[holden]

Screw Last FM or iTunes.

I listen to UW as follows:

If i want it banging, i turn on "Beaucoup Fish" and listne straight through. A friend in college reakoned that this was their best. I was into her, and into BF, too.

If i want it a little dark and adventurous, i grab STIT and listen straight through. It grabs your attention and doesn't let go. Pearls Girl is probably my least fave on the LP, just from overexposure.

If i want to hear the future, i put on Dubno....all the way through. I've spent plenty of hours in upstate NY and in NYC airport terminals with this to know that it's both experimental and urban. But it's also the sound of a band getting its act together.

I i want to recall surprises, i play AHDO - full through, First LP i awaitied as a fan. And it always makes me feel warm and autumnal, 6 hour drives home and that excelllent mix of what was done with BF and what would be in the future;.

If i want an ambient sort of chill out, i plop on OWB. Yes, it's not really banging, but it's clean and inspired and polished.

Now, if i want a breath of fresh inspiration, simpler tracks that still excite, i'll do Barking all the way through. It's different, but still UW, still quality, and still with surprises.

Maybe the RiverRuns were the most shocking and lived in my earphones for weeks/months, but all the albums have their memories, all the tracks are solid.