ALTROK Ordinals 19

Spiritualized - Let It Come Down (Arista)
Jeff says: Holy crap! Who expected Spiritualized to make a freaking ROCK record?!?!?!? What happened to the hypnotic minimalism that marked the last album (Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space) or Jason Pierce's last band (Spacemen 3)??? There is an orchestra on this record, but you don't even notice it until the second half of the record when things start to settle down.

Various Artists - If I Had A Song...: The Songs Of Pete Seeger Volume 2 (Appleseed)
Jeff says: What would a week be without a tribute record? Pete Seeger was a contemporary of Woody Guthrie's and an equally revered American songwriter of the 20th century. This compilation brings Seeger's songs and some of his biggest fans and admirers together. Jackson Brown & Joan Baez, Billy Bragg & Eliza Carthy, John Wesley Harding & The Minus 5, Steve Earle, Dar Williams & Toshi Reagon, Eric Andersen, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer, and even 2 tracks from Pete and Woody's son Arlo.

(This week's Ordinals courtesy of Our Man In Lincroft, Jeff Raspe.)