I was going to try to walk to Nanjizal Bay before the rain hits, but I need to put on a kettle of tea and listen to these, first few seconds sound SO AMAZING. Just completely the right aesthetic for them.
― They have fangs, They have teeth! (White Chocolate Cheesecake), Thursday, 26 April 2012 08:49 (1 year ago) Permalink
WCC can you fwd this to me please!
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 April 2012 08:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
I'm *trying* but Cornish broadband can only seem to do one thing at a time...
― They have fangs, They have teeth! (White Chocolate Cheesecake), Thursday, 26 April 2012 08:57 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Kiss Them For Me" is like whirling shoegaze Blondie. I love it!
― Reality Check Cashing Services (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 26 April 2012 08:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
got it WCC, thanks!
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 April 2012 08:59 (1 year ago) Permalink
They really are determined to turn into the 00s Cocteau Twins, but without any of the bad yuppie coffee bar bits. This is just utterly blissful.
It is just the guitars and vocals from Cocteau Twins rolled over the top of Ibiza era New Order. Which has my teenage self just completely weeping with happiness.
I'm gonna put this on my headphones and go up Pedn-Men-Du and watch the storms roll in.
― They have fangs, They have teeth! (White Chocolate Cheesecake), Thursday, 26 April 2012 09:05 (1 year ago) Permalink
Argh you guys, I want to listen to this too!
― Roz, Thursday, 26 April 2012 09:24 (1 year ago) Permalink
check your fb roz!
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Thursday, 26 April 2012 09:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
thanks so much, lex!
― Roz, Thursday, 26 April 2012 09:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
Can I get a copy of this somehow? My store on RSD only got like two copies, and they were gone when I walked in the door. Email is phil (dot) p (dot) dennison at gmail.
― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Thursday, 26 April 2012 09:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
Just as FYI, it is available electronically on iTunes in the US (which is where I got mine)
― Reality Check Cashing Services (Elvis Telecom), Thursday, 26 April 2012 09:47 (1 year ago) Permalink
this version is a borefest. i'm not convinced by the vocals, way too robotic for me. she's doing a textbook reading of the main melody and belting out her lines like an automaton, not even a single vocal inflection of note.
oh, she's echoed to death during the harmonies for no apparent reason, gimme a break
― cock chirea, Thursday, 26 April 2012 10:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
lex, you are awesome, thanks!
― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Thursday, 26 April 2012 12:34 (1 year ago) Permalink
I was going to buy a second copy 'cos the store I went to on RSD had like five left, but they were one-per-customer. I knew somebody here would want one.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Thursday, 26 April 2012 13:19 (1 year ago) Permalink
Note to haters: please see thread title. Take your irrational and trivial hating elsewhere, pls. This thread is for love only. Kthxbye.
― They have fangs, They have teeth! (White Chocolate Cheesecake), Thursday, 26 April 2012 13:22 (1 year ago) Permalink
I got the RSD single but haven't listened yet. Does it come w a download?
― Time, a group with Jam and Lewis (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 26 April 2012 21:07 (1 year ago) Permalink
Listened to the files lex forwarded to me and this is terrific! I could definitely listen to "When She Was Me" for hours.
Next time RSD rolls around, I kinda want them to cover Book Of Love.
― i love the large auns pictures! (Phil D.), Friday, 27 April 2012 12:14 (1 year ago) Permalink
I don't want to discourage any band from releasing fun, one-off singles... but this one isn't super great. The b-side is kind of cool, but I'm starting to think the loss of Claudia was a crippling blow.
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 27 April 2012 13:31 (1 year ago) Permalink
Agreed that KTFM isn't the best thing, and pales in comparison to how utterly fantastic Ghostory is. I'll admit to totally hating it when it first emanated from the office stereo across the room, but I like it better listening on headphones for sure.
Regardless my love for them has fully blossomed with Ghostory - such a wonderfully listenable album from start to finish. I really don't think there's a dud track on the whole record. Plus the Cocteaus comparison is totally spot on - they have nailed those perfect harmonies. It's all sort of a late-80's/early-90's shoegazer melange, isn't it? Which is basically aural crack rock for me.
― mikebee (BATTAGS), Friday, 27 April 2012 23:38 (1 year ago) Permalink
finally got a chance to listen to this on proper speakers and agree with the general sentiment - the cover is cute but "when she was me" is pure gorgeousness.
They just keep getting better and better imo. Ghostory is ROTY for me at this point.
― Roz, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 17:28 (1 year ago) Permalink
What I like most about this band is that every album has at least two astonishing, career-justifying moments for me ("Iamundernodisguise", "White Elephant Coat", "Dust Devil", "Camarilla", "Low Times", "When You Sing").
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 17:39 (1 year ago) Permalink
But what about "Heart Is Strange"!
― Time, a group with Jam and Lewis (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 18:44 (1 year ago) Permalink
"Heart Is Strange" is a great song but there are at least three others on that album I like more (the two I mentioned plus "Windstorm")
― I'M THAT POSTA, AAAAAAAAAH (DJP), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 19:00 (1 year ago) Permalink
ha i agree but with different songs
iamundernodisguise / prince of peace / heart is strange / ilu / low times / white wind
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:33 (1 year ago) Permalink
Siouxsie fans can be pretty protective even in 2012, judging by some of the iTunes comments.
