If It's Too Loud...

A busy week, so we splitting the check. Co-Album of the Week : Artist : Shopping Album : The Official Body Quick Description : Newest album by a blog favorite. Why You Should Listen : It's like your favorite odd bands from the 1980s come alive in 2018. Overall Thoughts : Ken has been riding the Shopping bandwagon for close to five years now, and I've thought they've been fine up to now, but this album feels like a great leap forward for the act. Sometimes it feels like Gang of Four's "Anthrax," sometimes it's like my favorite Oh-OK songs, but this is just a stellar album this week that I can't wait to dive back into. Recommendation : Easily the best of the week. Artist : Sure Sure Album : Sure Sure Quick Description : A lo-fi indie pop debut from last week. Why You Should Listen : You're wishing you lived back about 15 years ago musically. Overall Thoughts : A fairly uneven listen, Sure Sure does a fairly interesting not-quite-lo-f...

Photo by Matt Guevara The Eagles are most likely my least favorite band of all time. No, I don't mean that. The Eagles are my least favorite band of all time. I only bring that up to show how much we love Tristen here at If It's Too Loud... since I'm willing to look past my dislike of The Eagles to listen to new music from her. Tristen recorded a cover of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" as part of the Instant Love project. The Instant Love project takes love songs written by men about women and re-imagines them as being sung by women. Tristen's version of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" is even more laid back than the original and is a stunning cover. She brings a peaceful, dreamlike quality of the song that strips away the pretentious vibe that makes me truly despise the original. It takes an absurd level of talent to make me like an Eagles cover. Tristen has that talent. You can listen to Tristen's cover of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" below. You ca...