oh yeah those first three tracks together are incredible
― ufo, Friday, 4 June 2021 17:19 (three years ago) link
ok i even love "play the greatest hits" now though it's not quite as good at the sort of thing it does as "yuk foo"
― ufo, Saturday, 5 June 2021 02:25 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5VG2XWUEbA
― ufo, Sunday, 6 June 2021 00:53 (three years ago) link
this album is the midpoint between siamese dream and aerial
― ufo, Sunday, 6 June 2021 07:56 (three years ago) link
anyone getting Susanne Sundfør vibes on "How Can I Make It OK"?
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 6 June 2021 11:43 (three years ago) link
Definitely. And I’m so impressed by the vocals across every track; hooks all over the place.
Last album didn’t do much for me besides Don’t Delete The Kisses, but I’m blown away by this.
― triggercut, Sunday, 6 June 2021 11:49 (three years ago) link
oh yeah i hear that alfred
― ufo, Sunday, 6 June 2021 11:53 (three years ago) link
The best Lykke li record that she never made
― nostormo, Monday, 7 June 2021 13:55 (three years ago) link
oh man
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 7 June 2021 15:51 (three years ago) link
this album feels 15 minutes long (this is a compliment)
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Friday, June 4, 2021 9:20 AM (three days ago) bookmarkflaglink
otm, it's inexhaustible
it's like they figured out each previous album felt just the slightest bit padded out and surgically removed the excess this time
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Monday, 7 June 2021 16:01 (three years ago) link
there are gonna be at least a few contenders for "best-sounding rock record" this year but this one has the edge so far
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Monday, 7 June 2021 20:22 (three years ago) link
love the intensely bratty vocal on "play the greatest hits"
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Monday, 7 June 2021 20:24 (three years ago) link
https://www.metacritic.com/browse/albums/score/metascore/all/filtered?sort=desc
Struggling to recall the last time I saw such a positive reaction across the board for a British album.
― piscesx, Monday, 7 June 2021 21:56 (three years ago) link
it seems like it's mostly just uk outlets that have reviewed it so far and i'm sure they're rightfully delighted that a big uk rock band has made something this good. like are there any other uk bands out there making Big Rock Albums that good these days, just the 1975 i think? who are great but way more polarising of course
p4k is already not going to be onboard though, expecting a 7.5 or something in the coming days
― ufo, Monday, 7 June 2021 22:07 (three years ago) link
i predict they tank the score for fun
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 7 June 2021 22:24 (three years ago) link
j/k
It'd be nice to see this get BNM but I reckon it'll bubble just below
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Monday, 7 June 2021 22:28 (three years ago) link
it wasn't on their 'albums to listen to week roundup' so pretty much no chance of BNM
― ufo, Monday, 7 June 2021 22:35 (three years ago) link
not even the (really great) japanese breakfast album, which seemed like about as BNM-bait as an album could be could manage BNM this week though lol
― ufo, Monday, 7 June 2021 22:38 (three years ago) link
just realized "safe from heartbreak" could pass for a roches number
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Monday, 7 June 2021 22:45 (three years ago) link
Maybe they don’t review it at all.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 7 June 2021 23:02 (three years ago) link
safe from heartbreak is gorgeous
wonderful record
really want to see it live in a wild crowd
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 8 June 2021 15:51 (three years ago) link
h8 2 austin but who gives a flying fuck abt pfork's response to this album. will check it out later
― imago, Tuesday, 8 June 2021 15:54 (three years ago) link
ellie really levelled up on this one imo...at various points on this record I get little hits of sundfor, fiona apple ("I'm no longer cashing tills, yeah") and liz fraser, but she's also get a presence all her own. the occasional male backing vox are a lovely touch as well
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Tuesday, 8 June 2021 16:06 (three years ago) link
okay, this album rules
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Friday, 11 June 2021 00:44 (three years ago) link
rt
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 11 June 2021 01:02 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX_QelwuC8I
this is the best song
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 17:06 (two years ago) link
great video too
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 17:17 (two years ago) link
Brad, do you hear "Love to Love You Baby" in the hi-hat and vocals?
