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Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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CherryCola posted:

Does goth music count as indie? The goth collective I hang out with a lot, Obscura Undead, just put out a 30 track compilation of goth, darkwave, post-punk and deathrock tracks released in 2019. It's good as gently caress and pay what you want!

https://obscuraundead.bandcamp.com/album/unobscured-vol-1-comp-1-2019

Thanks, looking forward to checking this out. Do any of these bands have like a New-Wavey goth sound like The Birthday Massacre? I was actually about to ask for recommendations of that kind of baby-goth vibe.

# ¿ Jan 3, 2020 17:54

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 22:07

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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NEW. HUM. ALBUM.

https://humband.bandcamp.com/album/inlet

# ¿ Jun 23, 2020 19:17

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Sharks Eat Bear posted:

Modest Mouse thread derail continues. Album ranking. Full length studio only.

LCW
Long Drive
BNOS
M&A
WWD
Good News
everything else

My Modest Mouse Hot Take is that No One's First and You're Next is their best overall release ever.

As far as LPs go, I started with Good News and that's still my favorite but they're all good. Yes, even the newest one.

I've seen them more than any other band I think. Saw them open for REM in 2008, saw them at the Wellmont in 2010, at Governor's Ball in 2012, at Forest Hills with Brand New in 2014, at Prospect Park in 2015, and at Kings Theatre in 2018. The Wellmont show was probably my favorite, they did The Whale Song and it was amazing. I feel lucky as only the last show I saw wasn't fantastic. It wasn't a bad show at all, but Isaac had a cold during that part of the tour and it threw off the rhythm of some of the songs. He sounded okay but they kind of rushed through some of the songs.

# ¿ Aug 24, 2020 16:15

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Sharks Eat Bear posted:

That is a thermonuclear take. Just listened to it again for the first time in years, and I enjoyed it, but would still put it below Good News on my list. Just out of curiosity - does it hold a special nostalgic meaning for you?

I don't think so, not in particular. I just think it's a rock solid release, no duds on the album and I've Got it All (Most) and The Whale Song are two of my favorite songs from them ever.

# ¿ Aug 26, 2020 21:01

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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kidcoelacanth posted:

yes hello

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp0od728eg0

That's dope.

# ¿ Dec 17, 2020 22:02

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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It's the voice of MK Ultra
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St Vincent & Olivia Rodrigo played SNL this year ergo rock is not dead. Unless they're not rock in which case just gently caress you for talking about genres at all it's meaningless.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2021 00:10

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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taco show posted:

Not sure I want to fan the flames of this rock is dead argument but here's Pitchfork's 31 Best Rock Albums of 2021 lol

Turnstile is my favorite off that list, though I love that Mdou Moctar album a lot too. I haven't heard of a lot of these bands at all either which makes me feel old

I did not listen to any of these but I did listen to the new Dinosaur Jr album and like all Dinosaur Jr albums it kicks rear end. Rock is not dead till J can't solo no more.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2021 22:17

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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It's the voice of MK Ultra
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You're Living All Over Me, Bug, Green Mind

Clouds Taste Metallic, The Soft Bulletin, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

Daydream Nation, Goo, Dirty

Am I doing this right?

# ¿ Dec 14, 2021 23:52

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Dirty Boots, Tunic and Mote are better than anything on Sister or EVOL by a mile.

# ¿ Dec 16, 2021 19:58

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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RedneckwithGuns posted:

Surprised no one's posted about this yet:

New Father John Misty album coming April 8th "Chloe and the Next 20th Century"

I Love You Honeybear is a good album but I find FJM very pretentious and annoying otherwise.

# ¿ Dec 21, 2021 18:32

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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incoherent posted:

Yeah but his other albums are boring as well as pretentious. Tedious even.

# ¿ Dec 22, 2021 20:27

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Venomous posted:

Gave up and Googled 'this is Rob Zombie speaking' to find that it was a Clash tune I'd never heard before that absolutely loving rules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kluV2ieirr4

Complete Control is dope, it's off their first album, except the US and UK versions have different track lists and I think Complete Control is on one and not the other.

# ¿ Feb 26, 2022 00:29

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:

This setlist

Holy poo poo it would be a dream to see that.

