― Hanna (Hanna), Wednesday, 9 June 2004 13:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― Sam Hunt (robosam), Sunday, 6 March 2005 06:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jedmond (Jedmond), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 18:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― Telephonething, Wednesday, 6 April 2005 18:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 6 April 2005 19:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Thursday, 7 April 2005 04:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Thursday, 7 April 2005 05:12 (nineteen years ago) link
a lot more acoustic .. no electro toys in use ...
― mark e (mark e), Thursday, 7 April 2005 06:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Thursday, 7 April 2005 08:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― Joris (rizzx), Thursday, 7 April 2005 08:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― Susan Douglas (Susan Douglas), Thursday, 7 April 2005 18:43 (nineteen years ago) link
Driving in my Peugeot heyyeah 20 inch rims with the chrome now heyyeah Blazing out Yo La Tengo heyyeahDriving around Putney with the top down heyyeah
― pinder (pinder), Thursday, 28 July 2005 03:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 28 July 2005 03:39 (eighteen years ago) link
― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Thursday, 28 July 2005 03:40 (eighteen years ago) link
"no fit state" is the high point.
― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 30 November 2005 00:57 (eighteen years ago) link
what's the score? do they have a proper album out? the track that DFA remixed is called 'just like we'. that's ace too.
― piscesboy, Monday, 19 December 2005 13:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Monday, 19 December 2005 13:41 (eighteen years ago) link
― Zwan (miccio), Sunday, 15 January 2006 20:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― disco violence (disco violence), Monday, 16 January 2006 00:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― GALKIN (GALKIN), Monday, 16 January 2006 01:34 (eighteen years ago) link
― nervous (cochere), Monday, 16 January 2006 01:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― cancer prone fat guy (dubplatestyle), Monday, 16 January 2006 02:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Monday, 16 January 2006 02:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― disco violence (disco violence), Monday, 16 January 2006 04:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― disco violence (disco violence), Monday, 16 January 2006 04:31 (eighteen years ago) link
― disco violence (disco violence), Monday, 16 January 2006 04:42 (eighteen years ago) link
― sovietpanda (sovietpanda), Monday, 16 January 2006 05:47 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dom iNut (donut), Monday, 16 January 2006 06:34 (eighteen years ago) link
i can't think back to this experience without cringing.
― bell labs (bell_labs), Monday, 16 January 2006 18:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 16 January 2006 19:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― Renard (Renard), Monday, 16 January 2006 19:54 (eighteen years ago) link
― nancyboy (nancyboy), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 11:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 11:15 (eighteen years ago) link
no, have a need for a breathy, "sincere" Ween. I have not yet tried the CD myself.
― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 11:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― klee (klee), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 12:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 12:48 (eighteen years ago) link
do you like it?
― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 12:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― jed_ (jed), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 13:17 (eighteen years ago) link
there's also the Over and Over / Just Like We single, which I guess is a preview of their second record
― Renard (Renard), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 18:14 (eighteen years ago) link
― adamrl (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 18:24 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dom iNut (donut), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 18:26 (eighteen years ago) link
― imbidimts, Tuesday, 17 January 2006 19:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― telephone thing, Tuesday, 17 January 2006 19:29 (eighteen years ago) link
― team jaxon (jaxon), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 05:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― team jaxon (jaxon), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 05:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― cutty (mcutt), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 05:58 (eighteen years ago) link
― nervous (cochere), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 06:01 (eighteen years ago) link
is this gonna be on DFA?
― team jaxon (jaxon), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 06:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― team jaxon (jaxon), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 06:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― echodex (echodex), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 06:48 (eighteen years ago) link
Huarache Lights, Started Right and the title track are the keepers for me. KP OTM about the lack of big moments though. It's all happening within a narrow bandwidth. And much though I love the band I've never quite come around to Alexis's voice but I love Joe's. In Our Heads had the perfect Alexis:Joe balance. This one doesn't.
