Pop thread: "that's indie" (this has happened)Indie thread: "that's pop" (this actually has never happened)
What a dilemma! But I find it happens frequently, so here is a save haven to enjoy songs that straddle the fence.
For starters, here is "Maiden" by MØhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXLjKKtXn8o
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 13 May 2012 12:11 (twelve years ago) link
Is this where I can talk about Little Boots and Saint Etienne and Dragonette and how exciting their new singles are?
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 15 May 2012 11:36 (twelve years ago) link
Nice Phoenix ca. "If I Ever Feel Better" afropop borrowings on the MØ. My favorite in the category so far this year is Lianne La Havas post-punky "Forget", though pop-purists would likely give it a pass.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPrdfvBVaA8
― The Painter of Blight™ (Sanpaku), Tuesday, 15 May 2012 21:30 (twelve years ago) link
<i>Is this where I can talk about Little Boots and Saint Etienne and Dragonette and how exciting their new singles are?</i>
Indeed.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:16 (twelve years ago) link
Their new singles are very exciting, then.
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:19 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l-vI8bFUB_U
This new Little Boots track is also pretty great, all "la la la" and massive filter-disco bits
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 17 May 2012 22:09 (twelve years ago) link
http://soundcloud.com/best-fit-recordings/faye-water-against-the-rocks
riyl Niki & The Dove with a little bit of swing
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 25 May 2012 15:54 (twelve years ago) link
Hopefully the copyright cops don't take this down in the future, but this track by Saint Lou Lou is excellent. Also, I just found out they're Steve Kilbey's daughters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T22Ozz1ceHI
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 26 May 2012 00:17 (twelve years ago) link
Singles Jukebox tackled "Maiden" on Tuesday with positive results (except Alfred): http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=5627
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 14 June 2012 00:03 (eleven years ago) link
Digging this (from Denmark, seemingly ground zero for this stuff):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yOC0woJemc
http://polypotion.bandcamp.com/
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 24 June 2012 04:38 (eleven years ago) link
here's that Phone Tag single that i posted to the pop thread (out next week):http://soundcloud.com/phonetag/ghosts-behind
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Friday, 20 July 2012 19:54 (eleven years ago) link
I likes.
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 20 July 2012 22:44 (eleven years ago) link
Proper video for the Saint Lou Lou track I posted above (and which was yanked from youtube almost immediately)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q_WjSWTh2s
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 6 September 2012 14:01 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nR67ntey3Y
New Taken By Trees
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 11 September 2012 16:01 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmAy3Vwih7s
I love the way the final third of this song erupts in a joysplosion.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 26 September 2012 01:55 (eleven years ago) link
A jam and a half
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5asY4P77hFM
― Bout to go Jethro TULL on that ass (Johnny Fever), Monday, 22 October 2012 02:43 (eleven years ago) link
Also, this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_tIYmfemOk
― Bout to go Jethro TULL on that ass (Johnny Fever), Monday, 22 October 2012 02:47 (eleven years ago) link
New Taken By Trees album is a bit of a letdown, far too meandering and not in the "lazy day on a tropical island" it seems to be aiming for.
― boxedjoy, Monday, 22 October 2012 08:22 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0JsPf8xK5k
This has quite an unexpected Cocteau Twins bent (and the single's b-side even more of one).
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 9 November 2012 16:05 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Cyh-LVAVw
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 12 November 2012 19:57 (eleven years ago) link
This may be the thread to share this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vRtx8cICvs
"Vitamin C" drum pattern, so must be indie, right?
― in the Land of the Yik Yak (Sanpaku), Thursday, 15 November 2012 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raqxctNC04k
― daavid, Thursday, 15 November 2012 17:05 (eleven years ago) link
I'd heard the Kate Boy, like it. The Ultraista is new to me, though. Superb!
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 15 November 2012 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
Ultraista is Radiohead/Thom Yorke's longtime producer Nigel Godrich, drummer Joey Waronker (Beck/REM/Smashing Pumpkins), and a relative unknown (but visually stunning) vocalist Laura Bettinson. The album reminds me a lot of slightly stripped down Laika, as this isn't the only Jaki Liebezeit drum rip.
― in the Land of the Yik Yak (Sanpaku), Thursday, 15 November 2012 17:53 (eleven years ago) link
I'm pretty taken with Swedish ambient pop duo Iberia's "An Ending (Ascent)" (Vimeo link), which takes the gem off of Eno's Apollo soundtrack as its starting point (in title, chord sequence, and sample).
― Chinchilla! Chinchilla! Chinchilla! (Sanpaku), Tuesday, 27 November 2012 01:57 (eleven years ago) link
Worth noting: MØ follow-up single had a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB5RfOwrmWQ#!
― Me So Hormetic (Sanpaku), Thursday, 11 April 2013 02:11 (eleven years ago) link
I like "Glass" and "Pilgrim" both, but not as much as "Maiden". Still, she's one of my favorites these days. Looking forward to the album.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 11 April 2013 04:15 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lddHsCBdQu8
Fresh MØ!
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 20:22 (eleven years ago) link
that track rules
― caek, Tuesday, 14 May 2013 22:32 (eleven years ago) link
There an interesting music ecology of unsolicited remixes, all requiring Facebook likes to download, at the moment. Glad I have a fake account for this purpose.
This seems is too overt (tasteless?) for the house bobbins thread, and arguably doesn't belong here, but given J. Fever's affection for "Reverse Skydiving" I thought he might enjoy this:
Kate Boy - The Way We Are (Bixel Boys Remix)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebqFK54sMmQ
― Me So Hormetic (Sanpaku), Thursday, 11 July 2013 03:30 (ten years ago) link
Oh hey, I made a new thread just the other day!
Johnny Fever's Not Pop Not Indie Shambhala 2013
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 11 July 2013 14:13 (ten years ago) link