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Cemetry Gator posted:The biggest problem with Reflektor is that all the songs go on for way too long. If you edited the album down to a tight 40, it might be good. I wasn't crazy about parts of Everything Now at first, but even the worst songs on the album have grown on me over the last few years. So, I think that Reflektor and Everything now are still solid albums, but I hope they return to form with their new album that I expect to be out within the year. They spent the last two albums chasing the high of Sprawl II and trying to make dance records.
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Jun 9, 2020 17:16
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Rageaholic posted:Doves just put out their first single in 11 years That's a band that I haven't even thought of in over 15 years, but I do remember loving The Last Broadcast. I'll have to see if they hold up.
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Jun 18, 2020 23:29
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Sufjan Stevens has just announced The Ascension due out September 25th. This will be only his third solo record since 2005's Illinois. That fact blows my mind.
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Jun 30, 2020 15:20
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Solomon Gumball posted:Carrie & Lowell I'm aware of his discography. I was talking about his main records, not his collaborations, b-sides, random singles, side projects, or EPs. He's put out A LOT of work. But before September, he has only put out 2 main records since 2005. At this point though we're quibbling over semantics. Sufjan's work is vast and prolific. Nihonniboku fucked around with this message at 17:31 on Jun 30, 2020 |
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Jun 30, 2020 17:28
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Solomon Gumball posted:Most of those aren't side projects. I don't know what you're counting, but he's released more than three solo albums by far. I could include all the side projects, which are long and I'm not about to argue about Sufjan Stevens. So I want to preface this with saying that I love Sufjan, and I legit enjoy talking about this, and I apologize if this comes off as arguing. I could talk about Sufjan all day. I'm not saying that Illinois is his last tent pole release. I'm saying that since Illinois, there have only been 2 tent-pole releases, Age of Adz and Carrie and Lowell. I think you just misread what I was saying. The Avalanche is b-sides to Illinois. All Delight People is an EP, although it might as well be considered an LP given its length. The BQE was a commissioned project that he only did a handful of performances for in New York if I remember correctly, alongside that neat video project. I don't consider these tent pole releases because Sufjan doesn't consider them tent pole releases. This isn't me assigning some arbitrary label to them. The only major tours he's done for solo work since Illinois have been to promote Age of Adz and Carrie & Lowell. Edit, I just remembered that he did that short tour for his Christmas stuff back in 2012. I love The BQE and All Delight People. But I'll direct any new fan to his tent-pole releases first before the deeper cuts. Nihonniboku fucked around with this message at 20:09 on Jun 30, 2020 |
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Jun 30, 2020 20:07
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Remalle posted:I cannot overstate how excited I am for a new Sufjan album to cry about for another five years. Saaaaame. But I would also be happy for another dance party anthem like "Impossible Soul."
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Jul 1, 2020 13:25
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New Sufjan single has dropped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK9EImqaKvI It's good. A little bit Age of Adz, a little bit Planetarium, a little bit Carrie & Lowell live. Another song, "My Rajneesh" has leaked online. It's better. It has some slamming drums, and even samples some of what I think is "Vesuvius."
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Jul 3, 2020 15:34
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New Sufjan is out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn7_JpmhZP0 Those drums!
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Jul 10, 2020 13:36
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Tainen posted:Geez that track is a trip. Beautiful. bows1 posted:Good god, its like every favorite Sufjan song rolled into one And it's a B Side! It won't even be on his new album!
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Jul 10, 2020 17:24
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The more I listen to it, the more I think that the new Haim album sounds more like Vampire Weekend than Haim. That probably of course has a lot to do with the fact that former Vampire Weekend member Rostam produced the album. Anyone else get that feeling?
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Jul 21, 2020 03:07
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air- posted:I do like Phoebe, but all that sad girl rock (Lucy Dacus, Soccer Mommy, Julien Baker etc) is starting to sound same samey to me to where I'm getting turned off on it I actually came here just now to discuss just this. Where are all the fun new rock bands these days? I know that rock as a genre isn't really being highlighted by the mainstream anymore these days, and the ones that are heralded by places like pitchfork and NPR are just kind of, sad sounding, despite how good they are. I've loved a lot of new stuff that has come out this year (mainly the new Perfume Genius), but is there anybody new doing something like what Broken Social Scene was doing last decade? Just music that is unapologetically rock, that still makes you want to dance. I've been criticized by other friends for my music tastes being stuck in 2007.
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Jul 21, 2020 13:29
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air- posted:That's also why I really like: Black Midi, The Beths, Charly Bliss, Fontaines DC, White Reaper, and CHAI more than most of the sad girl sound that is really popular lately I haven't heard of any of these. I'll check them out. Sir Lemming posted:This is why Fiona Apple's album was such a nice surprise. The reviews made it sound so unpleasant, but it's actually really fun even though it's also about serious stuff. (Obviously not really "rock" though, to bring it back to the original point.) Still a good album, agreed. Thom and the Heads posted:listen to jeff rosenstock Also haven't heard of him. I'll check him out.