― heated debate over derpy hooves (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 22:27 (1 year ago) Permalink
And how many of them own Through The Looking Glass?
― Reality Check Cashing Services (Elvis Telecom), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 22:52 (1 year ago) Permalink
Also difficult to even imagine the song without the Schooly D beat hammering away..
― mikebee (BATTAGS), Thursday, 3 May 2012 18:42 (1 year ago) Permalink
When that and "Pearl" by Chapterhouse were released within months of each other there was plenty of 'wait hold on' moments going around, I recall. Perfect goth/gaze/hiphop crossover (key early moments being A R Kane via M/A/R/R/S and the MBV instrumental sampling "Security of the First World").
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 3 May 2012 18:45 (1 year ago) Permalink
Hooray, they'll be playing a few blocks from me in October. Makes up for having to miss them for Pulp last month!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 30 May 2012 16:39 (11 months ago) Permalink
Now HERE'S a cover version I didn't expect.
http://soundcloud.com/vagrantrecords/sviib-howtolove
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:40 (10 months ago) Permalink
It's such a dreamy cover! Wasn't expecting it either, but it's just lovely. And the Radiohead cover is gorgeous too.
― keraia2027, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:47 (10 months ago) Permalink
"how to love" is gorgeous shoegazeness
― moullet, Tuesday, 31 July 2012 01:36 (9 months ago) Permalink
the MBV instrumental sampling "Security of the First World"
oooooaaaaaahhhhhaaaaoooooooohhhhaaaaahhhwannakissyouinparis
― the mandy moorhols (Stevie D(eux)), Tuesday, 31 July 2012 19:13 (9 months ago) Permalink
well i thought the lil wayne cover was just a nice curio when i first heard it but inexplicably it's totally kicked in to the point of obsession this week
― lex pretend, Friday, 28 September 2012 08:27 (7 months ago) Permalink
Thanks for reminding me of that. Haunting.
― Chewshabadoo, Friday, 28 September 2012 15:46 (7 months ago) Permalink
yeah I love that cover. Played it a lot during the Olympics, went really well with montages of heartbroken athletes.
See I just want you to know / That you deserve the best / You’re beautiful / You’re beautiful... yeah.
And I want you to know, you’re far from the usual / Far from the usual
― Roz, Friday, 28 September 2012 16:00 (7 months ago) Permalink
New tour EP has a cover of the Silver Apples "Lovefingers" that's pretty excellent
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 28 September 2012 18:58 (7 months ago) Permalink
SVIIB cover >>>>>>>>>>>> Weezy original, which is just him sliming all over an acoustic guitar.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 6 October 2012 12:47 (7 months ago) Permalink
that's what makes it doubly remarkable. the original is so bad! how did they find something amazing in it! worthwhile alt covers of rap songs are rare enough, but a brilliant alt cover of a dreadful song by a rapper?
― lex pretend, Saturday, 6 October 2012 13:27 (7 months ago) Permalink
The album (& "How To Love") have been really growing on me as the weather's turned. With their string of excellent covers, I reckon they could do a great version of All Saints' "Pure Shores", heh.
― etc, Thursday, 11 October 2012 23:17 (7 months ago) Permalink
Was that an epic troll?
― Chewshabadoo, Saturday, 13 October 2012 00:37 (7 months ago) Permalink
still need to listen to their latest album - I'm srs behind the times.
― 'Anti-Rolling Stones Cannon' (Pillbox), Saturday, 13 October 2012 00:43 (7 months ago) Permalink
"Put Your Sad Down" from their tour ep is great. Wish it went on for 12 more minutes.
― van smack, Saturday, 13 October 2012 00:46 (7 months ago) Permalink
worthwhile alt covers of rap songs are rare enough
Are there any others?
― Andy K, Saturday, 13 October 2012 01:24 (7 months ago) Permalink
'ecstasy' by jj is sorta a lil wayne cover too, isn't it? if so, that.
― 'Anti-Rolling Stones Cannon' (Pillbox), Saturday, 13 October 2012 01:27 (7 months ago) Permalink
these are the only other two i can think of
― lex pretend, Saturday, 13 October 2012 07:00 (7 months ago) Permalink
The tour EP has been "polished up" for release as the Put Your Sad Down EP, due November 13.
01. Put Your Sad Down02. Secret Days03. Faded Heart04. Lovefingers05. Painting A Memory
#!
― in the Land of the Yik Yak (Sanpaku), Monday, 5 November 2012 17:31 (6 months ago) Permalink
psyched for this
― bell biv devo (Stevie D(eux)), Monday, 5 November 2012 19:38 (6 months ago) Permalink
Haven't listened to it yet but the EP is up for streaming. :D
http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2012/11/album-stream-school-of-seven-bells---put-your-sad.html
― Roz, Friday, 9 November 2012 17:28 (6 months ago) Permalink
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 27 November 2012 03:21 (5 months ago) Permalink