thread of SHAMIR

anyways, in case this gets pulled because of legal stuff, here's the manifesto/tracklist:

I was gonna quit music this weekend. From day 1 it was clear i was an accidental pop star. I loved the idea of it, i mean who doesn't? Still the wear of staying polished with how im presented and how my music was presented took a huge toll on me mentally. I started to hate music, the thing i loved the most! When i would listen to immaculate recordings with my friends their praise over the quality of the art as opposed to the art itself made me feel really sad for music as a medium in general. My music only feels exciting for me if its in the moment, and thats what this album is. I made this album this past weekend stuck in my room with just a 4 track feeling hopeless about my love for music. Im not gonna lie, this album is hard to listen to, but it was even harder for me to share. I love pop music, i love outsider music, and i love lofi music, this is my way of combining all 3. Anyway I played, wrote, produced, and mixed everything and big thanks to Kieran Ferris for Mastering an album with an hours notice! its free! Enjoy! Love Yall! Still more 2 come!!!!!!!
Tracklist:
Hope
What Else
Ignore Everything
Tom Kelly
Easier
Like A Bird
One More Time Won't Kill You
I Fucking Hate You
Rain (Blake Babies Cover)
Bleed It Out

Album download: www.mediafire.com/folder/u0wwrkud56vad/HOPE+MP3S

my old Blake Babies friend J0hn Str0hm was totally psyched about that

http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2017/4/17/how-shamir-abandoned-pop-machine-found-hope-lo-fi-bedroom-music

aw, can't say i'm totally surprised, but good for him. <3

Shamir doing a Blake Babies cover is not something I ever expected to happen in my lifetime

I mean it's a pretty rubbish cover but even so

I got about halfway through this before deciding that I appreciated the sentiment more than I enjoyed listening to it.

sadly, that was my takeaway as well.
tbf, he DOES say this isn't gonna be easy to listen to

watch p4k not even review this

they definitely will review it

They've done a track review

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/19006-shamir-what-else/?mbid=homepage-more-latest-and-video

And they reviewed the album the other day.

Saw this line in an interview: A lot of the producers I was working with felt stuck to making Ratchet 2 or Ratchet Deluxe, which is not what I wanted.

And having helped out on some demos awhile back, I can say I was definitely feeling that.

the review seems kinda unfair

Shamir is not the first artist to fall prey to the trappings of lo-fi—like all “less-is-more” creative strategies, it's deceptively difficult to perfect

but also

If pop music demands perfection and following a regiment of rules, Hope runs screaming away from all of that

Must you.

Today, Shamir has announced his new album, Revelations, with a video for the song "90's Kids." The video for the millennial anthem fittingly features Shamir recreating iconic memes.

yes?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXRG-WWDk7w

ohhhh boy

that was... better than I thought it would be.

I give him tons of props for rejecting the path that was laid out for him and putting out exactly what he wants, and it's obviously very important to him to go back to DIY in terms of honesty/artifice/presentation.

Is there any precedent for an artist putting out a lo-fi, home-recorded album to follow up a very polished & produced debut?

https://www.musicdirect.com/Portals/0/Hotcakes/Data/products/00014d67-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/medium/LDB7620.jpg

http://hw-img.datpiff.com/m90ba814/Chief_Keef_Bang_Pt_2-front-large.jpg

Does in utero count lol

Also: "90s Kids" sucks.

Seeing Shamir tonight, no idea what to expect. I suspect ticket sales aren't great as I keep seeing giveaways on twitter.

this weird persistent idea that in utero was "lo fi" is so strange

Update: decent turnout for the Entry, good show. Played a new song with the telling line "my screams were too melodic, no one took me seriously."

No talk about the new album? It's really good!

Gonna listen to "Panic" for the dozenth time

https://shamir.bandcamp.com/album/be-the-yee-here-comes-the-haw
spinning now; he's gotten a lot more***kozmik*** by the sound of it

well maybe just a little really.

Since there's no need to be coy or mysterious about it anymore, here's the track we did together years ago (that came out uncredited):
https://open.spotify.com/track/5sbAQIOBfK6yeNm8TMbICF?si=9kk2kwuKQj600W6cEhQiJA

Three tracks in and I'm really liking this

https://shamir.bandcamp.com/album/cataclysm

I am loving the new single a LOT, it's a definite step up in quality from his initial basement-indie output, I'm v glad he's found his footing a bit.

Hey, I think Shamir has stopped sucking and is putting out good music again:

https://open.spotify.com/track/1HxXq8uBgSy8Yg1vicBVTe?si=a1cjyqK1Scy6nw2pys2Yuw

i.e. is comfortable working with outside producers again?

i am discovering shamir ... in 2021

MATT!!!

^lol

i've listened to "on the regular" like 100 times

hi hi howdy howdy hi hi

Isn't there a thread for artists hating their biggest hit?

My single "Gay Agenda" is OUT NOW🦋
Listen here:
https://t.co/70laK0b3gs pic.twitter.com/aL1w9JN0mk

— Shamir (@ShamirBailey) October 12, 2021

wow - "our song"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dabTk82fqvY

i mean the song and shamir's vocal performance are excellent but i would like to point out that the woodland camo crop top with the heart on the front is absolutely perfect as well.