2020 Music Thread. 9/11 - Flaming Lips, Everything Everything (1 Viewer)

[Northern Voice]

I listened to this album a few days ago and really enjoyed it.  

I'll be going back to it soon.  And I'll have to check out his last one.

If you like this one, I think you'll definitely like the last one as well. 

 

[Eephus]

I know Oasis has never been a board favorite but I still miss the lads.  Former One Direction member Louis Tomlinson does a nice Oasis rip-off on Walls.  So much so that he gave Noel Gallagher a songwriting credit.  It's even better than One Direction mate Niall Horan's Stone Roses homage Nice To Meet Ya from late last year.

That's it for this week in ex-boybands.

 

[El Floppo]

One of the guys in Iceage was in menudo.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

One of the guys in Iceage was in menudo.

I don’t understand how this is possible but I believe you. 

 

[Eephus]

I realized some time ago I don't really like the Drive-By Truckers, I just like(d) Jason Isbell.

For better and worse, the DBTs sure are consistent

 

[Eephus]

One of the guys in Iceage was in menudo.

I don’t understand how this is possible but I believe you. 

Elias Bender Rønnenfelt killed the bass player, cut up his stomach and threw it in the stew.

 

[Ilov80s]

New Deacon is pretty good. First new album I’ve heard this year. What has stood out for everyone?

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

New Deacon is pretty good. First new album I’ve heard this year. What has stood out for everyone?

I've not listened to much yet and those that I have, it was only once but I've liked:

Kiwi Jr. - Football Money

Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline

Looking forward to settling in with the new Destroyer tonight.  I'll also give the Dan Deacon a listen too.

 

[Ilov80s]

I've not listened to much yet and those that I have, it was only once but I've liked:

Kiwi Jr. - Football Money

Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline

Looking forward to settling in with the new Destroyer tonight.  I'll also give the Dan Deacon a listen too.

I will try the Destroyer but I can just never get into him. The Deacon album has one of his usual 4 part extended works in the middle and I think it's the weak point in the album but I really like whats before and after it. 

 

[rockaction]

More Wire listening TK. This will be my bookmark. Not bad. Not bad at all. 

It's the throw down
With the tag-team angle
It's the face-off
With the cheap shot low blow

 

[Eephus]

New Deacon is pretty good. First new album I’ve heard this year. What has stood out for everyone?

Nice to hear from Wolf Parade again.

I liked French indie band En Attendant Ana but that might be a personal thing.

On the classical side, there are probably a hundred recordings of Beethoven's late quartets but the new set from the Brodsky Quartet is good if you want to hear another one.

 

[El Floppo]

Rip Andy Gill, guitarist and cofounder of gang of four.

 

[Abrantes]

Rip Andy Gill, guitarist and cofounder of gang of four.

RIP. Loved their sound.

Looked at the wiki page and saw he helped produce the Futureheads' debut, which I didn't realize at the time, but it makes perfect sense.

 

[Eephus]

Gill's jagged guitar playing was a huge influence on four decades of post-punk music.  He kept the band going after their 2011 reunion.  I wasn't a big fan of the post-Jon King records but Go4 always put on a great live show.

 

[El Floppo]

Gill's jagged guitar playing was a huge influence on four decades of post-punk music.  He kept the band going after their 2011 reunion.  I wasn't a big fan of the post-Jon King records but Go4 always put on a great live show.

Yeah... I mentioned the guitar sound in the rip thread- so distinctive and so replicated since. I'm with you in not digging the later stuff.

This was the first song I heard from them on Urghh!!! A music war live comp. Iirc, by the time I had the album, they were already on to their more dancey stuff with love a man in a uniform (also great).

Had no idea about his many producing credits.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think I say this every year, but I am going to TRY to keep up better with stuff coming out.  Sometimes start strong, then fade.   Pouring a mixed drink now and digging in deeper, but one that stood out from last week was:

Squirrel Flower - I was Born Swimming

Red Shoulder 

Beautiful voice.  

 

[KarmaPolice]

Solo album from the lead singer of Hop Along.  Digging this one a lot too.  

Frances Quinlan - Likewise

Rare Thing

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Really looking forward to my own personal tradition of reading all sorts of glowing reviews for a new Destroyer album, getting two songs in, and then feeling like the internet's playing an elaborate joke on me.

 

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Really looking forward to my own personal tradition of reading all sorts of glowing reviews for a new Destroyer album, getting two songs in, and then feeling like the internet's playing an elaborate joke on me.

 

I get you.  He's definitely polarizing.

I think most of his albums are great but know many that don't.

I must say, I'm a bit disappointed after a couple of listens to this new one...not bad, but I liked his last 3 albums much more at this point.  We shall see.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

That Andy Shauf album, OTOH, keeps getting better every time I listen to it.  

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Jay Electronica's, ahem, DEBUT ALBUM is due on march 18. 13 years after his first mixtape, as one does.

