30 Second Reviews from 6/24

Record Reviews: Moby and More

Moby
Wait For Me
SOUNDS LIKE: David Lynch inspired the 43-year-old nerd to make a record for music’s sake—a little dark, sad and ominous.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Remember Play? Man, that shit was so cool 10 years ago.
FOR FANS OF: Air, soft electronica.

Shad
The Old Prince
SOUNDS LIKE: Solid beats behind the Kenyan-born Canadian rapper’s concise, intelligent flow with impressive spoken word interludes.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Dude, you’re better than Common times 10, eh?
FOR FANS OF: Mos Def, Atmosphere.

Black Moth Super Rainbow
Eating Us
SOUNDS LIKE: Dreamy, breezy, electronic psych rock that sounds like Air if they played instruments and came from Pittsburgh’s woods.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Robots swimming in a pool of synths and microphones.
FOR FANS OF: Notwist, Ratatat.

The Low Anthem
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
SOUNDS LIKE: Charming mutt of R.I. folk born from honky-tonk, blues, lo-fi rock and Americana with tons of quirky instruments.
FREE ASSOCIATION: Perfect pub music; no wonder they’re touring the UK so hard.
FOR FANS OF: Caffeinated Iron & Wine.

Michael Johns
Hold Back My Heart
SOUNDS LIKE: Idol contestant who finished eighth filling half his record with covers of mostly feel-good American soul rock.
FREE ASSOCIATION: You know, dog, a little pitchy but I’m feelin’ you.
FOR FANS OF: David Cook.

Lymbyc System/This Will Destroy You
Field Studies EP
SOUNDS LIKE: A split EP of shoegazey wordless music where TWDY bore you to death then LS floor you.
FREE ASSOCIATION: This Will Destroy You=This Will Bore You.
FOR FANS OF: A harder Sigur Rós.

Dinosaur Jr.
Farm
SOUNDS LIKE: The longhairs are at it again with a record of J Mascis shredding his brand of speed metal and grunge that peaked 15 years ago.
FREE ASSOCIATION: You guys are starting to look like Dinosaur Sr.’s.
FOR FANS OF: Sonic Youth, Pixies.

Rod Stewart
Atlantic Crossing/A Night on the Town
SOUNDS LIKE: Rod’s ‘75 and ‘76 pop opuses reissued—he strode across the Atlantic to give us mind-blowingly tight pants and sexy times.
FREE ASSOCIATION: You play soccer with a cocktail in hand so well. Swoon.
FOR FANS OF: Post-folk, pre-disco Rod.

The real deal.