tricot

i just really really like the ones where it's like they thought steely dan was the ultimate black belt in karate

all ilm threads really do wind up at steely dan

New song:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_PGAh04ors

aw yeah

http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/04/20/524709819/tricots-melon-soda-is-a-math-rock-sugar-rush

I haven't really been blown away by any of the new stuff I've heard off this; I will still probably get it and enjoy it well enough though. And to be genre pedant for a minute I really don't think the math-rock tag has ever really applied, especially not now they're essentially a decent pop-rock band with the occasional time signature change.

ya never rly considered tricot math

they have mathy moments but go back to almost standard rock/j-rock

always dug lite if we're talking j math rock

Yeah, Lite are good. I also recommend Nuito and Marmalade Butcher for anyone into that stuff

album is on spotify rn

it's great

XP - If anybody fancies a crash course in J Math stuff then you could do worse than check out this free compilation - https://feckingbahamas.bandcamp.com/album/i-japan

I really like "melon soda" and the "how to play" videos they posted for that one. Looking forward to digging into the LP

Nice one MaresNest, looks interesting

fb do good work

they have a map of mathy bands on their site if anyone wants an intro

http://feckingbahamas.com/world-math

some not 100% math but it's a decent intro

Lot's of J Math (sorry) seems much less dissonant and overall prettier than it's western counterpart, I really like the bands that lean on the Piano as a central instrument like Atlantis Airport or Haisuinonasa

Sry for temporary hijack btw -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT8mSZBJzJA

WRONG DUDE but these people look cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=266ecgV0mnA

new album out!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axV7NhKArV0

oooh the singles for this one were excellent

.... this may be their best

I always dig their clean no-frills production

Really good record. Some really harsh/aggressive stuff, some really pretty stuff.

Really.

will this be the rock album that finally unites ILM

First half is great, but it got a bit too Math in the second half and lost me. (Rock isn’t generally my thing though. I was coming at this as a J Pop fan and knew nothing about the band hitherto.)

I wrote a little bit more about the album.

Can't wait to dig into this. Post THE I felt they struggled to reach those old heights but the singles for this album have been super promising and made me a born again fan.

i play this album multiple times a day

I love this record.

I really liked their Fender-y light sound on the early stuff - the newer material is thicker and I can't lose myself in the interplay as much. I reckon it will improve once I've listened more, but unlike their previous albums this one's not on Bandcamp so I can't buy it very easily.

Yeah, it's ironic that signing to a bigger label has likely improved their status in Japan, but handicapped them w/r/t growing their US audience. (The new record is on US Spotify, though.)

love this album - I think it might be their best

Haven't really kept up with them but have been getting a vague whiff of RHCP from the new one which is kind of interfering with my pleasure receptors

late pass here but this is currently blowing my mind. agree with nickb in that the bass player reminds me a lot of flea. but that's a plus, imo.

another new album out 10/21

Really enjoying the new one at first pass.

the rap on track three changed my life

how are they so good????? this is maybe their most outré record but it all really works

The rap is great. My favourite moment on second listen is that piercing yet menacing riff on the final track.

their best album

the best band on earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yl_KNJGWN4

one of the many unreal songs on this record

also omfg that music video

The two Tricot albums are my two favourites of this year so far. I have a theory that most bands peak with their 4th and 5th albums.

holy shit what a great song, recaptures the buzz I got from T H E. Is Yoshida a new drummer? I thought they'd been using machines and session players on recent stuff.

best band on earth

if taylor swift hadn't also done it i'd be like "wow it's incredible this band released their two best albums in one year"

I need to listen to this one again. I only gave it one chance and it didn't hit me the way the one from January/February did, so I moved on to other things.

I would take the two Tricot albums over the two Swift albums as my favourite pair of albums of the year, but maybe that's because Evermore hasn't clicked for me yet.

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new song "Bakuro" that came out a couple of weeks ago is great

https://tricot.lnk.to/bakuro