Lots of musicians draw their inspiration from books, but Florida neo-psychedelic rockers Morningbell may be the first to draw theirs from the Choose Your Own Adventure series. Their new Through the belly of the Sea is labeled "a choose your own adventure album" (hmm wonder if they got licensing for that), a sort of musical story in which the listener-as in the children's books-acts as the main character and makes decisions that decide his/her fate. Though the CD booklet is also set up this way (the story involves a sunken ship and some sort of sea monster), it's no a concept that readily works with the music-the same effect can be had just by hitting the "shuffle" button on the CD player. But while few listeners will actually meticulously sequence the album as the band intends them to, the Pink Floyd-ish harmonic dreaminess, Carribean-styled spacey experimentation, and swiftly moving country-tinged foot-tappers make for a record that's fine as an eclectic indie-rock mishmash.

also, i forgot to tell you that I got yelled at by a nun in little italy (i deserved it, but she was panhandling) and we almost got our "faces busted in" by an angry black man on the subway who threatened to bust anyone from Harlem's face in and also said that he hates to kill.

Currently reading : Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story By Chuck Klosterman Release date: 06 June, 2006