Same! Just when I thought there was no one left to reunite... first Stereolab now Bikini Kill. I am so in for the LA show.
Sidenote: any Era folks going to the Boaty Weekender?? My partner and I booked, I'm so excited :D
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Sidenote: any Era folks going to the Boaty Weekender?? My partner and I booked, I'm so excited :D
New Strand of Oaks album announced for March. He went and dropped a single that will be competing for best song of the year. So good
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ooh I really like the new Weyes Blood.
That alongside new James Blake, Sharon van Etten, Deerhunter and others make for a nicely packed Friday.
That alongside new James Blake, Sharon van Etten, Deerhunter and others make for a nicely packed Friday.
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Fans of Britpop/shoegaze will dig this, releasing in March:
I wish he'd just let go of the 90's. Still, more interesting picks than you normally get on this kind of thing.
Man there's so much stuff from any and every decade I don't think anybody should let go of discovering more music
the new deerhunter record is like every other deerhunter record post halcyon digest, it nails it's vision in the beginning and then eventually it becomes unfocused and the songs become extremely inconsistent in quality. i mean, tarnug is basically lockett admitting he's not into writing music anymore. plains should've been fleshed out beyond its very good idea of fusing nu-wave and shoegaze together. futurism feels like a b-side that fell out while they were trying to write element, so it's very similar while also feeling inferior to it. detournement is good (and for it being the "long slow song" that bradford loves sticking their albums, we got lucky this time *thinks about leather and wood and shudders*) but it's a pretty standard kraftwerk homage that doesn't really do anything beyond what anybody else has for kraut rock. And that's almost the whole back half of the album, ignoring the wonderful closer "Nocturne."
But boy, the run of songs from the beginning up to "What Happens to People"? Is my favorite stuff from them since Halcyon Digest, "What Happens to People?" is one of their best songs, and I sure do jive with the message of "Hey actually fuck nostalgia and fuck boomers, they can all rot."
But boy, the run of songs from the beginning up to "What Happens to People"? Is my favorite stuff from them since Halcyon Digest, "What Happens to People?" is one of their best songs, and I sure do jive with the message of "Hey actually fuck nostalgia and fuck boomers, they can all rot."
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Don't really agree with the first line. Monomania is my personal favourite. I think the last two have certainly felt safe when they used to be band where you didn't know how the new album would sound. Still, I like Fading Frontier and the new one, their songwriting is pretty consistent even if they don't seem as adventurous anymore.
Edit: never got the Leather and Wood hate.
I don't mind that the album is poppy. I think Deerhunter has always strove for pop sensibilities and Cryptogram's dense and experimental sound was them compensating for their, uh, inexperienced song writing skills. Microcastle was a pop rock record, so was Halcyon Digest. They're good pop rock records because Bradford Cox is a unique and talented vocalist, they had a knack for flavoring their songs with a sort of adolescent pathos, and that everybody in the band would contribute to the album beyond just playing their instruments.
And actually I'd say that their newest album shows a lot more growth and willingness to experiment than Monomania and Fading Frontier. The saxophone and Harpsichord are no longer gimmicks or motifs as they were in HD or FF but instead steadfast elements to the overall sound of the album. They're willing to mix genres in a single song like Ariel Pink and it has some very good results. The way they're using the synthesizer to punch up other instruments like in "What Happens to People?" is great, and reminiscent of late era Captain Beefheart. This is a great album for the first five songs, it's a REALLY fucking good album for the first five songs, but the problem is that the rest of the album happens and détournement -> Futurism -> Tarnug is a fucking TERRIBLE run of songs. You have a 3 1/2 minute palate cleansing track leading you to a 2 1/2 minute song that brings you to another 3 minute transitionary track. And then there's only eight minutes left for the album. It's a classic in the first half and rickety and half-baked for the second half.
Really the issue now is that Bradford Cox is the only one doing heavy lifting in terms of songwriting, and he can only muster a strong 24 minutes for each album.
For sure they have always been poppy, Monomania is good because it has a lot of pop songs sprinkled with the more punk songs. But I mean Cryptograms, Microcastle, Weird Era, Halcyon Digest and Monomania seemed like the band going through a distict phase with each album. But I still like the last records as I said and I am less harsh on the second half compared to you. I never really minded the dirgey songs so I like Tarnung and the aforementioned Leather and Wood. I did read an interview lately where Bradford said Lockett is writing less songs because he has two kids now.
