yeah I was saying this before this thread got flooded with whatever the hell you guys are arguing about but On the Water was my favorite album of 2011, it's really really good
― frogbs, Monday, 10 March 2014 18:12 (ten years ago) link
aero I hope you investigate these guys on record I genuinely think you are being dismissive, indie sure but they're great
they're from around here originally, I think I saw 'em back when - l. got some shots of them at a tiny club up the street. I listen to metal 3/4 of the time and classical the other 1/4 that is just reality around here these days
― joe perry has been dead for years (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 10 March 2014 18:16 (ten years ago) link
xp to goon tie: strongly disagree—I am much more interested in a critic who writes "he emphasizes individual words, or parts of words, in a way that detracts from the melody and merely reiterates the sentiments already present in the lyrics" than one who settles for "he over-emotes"
― merciless to accomplish the truth in his intelligence (bernard snowy), Monday, 10 March 2014 18:27 (ten years ago) link
You realize there is a beautiful bit of metonymy to that post
― continually topping myself (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 10 March 2014 18:31 (ten years ago) link
but of course!
― merciless to accomplish the truth in his intelligence (bernard snowy), Monday, 10 March 2014 18:32 (ten years ago) link
So I finally watched this and there are dozens of reasonably well known indie bands who would perform way more amateurishly in such a setting. Like the guy clearly knows what he's doing (and I agree he can sing in tune) but his clothes and his dancing and the weird guilelessness-not-guilelessness on show make it *look* extremely amateurish in a 'first round on America's got talent' way.
The song was way less interesting than the performance so dude got something right.
― Matt DC, Monday, 10 March 2014 18:47 (ten years ago) link
I have listened to this album three times today based on this performance being entertaining and I really like it, so well done everybody.
― boxedjoy, Monday, 10 March 2014 19:11 (ten years ago) link
is the new album streaming anywhere yet or are you referring to "on the water"?
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Monday, 10 March 2014 19:14 (ten years ago) link
how awesome is it at 1:48 when the mic picks up the sound of him beating his chest
― frogbs, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 03:46 (ten years ago) link
very awesome. This art lord album is fun. Gives you a feel for the bands' growth.
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 03:50 (ten years ago) link
ok i watched it and i am so happy about that performance
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 03:50 (ten years ago) link
dude lost a lot of lbs and seems very excited about the possibilities of newfound bendiness
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 03:52 (ten years ago) link
or maybe just the possibilities of a wide stage
― linda cardellini (zachlyon), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 03:55 (ten years ago) link
strongly disagree—I am much more interested in a critic who writes "he emphasizes individual words, or parts of words, in a way that detracts from the melody and merely reiterates the sentiments already present in the lyrics" than one who settles for "he over-emotes"― merciless to accomplish the truth in his intelligence (bernard snowy), Monday, 10 March 2014 18:27 (Yesterday) PermalinkYou realize there is a beautiful bit of metonymy to that post― continually topping myself (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 10 March 2014 18:31 (Yesterday) Permalink
― merciless to accomplish the truth in his intelligence (bernard snowy), Monday, 10 March 2014 18:27 (Yesterday) Permalink
― continually topping myself (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 10 March 2014 18:31 (Yesterday) Permalink
(and this is the last time I wanna talk about anything on this thread besides how great Future Islands are)
... the ideal critic would be one who, if pressed, could expand the latter judgment into the former set of verifiable observations.
― merciless to accomplish the truth in his intelligence (bernard snowy), Tuesday, 11 March 2014 11:13 (ten years ago) link
You want the barthesian ideal of a critic, you gotta pay the barthesian ideal of a critic.
― da croupier, Tuesday, 11 March 2014 13:50 (ten years ago) link
seasons (waiting on you) is on spotify now fyi
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 17:17 (ten years ago) link
yyeaaaaaaah
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 17:22 (ten years ago) link
I am disappointed that this thread is about a croupier rather than the new album. I need someone to help me sort out my feelings about "A Song For Our Grandfathers".
― Tim F, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 21:27 (ten years ago) link
have not heard anything outside of what is available for streaming
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 21:53 (ten years ago) link
but I am excited to hear that song now
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 21:54 (ten years ago) link
it is like a fairy floss of feels
― Tim F, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 22:15 (ten years ago) link
streaming!
http://www.npr.org/2014/03/16/286898446/first-listen-future-islands-singles
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Monday, 17 March 2014 15:48 (ten years ago) link
ty!
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 17 March 2014 17:13 (ten years ago) link
This song has grown on me quite a lot, it's some forgotten 80s heartland rock star decided to write a big wussy epic over the top of the opening chords to Born Slippy.
― Matt DC, Monday, 17 March 2014 17:25 (ten years ago) link
haha it does sound like the opening of born slippy
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Monday, 17 March 2014 18:35 (ten years ago) link
(nuxx)
Don't really know much about this band but that Letterman performance has got me interested. I could watch it all day.
