I'm pumped. It feels like its been forever.
― I Fucked Up (jer.fairall), Friday, 16 March 2012 15:06 (1 year ago) Permalink
nope!
― 1986 Olive Garden (Z S), Friday, 16 March 2012 15:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
haha, sorry. i haven't listened to aimee mann in forever, when was her last one?
2008, so not really THAT long ago, but she did take some time off to write a boxing musical that was abandoned after she felt the plot was too similar to The Fighter.
― I Fucked Up (jer.fairall), Friday, 16 March 2012 15:10 (1 year ago) Permalink
Yeah, why not? 'Smilers' was a return to form, I think, after the relatively less good last couple of albums before that.
Didn't even know one was due... a bit of vague discussion on the AM website about whether its called 'Charmers' or 'Farmers' and some indication its sort of Cars/Abba inspired.
Mind you, the promise of a new Sebastien Tellier record doesn't seem to have inspired the usual excitement that event usually does here, either.
― Bloody Snail, Saturday, 17 March 2012 00:09 (1 year ago) Permalink
haven't heard a full-length of hers since Bachelor No. 1 but sure, i'm in
― some dude, Saturday, 17 March 2012 00:11 (1 year ago) Permalink
i'm dying to hear the new one. the last great one i think was Lost in Space, though.
i was just listening to "It's Not Safe" for the first time in years, man, that song is classic
― Nhex, Saturday, 24 March 2012 20:48 (1 year ago) Permalink
yeah lost in space was the last one i really enjoyed. i like aimee though, i'd listen to her new one.
― tylerw, Saturday, 24 March 2012 20:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
i also like michael penn! the best penn?
― tylerw, Saturday, 24 March 2012 21:01 (1 year ago) Permalink
"michael penn? you've dead for weeks!"
― Nhex, Saturday, 24 March 2012 21:20 (1 year ago) Permalink
Was just listening to Lost in Space this morning, didn't know there was a new one on the way.
― "Flashy...hip" (Eazy), Saturday, 24 March 2012 21:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
The last one was the ... Christmas album?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 24 March 2012 22:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
Love Lost In Space.
Wow, I feel exactly the opposite - I thought The Forgotten Arm was terrific, Smilers not so much.
― jpattzlovevampz 2 hours ago (Phil D.), Saturday, 24 March 2012 22:46 (1 year ago) Permalink
As much as I love her, Smilers was the first thing I really liked of hers since Bachelor No. 2. It still sounded like her -- but the Moog touches plus the songwriting made it stand out more than her last few.
And it has some great songs -- "31 Today" is mildly devastating. "Looking for Nothing" is awesome -- the bit where she breaks into falsetto in the last chorus is just so...her. And I dig "Ballantines," the closer. Nobody does throwaways like she does.
― Naive Teen Idol, Sunday, 25 March 2012 05:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
I thought The Forgotten Arm was terrific, Smilers not so much.
― jpattzlovevampz 2 hours ago (Phil D.), Saturday, March 24, 2012
OTM. The Forgotten Arm took a while to grow on me but it may be my favorite thing of hers now. Most of the tracks work on their own but as the story slowly sinks in the whole thing just gets better and better.
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Monday, 26 March 2012 00:51 (1 year ago) Permalink
I still sing 'Ghost World' and 'Red Vines' to myself almost every day.
The albums after Bachelor never hooked me.
Love this:Now you're running round the parking lotTil every lightning bug is caughtPinching some Pinholes in the lid of a jarWhile we wait in the carWith cigarettes and red vines
― calstars, Monday, 26 March 2012 02:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
Only listened once so far, which is nowhere near enough to offer an opinion yet, but the Jukebox covered the first single today, and only I liked it!
http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=5983
― this is the dream of avril and chad (jer.fairall), Wednesday, 29 August 2012 19:31 (8 months ago) Permalink
not feeling that site. but the video is really great. laura linney!
― Nhex, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 19:58 (8 months ago) Permalink
Tom Scharpling made the video for "Labrador". It's awesome and hilarious.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 18 September 2012 15:38 (8 months ago) Permalink
definitely helps to watch the Voices Carry video first, but yes, definitely
― Nhex, Wednesday, 19 September 2012 02:40 (8 months ago) Permalink