there's something of the accelerated hyper-precise 80's worship gone a little bit crazy about 'ugh' that was missing from the debut - encouraging
― probably.tasteful.forever (imago), Thursday, 24 December 2015 00:18 (eight years ago) link
I feel like everything about the arrangement and production is perfect for an ode to cocaine.
― Tim F, Saturday, 19 December 2015 05:49 Bookmark
ya, precisely otm
the bridge is just so great, the sense of flooding bloodstream relief from that wonderful rush of out-of-body soundz snapping back to "oh, the kick won't last for long... " fleeting clarity to "...but the song only last three minutes" immediate smartarse meta intertwining and then the scritti-est seductive angelic croon for "so won't u callllll it up for me" (ur inner reply follows on beat - it what matty?)
mostly the whole track is a fairground ride/tide matty bobs in and out of until they reach consonant duet with "i'm not giving it up!" exchanging with synth siren alarm stab for the finale
― r|t|c, Thursday, 24 December 2015 00:54 (eight years ago) link
they're playing columbus, oh on 5/22 and madison wisconsin on 5/24 with nothing currently announced for 5/23
chicago is about halfway between the two cities and they have no chicago dates announced (admittedly so is indianapolis and there are no indy dates either)
there is a huge gap in their schedule in july that coincides with lollapalooza (which has a notorious radius clause)
― gr8080, Thursday, 7 January 2016 15:51 (eight years ago) link
I'm glad I wrote my TSJ blurb before reading this thread. Soon as I heard the synth stab at the end of "Ugh" I thought "Perfect Way."
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 January 2016 15:54 (eight years ago) link
when is the TSJ post for UGH! going up?
― gr8080, Thursday, 7 January 2016 16:18 (eight years ago) link
Tuesday.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 January 2016 16:19 (eight years ago) link
excited!/apprehensive
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 January 2016 16:57 (eight years ago) link
^^ title of next single
― tpp, Thursday, 7 January 2016 17:01 (eight years ago) link
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson)
it'll make the Brad go crazy!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 7 January 2016 17:02 (eight years ago) link
btw "the sound" is premiering next thursday i think
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 7 January 2016 19:25 (eight years ago) link
oh hi Brad and gr8080: http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=19503
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 13 January 2016 02:54 (eight years ago) link
i wanted to give "UGH!" a [9] but couldn't find the right words :(
― j. winters (josh), Wednesday, 13 January 2016 06:43 (eight years ago) link
the score is better than I expected anyway. great blurbs too
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Wednesday, 13 January 2016 06:49 (eight years ago) link
shit music
― hunangarage, Wednesday, 13 January 2016 07:26 (eight years ago) link
def my fav single of theirs so far
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Wednesday, 13 January 2016 07:44 (eight years ago) link
oh BABY won't u come again
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03fh4fl
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 14 January 2016 19:48 (eight years ago) link
see, that one I couldn't even finish.
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Thursday, 14 January 2016 19:54 (eight years ago) link
it's not about reciprocation it's just all about ME
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 14 January 2016 19:55 (eight years ago) link
i recommend getting to the solo
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 14 January 2016 19:56 (eight years ago) link
The Sound is kinda amazing.
― Greer, Thursday, 14 January 2016 20:08 (eight years ago) link
sounds a little generic coming off "ugh!" but it really builds
also it sounds thin as a radio rip but i bet the studio version will be better
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 14 January 2016 23:27 (eight years ago) link
yeah it sounds like there's a lot of details that don't come through fully in this rip, but this is probably their best single yet. I love all the production on the new tracks so much, it's all much more detailed and polished than the debut.
managed to get a ticket to see them in two days, very excited
― ufo, Friday, 15 January 2016 03:46 (eight years ago) link
still agog at the Walk The Moon tangent in this thread lol
― some dude, Friday, 15 January 2016 03:50 (eight years ago) link
xp yeah i ended up electing not to go to this tour as when the tickets went on sale there was no new music and i did see them in jan '15. really regret that now!