The new Sharon Van Etten is quite spectacular. I have to say that I was a little hesitant when Comeback Kid came around because for some reason it reminded me of Bruce Springsteen and I do not like The Boss but I am happy to report it is the weakest song on the album. I love Jupiter 4 and the closing track in particular - very much your old fashioned Sharon Van Etten songs but now they sound massive.
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What do people take of Bmth in this thread? I'm sure its not a good thing, This song is alright but it basically sounds like a eurodance grimez song
Any BritEra heading to this? Great lineup. I'm planning on going pending my finances after Coachella..
Any BritEra heading to this? Great lineup. I'm planning on going pending my finances after Coachella..
I most likely will be, yeah. That's a really strong line-up.
Hope to as well, you get lucky in the Glastonbury sweepstakes in October as well?
Always do, for some unknown reason, yeah. I'm on an unbroken Glastonbury run since 2004.
Album is fantastic, and it keeps getting better each listen for me. I think the new approach to the production really benefits her style. Also, I know you don't like The Boss (I am not a big fan, either,) but she comes off a lil Bossy on more than just CC. "Seventeen" is pretty much new wave, better Bruce. She just does the thing way better, or at least her style makes the delivery far more palatable, imo. I think the reason I don't like Springsteen is because of his simplistic song structure and the sort-of-machismo delivery. Sharon suffers from neither, and she puts together interesting compositions, and even though her vocals are extremely strong, they have so much vulnerability that it makes the strength admirable rather than swaggering. Maybe?
Mostly, this album is fantastic and I want to talk about it. I can't stop lauding and listening. What a great and inspiring return to releasing music for her, one that I needed because I desperately missed her. You mentioned Jupiter 4... I love the song, but I also love that she just straight-up named a song after a classic synthesizer. Appropriate since it's perhaps the strongest track on the album, and the album is so synth-heavy. Happily, she incorporates them like instruments rather than tools.
I am also a synth nerd, so Sharon embracing them so much here combines two of my favorite things. 2019 already looking really good for music :)
Support. But I think that "indie kids" embrace much of the musical world. Most of the indie artists of note doing work rn draw upon a lot of influences from decades past, and if some of the kids don't see that specifically, at least those older artists' legacies are living on in some sense.
That's the beautiful thing about music. It can be (*quasi)immortal, one way or the other.
*Until we are all erased by an existential crisis.
For those that dig bands like The Menzingers, Japandroids, and Brand New, I recommend checking out Spielberg's debut 'This Is Not The End.' It's one of the best debuts by a band I've heard in a long time. Awesome from beginning to end
Yo this is great. Thanks for putting them on my radar.
A post-punk thread would be great. Therearedozensofus.gif ;)
new Xiu Xiu is uh...I always expect the unexpected with them and yet they still manage to surprise me
The new Jessica Pratt gets the highest of recommendations from me. A beautiful and mysterious work that sounds like it came directly from a dream. I share what I thought was the standout song, but it's really all good.
Definitely LTTP but that Conor Oberst/Phoebe Bridges album is definitely my favourite release this year so far
This Asbury Park show may be the most insane line up to a 4 band show I've ever seen. Can't fucking wait!
Glad I stumbled across this yesterday. RIYD Tops.
Looking forward to the new album from FACS, Chicago band formed from members of the indefinitely-on-hiatus and perpetually-underrated amazing noisy krauty post-punk act Disappears. This track's a jam.
And on the more no-wavey no-fi post-punk rock end I've been liking this Baus album. Undeniably great record title too: Songs to Snake to.
Looking forward to the new album from FACS, Chicago band formed from members of the indefinitely-on-hiatus and perpetually-underrated amazing noisy krauty post-punk act Disappears. This track's a jam.
And on the more no-wavey no-fi post-punk rock end I've been liking this Baus album. Undeniably great record title too: Songs to Snake to.
Meant to respond to this earlier, but definitely hyped, as foolish as that may be lol. The label has been a lot more active ever since Chromatics were in S3 of Twin Peaks so maybe that kicked them into gear?
Will definitely hit up the San Fran show, just hope Dear Tommy (or whatever a new album is called) actually drops this year.
New Bad Religion track today... pretty dope
New PUP track and video is pretty cool. (They didn't use my friend's cover in the video at all though)
New PUP track and video is pretty cool. (They didn't use my friend's cover in the video at all though)
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This community introduced me to Crumb a few years ago and now they've finally come out with a new track!
There's also a new Pond album out.
There's also a new Pond album out.
I'd felt that these were in a bit of a lull, but then I saw them live again last year (after being a bit bored seeing them the previous two times) and they unexpectedly blew me away. It was my favourite gig of the year. I'm excited for new stuff. Bring it on.