# ¿ Mar 19, 2022 17:59

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Nihonniboku posted:

Amongst all of the concerts I've been to, I'd say that the only time I noticed that the performers were visibly drunk was when I saw Oasis. They were wasted out of their minds, incoherently rambling, and kept on making racist remarks about Asian people. We walked out in disgust.

I saw Echo & the Bunnymen at All Points West in 2009 and Ian was completely incoherent in between songs, between the accent and being for sure drunk as poo poo. When he was actually singing though? Crystal clear, just like the album.

That's how I remember it anyway but it's been 13 years at this point...

# ¿ May 24, 2022 18:00

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Kramdar posted:

When I met my wife (who really has no indie bands or UK performers on her radar) I saw she had a copy of M.I.A.'s Kala. And I was like "oh you like M.I.A". and she went into a rage and said she had never been so disappointed on being misled by one song compared to the rest of the songs on the album.

I did break it to her that it was the other way around and that the rest of the album was more in tune with her previous work, and that Paper Planes was really the outlier. I have been disappointed by a few stinker albums with a good lead off single, but boy did she have just pure unbridled anger over that one.

Your wife wasn't wrong, Paper Planes is the only good MIA song the rest of her catalogue suuuuuckkkks.

# ¿ May 26, 2022 20:03

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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I might be the only person alive who still cares about physical media but Polyvinyl has pretty big sale going on right now: https://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/garagesale

I wanna grab a bunch of CDs, there's so much to choose from, anyone see any must haves in there?

# ¿ Jun 8, 2022 19:09

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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captainOrbital posted:

Vinyl sales are big enough that artists are delaying releases due to huge production capacity issues.

Can't go wrong with Rosenstock. Can't go Wrongenstock. Wrogenrong

I did get the Jeff Rosenstock CD along with 32 others for just $101.

# ¿ Jun 12, 2022 03:49

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Ratios and Tendency posted:

Man, that ~~newish~~ Father John Misty record is really boring.

# ¿ Jun 26, 2022 02:05

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Rageaholic posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcFKlEfu_eU

This album is 20 years old today

One of my favorite albums of all time. Fight Test was inspiration for my AIM away messages for all of high school.

# ¿ Jul 18, 2022 20:04

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Ratios and Tendency posted:

I'm only super familiar with You're Living All Over Me but

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjF_EoqEhZc

rules.

Does anyone have a Dinosaur Jr cheat sheet?

Bug, Green Mind and Farm are my favorite albums, but the only albums I'd avoid to start with are Dinosaur, the rest of the 90s albums after Green Mind and maybe the most recent album, Sweep it into Space. For old Dino Jr before they reformed, the compilation Ear-Bleeding Country: The Best of Dinosaur Jr, looks pretty good but don't sleep on the albums from after they got back together, some of their strongest tracks are from this century.

# ¿ Jul 19, 2022 19:31

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Venomous posted:

idk, Where You Been is great

I mean, I think every album is pretty great but I don't know if any album is essential.

Where You Been does have a lot of bangers though, and my copy has the bonus tracks including Keeblin' which is a top 10 song for me.

# ¿ Jul 21, 2022 18:46

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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If you can't appreciate a Built to Spill jam your soul is weak.

# ¿ Jul 29, 2022 21:47

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Polo-Rican posted:

this approach seems to be working for the band because they're absurdly popular, but i dunno. i really wish they would slow down and release one REALLY GOOD album instead of ten thousand half-baked albums that each have a few cool moments and a lot of filler

Ah, the Guided by Voices approach.

# ¿ Sep 2, 2022 18:50

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Rageaholic posted:

Saw Wilco tonight for the first time in 15 years. I was on the fence about whether or not I'd enjoy a Wilco show in 2022, but they opened with Misunderstood and I was loving sold. They put on a great show and played several songs I wanted to hear (I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, Via Chicago, Jesus Etc., Heavy Metal Drummer, Spiders, etc.)

Saw them in Prospect Park some years ago and hearing the solo to Impossible Germany live was a transcendent experience.

