State Of The Pretzel Logic: March

Here we are, wrapping up the third month of Pretzel Logic. I must say, so far this whole blog has been an incredibly rewarding experience and I hope people enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it. With March now in the books, there are a few announcements I’d like to make before April gets under way.

-I’m adding a new monthly column! Inspired by my Thom Yorke feature last week, I’m creating a “Great Albums In History” section. These articles will appear on the 15th of every month and will discuss a single album in length, focusing on what makes these albums important in my mind. I’ll be breaking them down track by track, looking for themes and what each song contributes to the album as a whole. Coming April 15th!

-A few album grading adjustments this month:
1) U2’s No Line On The Horizon loses half a pretzel and now has 3.5 pretzels. As the month went on, this album began to sound less and less inspired to my ears. I still maintain that it’s the best thing U2 have done since Achtung Baby, though.
2) Antony & The Johnsons’ The Crying Light gains half a pretzel and now has a full 5 pretzels. Continued listening has made me appreciate this album more and more. As always with 5 pretzel albums, I’m not saying that it’s perfect. I’m just saying I really, really like it.

-We’ve got a busy April ahead of us. I plan to review albums by the following artists: Fever Ray, Pete Doherty, K’naan, Bat For Lashes, Depeche Mode, Camera Obscura, Doves, Junior Boys, Les Claypool, Metric, Silversun Pickups, Neil Young, Art Brut, The Thermals, Bob Dylan and Frank Black’s new project, Grand Duchy. Wish me luck, folks.

That’s it for March! As always, thank you all for reading and commenting!