|
Twee as gently caress posted:Keeping up with Pollard is like a full time job. I listened to ELL, I have yet to give Down by the Race Track a spin, I have a backlog of like 20 solo/collaboration RP to buy/go through. When I have some spare cash, I'll go to GBV Digital and just buy a random Pollard album. You'll usually end up with a bunch of filler, but also get one or two gems that make it all worth it. Speaking of Pollard side-projects, I really liked the last Lifeguards album too. It's worth checking out. I got a copy of Bee Thousand at a GoodWill years ago, and after I finished listening to it I was hooked. I started to get as much GBV stuff as I could. From the lo-fi classic lineup, to their power-pop major albums, they are fantastic. Hell, for one of my Japanese classes a few years back, I got to give a speech about them to my class. It was both awesome and awkward for most of my classmates, who had never heard of them. I uploaded the PowerPoint to my skydrive. Although I will disagree with the OP about Do The Collapse. To me, Ric Ocasek's production made that album way too sterile, and I hate the keyboards they used. I'm fine with the cleaned up production, but I would rather go with Isolation Drills instead. It's a lot stronger. Also, the video for Glad Girls is pretty cool.
|
#
¿
May 3, 2013 16:21
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ Apr 26, 2024 02:09 |
|
|
Twee as gently caress posted:Oh yeah I should add GBV Digital to the OP, such a great resource. I really liked the Lifeguards album too. Did you give that presentation in Japan or State-side? Unfortunately, it was State-side, Although a good half of the class was Korean and Chinese. I wish I kept a draft of it, because it was pretty funny. I went over the history of the band, what "Lo-Fi" was, a bit about Pollard, and played some clips of the songs. The whole assignment was to make a presentation about something we liked (With the only requirement being that it was not Anime or Manga.) and I actually got an A on it. My teacher also said she liked Motor Away, so it was a success all around.
|
|
#
¿
May 5, 2013 05:24
|
|
|
New Pollard track on StereoGum. Sounds pretty good, especially considering English Little league came out just last week and we're already on a new Pollard solo album.
|
|
#
¿
May 6, 2013 18:19
|
|