Ariel Pink

the second half of Schnitzel Boogie actually does resemble a nod

✓

(tick for the 2n half of that song)

Bobby Conn, Zappa, The Tubes, Stevie r. Moore... yeah.

but let us not neglect the strange and wonderful Nick Nicely:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuf3rD_pczs

who wants to go to the emotional olympics????

Depends, are you gonna look after my boys?

i'll politely decline

Can we at least get high in the morning?

Thinking up Ariel Pink puns is harder than I thought

Is it so hard it makes you want to die at Myagi's every night?

hardcore puns are fun it's just like chewing gum

Hmm, these puns are delivering some Interesting Results.

can't wait to see how well this is received

It's like Christmas for Ariel Pink insanity
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/15/ariel-pink-pom-pom-4ad

http://www.spin.com/articles/ariel-pink-pom-pom-interview-eurythmics/

Woah he looks just like Michael Monroe from Hanoi Rocks in that Guardian pic

Ariel is right about a lot. Not everything, but a lot.

this almost brought the tears:

“I think I’ve given you enough,” he says finally, picking up his Camels as if he’s packing up a stall. I feel he’s tired of me, of interviews, of the whole world. As he goes to leave, he makes an untypically straightforward plea. “Don’t make me into a weird caricature of myself. I’m trying to be an individual, I’m not guarded. We should be able to air stuff without being hunted down.”

The most hated man in indie rock half turns back to me: “Just… say something nice.”

Claiming "picking up his Camels as if he's packing up a POLL" for my Ariel Pink poll in 2018. Love this cat.

i love how p4k leads with this pic every time something happens

http://i.imgur.com/gPuji58.jpg

it almost brings the tears

Picture my gone sounds like

http://youtu.be/3tD6FayGPyw

Kind of funny to discover all my favorite songs on this were actually written by Kim Fowley.

"I was only repeating what Interscope told me about why they needed me. They’re not my opinions. It’s clickbait journalism. The media lies to us all the time, and we always believe the media. Then Grimes – who’s completely stupid and retarded to believe any of it – jumps in and has her two cents. I’m not a misogynist. Maybe she’s angry that I’m the male version of her, who was at 4AD before her.”

grimes hates men

guys, black ballerina is actually about ethics in gaming journalism

can someone start the Ariel Pink biopic already just to make a scene for the above quote i posted.

alex ross perry should prob direct it, he's v skilled at painting nuanced but excoriating pictures of american chauvinist art-narcissists

This thread is getting really creepy

creepier than its subject?

cocaine man's got the portabello girl

I'm just waiting to see what he has to do to finally get the majority of the hipsterati to despise him. short of actual crimes I'd rather not joke about (yet honestly wouldn't put past him if he's a junkie), I feel like it's gotta be vocal support for alex jones or some shit. or gamergate.

This thread is getting really creepy

― i did it all for the 'nuki (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, November 16, 2014 10:25 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm. dude is a total asshole and is wrong about pretty much everything except making somewhat good and interesting music.

Kind of surprised he's got a pretty low Meteoritic score right now.

what is it with some people still railing against hipsterism in 2014, as if it's a thing that actually exists anymore? the koons is you!

i mean, i suppose the people who jumped aboard his train with "round & round" and the haunted graffiti releases and would fall into the stereotypes one invokes w/that term have probably left him behind at this point, leaving behind mostly the TROO BELIEVERZ who dug him from the beginning and have all the rerequisite street cred

for the record im neither for or against hipsterdom (whether it exists or not) - its a reductive term i sometimes still use as shorthand, sue me

*shrugs*

I don't know if it's me that's changed, or Ariel that's changed, or...it's just that I listen to pom pom and feel nothing. I've never felt this about any other album of his.

The filler on this has really exhausted itself for me. There are three stone cold classics - "Put Your Number in My Phone," "Black Ballerina," and "Dayzed Inn Daydreams."

Why does the Spotify release sound about 1/2 as quiet and booming as the leak? (yes I have HQ streaming premium)

Wait, it's only noticable on some songs, like Plastic Raincoats and Lipstick are really noticably quieter, but white frekles and four shadows are not

Because the leaked version is brickwalled to shit

Why?

xpost nah that doesn't make sense, b/c plastic raincoats is noticably quieter than white freckles

Oh, now I get it. Sorry. You meant the leaked version is actually quieter than the Spotify version, right?

Judging by the leaked version, the Spotify version must sound terrible then

From Stereogum:

"raptor jesus | Posted on Nov 18th +10
Do you like joy Doris? Do you like to smile? Grin? Giggle?

As a comparison point, I’m constantly reminded of The Fiery Furnaces’ “Blueberry Boat” as another album I’ve heard that’s long, all over the place, joyous and maybe a little off-putting by the odd lyrics. I think “pom pom” is 100% more accessible than “Blueberry Boat” but they both have those moments in the songs where they flip the script and never look back.

The first time I listened to the album, I thought “Jell-O” and “Nude Beach A Go-Go” were jokes and filler tracks. Then days later, I found myself humming the melodies and singing the lyrics. Now, I consider them essential tracks and easily the most fun songs on the album. Every time “Jell-O” starts now, I scream right along with Ariel with that huge cartoonish “YEEEAAAHHHH!” Same with the “Yeah!” at the end of “Nude Beach A Go-Go” SO MUCH FUN!

But it’s not all FUN! “Four Shadows” / “Not Enough Violence” / “Picture Me Gone” invert the fun times, creating this beautiful balance between light and dark. I’m usually overwhelmed and exhausted after hearing “Not Enough Violence” but then “Put Your Number in my Phone” sweeps in and takes me back to a happy place.

How about that break down in “Sexual Athletics” where right when you think it’s going to break open, the TV channel gets switched and it’s like Ariel’s doing a Spiritualized verse with, one of my favorite lyrics, “All I wanted was a girlfriend all my life… but she’s too sexual.” Then the drums kick in and it’s like an Animal Collective song. Lots of covered ground in that song alone.

But really, there’s a quick litmus test, do you like “Black Ballerina”? Because I think it’s one of the best songs of 2014 easily. If not, then… I don’t know what to tell you. Also, if you aren’t smiling while listening to this album, something isn’t working."

Comparing pom pom to Blueberry Boat is o_O

xpost no I mean a selction of songs on the spotify are very quieter than the leak *and* the rest of the spotify songs. someone went in and did this to a selection of the songs but not all, my q is why?

alright lets get this over with *rolls up ears*

I like a lot of pink's music, have listened to his stuff for a long time, seen him live quite a bit etc etc and I don't like this album at all. To my ears, there's nothing that interesting sonically. At first it was weird how John maus-y this was but then I realized that it's probably what happens when you apply pink's aesthetic to a solo project

Although I was singing white freckles while making coffee this morning so who knows

i just A/B'd them tanooki, i'm not hearing it.

I like a lot of pink's music, have listened to his stuff for a long time, seen him live quite a bit etc etc and I don't like this album at all. To my ears, there's nothing that interesting sonically

totally agree. felt the same way about mature themes (liked that one at first but grew very tired of it almost immediately). just not very interesting.

yeah I wasn't too into mature themes either but for whatever reason, for me, Live It Up really coheres into something that's instantly compelling