Thursday - No Devolución EMIKA - Emika Balac Acab- Wander/Wonder PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
Cute:
Youth Lagoon - The Year of Hibernation Mara Carlye - Floreat Kimbra - Vows Jens Lekman - An argument with myself Sleep ∞ Over - Forever Cults - Cults Wild Beasts - Smother
No Impression:
Girls - Father, Son, Holy Ghost Shabazz Palaces - Black Up tUnE-YaRdS - w h o k i l l Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues Atlas Sound - Parallax M83 - Hurry Up We're Dreaming Feist - Metals The Field - Looping State of Mind Panda Bear - Tomboy
Didn't bother:
James Blake The Antlers The Weeknd OFWGKTA Lykke Li Bon Iver
Haven't listened to yet:
Tom Waits - Bad as Me Fucked Up - David Comes to Life Russian Circles - Empros Disappointing but only because I had high standards:
St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
Not his best album by any means but now a career musician so he rides on credit:
I really enjoyed Strange Mercy, but then I had no expectations at all (never listened to St. Vincent before) so yeah. I would recommend Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2 based on what you listed
I would recommend you listen to the Tom Waits (nothing mind blowing but a solid addition to his discography) and relisten to Bjork (it is quite good but took a couple times to grow on me).
Good call skipping James Blake, I don't like his new stuff much at all.
For something new I recommend Emika's album that came out on ninja tune.
Of all of the Good and Kinda Good my favorite was Nicolas Jaar and least favorite Gang Gang Dance. Of the GGD songs I listened to there was just way to much energy for me, it was kinda stressful. any recommendations of songs I might have missed that are really good?
On December 04 2011 04:07 Ikonn wrote: I really enjoyed Strange Mercy, but then I had no expectations at all (never listened to St. Vincent before) so yeah. I would recommend Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2 based on what you listed
Noted, I enjoy Laurie Anderson
On December 04 2011 04:40 mucker wrote: I would recommend you listen to the Tom Waits (nothing mind blowing but a solid addition to his discography) and relisten to Bjork (it is quite good but took a couple times to grow on me).
Good call skipping James Blake, I don't like his new stuff much at all.
For something new I recommend Emika's album that came out on ninja tune.
Will do, and Emika album looks good
On December 04 2011 07:28 s.a.y wrote: Bill Calahan album recommended (single America)
Groove Armada - black album (not sure if 2011 or 2010, album of cover music)
I love the last PJ Harvey album, the last Fleet Foxes album is boring as hell.
Cool blog 5/5
will check out, liked smog stuff
On December 04 2011 07:36 happyness wrote: Thursday - No Devolucion - CUTE!? That album is soo good. You crazy man. And I rather liked Strange Mercy.
Music is all subjective anyways though, so to each his own.
wasnt familiar with Thursday beforehand. The album is very good though I've wondered why they are grouped into kinda heavy genres, screamo, etc. despite having no growling and often almost a prog/alt sound than emo.
On December 04 2011 10:02 slam wrote: Of all of the Good and Kinda Good my favorite was Nicolas Jaar and least favorite Gang Gang Dance. Of the GGD songs I listened to there was just way to much energy for me, it was kinda stressful. any recommendations of songs I might have missed that are really good?
Glass Jar is pretty good but yea GGD and Nicolas Jaar are almost opposites. A softer GGD song on a previous album:
I don't know but there's this korean song where they sometimes say something like "bokko pock" or so ... I don't know the song name but I can't get it out of my head, so yea... Bokko pock..and stuff... I guess? xD
Thursday is post-hardcore/alt whatever until No Devo, which is oddly heavy on keyboards. IMO it sounds like they were going for a Leaves Turn Inside You vibe (reach for the stars). Shame they broke up, they were showing some promise.
The King of Limbs was weak. Really weak.
Kate Bush's new album sounds just like Kate Bush (a good thing) BUT I feel no need to own it right now.
Kashiwa Daisuke's 88 was dull. I want Program Music II
Tao of the Dead is too long and noodily and aimless but it's still my favorite ToD since Source
New Ampere which sounds exactly like old Ampere (grow out of screamo and 98% of it becomes intolerable, including Ampere)
Kimbra is a talented singer and lyricist, but sometimes her songs have this generic pop/r&b production feel. I like the more sparse tracks on Vows, "The Build Up", etc. The Jezabels are amazing, much better than the National or any other NA bands they are compared to. "High Violet" sounds downright monotonous compared to "Prisoner." Not sure why they received no press outside of Aus.
On December 07 2011 09:17 myopia wrote: Thursday is post-hardcore/alt whatever until No Devo, which is oddly heavy on keyboards. IMO it sounds like they were going for a Leaves Turn Inside You vibe (reach for the stars). Shame they broke up, they were showing some promise.
The King of Limbs was weak. Really weak.
Kate Bush's new album sounds just like Kate Bush (a good thing) BUT I feel no need to own it right now.
Kashiwa Daisuke's 88 was dull. I want Program Music II
Tao of the Dead is too long and noodily and aimless but it's still my favorite ToD since Source
New Ampere which sounds exactly like old Ampere (grow out of screamo and 98% of it becomes intolerable, including Ampere)
can't think of any more comments
Wow didn't know Thursday broke up just a week ago, very bizarre. Haven't bothered with Radiohead in a while. Kate Bush album is okay. I didn't even like Source Tags & Codes , gave up on the band after that album. Don't know the others mentioned.
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