i saw fuck open for modest mouse (at what was one of modest mouse's first "headlining" shows . . . anyone who has heard the young and the restless radio interview from right before the release of the fruit that ate itself ep has heard isaac talk about it . . .), and i thought they were phenomenal. i bought "pretty . . . slow", which is an incredible album. "baby loves a funny bunny" is fairly good, too, but since signing to matador, in my opinion, it's been mostly downhill. "pardon my french" and "conduct" both pretty much disappointed me. but the song shotgun hours, off of pretty. . .slow, is one of the greatest songs ever written. but i guess you'd have to hear it. anyhow, pretty . . .slow and babylovesafunnybunny are prolly mildly more difficult to get ahold of than the matador releases, but well worth the search (rhesus records mailorder would have them. how to get ahold of rhesus records, however, is another matter all together.) by the way, has anyone on here seen the bravo/bbc show "louis theroux's weird weekends?" it's genius! apparently, he used to be with michael moore's tv nation, which is a pretty good indication of the tone of his show. weekends, though, is a bit less attacking in tone, and he appears more sincere. anyway, he's my new hero. highly recommended. star
