Cardinal > Painted Shut, but I know I'm in the minority on that
― alpine static, Friday, 16 September 2016 18:23 (seven years ago) link
both albums are incredible. haven't heard big thief, but if it's at all similar to the other two i'll be ecstatic
― I know hoes that know Ali Farka Toure (voodoo chili), Friday, 16 September 2016 18:48 (seven years ago) link
What i like about this album is it isn't really Math Rock/Emo (which i'm generally aesthetically averse to) but it has the sick chops of one of those album and some of the tricks, deployed to play, like, an Alanis album or something
― flopson, Friday, 16 September 2016 18:54 (seven years ago) link
to me, the Big Thief album is like the midway point between Cardinal and Painted Shut, tbh.
i never super-connected with Painted Shut and i don't really know why. i listened to it several times and saw them live once. they're good and she's awesome. just didn't totally take over my brain like i guess i expected it to.
― alpine static, Friday, 16 September 2016 19:16 (seven years ago) link
yeah this never clicked for me either, dunno why because on paper it should be my favorite record of 15
Cardinal though. man.
― Evan R, Friday, 16 September 2016 19:22 (seven years ago) link
you guys got me listening to Cardinal again for the 8 billionth time since February
― alpine static, Friday, 16 September 2016 19:38 (seven years ago) link
and i'm in tears, partially because THOU didn't place a single record in the metal thread poll but also because OMG THIS ALBUM
― alpine static, Friday, 16 September 2016 19:40 (seven years ago) link
The Big Thief album didn't do anything for me and Pinegrove are just OK imo, this is still godhead tho
I hated seeing them live though cause the weirdly thrashy bro crowd drowned out every word by screaming along. i really just wanted to hear Frances, dudes
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 16 September 2016 21:51 (seven years ago) link
I'm not sure if there's been discussion of Mannequin Pussy (I know, I know...), but their vibe is the closest thing I've found this year to Hop Along--a bit poppier, and the vocals aren't as impressive, but still bad ass. They're from Philly, too.
https://mannequinpussy.bandcamp.com/track/denial -- this one has a mini-"Sister Cities" vibe
― I know hoes that know Ali Farka Toure (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 8 November 2016 22:24 (seven years ago) link
Did I say poppier? Scratch that, much of the album is brutal, but the melodic moments SOAR
― I know hoes that know Ali Farka Toure (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 8 November 2016 22:27 (seven years ago) link
big thief is filling the hop along shaped hole in my heart quite nicely post od-ing on painted shut. but it's not AS good imo. PS is my favourite rock album of decade so far for sure
― flopson, Tuesday, 8 November 2016 23:59 (seven years ago) link
i listened to this album for the first time in at least a year today. it is a remarkable achievement
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 21:50 (six years ago) link
god, it's so good
― flopson, Wednesday, 18 October 2017 22:59 (six years ago) link
^^
― bodak horseman (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 23:14 (six years ago) link
So hard to pick a favorite track, Powerful Man is probably the catchiest (or Well-Dressed?), Happy to See Me is the most poignant, but Sister Cities is just a fuckin jam
― bodak horseman (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 18 October 2017 23:55 (six years ago) link
this is one of those albums that, when i put it on i start to feel a tingling on the back of my neck
― flopson, Thursday, 19 October 2017 00:42 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf3H30pQ9ms
new album bark your head off, dog out april 6
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 19:43 (six years ago) link
OMG
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 20:08 (six years ago) link
AAAAAAAAAAH
― Simon H., Tuesday, 23 January 2018 20:09 (six years ago) link
good song!
― Simon H., Tuesday, 23 January 2018 20:12 (six years ago) link
I am up for this
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 20:27 (six years ago) link
Let's fucking go!
