Seeing him next weekend for free. I enjoyed the one song, but that's all I've heard.
― Greer, Monday, 15 June 2015 08:01 (eight years ago) link
"Head In The Clouds" is amazing I don't know why it's tucked away at the end there.
― got a long list of ilxors (fgti), Monday, 15 June 2015 11:58 (eight years ago) link
I get if you're cool on the rest of the album but yeah "Head In The Clouds" <3
― got a long list of ilxors (fgti), Monday, 15 June 2015 11:59 (eight years ago) link
Yeh the album is mega-disappointing. Shame.
― ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Tuesday, 16 June 2015 21:15 (eight years ago) link
Went to their show at the U Street Music Hall tonight. I was meh on most of the songs, but his energy was good and Head in The Clouds is a total stormer.
― Greer, Wednesday, 17 June 2015 02:44 (eight years ago) link
I love this & him
― cerealbar, Wednesday, 17 June 2015 16:36 (eight years ago) link
odd-numbered mid-00s years
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Thursday, 2 July 2015 10:21 (eight years ago) link
what does that mean
― WE WANT FET WAP (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 3 July 2015 01:23 (eight years ago) link
this record sounds like them apparently
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Friday, 3 July 2015 02:53 (eight years ago) link
sounds really 2005 to me
― soyrev, Wednesday, May 20, 2015 8:47 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah i'd be interested in hearing him over production that doesn't sound like 2003 DFA
― J0rdan S., Friday, June 12, 2015 2:06 PM (3 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah my first thought when I heard Shamir was will this bad 2007 blog house aesthetic ever go away?
― The Reverend, Monday, June 15, 2015 4:14 AM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― ♛ LIL UNIT ♛ (thomp), Friday, 3 July 2015 02:54 (eight years ago) link
lolol
― WE WANT FET WAP (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 3 July 2015 03:38 (eight years ago) link
got to see him on sunday, love his current live band. the drummer is especially killing.
― lil urbane (Jordan), Tuesday, 21 July 2015 17:42 (eight years ago) link
...
― expertly crafted referential display name (Jordan), Friday, 13 November 2015 19:33 (eight years ago) link
um
― expertly crafted referential display name (Jordan), Friday, 13 November 2015 19:34 (eight years ago) link
?
― expertly crafted referential display name (Jordan), Friday, 13 November 2015 19:35 (eight years ago) link
omg you are freaking me out just tell us wtf happened to Shamir
― Ina-Garten-Da-Vida (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 13 November 2015 19:36 (eight years ago) link
ok forget it
xp ha nothing, apparently i just can't post a link.
― expertly crafted referential display name (Jordan), Friday, 13 November 2015 19:36 (eight years ago) link
just paste the url ffs
― Ina-Garten-Da-Vida (Stevie D(eux)), Friday, 13 November 2015 19:37 (eight years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/chantssound/you-had-me
― I Am Curious (Dolezal) (DJP), Friday, 13 November 2015 19:41 (eight years ago) link
i think i'm seeing him tuesday; curious how well this holds up live over an hour
― i made a scope for my laser musket out of some (forksclovetofu), Friday, 13 November 2015 19:46 (eight years ago) link
haha thx. i was just trying to drop an innocuous little link for those who might be interested and now i feel like an idiot.
forks, his live show is great (i think he was nervous on Colbert and overcompensated with too many sousaphones).
― expertly crafted referential display name (Jordan), Friday, 13 November 2015 19:54 (eight years ago) link
glad to hear, that colbert was my only exposure to him live and i was afraid he took all his least enjoyable eccentricities seriously and was a disaster onstage
― i made a scope for my laser musket out of some (forksclovetofu), Friday, 13 November 2015 19:58 (eight years ago) link
this is a much better representation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HOQkCC2l_w
― expertly crafted referential display name (Jordan), Friday, 13 November 2015 20:06 (eight years ago) link
yeah, much betteri wonder if he was afraid he was gonna say fuck on national teevee or something
― i made a scope for my laser musket out of some (forksclovetofu), Friday, 13 November 2015 20:08 (eight years ago) link
I saw Shamir in a church basement last night and he was STUNNING (I also saw him like 6 mos ago play a short set at a club at like midnight and he seemed sorta tired and it was just-okay). Most of the crowd was, like, hyperactive high school kids which was sort of surprising and they were also not v well behaved and kept stage diving and trying to mosh, ew. He was so bubbly and engaged ~AND~ he played both "If It Wasn't True" and "Sometimes A Man" which he didn't play last time (also the crowd acted like they were new songs and totally didn't respond). It was so much better than I expected it to be. Srsly go see this lil angel.
https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/12246979_10105744906652899_7873448982649899819_n.jpg?oh=df4b8680e5b5c75753a22d3503aebf28&oe=56F29E20
― Ina-Garten-Da-Vida (Stevie D(eux)), Saturday, 14 November 2015 12:58 (eight years ago) link
Lmao this post is killing me
― brimstead, Saturday, 14 November 2015 22:15 (eight years ago) link
Oops didn't mean to double post
as promised, he was very fun and straightforward live; walked on stage and tweety birded out a HI and it was the cutest thing. He's got a good thirty minutes of sharpness, which is an impressive catalogue for such a youngster. I would only say that after that first half hour, I needed to tap out as (admittedly without the aid of drugs, alcohol or someone to dance with), it started getting to be a bit too much cotton candy all at once. Would love to see a double bill with scissor sisters, which this is reminding me of more and more now.
