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Yet the last two aren't as poppy imo because the hooks are pretty weak on half the songs.
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The new CHVRCHES is definitely their weakest but I'm still enjoying most of it. I'm a sucker for well-made synthpop, though, and that's definitely their forte which they're still sticking to. Although they're playing here in October and I don't know if I'm gonna go. Tickets are like $45 after fees, which seems steep for a band like them. I already saw them a couple years ago (I think it was right after Every Open Eye came out) at a festival and they were great then, but the setlist was like exclusively songs I wanted to hear back then too.
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May 27, 2018 06:47
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1dh4FAgLUs So loving psyched for the 1st to get here (even though he flubs the intro to the second verse) Already got the shipping notification for the pre-ordered vinyl 
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May 27, 2018 07:51
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:The new CHVRCHES is definitely their weakest but I'm still enjoying most of it. I'm a sucker for well-made synthpop, though, and that's definitely their forte which they're still sticking to. what makes you think it's their weakest? I'm genuinely curious.
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Man I know a lot of people get down on U2, but I saw them last night in Nashville and goddamn they put on a good show. Go see em if you get a chance.
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May 27, 2018 20:00
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i think the new chvrches is fine but the album art is suuuuuuper bad
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May 27, 2018 20:41
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Panda Bear was one of the worst shows I’ve ever seen. Animal Collective was ok but didn’t play For Reverend Green. This was like 8 years ago Pitchfork Fests though so I wouldn’t be surprised if he completely stopped giving a poo poo by now.
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May 27, 2018 21:04
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saw Combo Chimbita on Friday and they were loving incredible. best live band I've seen in aaaages https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDmEUaiCrEg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNoD-bGLths
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May 27, 2018 21:26
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Loky11 posted:what makes you think it's their weakest? I'm genuinely curious.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Have you heard The Bones of What You Believe or Every Open Eye? Those are way catchier. They have tracks that stick with me even years later. Love is Dead has some good tracks, but I don't know that they have that kind of staying power. I listened to the album once. It's not like it's the kind of album that makes me want to listen to it over and over again. both of those are some of my favorite songs this past year. I get it. I've listened to the whole album 2x now and it's kind of growing on me. I need to see them live.
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May 28, 2018 02:45
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Have you heard The Bones of What You Believe or Every Open Eye? Those are way catchier. They have tracks that stick with me even years later. Love is Dead has some good tracks, but I don't know that they have that kind of staying power. I listened to the album once. It's not like it's the kind of album that makes me want to listen to it over and over again. It may be because I'm older and more cynical now, but the lyrics feel way worse than they did 5 years ago. I get that these songs aren't really about that, but when the lyrics distract me from what should be a melody-driven album, I just...I dunno. None of these songs grab me like almost anything on Bones. Graffiti is fine, the singles are...also mostly fine. It's just not a step forward.
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May 28, 2018 03:33
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Alright, I legit love this new CHVRCHES album. It's one of those albums I immediately whistle along to, which there aren't a ton of. The cover art seems kinda Hot Topic-y, but the music kinda sounds like Paramore with synths anyway, so I think it fits.
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May 29, 2018 01:07
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New CHVRCHES is awesome, I'm a fan. Can't wait to see it live this fall
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Anonymous John posted:I saw Fever Ray in DC as well (front row what what) and was kind of disappointed. The theatrics wore off after five songs, and I didn't like the reinterpretation of the old songs, such as all the percussion on Triangle Walks. The tour for the first album in 2009 was so much more memorable. Yeah, I would have given a lot to see her tour her 2009 album instead of that of this one. Balcony supremacy for lighting-heavy shows like that, imo. Crowd up there was surprisingly polite. No one tried to encroach on my spot on the railing or anything. gently caress belligerent folks, though, ban couples, and double gently caress belligerent couples at shows. I'm sorry you had to deal with that. I let this short kid in front of me at the Alvvays show halfway through the set — she was shorter than me, girls to the front an all that — in a matter of minutes, she pulled up two of her friends and started slam dancing to every song they could and it was one of the most  "fml" moments ever
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I had been standing near the front of a show at the black cat in DC several years ago for over an hour and three douchebags tried to push their way to the front right before the headliner. I'm 6' but the lead douchebag was probably 6'5" and I arm blocked him from trying to move right in front of me and was like "no way man I've been here a long time, you're tall, and being a dickhead". He didn't end up getting in front of me and my girlfriend but still was right there near the front because most people don't know when to speak up for themselves.