# ¿ Oct 5, 2022 06:01

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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I don't know what thread this belongs in but The Cure are on tour in Europe and they've been playing new songs that sound really loving good! Maybe that album Robert's been promising for literal years will finally come out!

# ¿ Oct 11, 2022 19:38

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Rageaholic posted:

Hell yeah, I hope they tour the US again! I last saw them in 2016 and they were incredible. I love 4:13 Dream but it would be real nice to hear another album from them.

2016 I went to 2/3 nights at MSG and it was the highlight of my concert going life. Will 100% go to any NYC area shows they book.

# ¿ Oct 11, 2022 19:51

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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The Modern Leper posted:

It's a very... consistent vibe, so your mileage may vary based on how into the songwriting you are in general. I think people see Fade into You as a direct predecessor to the modern "chill" soundscape, which has elevated the band's (really, the song's) legacy a bit.

Hope Sandoval also released a few albums after Mazzy Starr - I remember one had a little college radio moment around 2000-20001.

I really like the track she did with the Jesus & Mary Chain. Her voice is lovely but Mazzy Starr is like the opposite of dynamic in my experience.

# ¿ Oct 12, 2022 18:57

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Didn't like TBH&C overall but "Four out of Five" is a banger.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2022 02:49

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Saw Pavement like 10+ years ago at the Williamsburg Waterfront with Jenny Lewis opening for them(when she was doing her Jenny & Johnny project with her boyfriend at the time) and it was an excellent show.

# ¿ Oct 28, 2022 17:40

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Ambitious Spider posted:

Saw pavement earlier this month and they were good. Brought out Kurt vile for Loretta�s scars.

I�m not a big Kurt vile fan, but now I�ve seen pavement and yo la tengo bring him up on stage, so 90s indie bands must love him

I've seen him open for Dinosaur Jr so that's another piece of evidence.

Feel like I've seen him other times but I can't remember what shows.

# ¿ Oct 31, 2022 17:11

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Rageaholic posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OGEiOgv86U

Today's The Lonesome Crowded West's 25th birthday

Trailer Trash and Bankrupt on Selling are two of my top MM songs of all time.

# ¿ Nov 19, 2022 04:59

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Rageaholic posted:

https://twitter.com/consequence/status/1600914083875885080

And they aren't coming here together, gently caress

I am seeing Death Cab here in February, which I'm stoked about, but goddamn I'd love to see this

Jenny Lewis will be there! :swoon:

# ¿ Dec 8, 2022 23:23

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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The album with So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings is really good.

I first heard Caroline Polachek on Fischerspooner's song "Togetherness". Good stuff.

# ¿ Dec 14, 2022 22:29

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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BigFactory posted:

I�ve never seen someone smoke as many cigarettes on stage as Kim deal.

I've seen Guided by Voices a few times and one of the guitar players just constantly had a cig in his mouth with a roadie to light it for him so he didn't have to stop playing.

# ¿ Feb 14, 2023 04:11

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Ratios and Tendency posted:

They had one decent album 20 years ago.

You're not exactly wrong but I'm still not happy about it.

# ¿ Jun 23, 2023 02:34

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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T Bowl posted:

I saw The Cure again and man Robert Smith is still so loving good at 64.

It's loving wild how good they sound. The range of songs they play in a tour is crazy, the amount they play in a night is crazy, I have no idea how they have the stamina at their age.

Best band in the world!

# ¿ Jun 27, 2023 20:52

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Gone Fashing posted:

they're kind of boring and morose for sure. more of a mariah style Christmas music guy myself

I'm the opposite, Mariah makes me want to bash my head in but I love Sufjan's Christmas music.

# ¿ Aug 17, 2023 04:45

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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There's a new Slowdive album and I've only listened to 30 seconds of one song on twitter but it was dope.

# ¿ Sep 4, 2023 02:19

Epi Lepi: Oct 29, 2009; You can hear the voice
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Put Your Money on Me is one of my favorite Arcade Fire songs but I loathe the rest of that album. If anything has come out since then I haven't tried it.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2023 03:46

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# ¿ Apr 26, 2024 22:07

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Nightmare Cinema posted:

Reflektor fucks tho

Just double checked and I have all but 3 tracks as no-skips so yeah, it fucks.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2023 20:18

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