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March 8
A side:Baby’s ArmsJesus FeverPuppet To The ManOn TourSociety Is My Friend
In My Time is pretty nice.B side:Runner UpsIn My TimePeeping TomboySmoke Ring For My HaloGhost Town
― mizzell, Sunday, 2 January 2011 03:14 (fifteen years ago)
hell yes
― sleeve, Sunday, 2 January 2011 03:19 (fifteen years ago)
Just listening to a promo of the new one. I havne't previously heard him before, but this is stripped down acoustica with a few effects on top. Kind of M.Ward with J.Mascis's voice with a hint of Ariel Pink(?) Didn't think much of it at first, but it might be growing on me. Anyway, what's the previous stuff like? Does it rock or subvert any more than this?
― dentarthurdent (dog latin), Thursday, 10 February 2011 14:11 (fifteen years ago)
It alternates between stuff like that, some more straight-forward indie-rock/pop moments (thinking "Freeway"), and NY+Crazy Horse style rockers/jammers.Childish Prodigy is probably his most "rockin" and "god is saying this to you" his most subdued.
― Trip Maker, Thursday, 10 February 2011 14:48 (fifteen years ago)
and they're all great
― I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Thursday, 10 February 2011 19:33 (fifteen years ago)
new one is streaming on npr's website
― mizzell, Monday, 28 February 2011 16:37 (fifteen years ago)
thx
― r.i.p. hamilton (am0n), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:00 (fifteen years ago)
Its really good!
― Wacky Way Lounge (Evan), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:04 (fifteen years ago)
tomboy is so so glorious
― I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:24 (fifteen years ago)
I wasn't sure of what to make of this guy when I first heard this new album. It felt kind of MOR at first, but then a lot of the songs started worming their ways in and now 'Society Is My Friend' and 'Puppet To The Man' are firm favourites.
― cosdeling barier chough a fat in a ballman thrantume (dog latin), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:27 (fifteen years ago)
there's a real lindsay buckingham vibe to the new one...
― I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:31 (fifteen years ago)
this sounds great. have kinda missed the boat on this guy...makes me think of j mascis backed by the go-betweens or something.
― tylerw, Monday, 28 February 2011 17:33 (fifteen years ago)
his first three are great too, tyler, if you've not heard them...
― I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:33 (fifteen years ago)
still find this song impossibly good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-mgUlSHBUg
― it made me wish batman had written an article on mfas (Edward III), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:46 (fifteen years ago)
― cosdeling barier chough a fat in a ballman thrantume (dog latin), Monday, February 28, 2011 12:27 PM
i like this new one but i think i prefer him in his "rockin'" mode. you should rly check out 'childish prodigy'
― r.i.p. hamilton (am0n), Monday, 28 February 2011 17:54 (fifteen years ago)
Dog Latin, I like the new one, but you should definitely check out his earlier stuff (particularly the wonderful constant hitmaker and the occasionally brilliant god is saying this to you).
They are the after the goldrush and on the beach to smoke ring for my halo's comes a time.
imo
― Z S, Monday, 28 February 2011 17:55 (fifteen years ago)
And I like childish prodigy (I like just about anything he does tbh), but it was also the first one that started occasionally veering into the coffeeshop friendly style
― Z S, Monday, 28 February 2011 18:00 (fifteen years ago)
Smoke Ring sounding really good to my fatigued monday morning self right now.
― Trip Maker, Monday, 28 February 2011 18:53 (fifteen years ago)
co-sign on new lp being great
― reallysmoothmusic (Jamie_ATP), Wednesday, 2 March 2011 17:21 (fifteen years ago)
square shells is the only things I actually listen to all the way through, but I listen to it all the time. Is this album like new new or is it that thing that came out pretty recently
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 2 March 2011 18:39 (fifteen years ago)
its new new. square shells was an ep, wasn't it?
― I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Wednesday, 2 March 2011 19:25 (fifteen years ago)
its the new studio album out next week
― reallysmoothmusic (Jamie_ATP), Wednesday, 2 March 2011 20:36 (fifteen years ago)
Yeah square shells was an ep. Thanks for the info on the new shit.