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May 29, 2018 03:48
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Luckily most small indie shows I don't have to worry about any kind of crowd issues, but it seems to always be an issue when it's in a bigger venue. I usually will stake out a spot and just plant myself as best I can, lean into anyone trying to shove me aside.
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Florence and The Machine tour has been announced and her openers are incredible! https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-me-music-florence-machine-tour-20180529-story,amp.html September 8 Vancouver, BC, Canada Skookum Festival September 10 Seattle, WA KeyArena† September 11 Portland, OR Moda Center† September 14 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center† September 15 Denver, CO Grandoozy Festival September 22 Las Vegas, NV Life Is Beautiful September 23 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University‡ September 25 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl‡ September 29 Dallas, TX The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory‡ September 30 Houston, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion‡ October 2 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena§ October 3 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center§ October 5 Washington, D.C. The Anthem** October 9 New York, NY Barclays Center October 12 Boston, MA TD Garden October 13 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena†† October 14 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center†† October 16 Toronto, ON, Canada Air Canada Centre†† October 19 Chicago, IL United Center‡‡ October 20 Minneapolis, MN Target Center‡‡ *with Wet †with St. Vincent and Lizzo ‡with Kamasi Washington §with Billie Eilish **with Beth Ditto ††with Grizzly Bear ‡‡with Perfume Genius Mr Ice Cream Glove fucked around with this message at 13:03 on May 29, 2018 |
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:The new CHVRCHES is definitely their weakest but I'm still enjoying most of it. I'm a sucker for well-made synthpop, though, and that's definitely their forte which they're still sticking to. I'm definitely still trying to figure out how I feel about it overall. I had the preview songs on loop before the album dropped but I guess I'm trying to figure out how it all ties together like Every Eye Open starts with a bang and goes melancholic. I don't know if Love is Dead is more subdued or more all over the place but I enjoy it enough Alan Smithee fucked around with this message at 13:18 on May 29, 2018 |
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May 29, 2018 13:13
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T Bowl posted:Tesla model c-grime incoming LOOK AT ME IM ELON SIMPSON *shoves car charger into mouth*
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plz dont pull out posted:Like personally I liked Every Open Eye just as much if not more than the first album. On paper them going even further in a pop direction works for me. I'm all about pop music, or at least stuff that's catchy and hook driven. But this isn't what I wanted and with me being kinda bad at articulating why I do or don't like a particular album all I can say is that the chorus of Miracle sounds like it came from a Imagine Dragons song. I feel like Graffiti is the best song for that sort of direction, but some of the other songs are trying to do the same straightforward thing and aren't quite as succesful or are just redundant. Maybe it's just biasing me since it's the opener. I don't actively dislike any of them though comedy option: needs more Iain/Martin vocal tracks Alan Smithee fucked around with this message at 13:24 on May 29, 2018 |
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It's a little late in the thread but I just want to throw in my RIP for Scott Hutchison. Frightened Rabbit are loving amazing, and he'll be missed. Weird personal connection: my parents' very first date was getting ice cream and taking in the sights at the same area where Scott went missing and was found.  In happier, less macabre posting: I quite like the new CHVRCHES. I remember - in this very thread! - saying that their first single sounded like low-grade Hilary Duff, but it grew on me in a big,bad way. That song, and "Never Say Die", fuckin' rip and about 85% of the album is the same. The lyrics are definitely a step down though. Compare "Icon of symmetry, swallowing sides/Fall down in front of me, follow my eyes" from BOWYB to "It's a deliver-iver-iverance/If you can never, never change/It's a deliver-iver-iverance/If you hurt me in exchange" from the new album. It's no contest. Rageaholic Monkey posted:Alright, I legit love this new CHVRCHES album. It's one of those albums I immediately whistle along to, which there aren't a ton of. Why the change? Just a quick grow-on-yah deal? Cuz yeah bud I'm in the same boat just whistlin' and bugging my co-workers 