― i made a scope for my laser musket out of some (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 07:31 (eight years ago) link
I thought "In For the Kill" was a HOT CHIP SONG before vox kicked in :Pgood song imo
― niels, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 15:08 (eight years ago) link
dunno about this album. it sounds fun while its on, but none of it seems to stick. or is it one to grow on?
― StillAdvance, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 15:09 (eight years ago) link
No.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 15:10 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bnvxqHl7_M
― ulysses, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:17 (eight years ago) link
We were talking about this on Facebook. Most of the people involved in the discussion thought this was terrible.
― its subtle brume (DJP), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 16:48 (eight years ago) link
i have no real duranx2 nostalgia at all and i'm inclined to like shamir's voice but, much like his cover of brandy clark's "Stripes", i was happy to listen to this once but have no inclination to want to hear it again.
― ulysses, Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:12 (eight years ago) link
The song itself isn't suited to rendition as a sensitive acoustic song and the way Shamir sings it neutralizes all of the good things about that voice and emphasizes all of the terrible things about it.
― its subtle brume (DJP), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:13 (eight years ago) link
his "stripes" cover is borderline unlistenable
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Tuesday, 26 January 2016 17:31 (eight years ago) link
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-at-samsung-837-shamir-tickets-24486759557
― ulysses, Tuesday, 12 April 2016 14:03 (eight years ago) link
wow I am v glad I saw him in a church basement that holds like 150 ppl
― sexy dander (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 12 April 2016 22:50 (eight years ago) link
wow a surprise new album today that was recorded over this past weekend??
https://soundcloud.com/shamir326/hope-full-album
― Fluffy Saint-Bernard (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 17 April 2017 13:09 (seven years ago) link
and apparently he's not on XL anymore?
― Bobson Dugnutt (ulysses), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 02:37 (seven years ago) link
anyways, in case this gets pulled because of legal stuff, here's the manifesto/tracklist:
I was gonna quit music this weekend. From day 1 it was clear i was an accidental pop star. I loved the idea of it, i mean who doesn't? Still the wear of staying polished with how im presented and how my music was presented took a huge toll on me mentally. I started to hate music, the thing i loved the most! When i would listen to immaculate recordings with my friends their praise over the quality of the art as opposed to the art itself made me feel really sad for music as a medium in general. My music only feels exciting for me if its in the moment, and thats what this album is. I made this album this past weekend stuck in my room with just a 4 track feeling hopeless about my love for music. Im not gonna lie, this album is hard to listen to, but it was even harder for me to share. I love pop music, i love outsider music, and i love lofi music, this is my way of combining all 3. Anyway I played, wrote, produced, and mixed everything and big thanks to Kieran Ferris for Mastering an album with an hours notice! its free! Enjoy! Love Yall! Still more 2 come!!!!!!!Tracklist:HopeWhat Else Ignore Everything Tom KellyEasier Like A BirdOne More Time Won't Kill YouI Fucking Hate YouRain (Blake Babies Cover)Bleed It OutAlbum download: www.mediafire.com/folder/u0wwrkud56vad/HOPE+MP3S
Album download: www.mediafire.com/folder/u0wwrkud56vad/HOPE+MP3S
― Bobson Dugnutt (ulysses), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 02:38 (seven years ago) link
my old Blake Babies friend J0hn Str0hm was totally psyched about that
― sleeve, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 02:40 (seven years ago) link
http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2017/4/17/how-shamir-abandoned-pop-machine-found-hope-lo-fi-bedroom-music
― Bobson Dugnutt (ulysses), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 13:31 (seven years ago) link
aw, can't say i'm totally surprised, but good for him. <3
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 13:58 (seven years ago) link
Shamir doing a Blake Babies cover is not something I ever expected to happen in my lifetime
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 15:16 (seven years ago) link
I mean it's a pretty rubbish cover but even so
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 18 April 2017 15:18 (seven years ago) link
I got about halfway through this before deciding that I appreciated the sentiment more than I enjoyed listening to it.
― Rachel Luther Queen (DJP), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 15:27 (seven years ago) link
sadly, that was my takeaway as well. tbf, he DOES say this isn't gonna be easy to listen to
― Bobson Dugnutt (ulysses), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 18:39 (seven years ago) link
watch p4k not even review this
― Fluffy Saint-Bernard (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 18 April 2017 22:43 (seven years ago) link
they definitely will review it
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 18 April 2017 23:03 (seven years ago) link