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Weird things are happening at fast food restaurants, at least as far as music is concerned.  One day whilst enjoying some chicken nuggets at the hot and juicy redhead, I heard Yeah Yeah Yeah's "Soft Shock" playing.  Not long ago I heard Sea Wolf in both Chick fil A and KFC/Long John's.  Then it happened.  I recognized a melody and some chords, then had my breath taken away from me when I realized it was the most horrendous cover of The Killing Moon I could ever imagine.  WHY???!!! Here is a link so you can decide for yourself: Hype Machine- the awful killing moon cover.  Pavement already kicked everyone's ass covering this song, so why ruin the Bunnymen for fans this way?  I'm not saying Mr. Laswell doesn't have a right to cover the song, just that he doesn't have the talent to do it well.

In other news, Zola Jesus has a fantastical new ep out titled Valusia which I think you should really give a listen.   The best song is definitely number 1, "Poor Animal" which has a similar sound to her previous ep, Stridulum, but expands on the the instrumentation.  Poor Animal

The War on Drugs have released Future Weather, a delightful piece that will win over fans of Tom Petty, Vetiver, maybe even Dylan.  I recommend beginning with "Brothers" a 70s rock extravaganza! Brothers

More excellent new releases include Bird By Snow, Powerdove, and Sharon Von Etten 7in series.

In books, you should definitely give Charles Burns' X'ed Out a try if you dare.  It's quite well illustrated and delves into some interesting psychological arenas, with shoutouts to Burns' biggest influence Herge (Tintin creator.)  Find out more at: Pantheon Graphic Novels.

If you are bored and looking for some movies to watch, I suggest Leaves of Grass, starring Edward Norton and Edward Norton, and Half Nelson, starring Ryan Gosling (thank you Becky:)  Both of these actors give very different performances in these films that what you may have come to expect from them, quite refreshing if you ask me.

I suppose that's all the confusion I have to offer for now.

Ta ta for now,

Reniazen