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T Bowl posted:Also Panda Bear's last three LPs are their best overall work in my opinion. I think I am a bigger fan of his than them as a collective, and nothing very memorable has come from any of the others solo output. I really liked Deakin's solo album—it's a real grower. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmaJTpJpUiU
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May 29, 2018 15:20
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The guy from Jonathan Fire*Eater died: https://www.stereogum.com/1998342/jonathan-fireeaters-stewart-lupton-dead-at-43/obit/
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Captain Hotbutt posted:Why the change? Just a quick grow-on-yah deal? Cuz yeah bud I'm in the same boat just whistlin' and bugging my co-workers
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May 29, 2018 16:16
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skooma512 posted:People slam dance to Alvvays? Teenagers will find a way to mosh to literally anything
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May 29, 2018 16:54
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While the songwriting (both lyrically and composition) is stronger on The Bones of What You Believe, Lauren's singing is so much stronger and more confident on the two more recent CHVRCHES albums, and the mix is SO much better, that I just like listening to them more. 
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Schpyder posted:While the songwriting (both lyrically and composition) is stronger on The Bones of What You Believe, Lauren's singing is so much stronger and more confident on the two more recent CHVRCHES albums, and the mix is SO much better, that I just like listening to them more. Totally agree, I'm enjoying her voice more than any other album.
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May 29, 2018 18:12
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:
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May 29, 2018 18:18
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Can't wait for the new Gruff Rhys album. It's getting great reviews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L09PSR7uQtU
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Polo-Rican posted:I really liked Deakin's solo album—it's a real grower. Thanks for reminding me of this album, I love it, but had forgotten about it somehow! knows a black guy fucked around with this message at 04:01 on May 30, 2018 |
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May 29, 2018 23:17
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Yeah I like that one but the Panda Bear albums are still better imo.
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May 29, 2018 23:36
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anybody else going to Hinterland Music Festival? it's the peakest indie/AAA/alt-country lineup I think I've ever seen, sounds p good tho
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No Lydia Loveless OR Jason Isbell? But they do have Wheeler Walker Jr. that should be interesting. Also, alt-country sounds like a label for the worst music ever.
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May 30, 2018 18:15
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Yet alt-country is some of the best music ever.
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May 30, 2018 18:39
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Im seeing Peach Kelli Pop and Voidz in June and am super excited. I also saw TV Girl while visiting portland last week and TV Girl is extremely good live
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May 30, 2018 21:30
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Peach Kelli Pop rule and I can’t wait to see them again in a couple weeks! Everyone should check em out! Peachkellipop.bandcamp.com
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skooma512 posted:People slam dance to Alvvays? When I last saw Alvvays, the audience was primarily 30-something instagram moms.
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T Bowl posted:Yeah I like that one but the Panda Bear albums are still better imo. I also love Avey's solo album but FYI thread, I saw Dirty Projectors live at Boston Calling and my god are they good live. Im thinking of buying a Sunday pass for Gov Ball just to watch them again. If they are in your town go see them. The harmonies are perfect
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bows1 posted:but FYI thread, I saw Dirty Projectors live at Boston Calling and my god are they good live. Im thinking of buying a Sunday pass for Gov Ball just to watch them again. If they are in your town go see them. The harmonies are perfect I second this recommendation. I just saw them a few hours ago. The new lineup is really solid and the new material sounded great.
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