The Best EPs of 2009 So Far According to Jeff Reguilon
1. Bon Iver - Blood Bank: Even though there are only twenty words in "Woods," the vocodered-up final track on Blood Bank boils over with wrenching longing and sadness, giving us the kind of emotional intensity Kanye West reached for but never achieved with his mopefest 808s and Heartbreak. The EP's other three songs are a perfectly chill extension of For Emma, but it's the knockout punch at the end that makes this set special.
2. Suburban Kids With Biblical Names - #4:
This is ramshackle, twee Swedish pop that borrows both from classic
disco and yacht rock, the combination of which is something ridiculously adorable. This EP is the sonic
equivalent of watching a panda lick an ice cream cone.
3. Death Cab for Cutie - The Open Door EP: Released first digitally, then at shows on the band's tour, then as a shiny plastic disc, these songs that didn't make the cut for Narrow Stairs don't give off the ugly stepchild vibe you might expect.Though the songs aren't bummer-free by any stretch of the imagination, they sound significantly more upbeat than those on the band's preceeding full-length. For those not 100% allergic to whine, there are plenty of charms here, most notably on the twisting "My Mirror Speaks" and the ukulele-based "Talking Bird" demo.
4. Project Jenny, Project Jan - The Colors EP:
This package of sleek, muscular, indie rock-influenced dance music
pulls in a different collaborator on each of its five songs with
varying degrees of success. The Fujiya & Miyagi-assisted "Pins & Needles" is excellent throbbing, restrained disco. On the other hand, the clumsily rapped what-happened-last-night story song, "Caller ID,"
featuring a guest appearance by Adam Matta, falls somewhere between the
Streets and Flight of the Conchords. Mostly, though, the quality leans
closer to the former than the latter.
5. Rootbeer - The Pink Limousine EP The juxtaposition of cartoonish, lighthearted rhymes over chaotic, almost menacing club beats works in favor of independent Los Angeles rappers Pigeon John and Flynn Adam, who join forces as Rootbeer. By the EP's end, everything settles and the duo emerges with the breezy summer jam, "So Good," which is a treat-- a light dessert after a heavy meal.
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