Soda Jerk Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Hells yeah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 I've heard their song 'Stars' before but nothing off that album. Stonking set of tunes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Yeah, that album, You'd Prefer an Astronaut, is also belting, but the production is a bit odd. The quiet parts are reeeeally quiet, even at full pelt through the headphones, and the loud parts just destroy everything. The production on Downward is Heavenward is just bang on. Great band, severley underrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 I got confused on spotify though cos there seems to be an asian popstar also called Hum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Brian Jonestown Massacre – Your Side Of Our StoryLive album from the BJM. Focuses on their more lo-fi jingle jangly hippy songs. Cracking versions of Servo and Prozac vs Herion. Stand out track for me is Johnny Marr is Dead.Music to drink warm cider in a wet field to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 I got confused on spotify though cos there seems to be an asian popstar also called Hum.There is. They're not as heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 nah they lack the fuzz factor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Silje Nes – OpticksWonderful, dreamy pop from Norway. Lots of tinkles and pretty keys. Lush.††† (Crosses) – EP ††Sounds a bit like Deftones but nae quite. Its pretty atmospheric with lots of epic guitar lines and vocals. Good music to drive really fucking fast to.Jesu – Lifeline - EPI've got a feeling Jesu have been mentioned on this thread before. However there is no harm in posting it again cos its a good un'!*Edit- after looking up crosses on le internet I've discovered they sound like deftones cos its chino singing. so aye its like the middle ground between deftones and team sleep* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidm Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 Tennis – Young And OldI think I saw a review of this album saying it was a nice collection of "breezy pop songs". I can go with that. Husband on guitar, wife on keys/vocals, third wheel on drums. Very, very summery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirsten Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Forgot how enjoyable the Please tracks on the Upset The Rhythm split release are. I'm incredibly bad at identifying genres, so according to their label, they're 'wayward psych-garage stomp', whereas last.fm have them as 'prog'. Okay.They're the first four tracks here. I'm not entirely sold on Spin Spin The Dogs' stuff, but other people might be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girl anachronism Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Mike Wexler – DispossessionLots of love for this at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidm Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 The Capstan Shafts – Kind EmpiresThis is excellent. Fuzzy, lo-fi (but not deliberately badly recorded!) pop songs. All the instruments were played by the same guy, Dean Wells. He's ridiculously prolific, releasing 10 EP's and 7 albums since 1999. This album is 14 songs in about ~25 minutes. If you're a fan of bands like Guided by Voices, Times New Viking etc, I think you will really, really like this. It's nothing revolutionary or particularly ground-breaking, but the guy clearly can write a damn good song. He appears to be more consistent than Robert Pollard as well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Steven Page – Page OneThe guy who left the Barenaked Ladies. I think this is his second album, but the first one had alot of covers and stuff on it. Not sure how it stands up if you don't like BNL, but I love them. This isn't as tongue-in-cheek. It's quite an ambitious pop record, but there's some belting pop song on it. The opening track is just huge. Theres a couple of weird r'n'b songs on it, like 'Entourage'. Skip that. Bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Calling his second record Page One is gay.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 First studio album. His first album was this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Singer_Must_Die which is all covers.So, not gay. You're gay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Fuck you. You're super-gay.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Athletic Mic League – Sweats And KicksGood hip hop. Really good samples and beats. Awesome laid back delivery.People Under The Stairs – Or Stay Tuned...More good hip-hop. J5 style feel-good rhymes about being good at rapping. Posi!Chali 2na – Fish MarketSpeaking of which, this guy was in J5. Instantly recognised as the 'guy with the deep voice'. I always liked him best. Good mixtape featuring loads of rappers.Chali 2na – Fish Outta WaterThis is proper debut album. A real departure from J5 production wise. Still a great listen.Danger Mouse – Ghetto Pop LifeLove this guys delivery. Fantastic production. Everything about it is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidm Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Child Abuse – Cut and RunKeys/bass/drums. Volcanic. When I listen to this, it feels like someone is standing on my brain. Kind of like later material by The Locust (Safety Second, Body Last/New Erections etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Child Abuse – Cut and RunKeys/bass/drums. Volcanic. When I listen to this, it feels like