― Continue your brooding monologue (Re-Make/Re-Model), Friday, 29 May 2015 13:54 (eight years ago) link
Just read the Pitchfork review. Nails it.
― Continue your brooding monologue (Re-Make/Re-Model), Friday, 29 May 2015 13:56 (eight years ago) link
It also moves towards a slightly sparser sound than the last record and that really doesn't do Alexis any favours.
― Matt DC, Friday, 29 May 2015 14:11 (eight years ago) link
It's weird to have a band where I love the songwriting and sound so much that I'm a fan despite disliking the lead singer (the voice, not the person).
― Continue your brooding monologue (Re-Make/Re-Model), Friday, 29 May 2015 15:34 (eight years ago) link
Need You Know is a banger. Highlight of this one for me.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 25 July 2015 20:58 (eight years ago) link
Now not Know
Love this band, but still haven't given the latest album much time, in no small part because seeing the Need You Now name immediately makes me think of the Cut Copy song.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 25 July 2015 21:01 (eight years ago) link
No, if anything it sounds like Moby being remixed by Delorean. Listen to it. Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfH5LmhvQQk
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 25 July 2015 21:38 (eight years ago) link
Oh, I've heard it, just haven't really gone back to the album. I'd still rather listen to Cut Copy's "Need You Now."
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 26 July 2015 13:00 (eight years ago) link
I still really like the album but I was obsessed with One Life Stand and In Our Heads when they came out and it just hasn't been the same this time round. It needs a few more Flutes/Let Me Be Him/Don't Deny Your Heart moments.
― Kitchen Person, Sunday, 26 July 2015 14:33 (eight years ago) link
lol i already get cut copy and hot chip confused as it is, this is just going to make it worse
― D-30 (gr8080), Monday, 27 July 2015 14:14 (eight years ago) link
like just now i was like "wtf is moka talking about, 'need you now' is like 4 years old"
― D-30 (gr8080), Monday, 27 July 2015 14:15 (eight years ago) link
Nobody interested in the Joe Goddard album? Last Hot Chip album was a bit disappointing, but this is up there with with One Life Stand in the Hot Chip canon.
― Dan Worsley, Monday, 24 April 2017 14:29 (seven years ago) link
i just put this on out of curiosity and i love it
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Monday, 24 April 2017 14:34 (seven years ago) link
Yeah it's great, expanding the roster of singers was a very smart move.
― Matt DC, Monday, 24 April 2017 15:41 (seven years ago) link
Goddard's "Electric Lines" is great, hope it doesn't get totally lost/ignored in the infinite shuffle.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 29 August 2017 17:35 (six years ago) link
Definitely one of my most listened to albums of the year so far
― groovypanda, Monday, 4 September 2017 07:50 (six years ago) link
After the high of Goddard's album, Alexis Taylor's new one is something of a disappointment.
― groovypanda, Friday, 4 May 2018 10:15 (six years ago) link
Back to being classic based on first listen, lush second summer of love vibe to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJh_tYip-ns
― Dan Worsley, Friday, 5 April 2019 07:40 (five years ago) link
There’s a rather clever narrative video too, but doesn’t foreground the track, though will be the one to get attention.*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOnMZALLQPk
*see it worked
― Dan Worsley, Friday, 5 April 2019 07:43 (five years ago) link
That's a great video, as good as "I Feel Better."
I should relisten to "Why Make Sense," I don't remember a thing about it, though Joe Goddard's last album was great.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 5 April 2019 11:43 (five years ago) link
I saw Hot Chip at Glastonbury after Why Make Sense came out. IIRC they didn't play a single song from it.
― Matt DC, Friday, 5 April 2019 11:47 (five years ago) link
I could have sworn the last couple of times through town here they only played festivals, so maybe they have a sequenced "hits" set?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 5 April 2019 11:57 (five years ago) link
WMS' title track is one of their best songs imho
― Simon H., Friday, 5 April 2019 12:07 (five years ago) link
My exceptions were weirdly low for the new album considering they were one of my favourite bands going during the One Life Stand/In Our Heads eras, but I'm really enjoying it. The second half in particular is so strong.