I just streamed the album which was nice enough but a little samey. I think I'd enjoy it more if I'd watched him dancing for the entire 45 minutes. The sound of the album really reminded me of Twin Shadow which is no bad thing.
― Kitchen Person, Monday, 17 March 2014 18:41 (ten years ago) link
ha!! i thought that bit sounded familiar!
― frogbs, Monday, 17 March 2014 18:42 (ten years ago) link
I applaud Matt DC's use of the word "wussy" as a +
― continually topping myself (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 17 March 2014 19:23 (ten years ago) link
I really like this album a lot, I know that parts of it are basically The Killers (in the Springsteen tribute years) with unusual vocal stylings but I can live that.
― boxedjoy, Monday, 17 March 2014 23:03 (ten years ago) link
Cannot stop watching that Letterman performance.
― Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 18 March 2014 18:47 (ten years ago) link
Really digging the album based on the stream - dunno if it's better than On the Water (which was probably my favorite of 2011) but it's up there. Agreed that it's a little samey but that's not necessarily a bad thing. There is a bit towards the end of the album that really took me by surprise. Especially if you've got the volume cranked.
― frogbs, Sunday, 23 March 2014 15:55 (ten years ago) link
On my basis of my first listen this tended towards the plodding, although I do like the single.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 23 March 2014 15:59 (ten years ago) link
― Kitchen Person
reminds me a lot of this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivDRJuBszVw
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 23 March 2014 16:13 (ten years ago) link
Was surprised by how close to mono the single is mixed. It is pretty dead center.
― timellison, Sunday, 23 March 2014 16:47 (ten years ago) link
Curious to know who mixed it. Several mixers I know have been championing a mono (or almost mono) approach recently
― continually topping myself (flamboyant goon tie included), Sunday, 23 March 2014 17:24 (ten years ago) link
agreed that this is a bit samey at first but I encourage you all to give "A Song for Our Grandfathers" another listen, it's so incredibly massive, definitely my early favorite right now
― frogbs, Monday, 24 March 2014 13:41 (ten years ago) link
my profile of the band is up: http://wonderingsound.com/feature/future-islands-interview/
― some dude, Monday, 24 March 2014 14:43 (ten years ago) link
nice work
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 24 March 2014 15:31 (ten years ago) link
This is way too samey IMO, they use a very similar sound palette throughout and they aren't distinctive enough songwriters to get past that.
― Matt DC, Monday, 24 March 2014 15:37 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, that Letterman performance. I'm kind of into that song now.
But agreed with the album, I don't think it's bad, but the production could be a lot more interesting.
― MikoMcha, Monday, 24 March 2014 21:31 (ten years ago) link
Agree with what people have said about the album. It's nice enough but doesn't blow me away. Having said that I just have to think about the Letterman performance then I want to run to a record shop, buy all their albums and then get the band name tattooed on my arm. I can't remember the last time I wanted to like an album so much more than I actually do.
How does Singles compare to their previous albums? Haven't checked those out yet.
― Kitchen Person, Monday, 24 March 2014 21:57 (ten years ago) link
I think there's decent variety in the previous albums if you want to check them out. I love the "Tomorrow" EP. I think the vocal performance on the title track is great in the way the Letterman performance is great. The extended version of "Tin Man" on "In the Fall" is great and also has a different feel. They also put out an acoustic EP called "Undressed".
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 24 March 2014 22:25 (ten years ago) link
"balance" at the top of the thread still their best imo
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Monday, 24 March 2014 22:45 (ten years ago) link
yeah, spotify agrees with you. my brother is seeing them at a pretty small venue in Grand Rapids tomorrow. I am pretty jealous.
― POO: the blossom or full flower of the evening (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 24 March 2014 22:46 (ten years ago) link
btw gr8 writeup, sd. all killer + no filler.
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Monday, 24 March 2014 23:22 (ten years ago) link
they've really paid their dues haven't they? been gigging hard for years. good to see them finally getting some payback.
― my father will guide me up the stairs to bed (anagram), Monday, 24 March 2014 23:25 (ten years ago) link
thx!
― some dude, Monday, 24 March 2014 23:40 (ten years ago) link
yeah that was an excellent profile
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 00:00 (ten years ago) link
Four or five years ago, my old band played a festival with Future Islands at a small festival in France. We'd just gotten to the venue and were kind of snacking, decompressing from the drive, etc., in the green room, when Sam popped his head in. He was carrying a large laundry sack.
He really sweetly and enthusiastically introduced himself to all of us and said something to the effect of:
"Hey, I'm Sam. It is SO nice to meet all of you. Anyway, I was going to try and find a place to do some laundry... would any of you like me to grab your laundry and bring it back to you all clean?"
We were flabbergasted. It was the nicest gesture EVER. I still think of it often.
― Dave Depper (Davey D), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 06:50 (ten years ago) link