So Tiny Mix Tapes had a lukewarm review of the new Girl Talk album a few days ago (3/5 dots or whatever). I was wondering where Pitchfork was on this one. They kinda slurped up Night Ripper - and rightly so. Well, there it is today on their front page - a "recommended" listen. But it doesn't matter what Pitchfork has to say about the album. You know it'll be unbelievably creative as far as the uncleared sample sources go. And you know it will demand the knob being turned to 11. Yes, 11. Anyway, there are a lot of classic rock clips on this new one, Feed The Animals, including Argent. Who doesn't love Argent? And plenty of guilty pleasures are on there too, including Prince's/Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U." Oh, and of course that ubiquitous Air Thin commercial ditty "New Soul" or whatever. God, and Soul 2 Soul? Love it. And is that Sufjan, Tom Petty, Air, The Cardigans, Big Country, Looking Glass, Nirvana? Yep. Anyway, you'll catch yourself playing that game for the entire 55 minutes - some being more obvious than others. And ultimately this is probably more accessible than Night Ripper if for no other reason than it isn't as stricken by ADD. But probably the best news out there - after the fact that the album is finally out - is that, like Radiohead before him, Gregg Gillis is letting you name your own price. For real? Hell maybe! Actually, hell yes.

Here ya go: It's worth at least a gallon of gas.

Addendum. Uh, Correction: That Sufjan like sample is actually Yo La Tengo's "Autumn Sweater." Don't know how I missed that at first.