― art baengels (monotony), Friday, 15 January 2016 04:04 (eight years ago) link
I'm not mad about The Sound. But, seriously, wait till you hear The Ballad of Me and Brain, If I Believe You, Paris … Be interesting to see what you all make of She Lays Down, which is a one-take acoustic guitar ballad, that sounds not unlike Big Star. When I first heard it, Matthew was planning to gussy it up, add an extra verse, rerecord it, but everyone in the room – manager, producer, publicist, me – was saying JUST LEAVE IT! DON'T TOUCH IT! It's beautiful. Sorry for being an in-the-know wanker, but I've known these songs now for months and been unable to talk about them to anyone …
― Roaming gang of aggressive circlepits (ithappens), Friday, 15 January 2016 09:03 (eight years ago) link
matt healy has this great ability to sum up my life in three minutes songs. i can't deal with it.
and the solo is just <3
― Nourry, Friday, 15 January 2016 11:35 (eight years ago) link
the studio version is on spotify ... the way that this is kinda like hyperspeed house kinda reminds me of like a dj mustard beat
― J0rdan S., Friday, 15 January 2016 16:18 (eight years ago) link
i love the lyrics so much
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Friday, 15 January 2016 16:32 (eight years ago) link
i thought that you were straight, now i'm wonderin'
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Friday, 15 January 2016 16:34 (eight years ago) link
The guitar solo is so "Digital Love", I love it.
― Tim F, Friday, 15 January 2016 19:55 (eight years ago) link
yeah it all feels pretty daft punk, which is not the vibe i got from the live videos. imo it also sounds like "call me maybe"
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Friday, 15 January 2016 20:09 (eight years ago) link
basically it was built for me to obsess over
The guitar solo kept reminding me of a cross between the one from Digital Love and the guitar solo from Andrew Gold's Lonely Boy.
― MarkoP, Friday, 15 January 2016 20:20 (eight years ago) link
really "the sound" is an 80s prom slow dance song in EDM festival form
― j. winters (josh), Saturday, 16 January 2016 09:10 (eight years ago) link
idk to me it mostly sounds like passion pit with a recording budget
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Saturday, 16 January 2016 14:59 (eight years ago) link
sounds ready-made for a dozen official remixes
― gr8080, Saturday, 16 January 2016 23:26 (eight years ago) link
SNL on feb. 6 with larry david :-p
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 24 January 2016 22:21 (eight years ago) link
early reports from ppl who have heard the promo suggest it is "moody" "mellow" and "atmospheric"
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 02:18 (eight years ago) link
sounds great
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 27 January 2016 02:18 (eight years ago) link
agreed
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 02:29 (eight years ago) link
c'mon, dont't tease me more, I'm so anxious... there's no band nowadays that replicate the best the person that I am and my tastes. ugh
― Nourry, Wednesday, 27 January 2016 03:00 (eight years ago) link
that's excellent news
seeing them live confirmed that The Sound is definitely their best song so far
― ufo, Wednesday, 27 January 2016 03:29 (eight years ago) link
I'm so ready for the new album.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 27 January 2016 07:40 (eight years ago) link
I heard "Love Me" on the radio the other day and it sounded good on the radio.
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 27 January 2016 21:32 (eight years ago) link
I suspect it will be something of an anomaly on the album. In a lot of ways it 's a gesture-song.
― Tim F, Wednesday, 27 January 2016 21:38 (eight years ago) link
The world needs our album
― cpl593H, Thursday, 28 January 2016 18:15 (eight years ago) link
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2016 18:26 (eight years ago) link
i don't know about the world, but i do need it.
― Nourry, Thursday, 28 January 2016 18:27 (eight years ago) link
Matt hugging larry david
https://youtu.be/fTjxpoWplqs
― Nourry, Friday, 5 February 2016 00:59 (eight years ago) link
omg the snl performance
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Sunday, 7 February 2016 09:03 (eight years ago) link