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 2 March 2011 20:44 (fifteen years ago)
new album's excellent
― Damn this thread seems so....different without ilxor (ilxor), Monday, 7 March 2011 06:48 (fifteen years ago)
for anyone in brooklyn, kurt vile is gonna be playing at academy records in williamsburg around 5pm tomorrow!
― not everything is a campfire (ian), Tuesday, 8 March 2011 01:18 (fifteen years ago)
I'll be at the Generation Records show, very excited.
― Ryan, Tuesday, 8 March 2011 02:57 (fifteen years ago)
as I have the day off, expect to be at Academy.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 8 March 2011 15:12 (fifteen years ago)
dang. would have gone to that. workin.
― dmr, Tuesday, 8 March 2011 17:06 (fifteen years ago)
me to.
― Thus Sang Freud, Tuesday, 8 March 2011 18:04 (fifteen years ago)
o
Academy @ 5pm w/ Thurston Moore & folksGeneration @ 7pmOther @ 9pm
(I figure the 2nd and 3rd shows are acoustic)
― Can you keep up? (Cheetah), Tuesday, 8 March 2011 18:50 (fifteen years ago)
Amazing show at Generation Records, place was packed.
Setlist
1 New Song 2 Babys Arms3 In My Time4 Jesus Fever5 Ghost Town6 Slow Talkers7 On Tour8 Blackberry Song
― Ryan, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 03:20 (fifteen years ago)
"runner ups" is my favorite song off this -- great album tho
― little humma boy (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 03:22 (fifteen years ago)
agree, "runner ups" is A+ best song here
― Damn this thread seems so....different without ilxor (ilxor), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 05:42 (fifteen years ago)
http://www.threadbombing.com/data/media/22/thumbs_up_rip.jpg
― little humma boy (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 05:43 (fifteen years ago)
hey that's my .gif!
― Damn this thread seems so....different without ilxor (ilxor), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 06:19 (fifteen years ago)
its all about tomboy
― I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 08:07 (fifteen years ago)
Wish I could get my money back for this unmelodic lazy record.
― calstars, Wednesday, 9 March 2011 13:43 (fifteen years ago)
lol u mad
This is great.
― 'what are you, the Hymen Protection League of America?' (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 14:32 (fifteen years ago)
i held the same opinion as calstars the first few times. i wouldn't say it's classic, but it has moments. "society is my friend" is my choice cut.
― farieling thosder chout a bagh an i ballme crantuman (dog latin), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 14:33 (fifteen years ago)
reminds me of the verve a little bit for some reason; in a good way.
― farieling thosder chout a bagh an i ballme crantuman (dog latin), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 14:34 (fifteen years ago)
can't hear it without thinking of sy's "society is a hole" which is by design I take it
― I love priest but I've chosen maiden (Edward III), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 15:25 (fifteen years ago)
society is my friend, it makes me lie to a hole
― JaySeanLilWayne (some dude), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 15:47 (fifteen years ago)
they are labelmates now. i love that callback though.
― I'd rather climb into the saddle of my Ford Mustang and sink spurs (stevie), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 19:00 (fifteen years ago)
I think he played 6 of those 8 at Academy
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 19:01 (fifteen years ago)
wish i could have gone to that. very excited about the show with j mascis later this month
― reggie (qualmsley), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 20:35 (fifteen years ago)
Childish Prodigy > Constant Hitmaker >>> Square Shells >> Smoke Ring > God is Saying This to You
― Can you keep up? (Cheetah), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 21:02 (fifteen years ago)
smoke ring's just a runner up?
― reggie (qualmsley), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 21:05 (fifteen years ago)
I'm warming up to it...
― Can you keep up? (Cheetah), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 21:07 (fifteen years ago)
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS DUDE THO
― Can you keep up? (Cheetah), Wednesday, 9 March 2011 21:08 (fifteen years ago)