 

[El Floppo]

ok... RR of interest:

have to give props to GRMLN first- new song just about every Friday. all decent. 

dimzy/the streets

ty segall and friends

gill scott-heron and friend

sufjan stevens

king krule

otoboke beaver

juiceboxxx

local h

moses sumney

lady lamb

built to spill

circa waves

the gooch palms

Disq

 

[mphtrilogy]

Out today,

Reliever

by William Prince

February 7, 2020

Some nice tunes, cool voice nice songwriter in the JC/Kristofferson mode

 

[Eephus]

New Nada Surf didn't blow me away.

I kind of like the new Green Day.  It's fun to play spot the influence as they shamelessly rip off other songs.

The Supersuckers have even less new to say than Green Day but it's fun too.

 

[Ilov80s]

Really looking forward to my own personal tradition of reading all sorts of glowing reviews for a new Destroyer album, getting two songs in, and then feeling like the internet's playing an elaborate joke on me.

 

Are you my alias? 

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I kind of like the new Green Day.  It's fun to play spot the influence as they shamelessly rip off other songs.

It's not as bad as the singles would lead you to believe. They kind of cram all of their dumb ideas in the first few songs (singing falsetto, Joan Jett interpolations, etc.), and then get more or less back to basics on the second half of the album. I think they're done making front-to-back awesome records (Insomniac, Nimrod), but a few good tunes every couple years is something I guess.
 

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Out today,

Reliever

by William Prince

February 7, 2020

Some nice tunes, cool voice nice songwriter in the JC/Kristofferson mode

Saw him perform on the CBS Saturday Morning show and liked him - will check this out.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

At least Kvelertak comes out on Friday. 

 

[Eephus]

At least Kvelertak comes out on Friday. 

Happy Valentines

 

[Jaysus]

The new Spanish Love Songs album is filling the Menzingers itch that the last Menzingers album did not scratch for me... 

 

[Northern Voice]

Has anything ever been more for me than the new craft beer collaboration between Town Brewery (which is excellent and under an hour from my house) and freaking PUP!#!#!#  And it's even named for 'Scorpion Hill' and all proceeds go to charity      

https://indie88.com/pup-is-partnering-with-whitbys-town-brewery-to-release-craft-beer-for-charity/

@Jaysus @Steve Tasker @rockaction

 

[Dr. Octopus]

I'm going to recommend Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline, he's been growing in popularity in some time up here. His last album was a concept album set at one night at a party. The new one is also a concept album set at a Toronto diner. It's folky, sometimes moody, well written, where you probably want to pay attention to the lyrics. I just noticed it even caught Pitchfork's attention with a 7.9, which for this type of music these days is pretty high praise but it's been getting strong reviews up here for a while.

Try Again

Neon Skyline

I listened based on your description/recommendation - love it! 

 

[Northern Voice]

I'm going to recommend Andy Shauf - The Neon Skyline, he's been growing in popularity in some time up here. His last album was a concept album set at one night at a party. The new one is also a concept album set at a Toronto diner. It's folky, sometimes moody, well written, where you probably want to pay attention to the lyrics. I just noticed it even caught Pitchfork's attention with a 7.9, which for this type of music these days is pretty high praise but it's been getting strong reviews up here for a while.

Try Again

Neon Skyline

I listened based on your description/recommendation - love it! 

He played 'Try Again' on Jimmy Kimmel last night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVS3d62QN3Q

 

[Dr. Octopus]

He played 'Try Again' on Jimmy Kimmel last night.

I downloaded his previous album also - but have not listened to it yet. I surely will at some point though.

 

[mphtrilogy]

New Nada Surf didn't blow me away.

I kind of like the new Green Day.  It's fun to play spot the influence as they shamelessly rip off other songs.

The Supersuckers have even less new to say than Green Day but it's fun too.

I like the nada, just ordered the Vinyl...

 

[mphtrilogy]

He played 'Try Again' on Jimmy Kimmel last night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVS3d62QN3Q

That Andy Shauf album, OTOH, keeps getting better every time I listen to it.  

Try again is my favorite track of the moment, really digging it 

 

[Jaysus]

Has anything ever been more for me than the new craft beer collaboration between Town Brewery (which is excellent and under an hour from my house) and freaking PUP!#!#!#  And it's even named for 'Scorpion Hill' and all proceeds go to charity      

https://indie88.com/pup-is-partnering-with-whitbys-town-brewery-to-release-craft-beer-for-charity/

@Jaysus @Steve Tasker @rockaction

whoa, I love that already based on the art work and the yeast!

Serious question:  can you get some for me?

 

[Jaysus]

ETA: I wanted to reply to this thread anyway with a comment about how much I love the new Alien Nosejob LP... another Aussie band that makes me think that Australian music is my spirit animal.  This review sums up the album better than I can - it's... eclectic(?)  but awesome.  Kind of Parquet Courts meets IDLES meets Clowns... but not really?  I dunno, something like that.

P.S. they also released a punk AF EP this month that almost makes them sound like a different band.  I hope they go on a KGaTLW-like streak this year with record releases. 