― kitchen person, Saturday, 22 June 2019 04:50 (four years ago) link
Is it just me or do the first two songs have pretty much the same vocal melody in the chorus?
― Matt DC, Saturday, 22 June 2019 08:39 (four years ago) link
1) Thank you for reminding me that this is now out.2) I had no idea that Philippe Zdar worked on it, RIP.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 22 June 2019 12:46 (four years ago) link
okay, at least on this day I love this album so much I played it a second time right after I played it the first time.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 22 June 2019 15:37 (four years ago) link
its hard to think of a band that more desperately needs to release a live album
― ufo, Saturday, 22 June 2019 15:55 (four years ago) link
or, for that matter, a band whose recorded output gives no real indication of how great they are as a live act.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 22 June 2019 16:17 (four years ago) link
they did a live album nine years ago:
http://bpm-sfx.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/livealexandrapalace1011-840x560.jpg
(and an itunes-only live EP in 2008)
agree that they should have two live albums a year though
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Saturday, 22 June 2019 19:24 (four years ago) link
― Josh in Chicago
Yeah, I've played this album three times today and it's such a delight. Those last four songs are really doing it for me, especially Why Does My Mind.
― kitchen person, Sunday, 23 June 2019 01:27 (four years ago) link
I see they’ve also joined ranks with lcd in having godawful album art.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Sunday, 23 June 2019 13:49 (four years ago) link
I don't think they've ever had really great artwork, but yes this is a particular low point for them.
― kitchen person, Sunday, 23 June 2019 14:53 (four years ago) link
Coming On Strong and The Warning are fine, they have a good ~brand identity~ that fits the band's semi-tentative sound at the time. The no-copy-the-same-colour gag on the last one was fun, or would have been in record shops (the bonus EP only came if you bought direct from EMI in Australia). The new one is atrocious.
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Sunday, 23 June 2019 21:04 (four years ago) link
Surprising how poor a lot of their artwork is when you look at their videos. They clearly have a visual sense but is best realised in a performative medium.
― Dan Worsley, Sunday, 23 June 2019 21:22 (four years ago) link
watching a live session rn and the front half of the band are wearing suits made out of the album art, Split Enz-style
Alexis' hair is even dyed to match it
― quelle sprocket damage (sic), Monday, 24 June 2019 20:30 (four years ago) link
I find this album kind of boring, tbqh
― jaymc, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 03:29 (four years ago) link
'Positive' and 'Why Does My Mind' are the highlights for me.
― KevRus, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 23:54 (four years ago) link
Another great video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24XoV5kSkks
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 4 September 2019 11:00 (four years ago) link
Ah, that's so great. People really slept on how great the new album is.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 4 September 2019 13:39 (four years ago) link
The Joe Goddard/Amy Douglas side project Hard Feelings' album is smart, sassy dance pop. Recommended for anyone missing Jessie Ware or Roisin Murphy.
― Dan Worsley, Saturday, 6 November 2021 14:58 (two years ago) link
New one is really great, especially the title track. Seems like a lot of people have fallen off with these guys, but I think they're still putting out some really great records.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 15 September 2022 15:13 (one year ago) link
Case in point: love this group but did not know they had a new record. But now I do!
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 15 September 2022 15:16 (one year ago) link
The new album's good!
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 September 2022 16:13 (one year ago) link
I need to spend more time with the new one. It feels like they peaked with One Life Stand and In Our Heads, but those last two albums were really good. They're still yet to put out a bad album.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 15 September 2022 18:49 (one year ago) link
first posted this on the Cup Copy thread by mistake
I played the new album Feaksout/Release over the weekend and it was decent. Not really a fan of the lead single but liked the album. First time have checked out something new by them and will revisit at some point this year.
― Bee OK, Monday, 3 October 2022 18:50 (one year ago) link