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Post by thebosma on Nov 28, 2022 11:28:51 GMT -6
Listened to The Smile album again in prep for tomorrow and it’s still really great stuff. Excited for the show
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Post by mookie on Nov 28, 2022 12:48:36 GMT -6
 Stereogum's write up of this band's new record piqued my interest. First minute had me going, "uh, I don't know...those vocals aren't doing it for me..." A few minutes later, "never mind, this kicks ass." This is good stuff right here, good call |
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Post by mookie on Nov 28, 2022 13:39:22 GMT -6
 Not what I expected a band called Smut to sound like (very clean and almost shoegaze-ish), but very good anyways |
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Post by Tweet on Nov 28, 2022 15:55:57 GMT -6
 Still slaps |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Dec 1, 2022 10:34:08 GMT -6
Real weird but strangely catchy and compelling album courtesy of the Quietus' AOTY list. Most of the songs here create a droning beat with only a chord or two, lots of rhythmic repetition, and heavily accented speak-singing from an exceedingly British sounding guy. Each song features maybe one or two phrases repeated with slight variation until it feels more like a trance than a song. This song here was my favorite - reminded me Robert Wyatt's "Heaps of Sheep."
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Post by Tweet on Dec 1, 2022 11:32:29 GMT -6
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Post by Tweet on Dec 2, 2022 15:18:18 GMT -6
Is this meme still going on
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Post by Tweet on Dec 2, 2022 16:25:06 GMT -6
 First listen, kicks ass. |
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Post by Kamera on Dec 5, 2022 15:45:31 GMT -6
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Post by Tweet on Dec 6, 2022 16:54:24 GMT -6
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Post by Tweet on Dec 10, 2022 16:10:07 GMT -6
 V much enjoying this so far. CTRL was a real slow burn for me but this is hitting some spots in my brain right away. It is probably too long but most albums are too long these days. What a good start to 2023 here in December 2022. |
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Post by Tweet on Dec 12, 2022 11:54:39 GMT -6
Pretty clear that 1. this isn't nearly as bad as I remember it being and 2. It inspired so much music (that I don't personally care about but is loved by certain peoples) that came after it's making my head spin
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Dec 12, 2022 11:58:13 GMT -6
Pretty clear that 1. this isn't nearly as bad as I remember it being and 2. It inspired so much music (that I don't personally care about but is loved by certain peoples) that came after it's making my head spin Still a great album! I (tentatively) stand by this and the two records that came after it. They're silly and derivative but they're fun as hell and occasionally even clever. |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Dec 12, 2022 13:21:00 GMT -6
 Still on my bluegrass kick |
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Post by dij22 on Dec 12, 2022 13:43:26 GMT -6
Still on my bluegrass kick Is "Church Street Blues" on this album? Probably the best song of all time |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Dec 12, 2022 14:08:41 GMT -6
Still on my bluegrass kick Is "Church Street Blues" on this album? Probably the best song of all time Looks like it's on his next album, Whisky Before Breakfast. I'll check that one out this evening. Gonna spend some more time with John Hartford first. |
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Post by dij22 on Dec 14, 2022 11:31:45 GMT -6
Finally listened to the new Phoenix album and I think it's really great, but I can't decide if the first song is horrible.
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Post by Tweet on Dec 14, 2022 12:10:13 GMT -6
I know everyone's big on Bad Bunny and rightfully so, but this is another great non-English album from this year
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Post by mookie on Dec 15, 2022 12:31:21 GMT -6
 released 5 years ago today |
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Post by Tweet on Dec 15, 2022 15:00:11 GMT -6
Man why’d this have to have Chris brown on it
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Post by Tweet on Dec 15, 2022 18:46:57 GMT -6
 How does the rest of the yee haw contingent feel about this one By yeeh haw contingent I mean krentist and rango420 |
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Post by krentist on Dec 15, 2022 18:48:03 GMT -6
I hope you realize you just invited nana to talk about every country act he's seen since 1985
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Post by Tweet on Dec 15, 2022 18:48:55 GMT -6
I hope you realize you just invited nana to talk about every country act he's seen since 1985 You say that like that's some bad thing on here |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Dec 15, 2022 20:33:53 GMT -6
 Exceedingly underrated YLT album. I'd only given it a half-interested listen last year, but I'm keeping it on rotation this week (alongside perennial favorite I Am Not Afraid of You...). "More Stars Than There Are In Heaven" is a genuinely A-tier YLT track, it belongs among their other slow burning epics a la Blue Line Swinger, Story of YLT, Night Falls in Hoboken, etc. Reminds me a lot of Low's "Nothing But Heart." Then we get two extended atmospheric pieces that are just gorgeous. "The Fireside" for the gentle ruminations and "The Glitter Is Gone" for one of Ira's best feedback freakouts on record. This may just be the headiest Yo La Tengo record. The actual songs that precede it are nice too. "All Your Secrets" is the highlight, but I love James' "I'm On My Way" and the nerdy take on James Brown with "Periodically Double or Triple." Hope I get to catch a track or two from it this Hanukkah season. |
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Post by doso on Dec 15, 2022 21:20:47 GMT -6
Hope I get to catch a track or two from it this Hanukkah season. Which show(s) are you attending? |
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Dec 15, 2022 22:36:54 GMT -6
Hope I get to catch a track or two from it this Hanukkah season. Which show(s) are you attending? Sunday and Wednesday for sure. I'm currently trying to swap my Monday ticket for a Thursday or Friday on Cash or Trade. Hbu? |
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Post by dij22 on Dec 16, 2022 8:09:07 GMT -6
Wow this Special Interest album is terrific. Didn't love their previous material but this one kinda blew me away.
"Midnight Legend" is SOTY material.
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Post by monasterymonochrome on Dec 16, 2022 12:27:22 GMT -6
 This album is so perplexing to me. First time listening to the Flecktones. And there is so much going on here that is so corny. Like, the Kenny G smooth jazz sax tones? The slap bass? But then almost invariably Bela produces some strange alchemy and the band hits these absolutely transcendent moments. Like, I'm really enjoying it - but also facing some internal resistance to it? |
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Post by thebosma on Dec 16, 2022 12:41:41 GMT -6
monastery is like 5 albums away from living out of a Subaru and buying a hackey sack
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Post by Tweet on Dec 16, 2022 15:16:26 GMT -6
This the big winner of new releases today
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