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Summary of New Music I listened to this Year

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zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-24 06:34:24
December 03 2011 18:49 GMT
#1
Recommendations are always welcome

Good:

Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact
The Jezebels - Prisoner
Nicolas Jaar - Space is Only Noise
Julia Holter - Tragedy

Kinda Good:

Marissa Nadler - Marissa Nadler
Sepalcure - Sepalcure


Intriguing

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:

Destroyer - Kaputt

lol blogosphere

Wu LYF
War on Drugs

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Ikonn
Profile Joined October 2009
Netherlands1958 Posts
December 03 2011 19:07 GMT
#2
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
unichan
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States4223 Posts
December 03 2011 19:13 GMT
#3
hi bly the hipsta
:)
mucker
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States1120 Posts
December 03 2011 19:40 GMT
#4
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.
It's supposed to be automatic but actually you have to press this button.
BroOd
Profile Blog Joined April 2003
Austin10831 Posts
December 03 2011 20:58 GMT
#5
the title says new music you listened to but you have 2 categories of music that you didn't listen to, i'm confused.
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eXigent.
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada2419 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-03 22:19:34
December 03 2011 22:18 GMT
#6
Just listened to gang gang dance (eye contact) after reading this blog and I must say the album is really really good. Thanks for mentioning it!
s.a.y
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Croatia3840 Posts
December 03 2011 22:28 GMT
#7
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
I am not good with quotes
Saturnize
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States2473 Posts
December 03 2011 22:33 GMT
#8
I loved Helplessness Blues, but I could see why someone couldn't get into it.

What do you think of The Roots - Undun? I was pretty impressed when i listened to it for the first time.
"Time to put the mustard on the hotdog. -_-"
happyness
Profile Joined June 2010
United States2400 Posts
December 03 2011 22:36 GMT
#9
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.
slam
Profile Joined May 2010
United States923 Posts
December 04 2011 01:02 GMT
#10
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?
I get it.
Cedstick
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada3336 Posts
December 04 2011 04:12 GMT
#11
Bro, I am mega-disappointed. You haven't given Steven Wilson's Grace for Drowning a go yet? You haven't the right to win-up music for the year yet.
"What does Rivington do when he's not commentating?" "Drool." ~ Categorist
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
December 06 2011 22:44 GMT
#12
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:



KeksX
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany3634 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-06 22:51:12
December 06 2011 22:51 GMT
#13
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
myopia
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States2928 Posts
December 07 2011 00:17 GMT
#14
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
it's my first day
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
December 07 2011 01:38 GMT
#15
WTF Australian music!

The Jezebels - Prisoner
Kimbra - Vows

If you like them what are your thoughts on Gotye? his latest album is my favourite of the year by a country mile.
+ Show Spoiler [Somebody That I Used to Know] +

+ Show Spoiler [Heart's a Mess (older stuff)] +


It is not often I hear foreigner's having any idea about Aussie music, particularly stuff that isn't that well known.
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-07 03:25:50
December 07 2011 03:20 GMT
#16
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.
SpiritoftheTunA
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
United States20903 Posts
January 01 2012 23:08 GMT
#17
man i didnt listen to shit this year

thx!!!
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