Honeymoon's Over

(This is a re-post w/o links. The power's that be clearly didn't approve of my Kanye bashing and took down the whole thing.)

OK... Remember that time like two weeks ago when I said I was quite enjoying winter?
Yeah. That's done. It is very cold outside. But that's only the start of it.
Something is clearly wrong with the heating ducts in my building, and there's this omnipresent howling noise. But not a howl, because it has no clear beginning or end. It just keeps going.
It's like Kanye West is stuck in my walls with his auto-tune machine. I feel like a captive from Guantanamo Bay going through that Metallica in a dark room torture. Or something far less drastic.
Anyways, where was I? Oh yes... winter again. While I will likely still be listening to that fantastic Beach House record (which will no doubt be reaching my top 20 for the year. Which will be coming near Christmas), there is nothing better for cold, cold weather than Burial.

So here's a remix
Burial - Archangel (Phaseone remix) (Link removed)

Also, more random Kanye West thoughts:
I still can't decide on the new album. Sometimes I appreciate it, but then, just as it starts warming a little more, I remember how terrible of a lyricist he is. Honestly. Don't get me wrong, it works at times - if you're rapping about the Good Life with T-Pain, nobody cares about your lyrics. But, Kanye, if you're reading this... if you're going for self-introspection, we're going to notice more. I'll let the tired pop-culture references slide most of the time, but I cannot forgive "How could you be so/Dr. Evil?" from "Heartless". Most of the time, you'll reference something that's at least happened in the last year, then you get a six-month grace period before you start sounding dated, but an Austin Powers reference? Really? I know Jay's not ghostwriting for you anymore, but you should still at least keep in touch... maybe run a few of these by him every now and then, and then I hopefully wouldn't be writing this blog. But, no... you need to go it alone and remind everyone of that trilogy from which we're all so desperately trying to chalk up to experience and move on.

So, just for reference. You don't actually have to listen to this, nor do I expect you to, but it's really the only way you'll believe that lyric actually saw the light of day:

Kanye West - Heartless (Link Removed)
(from: 808s and Heartbreaks)