 

[mphtrilogy]

In addition to that great Andy Shauf track, here's a few of my favorite new tracks:

Feel the Way I Want by Caroline Rose : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3EwDk1zY6g

Unchained by Devon Gilfillian : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQiMULQikxw

Hallelujah by Haim : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpfJFotlENk

Shaking by Hazel English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMtz9YzHLCk

The Well by Marcus King: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_xHMKkzPc4

Circle the Drain by Soccer Mommy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTc1w32Vbeo

Need your love by Tennis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGZVZcMYdmA

Count on Me by the Lone bellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUvCZXd4d1o

Everything has Changed by Best Coast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTsRpTKKtMA

Enough for now by Phoebe Bridgers and Ethan Gruska: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eNumVa7H1s

Against the Day by Wolf Parade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGynwOlCaKI

 

[Jaysus]

In addition to that great Andy Shauf track, here's a few of my favorite new tracks:

Feel the Way I Want by Caroline Rose : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3EwDk1zY6g

Unchained by Devon Gilfillian : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQiMULQikxw

Hallelujah by Haim : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpfJFotlENk

Shaking by Hazel English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMtz9YzHLCk

The Well by Marcus King: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_xHMKkzPc4

Circle the Drain by Soccer Mommy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTc1w32Vbeo

Need your love by Tennis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGZVZcMYdmA

Count on Me by the Lone bellow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUvCZXd4d1o

Everything has Changed by Best Coast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTsRpTKKtMA

Enough for now by Phoebe Bridgers and Ethan Gruska: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eNumVa7H1s

Against the Day by Wolf Parade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGynwOlCaKI

you should make a playlist for us to check out later

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

A few years ago I would have taken the day off on the day a new Tame Impala album came out. Now I’m not even sure I’ll give it more than one listen. 

 

[Northern Voice]

A few years ago I would have taken the day off on the day a new Tame Impala album came out. Now I’m not even sure I’ll give it more than one listen. 

Borderline is a banger imo

 

[Northern Voice]

whoa, I love that already based on the art work and the yeast!

Serious question:  can you get some for me?

I'm going to try to get 24 when they go on sale. If I do, I can send you a 6-pack. 

I'm seeing them the day before they go on sale and leaving for Florida the day they go on sale, so hopefully I'm clear headed and organized enough to remember

 

[rockaction]

Has anything ever been more for me than the new craft beer collaboration between Town Brewery (which is excellent and under an hour from my house) and freaking PUP!#!#!#  And it's even named for 'Scorpion Hill' and all proceeds go to charity      

https://indie88.com/pup-is-partnering-with-whitbys-town-brewery-to-release-craft-beer-for-charity/

@Jaysus @Steve Tasker @rockaction

Very cool. Scorpion Hill sounds better than Reservoir Swill.

Still love that song. KEXP was alive when they played that back in 2014/5 or so. 

 

[mphtrilogy]

you should make a playlist for us to check out later

Here's a playlist I created this past week, using my favorite local College Radio station as a guide "WFUV - current faves"  

I'll be trying to update this over the course of the year.

Plenty of good new tunes in this to kick the year off:

https://open.spotify.com/user/mphtrilogy/playlist/75BFHIV4RBBKn00U3Hofmw?si=-N3u-K19Q6-TYOR-xPtfDw 

 

[El Floppo]

hopeful looking RR tunes this week...

the men

tame impala

jose james (hfs- it's a cover of "just the way you are"... no. not.)

SWMRS

billie eilish

flat worms

strokes

grimes

PINS

buzzcocks (?)

these new puritans

surfer blood

born ruffians (NV bat signal)

de lux

mystery jets

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Kvelertak really likes guitars and for that I like them. 

 

[El Floppo]

ETA: I wanted to reply to this thread anyway with a comment about how much I love the new Alien Nosejob LP... another Aussie band that makes me think that Australian music is my spirit animal.  This review sums up the album better than I can - it's... eclectic(?)  but awesome.  Kind of Parquet Courts meets IDLES meets Clowns... but not really?  I dunno, something like that.

P.S. they also released a punk AF EP this month that almost makes them sound like a different band.  I hope they go on a KGaTLW-like streak this year with record releases. 

finally diving into this... thanks.

a little less garage and more melodic (with keyboards) than other aussies I like- amyl and sniffers, dumb punts, pissed idiots, these new south wales- but fits right in. mash those in with the feelies maybe? digging it.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

ETA: I wanted to reply to this thread anyway with a comment about how much I love the new Alien Nosejob LP... another Aussie band that makes me think that Australian music is my spirit animal.  This review sums up the album better than I can - it's... eclectic(?)  but awesome.  Kind of Parquet Courts meets IDLES meets Clowns... but not really?  I dunno, something like that.

P.S. they also released a punk AF EP this month that almost makes them sound like a different band.  I hope they go on a KGaTLW-like streak this year with record releases. 

Adding to the queue. 

 

[Long Ball Larry]

So SWRMRS and Fidlar covered People from The 1975 from last year?  

Was that actually a 1975 original?