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Rock/Indie/Alt Era |OT| Same as it ever was
- Thread starter Ampersands
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For some reason I thought this thread was dead...
4/26 Kevin Morby - OMG
5/3 Vampire Weekend - FotB
5/3 Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
5/10 Mac Demarco - Here Comes the Cowboy
what a great string of releases. Similar for me last year when Courtney Barnett, Parquet Courts and Malkmus dropped albums with a week or two.
4/26 Kevin Morby - OMG
5/3 Vampire Weekend - FotB
5/3 Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
5/10 Mac Demarco - Here Comes the Cowboy
what a great string of releases. Similar for me last year when Courtney Barnett, Parquet Courts and Malkmus dropped albums with a week or two.
i love the blend of drum machines and electronics with that typical national sound, worked well on sleep well beast and it's great here too
Weakened Friends, Sidney Gish, Palehound, Pile, Potty Mouth, Fucko, Vundabar
These bands all have something in common a star to who figures it out.
Here's some rock/punk stuff from the last few months. I love the PUP record but I can get finding it jokey.
Control Top - Covert Contracts ("Unapologetic")
Martha - Love Keeps Kicking ("Love Keeps Kicking")
Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel ("Liberty Belle")
Juliana Hatfield - Weird ("Everything's for Sale")
Baus - Songs To Snake To ("Pop Song")
I know Vundabar and Pile are Boston bands and I believe Potty Mouth started there (but are in Los Angeles now? Can't remember) so I'm going to guess it's Boston bands
I was looking at my newish albums not newish acts (since ya mentioned hop along who have been around for like 15 years). I apologize profusely
That's a bingo, they've all been from the area at some point, and you're also right that Potty Mouth moved to LA.
It's been thing since the dawn of time for a punk/hardcore shows. House shows in general.
Their new record is a little too... sleepy for me I think. But have you listened to Big Thief? Their first album "Masterpiece" is just amazing. Lots of energy.
I second Sidney Gish as well though her songs are kind of jokey as well. Every song is kind of a little in joke or sarcastic but the music is so damn upbeat and catchy.
An album a year plus EP's for a very long time, so a lot to get into. I've never really dug into them, even though French Disko is one of my all time favourite songs.
Pitchfork just posted some live videos and that's the song that grabbed me.
Started listening to Transient Random-Noise and I'm liking it so far.
So, was supposed to see MGMT live here in Houston, and the show got canceled at the last minute by the venue due to the crazy weather as it was an outdoors show.
Then apparently the band performed an hour long DJ set indoors for the people who were still hanging around the venue.
Pretty pissed at the piss poor communication by the venue. :/
Then apparently the band performed an hour long DJ set indoors for the people who were still hanging around the venue.
Pretty pissed at the piss poor communication by the venue. :/
I feel the same way, there's nothing I'm going back to repeatedly.
Strange Creatures by Drenge is the closest thing for me so far.
David Berman (Silver Jews) is back!
His new band is Purple Mountains. New song is "All My Happiness Is Gone." It's only being released as a 12" in record stores, but this radio show played it...
https://whupfm.org/episode/downhill-swing-5-12-19/
You need to skip to hour 2 and then the song starts at ~53:50.
It's great!
His new band is Purple Mountains. New song is "All My Happiness Is Gone." It's only being released as a 12" in record stores, but this radio show played it...
https://whupfm.org/episode/downhill-swing-5-12-19/
You need to skip to hour 2 and then the song starts at ~53:50.
It's great!
Seeing the last show on the Better Oblivion Community Centre Tour tonight, I'm sure it'll be amazing per reactions to shows so far this tour
Man, what a show. Conor and Phoebe should do more stuff together after seeing them tonight. What an amazingly emotional show
Nice, new National album already on Spotify today, i thought it would only be released next week. Gonna listen non-stop during the weekend!
I'm pretty much just an Alligator/Boxer fan, but I was reading someone say this reminds them a lot of Boxer so I'm gonna give it a listen.
Plus I think the main issue I have with National albums is Matt's vocals just slogging me down during the course of a ~50 minute album. So all the female guest vocals could help.
Plus I think the main issue I have with National albums is Matt's vocals just slogging me down during the course of a ~50 minute album. So all the female guest vocals could help.
For anyone that still didn't watch, it'a a must.
"I Am Easy To Find" - A Film by Mike Mills / An Album by The National
"I Am Easy To Find" - A Film by Mike Mills / An Album by The National
I strongly recommend checking out Alex Lahey's album The Best of Luck Club. Jams all over this thing. I will be blasting it all summer
New National is good, lacks the focus of sleep well beast but they've managed to develop their sound so well album to album I'm not sure I really care.
Leaving for Barcelona tomorrow for Primavera.
I plan to see this
There are some big names on sunday I didn't mark because I'm not familiar with the work (James Blake, Solange, Stereolab). If there are great live acts I didn't mark, please let me know. I just marked what I'm familiar with. On saturday in particular I haven't marked much. I've already seen Kate Tempest and she was awesome, but I don't know if I'll go again.
I plan to see this
There are some big names on sunday I didn't mark because I'm not familiar with the work (James Blake, Solange, Stereolab). If there are great live acts I didn't mark, please let me know. I just marked what I'm familiar with. On saturday in particular I haven't marked much. I've already seen Kate Tempest and she was awesome, but I don't know if I'll go again.
I've heard good things about Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes playing on sunday. The new album, End of suffering, is good as well but not as good as the previous album, Modern ruin.
Justin Vernon surprise dropped two new Bon Iver songs. Liking the new sound. Wonder if that's an indication of a new album on the way?
Hope it was good. I'm seeing them for the first time ever on Thursday. They've not been in UK since 2002 I think.
You're in for a treat, they were fucking amazing. One of the best concerts (maybe even the best) I've had the pleasure of witnessing. I know this is full of hyperbole but fuck it, it was objectively stunning to see them live as a long-time fan. Have fun!
