and the drums - though a bit shoehorned in - are better than some of the drums on his other productions. at least these have some thwack to them, most of the time they sound flattened, or like theyre stuck on a certain preset.
― StillAdvance, Thursday, 16 July 2015 11:09 (eight years ago) link
First half is pretty good but I think it gets a little aimless near the end. The song I keep coming back to is "Star Now"
― Roland Pemberton, Monday, 20 July 2015 20:27 (eight years ago) link
album gets better the more i hear it, though it does still seem a bit underdeveloped in places, like they could have done more with the songs. the repetitiousness of the drum sound is dissappointing after a while but the last song kind of slays me. and sirens is still amazing. i love bilal to death, but while i like that he just keeps making albums, unlike dangelo, i still think he has yet to make an album deserving of his talent. having one producer is one good idea, but a strong writer would help loads i think.
― StillAdvance, Tuesday, 21 July 2015 10:33 (eight years ago) link
saw him live this evening in london. the relentlessness of younges non-grooves becomes more apparent live, where you just want the drummer to STFU with the breakbeats after a while. i didnt realise how sparse the new album actually is, and not always for the better. his current band are good, though it got samey quite fast to hear virtually every song end in a big rock blow out, like a rock shortcut. i wish bilal took rock's propulsion, speed, and catchiness, rather than just grand 70s heaviosity. airtights revenge worked rock/pop influences in much more subtly. hes still a brilliant performer, and singer, though oddly, he doesnt really give himself much time to relax or stretch out vocally these days, which is a shame.
― StillAdvance, Tuesday, 21 July 2015 22:53 (eight years ago) link
Lemme tell ya that starting the year hearing Bilal do an extended live jam on "Sometimes" is as good a way to get going as you're likely to get.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Sunday, 6 January 2019 17:38 (five years ago) link
what a record
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 4 October 2019 12:29 (four years ago) link
so fucked up on prescription pillsshe'll never trust a man again
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 4 October 2019 12:38 (four years ago) link
my ears weren't ready for this album when it came out
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 4 October 2019 12:53 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epfE8rjLeTs
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 21 February 2020 15:40 (four years ago) link
^^^ really wonderful song
seeing him with Kassa Overall on Sunday; bilal is always great in concert
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Friday, 21 February 2020 16:00 (four years ago) link
i love this. low key
― Thybulle on the Dash (Spottie), Friday, 21 February 2020 18:21 (four years ago) link
Did anyone spring for this Bandcamp-only, all-star, no preview tracks release?
https://bilalxhighbreedmusic.bandcamp.com/
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 11 February 2021 17:12 (three years ago) link
Btw ulysses idk if that was the last concert you saw, but I hope it was a good one.
― change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 11 February 2021 17:13 (three years ago) link
it was a good one (he did sometimes!) but not QUITE the last show I saw. god i miss live music.
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 11 February 2021 17:37 (three years ago) link
not heard that EP but i love the new song on spotify, in the rain.
― candyman, Thursday, 11 February 2021 18:31 (three years ago) link