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Jul 21, 2020 14:06
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The latest Sufjan single just dropped. I've heard lots of talk about how this new album has some potentially chart topping songs on it, the first in his career. I'm not sure that this is it, but it's fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fCdZzsP4U0 Edit: I wasn't super into it on my first listen, but I've been listening to it on repeat, and it's definitely growing on me. Nihonniboku fucked around with this message at 14:23 on Aug 13, 2020 |
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Aug 13, 2020 14:08
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New Sufjan track dropped today. The album comes out next week! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56bU7xAU1tM
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Sep 15, 2020 23:53
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kaworu posted:I've been on a BIG Arcade Fire kick this last week Arcade Fire is one of my favorite bands. I agree that Reflektor and Everything Now aren't necessarily their best work, but both albums are still above and beyond better than what most musicians put out. Both albums could probably lose a track or two and be better for it (Flashbulb Eyes, looking at you), but they both have some really killer tracks on it. They give phenomenal live performances, and every single time they exude so much energy. I've seen them like 7 or 8 times, and I've never seen them phone it in. Last time I saw them they entered the stage by going through the crowd with a marching band. At one point Win got off the stage and laid on the ground right in front of me and sang an entire song. Regine came down and danced right in front of me for another song. And to top it off, they're nice people and great towards their fans. They often sell tickets for after shows with all proceeds going to their Haiti charity, and they will actually engage with the fans. They deserve all of their success and I'm happy for them. It's also looking like they are working on a new album. I kind hope they go back to more traditional rock and less disco.
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Sep 20, 2020 23:06
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BonoMan posted:Any word on new music from them? Yeah, I posted about it just above. Win has been hinting for months that they're working on a new album, posting brief clips of songs to his instagram. They've also always released new albums every 3-4 years, and the last album came out in 2017, so we're about due for a new one.
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Sep 21, 2020 03:50
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foutre posted:Fwiw I feel like the National has similarly been dad rock for most of the last decade but they're still great, I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. I think part of it is just when a band first becomes popular in the mid-2000's at this point it's kind of inevitably gonna be a lot of dads listening to it at this point. Yeeeeah. I went to a Broken Social Scene show a couple years back, and I was shocked to see that most of the crowd was men in their late 30s, early 40s. Then I remembered that I'm a man in my late 30s, and that the band is all in their 40s and 50s.
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Sep 21, 2020 20:33
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Rageaholic posted:This new Sufjan is great so far, drat. hughesta posted:I quite liked it, I think some of the tracks on the first half of the record could feel a little too standard at times for what I was looking for from this record but the second half is nonstop excellent It's definitely a dense album that is going to take a few listens to really fully digest, but I felt the same way about Age of Adz which is my favorite album. There are definitely some absolutely stellar standout tracks like "Make Me an Offer I Can't Refuse," "Ativan," and "The Ascension." It's interesting that the singles he released leading up to the album aren't even the best on the album, but I guess that's one way not to let people don't. I will say though that limiting the number of instruments to just a synth and drum machine has resulted in some of the songs sounding kind of same-y. Edit: Adding "I wanna die happy" to the list of standout tracks Edit: And "Landslide". Or, "LAAAAAAAAAAAANDSLIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE" Nihonniboku fucked around with this message at 14:15 on Sep 25, 2020 |
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Sep 25, 2020 13:38
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Sir Lemming posted:It's going to be hard for me to really let go of Big Orchestral Sufjan. I loved the balance he struck on Adz. He's obviously no stranger to minimalism, as some of his best songs are simple banjo-plucking things, but for a whole album it can be a little frustrating. Except Carrie & Lowell which obviously merited that approach because of the subject matter. In truth there are actually tons of layers here, but since they're almost all synth, it's a little hard to pick them out. I'm still praying that someday we'll see a studio recording of "Majesty Snowbird," probably his greatest unreleased track.
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Sep 25, 2020 14:01
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Chamberk posted:I thought "My Finest Work Yet" was a bit hyperbolically titled, but possibly my favorite since Armchair Apocrypha. Most of his mid 2010s-era stuff is good, but I don't quite recall it all. Eggs and Armchair stand out to me because they're what I got into 15-ish years ago. It's absolutely a contender for album of the year. It's so loving good. Especially "Fallorun" My favorite Andrew Bird story is also about Ken Ishibashi (aka Kishi Bashi). Ken was in music school studying the violin when Andrew Bird came for a visit, and Ken feeling like a cocky 20 year old or whatever proceeded to challenge Andrew to a violin-off or whatever. Needless to say, Andrew destroyed him.
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Sep 27, 2020 18:15
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Twin Cinema posted:The only mediocre album in the New Pornographers' discography is "Whiteout Conditions". Take this from me, the guy who is named after a New Pornographers album. I love Whiteout Conditions. Now, that's definitely one band where I went to their concert a couple of years ago, and the entire audience was full of dads. I was feeling my 34 years.
