thackermountain.com/pictures/images/gcapps.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:15 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2006/05/07/08N_GO_BETWEENS_narrowweb__300x333,0.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:17 (seventeen years ago)

http://p.vtourist.com/787528-SingerSongwriter_and_Fans-Decatur.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:18 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.jimanger.net/singersongwriter.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:19 (seventeen years ago)

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― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:19 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.popmatters.com/images/features_art/b/best2006-newsome.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:20 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.ronniepresley.com/images/fieldsofarkansasnewsong.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:20 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.juliedexter.com/photos/links.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:21 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.dougmeier.com/usrimage/logo.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:22 (seventeen years ago)

http://www.azopenmic.com/photogallery/Patricia%20Silverberg%20-%20Patricia%20Silverberg--singer_songwriter.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:22 (seventeen years ago)

monochrome moody drone:

http://kalaniosullivan.com/KunsanAB/8thFW/Pics/2001MoodyACtoWolfpack.jpg

http://soundbites.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/pascal_mercury_1.jpg

http://www.studentsofdecay.com/botossite.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:27 (seventeen years ago)

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― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:36 (seventeen years ago)

http://myspace-198.vo.llnwd.net/00427/89/10/427920198_l.jpg

― Edward III, Friday, 12 October 2007 16:36 (seventeen years ago)

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