this new thread about party music is timely, as i commandeered the stereo at a shindig last night and blasted the spot with the glorious sounds of 'Lazy Line Painter Jane.' generally, it was well received, and bip-bopping commenced. playing Belle & Sebastian in crowded places has become sort of akin to a mating call for me (except without the sexual bit)--generally, i've found that anyone who likes B&S is going to be a person worth knowing. after LLPJ i threw in yo la tengo's latest album; this was somewhat less well-received (the philistines!) and signalled the end of my brief stint as party dj; a glorious stint indeed, while it lasted. speaking of YLT, i'm listening to the new Dump album (_a plea for tenderness_) right now, which is fabulous. (Dump, in case you didn't know, is a one-man band comprising james mcnew, the bassist from yo la tengo.) if you like b&s and yo la tengo, chances are you'll like Dump--i think it's the the area of overlap in the venn diagram that is my pop sensibility, which i picture as one big circle representing B&S and another big'un for YLT. oh, what am i on about today? .erik ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . Listen, this is pish, I think I'll leave -----------------------------------------------------------------------