someone is standing on my brain. Kind of like later material by The Locust (Safety Second, Body Last/New Erections etc).I said the exact same thing a few pages back about Zu. I'm glad the feeling of heaay music is mutual.This is also good so far. YEAH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidm Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I said the exact same thing a few pages back about Zu. I'm glad the feeling of heaay music is mutual.This is also good so far. YEAH!I thought you might have done. Zu are ridiculous. Gabe from The Locust is drumming for them now... in amongst playing with 1210928 other bands. yeah, Hit and Run is a tremendous album. They're playing Glasgow on Friday April 6th. The line-up is mindbogglingly good. http://www.facebook.com/events/148800878574226/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Tubelord – Night Of PencilsLots of different sounds here. Sorta At the drive in mixed with Rival Schools. Can't deny the early Biffy influences either. Well poppy in parts.Rival Schools – PedalsWhen Pedals came out I wasn't a huge fan of the album at all. Nowadays it's never out of the C.D player. Full of tunes. Not as good as United by Fate but then again not a lot is.Lush – ScarI bloody love shoegaze and one band that do it very well are Lush. Scarlet is my favourite track on this E.P (?) as the name suggests its LUSH! Lots of delay, verb and jangle guitars. Lovely stuff!My Bloody Valentine – LovelessI realised this morning I pre-ordered the long awaited remaster of this four years ago to the day! Mental.The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Bravery Repetition & NoiseLovely stuff from the BJM. Anton took the 60's approach to this album. Reverb, 3 to 4 chords, bendy solos and lots of tone. Stand outs include Open Heart Surgery and You have been disconnected. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Pedals is tip top. It's not far off United by Fate, which says alot. Great record.Farewell Continental – ¡Hey, Hey Pioneers!Good grief, this is just a bloody marvelous record. Duel girl/boy vocalled rocking indie/pop. They remind me of a bit more upbeat Bleed American-era Jimmy Eat World, but with a bit more going on. Capybara might just be the best song ever made. Actually, I knew I recognised one of the lead vocalists. I just looked them up, it's the chap from Motion City Soundtrack. Absolutely wonderful record. So good.Red City Radio – The Dangers Of Standing StillOne of the better "gruff" punk records I've heard in a while. It's a slittle slick and overproduced for this sort of stuff, but the good songs shine through anyway. Great hooks and awesome duel vocal. Melodic, aggressive, posi. YEAH!Iron Chic – Not Like ThisMore good gritty, gravelly punk rock from NY. One of them might have been in Latterman, I think. Ridiculous hooks.Solea – Finally We Are NowhereExcellent indie rock with a bit of post-punk going on, featuring members of Texas is the Reason. Great rocking choruses.Favez – From Lausanne, SwitzerlandBitchin' post hardcore/indie rock. Reminds me of latter day Jawbox, but a bit more straight forward.Criteria – When We BreakRocking. That's it, just rocking. Dunno how to describe this one. There's alot going on, and each song sounds so different. Some of it sounds like a 'harder' Weakerthans or Piebald, and some stuff is totally balls-out like Recover or something. Massive as fuckSleepercar – West TexasQuintessentially 90's sounding alternative rock with a bit of country and bluegrass chucked in. You'll probably like it if you like Guided By Voices, Buffalo Tom, Sugar, Chamberlain etc. The singer is Jim Ward. You may remember him from such rock and roll acts as At The Drive In and Sparta. Sleepercar sound nothing like either of them. Get over it.Open Hand – The DreamFirst album, back when they were rocking as fuck. They went totally soft later on, with electronica and stuff. This album has some soft bits, but it's sandwiched between massive rock outs, riffs, awesome drumming. Sounds a bit like Far/Texas is the Reason mixed with a whole bunch of 90's post-hardcore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Saw Anoraak at SxSw, if you like French dance pop, they'll be right up yr street: Anoraak – Wherever the Sun Sets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 Archers Of Loaf – Vee Vee (Deluxe Edition)The Loafs often neglected 2nd album. It's awesome.Screaming Trees – ClairvoyanceSort of a mix of Dinosaur Jr, Joy Division, rock n roll and early R.E.M in places. There might be a steel drum solo in the song lonely girl but it might just be the quality.Ride – NowhereAccording to Allmusic this is the 2nd greatest shoegaze album ever. I don't know if I agree but its bloody good. Feedback, hushed vocals and all that lovely goodness.Lovesliescrushing – Chorus + 3I sat out in my garden yesterday listening to this on my laptop. It's like the soundtrack to a telly programme about Mars or something. Cracking.Lower Dens – Twin-Hand MovementMore laid back goodness. They sound like they were just a sterotypical indie band that discovered pot and Brian Eno. A winning combination for these lads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flights Posted March 23, 2012 Report Share Posted March 23, 2012 The Babies – The BabiesI forgot to include this. As well as having one of the best band names I've heard in a while they also make some of the finest lo-fi, surfy, garage music around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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