the feelies - classic or dud?

boy this record is great.

last track on the new album almost made me feel like I was listening to Stereolab, wtf

That's the highlight of the album.

They were surprisingly vivid at Pitchfork last weekend.

A very comforting album for me. Love it.

As I indicated on a different thread earlier today, "Slipping (Into Something)" and "Find a Way" are god's, or Wim Wenders', or somebody's idea of the most perfect open-expanse driving music ever.

oh my GOD @ the last track

it's like they said "hey you kids in Yo La Tengo, we hear you dig us, let us show you how it's done"

once the vocals drop out and everybody relaxes and the guitar squall kicks in it's one of my favorite Feelies moments ever

n.b. I love YLT but this track is in some ultra-zoned & rarified "Sunsquashed" type of territory

Finally bought the most recent album. (I'd forgotten it was out there till the last few posts.) I've had it in the car for a few days and like most every song--definitely more than the one before this, where I only kept one song on my hard drive. My favourite is "Stay the Course." Still not sure about the last one; doesn't really feel like the Feelies (Stereolab, yes).

I told my fried I'd put together a CD-80 for him. I have all the albums, plus Yung Wu's Shore Leave--any stray B-sides or anything else that absolutely should be on there?

Uh, "friend."

the covers from the no one knows EP ("sedan delivery" and "she said she said") are pretty essential (think they were included as digital bonuses to the good earth reissue). The two early tracks from Numero's Ork Records comp are awesome too (though I don't think they're necessarily better than the Crazy Rhythms versions). the trypes stuff is good, but i don't know if it's totally essential if you're just intro-ing someone.

WHAT?!?!?

Just kidding, you know I gotta rep for the Trypes though.

I would've tried to reissue Shore Leave if I was still doing records.

haha, damn it! i meant to say "the trypes stuff is good, but i don't know if it's totally essential if you're just intro-ing someone.

and yeah, i think i've said it before, but someone should do a Weckerman set that has his early single(s?) + Yung Wu, plus whatever else he's got lying around (that covers record from a few years back that he never really released maybe).

maybe i should just do it. putting out records is a good way to make a lot of money, right?

Oh yeah, totally.

Thanks. I think I may have something by the Trypes, I'll have to check. When I went online, I found this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypes. Did not look familiar...

http://store.carparkrecords.com/products/568324-acu015-the-trypes-music-for-neighbors

btw, writing is not my favorite activity but I'm pretty happy with that press release.

Trypes are totally essential to the legend of the Feelies.

Trypes reissue on acute is great -- probably a nicer overall package than the proper Feelies reissues in the past few years.

Will definitely co-sign that; Dan did a fantastic job!

thanks all.

Just playing the Trypes comp through Spotify and feeling the need to own this but it looks sold out at my usual vendors... damn!

Sorry, likely sold out everywhere. Was intended as a limited edition vinyl kind of thing, especially with all the handwork that went into putting the sleeve together. Here's a video of me printing it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85JhTzws56I

It is a beautifully done package, Dan.

https://scontent.fams1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/25591703_1781958448504299_1329034844024715324_n.jpg?oh=1430b5376d68ba246f9ce22bf8c5f3cc&oe=5ABDDB40

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-feelies-announce-2018-tour-dates-yung-wu-lp-being-reissued/

Yung Wu, which was basically The Feelies but with percussionist Dave Weckerman writing the songs and singing, will have its 1987 album Shore Leave reissued by Bar/None in April.

nice, excited for that reissue, really is a great record.
seriously considering flying out for one of these feelies shows ... i gotta see them sometime (and they probably won't be playing forever).

plus John from The Trypes!

His post on facebook mentioned an extra special treat of some sort, I'm hoping it's the inclusion of Weckerman's insanely awesome 1980 7" with a much art-punkier take on Shore Leave b/w Out of Baby's Reach.

yeah that is so good!

Gah, going to be in New York the week after!

Here are seventeen awesome tracks.

In a discography as great the Feelies' any list of that sort would be somewhat accurate.

Great picks, though, for sure.

I will duly note for what seems to be the first time on this thread that for years Anton Fier worked at the now defunct Victory Cafe on the corner of Hoyt and State in Boerum Hill.

Describing The Good Earth as "Philip Roth stranded in upstate New York" could well be the greatest insight that I'll encounter in any capacity today.

randomly threw on Time For a Witness and man, what a great disc that is. at some points it seems to split the difference between their first two LPs

been playing that Yung Wu record on repeat over the weekend. pretty much essential if you enjoy Good Earth-era Feelies.

https://music.mxdwn.com/2018/03/13/news/mxdwn-premiere-the-feelies-side-project-yung-wu-releases-title-track-shore-leave-from-long-out-of-print-lp/

Dan, the Weckerman single will be reissued as a flexidisc, not sure if it's included in the package...

Anyone else going to be at any of the NYC shows?

No

Never like to throw into the “D” column, but (among other things) this band has a thing for numbingly generic and uncompelling song titles — just reading the tracklist of a Feelies album makes my eyes glaze over:

"Nobody Knows"
"Should Be Gone"
"Again Today"
"When You Know"
"Later On"
"Way Down"
"Morning Comes"
"Change Your Mind"
"Here Before"
"Time Is Right"
"Bluer Skies"
"On and On"
"So Far"

You know a band like the Feelies is completely stellar when the best attempt to take shots at them is a "critique" of their song titles.

Not the actual songs, though.

Just the titles.

Terrible posting, indeed. Turrican, take note.

Eh – when a band has awesome titles, it’s cited as a mark in their favor... only fair for it to work the other way. (I find their music fairly dull, too, but that’s subjective. It’s nice in small doses. I have one of their albums.)

Which one?

https://img.discogs.com/-VSsQNP6mBc6tnMBNTMFJFUSrjc=/fit-in/280x280/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-1996086-1257515621.jpeg.jpg

Terrible posting, indeed. Turrican, take note.

― he doesn't need to be racist about it though. (Austin), Wednesday, March 21, 2018 2:52 AM (fourteen hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Ha, this is incredibly rich coming from you!

when a band has awesome titles, it’s cited as a mark in their favor

Ha, this is incredibly rich coming from you!

please take board beefs off of the feelies thread — this band has already been confirmed as totally classic, anyone who argues differently is wrong.