^yeah, that's fair. Shields was in my top ten of '12, so I'm more prone to know of a new album.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Sunday, 10 December 2017 02:03 (six years ago) link
I felt like this had a big PR push (big Spotify billboards, for instance), strong critical reception, strong fan reception, well-received tour... so why is it absent from so many end-of-year polls? When The National, for instance, aren't? They feel, to me, like they're at similar points in their career in some ways. (Though The National are quite a lot bigger now, I guess.)
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 5 January 2018 10:04 (six years ago) link
i'd bet their curation of the massive day of the dead project (of which incidentally "grizzly bear"'s "terrapin station" cover is my personal favorite) + the dessners' avant-garde activities (cantaloupe records + bang on a can etc) + the lead singer's wife being an erstwhile new yorker editor = ongoing behind the scenes highbrow cred points outstripping whatever aesthetic merits of the new grizzly bear record (which i happen to prefer to the new national record)
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 5 January 2018 11:53 (six years ago) link
hmm I think also the National record is just more accessible, sounds warmer, simpler
― niels, Friday, 5 January 2018 12:45 (six years ago) link
At some point The National become like a huge band that gets played on pop radio next to Rihanna, right? I don't claim to understand it, but hey.
It does feel like no one cares about this GB record but it keeps getting a little better every time I hear it.
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 5 January 2018 15:32 (six years ago) link
it's maximal in the best sense
― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 5 January 2018 16:10 (six years ago) link
I adore both bands lately, but The National seem an easier recommendation for me to friends who've stopped paying attention to new musics.
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Saturday, 3 February 2018 00:39 (six years ago) link
lol, bookmarks...
― Rod Steel (musicfanatic), Saturday, 3 February 2018 00:40 (six years ago) link
Somehow completely missed this one until now. Not sure if I wasn’t aware it was even out in 2017 or I just wasn’t in a place to care about a new GB record in 2017. But it’s really good!
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 13 October 2020 01:55 (three years ago) link
Up there with their best, for sure
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 13 October 2020 20:12 (three years ago) link
xp
Ok gonna go listen to it and stop knocking them.― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Friday, May 5, 2017 7:58 PM (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Friday, May 5, 2017 7:58 PM (three years ago) bookmarkflaglink
― just sayin, Tuesday, 13 October 2020 21:15 (three years ago) link
lol fuck, developing some real internet-induced dementia. I guess I didn't miss it but it also didn't really stick with me at the time
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 23 October 2020 02:10 (three years ago) link
The new Daniel Rossen record is good. It's interesting to isolate his portion of their sound, and it's maybe a little too much of "his thing", but also Christopher Bear SHOWED UP on these tracks. Some really creative & slick drum parts on this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKEEbre1-yk
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 14 April 2022 18:24 (two years ago) link
I knew he was a great drummer and also does scoring, but damn, this band had so much talent:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvycoHMmJkk
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 14 April 2022 18:30 (two years ago) link
might like this more than any grizzly bear album (it's between this and shields)
― ufo, Friday, 15 April 2022 11:08 (two years ago) link
It starts well but the guitar patterns get gratingly repetitive. Is this just what he does
― imago, Friday, 15 April 2022 11:42 (two years ago) link
That fingerstyle flamenco thing? I guess it's just what he does.
Wow, I didn't know Shields was anyone's favorite GB album.
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 15 April 2022 18:11 (two years ago) link
Yeah, Yellow House still feels far greater than anything else they released
― doug watson, Friday, 15 April 2022 18:15 (two years ago) link
I'm a Veckatimest/Painted Ruins guy
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 15 April 2022 18:21 (two years ago) link