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 22:13 (two years ago) link
Damn, astute observation Alfred! It's one of my favorite songs from the album.
I'm still really loving this record and Wolf Alice is one of my favorite bands from the last decade. One thing I'll say is that the lyrics seem like they've taken a different turn? Ellie seems to be in a more straightforward writing phase, whereas when I listen back to stuff from My Love Is Cool, her lyrics seemed to have a more poetic bent. I don't think this is to the detriment of the songs in any way. The exception being Feeling Myself, which I love musically, but feels way too on-the-nose for me. I think she had mentioned in one of their recent interviews how after the Visions of a Life tour, she had trouble starting to write again.
idk, I love Blue Weekend a lot and am still listening to it regularly, but just wanted to see if anyone else felt that way about it.
― peace, man, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 22:40 (two years ago) link
definitely more direct and diaristic than I recall from the other albums
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 22:47 (two years ago) link
Ok cool. Good to hear that from someone else. Again, I don't mean it as a slight. Visions of a Life had a song that it took me a long time to come around to (Beautifully Unconventional). I think Feeling Myself might be that for this album.
― peace, man, Tuesday, 15 June 2021 23:06 (two years ago) link
ok, so, "safe from heartbreak"...holy shit
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 15 June 2021 23:27 (two years ago) link
You want a cover of Steely Dan’s ‘Dirty Work’?? (59 minutes in)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000x0gm
― piscesx, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:43 (two years ago) link
No?
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:46 (two years ago) link
nice cover imo
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 22:51 (two years ago) link
Bit of a catty review in Pitchfork. They always seem to have a problem with bands that are bigged up in the UK press.
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 08:50 (two years ago) link
Really good this, last month's Worthy Farm mini-gig
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p09l0c6y/glastonbury-wolf-alice-2021
― piscesx, Thursday, 24 June 2021 14:19 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhWAx67iGyc
it isn't LOUD ENOUGH
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 1 July 2021 17:29 (two years ago) link
A whole dvd of these videos will surely go on to a ‘Deluxe’ edition of Blue Weekend just in time for Christmas.
― piscesx, Thursday, 1 July 2021 19:41 (two years ago) link
listened to this on a whim after finding everything else they've done very boring and I kind of like this one. She really sounds like Elizabeth Fraser on a few tracks.
― akm, Thursday, 1 July 2021 20:44 (two years ago) link
I've never heard anything to convince me this band isn't deathly dull.
― chap, Friday, 2 July 2021 00:35 (two years ago) link
I spoke to your mom about it though
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 2 July 2021 01:06 (two years ago) link
First gig back tonight, in the coastal town of Bournemouth, their first proper gig since the end of 2018. Seems they did most of the new album, and at some point a cover of I'm Waiting For The Man
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/wolf-alice/2021/o2-academy-bournemouth-bournemouth-england-138fcd59.html
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E67pynHX0Aca_ql?format=jpg
― piscesx, Thursday, 22 July 2021 22:45 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g7FnQGF-pE
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Sunday, 26 September 2021 19:24 (two years ago) link
that is very well done
― akm, Sunday, 26 September 2021 19:46 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e2aPTQIGgY
demo of a track that didn't make the album, quite nice
― ufo, Saturday, 27 November 2021 14:06 (two years ago) link
That's a pretty one! I hadn't thought about it since it came out, but worth coming back to.
In other news, this version of Delicious Things with an orchestra at Abbey Road came out yesterday and it sounds amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj2uPKoPsYI
― peace, man, Sunday, 28 November 2021 01:27 (two years ago) link
It looks like they're coming back to America in March. Check your local listings.
― peace, man, Tuesday, 1 February 2022 18:19 (two years ago) link