o7. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends

I'm not really going to write a review for this one because chances are, if you know me, you know my feelings toward this album. Don't be surprised if you hate it the first time: give it more than one listen and you'll like it. I guarantee it...?

This file contains three bonus tracks that appear only on the Japanese release of the album. Below is the entire track listing for the album. Enjoy it, or I will eat your first born child!

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It's a .zip file so you must have winZIP or winRAR to extract the files!

Tracklisting
1. Life in Technicolour - 2:30
2. Cemeteries of London - 3:21
3. Lost! - 3:55
4. 42 - 3:57
5. Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love - 6:51
6. Yes - 7:07
7. Viva la Vida - 4:01
8. Violet Hill - 3:43
9. Strawberry Swing - 4:10
10. Death and All His Friends - 6:19

Bonus Tracks
11. Lost! (Acoustic) - 3:40
12. Lovers in Japan (Acoustic) - 3:48
13. A Spell A Rebel Yell (B-Side) - 2:40

o hai!

This morning I dropped a whopping 200$ on tickets to see Coldplay at the end of July. I justify this expense as it being my boyfriend's birthday present. Divulging his age would make you shiver, so we'll pretend he's turning 25!

Lots of music this summer. Lots of new albums hitting shelves definitely worth checking out. My top three right now:

The Best of Radiohead - If you can get the DVD, you're that much cooler.
Coldplay (Viva La Vida or Death and all his Friends) - It's one of those albums that has to grow on you, which is unfortunate.
Weezer (Weezer/The Red Album) - Again.. an album that needs time to grow on you. There are really only two songs on the album that retain that Weezer sound so don't be surprised if you're a bit disappointed.

In the weeks to come, my suggestions:

June 17
Wolf Parade (At Mount Zoomer) - It's about time they released another album. More than anything, I'm excited to see what Pitchfork rates it.

June 24
Hercules and Love Affair (Self Titled) - I've had this album for about a month now and if you like lo-fi electro beats with a retro feel, check them out. Pitchfork gave it a 9.1/10 so.. you know it must be good if those hard-asses gave it that high of a score.
Sigur Ros (Meo suo i eyrum vio spilum endalaust [With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly]) - Do I even need to say anything!?!



It's NXNE weekend and I hope you get to check out some sweet shows. I, on the other hand, am missing out completely. Monday I've got a huge midterm and I'm behind in some work. Plus, I've been given four giant boxes of CD's (mostly Juno nominees) to go through at work and subsequently throw into the system at the station. Of course I can't complain, I get a ton of free CD's out of it!


So peace out, home slices. Hope you're enjoying the sweltering heat. Maybe I'll start posting like a normal human being from now on. A little of this a little of that some pictures and definitely hilarious videos. And in that spirit, I leave you with this!

For Craig.