― hoooyaaargh it's me satan (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 23 January 2018 20:33 (six years ago) link
hell yeah
― Dat Login was the dname u doofus (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 24 January 2018 04:56 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drOJXFTUhP4
― lowercase (eric), Tuesday, 20 February 2018 16:03 (six years ago) link
was just about to post this...they really stick the landing on this one
― T'Chadwick (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 20 February 2018 16:12 (six years ago) link
there's basically no way this album isn't going to absolutely rule
― Simon H., Wednesday, 21 February 2018 14:13 (six years ago) link
Ha, was also just coming here to post this. I never quite got into the previous album somehow, but the two preview singles for this (especially Not Abel) have been amazing
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Sunday, 25 February 2018 11:08 (six years ago) link
I'm mad that Alfred dissed her vocals over at TSJ (though "How Simple" doesn't really showcase her range)
― Simon H., Sunday, 25 February 2018 18:00 (six years ago) link
holy crap, this comes out in two weeks
― MooVaughn.org (voodoo chili), Thursday, 22 March 2018 18:01 (six years ago) link
hoping for an NPR stream next week
― Simon H., Thursday, 22 March 2018 18:07 (six years ago) link
These songs remind me of Vs-era Pearl Jam
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 22 March 2018 20:34 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IbBU4QXxD4
maybe i should make a thread for the new record
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 14:43 (six years ago) link
yes please
― MooVaughn.org (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 14:44 (six years ago) link
this album is already a winner
― cthulhu original (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 27 March 2018 21:06 (six years ago) link
most anticipated thing ever
― flopson, Wednesday, 28 March 2018 00:07 (six years ago) link
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ask and ye shall receive
― lowercase (eric), Monday, 2 April 2018 13:57 (six years ago) link
hell yes
― Simon H., Monday, 2 April 2018 13:58 (six years ago) link
"somewhere a judge" is so good
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 2 April 2018 14:55 (six years ago) link
god she works miracles with that voice. Somehow she makes it sound beautiful and elegant even even during the parts of these songs that would customarily call for more braying or over dramatic delivery... Seems like a small thing, but it puts such a different spin on these songs. Like, so much of this music is usually about the sensation of spiraling out of control, but she reverses that script. This is sooooooooo good, one of the best things I've heard this year.
― Evan R, Monday, 2 April 2018 14:57 (six years ago) link
i'm not sure if there's a run as great as the first three songs on painted shut but it might be more consistent? "look of love" is kind of astounding
― lowercase (eric), Monday, 2 April 2018 15:00 (six years ago) link
album feels less like a step forward from painted shut than a step sideways but i'm not complaining
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 2 April 2018 15:00 (six years ago) link
There's a loose, session-y vibe to these songs that reallllllly flatters her. Like "Fox in Motion" and "One That Suits Me" make me thing she could hit the park out of a Memphis album if she wanted to
― Evan R, Monday, 2 April 2018 15:03 (six years ago) link
for sure, she's so good at gliding through the cracks in the music (and in her voice), and that'll probably clarify itself even more when less compressed audio is available
maybe i wish there were more moments of melodic drift like on "what the writer meant"
― lowercase (eric), Monday, 2 April 2018 15:08 (six years ago) link
that's probably my favorite song but honestly every song has at least a moment or two that knocks the breath out of me
― Evan R, Monday, 2 April 2018 15:13 (six years ago) link
fox in motion -> one that suits me -> what the writer meant
^^^ that's the stuff
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 2 April 2018 15:15 (six years ago) link
That's the stretch to beat. Like, on any album this year. Fucking remarkable.
― Evan R, Monday, 2 April 2018 15:18 (six years ago) link
the guitar playing is on another level this time
― lowercase (eric), Monday, 2 April 2018 15:23 (six years ago) link
First three tracks on this are nice but once the album hits "Not Abel" it takes off and doesn't look back, just one high after another. Wasn't expecting to get Nina Nastasia vibes from this but some of those strings are transcendent
― Evan R, Monday, 2 April 2018 18:07 (six years ago) link
this is a good album but going forward anyone who comments on her voice should be obligated to make a similar comment about the equally noteworthy dude of pretty much any indie rock dude because for christ's sake, you'd think she sounded like diamanda galas instead of a slightly more rough jenny lewis
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Friday, 6 April 2018 15:38 (six years ago) link
I.....do not think the average indie rock vocalist, male or female, is equally noteworthy/distinctive, and I listen to an embarrassing amount of contemporary indie rock. it's not just the sound of her voice, it's her phrasings and lyrics, too.
― Simon H., Friday, 6 April 2018 15:45 (six years ago) link