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Lid posted:I've seen CHVRCHES live four times nad every time has been slightly worse than the time previous, and it isn't the band its the crowds. I don't know what happened at album three but it seemed like they got a lot of new fans who didn't listen to anything but that album and thus are absolutely dead for all the stuff before that. Likewise the venues got progressively bigger but the atmosphere got worse. Yeah, and I've liked each subsequent album a bit less. The pinnacle for me was seeing them in 2014 at the 9:30 Club where they played pretty much everything off of The Bones of What You Believe (which is still a monster of an album) and a couple of B-sides. Still loyal, but hoping they can recover (get it)
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This was the first time i saw them https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/chvrches/2014/the-metro-theatre-sydney-australia-3c535cf.html
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Lid posted:I've seen CHVRCHES live four times nad every time has been slightly worse than the time previous, and it isn't the band its the crowds. I don't know what happened at album three but it seemed like they got a lot of new fans who didn't listen to anything but that album and thus are absolutely dead for all the stuff before that. Likewise the venues got progressively bigger but the atmosphere got worse. The first time I saw them was kinda cute, they played Fader Fort at SXSW and didn't have enough music to fill a 45 min set. Most recently saw them at ACL festival and the crowd was basically 
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I relistened to all 3 of their records last week and my hot take is that Every Open Eye is easily their weakest album and that The Bones of What You Believe is only slightly better than Love Is Dead, Tether might be their best song.
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Everyone seems to prefer the first album but Every Open Eye is my favorite. I don't think lyricism is exactly Chuvurches' strongpoint and EOE has the most outright bangers for treadmill purposes.
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Lid posted:I've seen CHVRCHES live four times nad every time has been slightly worse than the time previous, and it isn't the band its the crowds. I don't know what happened at album three but it seemed like they got a lot of new fans who didn't listen to anything but that album and thus are absolutely dead for all the stuff before that. Likewise the venues got progressively bigger but the atmosphere got worse. Seen them 9 times, and their stage presence has gotten way better over time, Lauren particularly. She used to be so shy on stage. And yeah the crowds and venues have gotten bigger and worse, but they still put on a great show and sound great. Clearest Blue is still one of the best live songs you'll ever see.
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May 20, 2020 15:18
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Jeff Rosenstock surprise released an album today.
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exquisite tea posted:I don't think lyricism is exactly Chuvurches' strongpoint and EOE has the most outright bangers for treadmill purposes. Pretty much my thoughts on it. EOE all the way
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I agree with EOE and Clearest Blue live. I've been meaning to check out the new Rosenstock but I've been steady listening to the new Charli XCX all day.
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May 20, 2020 18:47
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Weird, every time I've seen songs of live Chvrches they look like they don't do it too well live, I guess you have to be there.
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Some new IDLES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNCopmqsw1Q
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Sylvan Esso just did a new tiny desk concert from home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZJ9ynWJY78
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Trig Discipline posted:Sylvan Esso just did a new tiny desk concert from home. Did we post about their great LIVE album yet?
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May 21, 2020 18:24
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Apparently Lana del Rey went off her rocker today
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Carly Rae Jepsen also "surprise" released an album of b-sides. I put surprise in quotes, because I think this was rumoured.
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Lid posted:Apparently Lana del Rey went off her rocker today She just wants the world to know how much she is into being a sub.
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May 21, 2020 22:22
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I think there's a good point buried in there somewhere about how there's more than one way to be a strong woman (not always this "yaaaas slay queen" thing) and people should respect that, but Lana can't help stirring the pot I guess.
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i mean, she's right
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What a fun song. Thank you for posting it.
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I’m not not a feminist – but there has to be a place in feminism for women who look and act like me – the kind of woman who says no but men hear yes – the kind of women who are slated mercilessly for being their authentic, delicate selves, the kind of women who get their own stories and voices taken away from them by stronger women or by men who hate women.
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Lana has absolutely been on the bad end of some really lovely criticism (especially when she first came onto the scene) and as someone who loves Ultraviolence and doesn't think that it "glorifies" abuse at all, I understand what she's saying and agree with some of it. The stuff about her being a woman who is inherently drawn to abuse is kinda weird though. On the other hand she absolutely could not have made a more tone-deaf loving statement. I believe that she didn't pick out exclusively WOC on purpose but the fact that she wasn't self-aware enough to say "hey almost all of these women are black, I wonder if there's something to that" or even to think about what sorts of criticisms have been leveled at those women (putting Beyonce there was just loving stupid) is very emblematic of how much thought Lana puts into thinking about the things she says (very little).
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incoherent posted:Did we post about their great LIVE album yet? Yes, WITH! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yndd8lD8oM I like it a lot, but I hope they don't move away from doing new stuff with their two-person setup. One of my favorite things about Sylvan Esso is the very clever minimalist arrangements they come up with, and that's absent in the big band versions for obvious reasons. Still awesome for what it is, though, and I really wish I could have seen it live at some point!
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I gotta say, the new 1975 album has a little bit for everyone, even the people who can't stand Matty Healy. If You're Too Shy is still the best song off of it, though Jesus Christ 2005 God Bless America comes awful close thanks to Phoebe Bridgers (who also does backing vocals for a couple other tracks)
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Lana’s statement would be fine if not for that first paragraph. oof. Excited to listen to The 1975. Hope it isn’t like the last one where I loved every song they released beforehand and was entirely meh on the rest once it came out. The former part has definitely been true so far, anyway.
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New San Cisco is good https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlubk5RYCAc
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Trig Discipline posted:Yes, WITH! Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall is a top 10 show for me. (No orchestra....yet) Once in a lifetime gig for them. Hearing Come Down bounce around the hall was a hell of a feeling.
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DC Murderverse posted:I gotta say, the new 1975 album has a little bit for everyone, even the people who can't stand Matty Healy. i am admittedly a complete the 1975 apologist but i've listened to this album 5 times today and Jesus Christ... into Roadkill into Me & You Together Song is maybe my favorite stretch of songs on any of their albums. It's definitely long but just as the tracklist hits a bit of a lull, boom Too Shy. Completely loving it. I was skeptical of Guys as the closer but man it fits so well after Don't Worry.
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for all the fun experimentation and stuff on the 1975 album jesus christ... might still be my favourite. it’s gorgeous. overall I like the album probably more than the others but it is too long and some of it is like just save it for a solo album George drat. Of the tracks I hadn’t heard before I really like Roadkill and Nothing Revealed/Everything denied, off the top of my head
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my new favorite stereolab song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0dZCWTiDrw
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Sleigh Bells' Treats turns 10 years old today  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGtB6K8q8k
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Sleigh Bells always came across to me as NPR: The Band in the worst way possible.
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To each their own, but I don't even know where you would've gotten this. NPR:The Band (especially around this time) would have been Animal Collective or Dirty Projectors, or more likely the third album by Fela Kuti's former kalimba player.
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It sounds like an Apple ad.
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They went from being like THE pitchfork buzz band to generic indie bro-core very quickly.
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Ratios and Tendency posted:It sounds like an Apple ad.
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no but lol
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The Modern Leper posted:To each their own, but I don't even know where you would've gotten this. NPR:The Band (especially around this time) would have been Animal Collective or Dirty Projectors, or more likely the third album by Fela Kuti's former kalimba player. Not even those... it's literally The Arcade Fire or Vampire Weekend. Thinking noise pop is the "NPR" of indie is laughable. The funniest indie ad ever is this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mvm6KfJDE0
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