A few pass­ing thoughts while I try to fin­ish up this over­due Andrew Bird review.

Things I’ve heard late­ly and liked:

• Boris with Michio Kuri­hara — Rain­bow
• Gui Borat­to — Chro­mo­pho­bia
• Elec­tre­lane — No Shouts, No Calls
• LCD Soundsys­tem — Sound of Silver

A few records I’m on the fence about:

• Low — Drums and Guns [pret­ty, but too almost too friend­ly. I’m still com­plete­ly per­plexed by Low.]
• The Ponys — Turn the Lights Out [pro: recent Son­ic Youth jam-ori­ent­ed indie rock; con: recent Son­ic Youth jam-ori­ent­ed indie rock]

Total­ly not mak­ing the cut:

• Aere­ogramme — My Heart Has a Wish that You Would Not Go

Two artists that I’ve cho­sen as what to look out for post SXSW hoopla, more or less arbitrarily:

• No Age
• Blitzen Trap­per