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Oct 12, 2020 20:39
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Pitchfork also just hasn't been the same since they shifted their primary focus from indie rock to pop/electronic/rap.
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Oct 16, 2020 00:11
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Spotify recommended a song by Bartees Strange to me, and I liked it. Then a few days later I saw that his album was named Best New Music over at Pitchfork. Listened to the whole album, and I really like it. He reminds me a lot of TV on the Radio.
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Nov 6, 2020 04:04
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Thom and the Heads posted:Anyone else like The War On Drugs here? They released a live album yesterday that absolutely fuckin owns. Makes me really miss seeing concerts. I've been listening to American Utopia, the recent David Byrne live album that he did an HBO special for. Never been a big fan, but I'm super into this live album.
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Nov 21, 2020 20:20
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Trig Discipline posted:Chris Fleming is just great. If we're doing Chris Fleming, his song "Sick Jan" is an actual bop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INPswB2dtDQ
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Nov 22, 2020 16:30
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Orchestrated Mess posted:I've been enjoying it as well, nice variety of tracks. Oh I like Lets Eat Grandma.
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Dec 14, 2020 23:00
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Turambar posted:So, how bad is everyone's Spotify / music taste? I got: You are 2% basic. Have you considered there's a reason nobody listens to Menomena?.
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Dec 25, 2020 22:47
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incoherent posted:There is absolutely every reason to listen to Menomena I'm devastated they broke up and that none of their solo projects are as good as they were together
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Dec 31, 2020 00:40
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air- posted:(tbh feels like I listened to a tremendous amount of good music this year) I agree, 2020 was the best year for music that we've seen in a number of years. My favorites were, in no particular order: Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher Destroyer - Have We Met Fleet Foxes - Shore Jonsi - Shiver Perfume Genius - Set My Heart on Fire Immediately (probably my favorite of the year) Porches - Ricky Music Bartees Strange - Live Forever Yves Tumor - Heaven to a Tortured Mind Bright Light Bright Light - Fun City Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension Haim - Women in Music Part III
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Jan 4, 2021 16:28
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I'm a big fan of the song "Round and Round" but yeah, gently caress those guys.
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Jan 8, 2021 02:06
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Sir Lemming posted:That period meaning roughly 1995-2000? Yeah, I guess that was pretty bleak depending on what you were into. (Confession, I did enjoy nu-metal at the time.) You did have stuff like Ben Folds, Beck, and the one who started this discussion, Björk. Also No Doubt, I guess Oasis, a little bit of Radiohead (in my liiiife) I think you've described that era pretty well.
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Jan 28, 2021 13:50
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Turambar posted:Rick Beato had a recent video that is related to this: Never heard of him, but that was a fascinating video to listen to.
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Jan 28, 2021 21:35
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Gone Fashing posted:whoa these guys are still around I liked them back in the day. Saw them in concert in Osaka. After the show a fan tried to give the lead singer a PSP which was still new at the time. He politely declined the gift.
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Jan 29, 2021 06:11
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El Gallinero Gros posted:I was horrified to find out DFA were pals with Gavin Macinnes (sane for Buzz Osborne, although that was less surprising) Yikes. I vaguely remembered they were connected to something stupid. I guess it's just as well that they haven't been relevant since 2005.
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Jan 29, 2021 13:51
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El Gallinero Gros posted:I somehow missed those lyrics. Yipes. Yeah, I'm someone who almost never pays attention to lyrics, so I definitely missed all of that.
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Jan 29, 2021 16:25
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St Vincent has announced her next album Daddy's Home will be out May 14th. https://pitchfork.com/news/st-vincent-teases-new-album-daddys-home-with-street-posters/ Apparently she's said that it's inspired by her love of Stevie Wonder and Sly and the Family Stone. Her last album was just so wonderful. If she tours this album though (big if because obviously), I hope she actually tours with a full backing band. I saw her when she toured Masseducation, and I really didn't like that it was just her performing to backing tracks.
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Feb 25, 2021 13:54
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thrilla in vanilla posted:The new st vincent single is out, it rules. Feels like it could have been a single from Midnite Vultures which is obviously a very good thing https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/st-vincent-daddys-home-interview-1136037/ Interesting article about it. Apparently the new album is called Daddy's Home because her father just got out of prison after 10 years, serving time for something she calls a silly white collar crime.
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Mar 4, 2021 18:03
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incoherent posted:To be fair white collar doesn't grab real time unless its hosed up or you hosed a rich person considerably. A friend said he was in prison for embezzlement, ponzi scheme, and insider trading.
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thrilla in vanilla posted:I think expecting her to be objective about what a lovely thing he did is silly, but it is a little funny to listen to Year of the Tiger and then read some of those quotes. Yeah, it's unclear to me when she said "silly white collar crimes" if it was silly that he did them, or silly that he went away for it.
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