Not sure how I missed this. Not too bad. I'm unfamiliar with the original. Even if they're not really the featured artists, it's cool to see them backing these two on vocals.
http://pitchfork.com/news/52417-watch-martina-topley-bird-mark-lanegan-and-warpaint-cover-the-xxs-crystalised/
― how's life, Monday, 28 October 2013 13:12 (ten years ago) link
Oh, and now this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnuFYYJHaY0&feature=youtu.be
― how's life, Monday, 28 October 2013 17:05 (ten years ago) link
Rough Trade is excited to announce Warpaint’s new self-titled album, set for release on 20th January 2014. ‘Warpaint’ is the follow-up to the LA four-piece’s critically acclaimed debut album ‘The Fool’ (2010). ‘Warpaint’ was co-produced by Warpaint and Flood (PJ Harvey, Sigur Ros, New Order, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Foals), and mixed by Flood and Nigel Godrich (Radiohead).
― how's life, Monday, 28 October 2013 17:11 (ten years ago) link
the first time the chorus hits is full on O_O killer
― Crackle Box, Monday, 28 October 2013 17:34 (ten years ago) link
looking forward to seeing em on wednesday
love it
― johnny crunch, Monday, 28 October 2013 17:43 (ten years ago) link
gonna hold out to hear this until the album comes out or I'm in a better location. love this band so much
― I can't keep up, I can't keep up, I can't keep up (calstars), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 00:21 (ten years ago) link
Hear a track from the LP, "Love Is to Die", below, and watch a teaser for the album directed by music video luminary Chris Cunningham. He also designed the cover art, above. Cunningham filmed and photographed the album recording process over the course of two years.
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― CAROUSEL! CAROUSEL! (Telephone thing), Tuesday, 29 October 2013 00:28 (ten years ago) link
Super into this. I was a hesitant at first, because sounds like they went through something different in the songwriting process from the last two records, but my reservations fell away after a few listens. Hope the album has more guitars on it though. Really into these guys as a guitar band. When they resurface at the end, they sound like something straight off of Disintegration. Jenny Lee Lindberg's bass sounds great, like really well-defined and up front.
― how's life, Tuesday, 29 October 2013 10:16 (ten years ago) link
goddamn they were amazing last night
― Crackle Box, Thursday, 31 October 2013 20:19 (ten years ago) link
stella and jen are just 0_0 as a rhythm section, heard stella doing some lovely jaki-esque drumming along with another drummer today
― Crackle Box, Thursday, 31 October 2013 20:22 (ten years ago) link
Stella tears it up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc3dE-b4Z1o
― I can't keep up, I can't keep up, I can't keep up (calstars), Thursday, 31 October 2013 21:27 (ten years ago) link
https://m.soundcloud.com/warpaintwarpaint/biggy-1
― how's life, Thursday, 5 December 2013 22:21 (ten years ago) link
I'm not really latching onto this one. I like the fuzzy synth bass, but other than that, it just kinda plods along.
― how's life, Friday, 6 December 2013 11:18 (ten years ago) link
Yep
― nostormo, Friday, 6 December 2013 11:30 (ten years ago) link
the beat is so '90s (which i've been hearing coming back lately, but idk).
― festival culture (Jordan), Friday, 6 December 2013 15:45 (ten years ago) link
ie the part of trip-hop that it's best to leave behind
― festival culture (Jordan), Friday, 6 December 2013 15:46 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, it definitely has an unremarkable 90s feel. But it's track 5 on the album, so maybe it's like a palate cleanser of some sort.
― how's life, Friday, 6 December 2013 16:06 (ten years ago) link
Seems like a weird choice to throw out there ahead of release date though.
― how's life, Friday, 6 December 2013 16:07 (ten years ago) link
I like it. But I have to be in a warpaint mood to listen to it, and that involves a lot of alcohol.
― I can't keep up, I can't keep up, I can't keep up (calstars), Saturday, 7 December 2013 00:24 (ten years ago) link
some snippets up on the german amazon
http://www.amazon.de/Warpaint/dp/B00HPX9X8K/ref=sr_1_5?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&sr=1-5&keywords=warpaint
― how's life, Saturday, 11 January 2014 00:12 (ten years ago) link
I think this record is going to sound a lot like Slowdive's "Sing"
― calstars, Saturday, 11 January 2014 20:34 (ten years ago) link
here's some crappy cellpwn pics I forgot to post from Warpaint @ The Whitney NYC 2010
http://imgur.com/a/hJksK
― a lake full of ancient spices (los blue jeans), Sunday, 12 January 2014 00:46 (ten years ago) link
New record is streaming...
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jan/13/warpaint-album-stream
― Toni Braxton-Hicks (Turrican), Monday, 13 January 2014 14:12 (ten years ago) link
Thank you!
― how's life, Monday, 13 January 2014 14:44 (ten years ago) link
Not sure if Biggy is different on the album than on the leak, but I like it better in context. Disco/Very is pretty great. So far really into this.
― how's life, Monday, 13 January 2014 14:55 (ten years ago) link
How the world does adore its rich white California girls
― Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Monday, 13 January 2014 15:44 (ten years ago) link
O_____________O
― how's life, Monday, 13 January 2014 15:53 (ten years ago) link
this is really pretty
― festival culture (Jordan), Monday, 13 January 2014 18:40 (ten years ago) link
That it is.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 13 January 2014 18:59 (ten years ago) link
Gorgeous, subtly unsettling stuff here. I'm really going to enjoy this album if I remember to return to it.
― Evan R, Monday, 13 January 2014 20:30 (ten years ago) link
This is a great album. Can't wait to own it on vinyl.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 13 January 2014 23:45 (ten years ago) link
So this is basically what I imagine Savages might sound like when they grow up. Something very Too Pure about it.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 17 January 2014 17:56 (ten years ago) link
You know, like Laika or Long Fin Kilie?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 17 January 2014 18:09 (ten years ago) link
First album I'm really enjoying this year. They have this great balance of having obvious reference points but mix them in a way so it doesn't matter, at least to me.
― Van Horn Street, Friday, 17 January 2014 22:25 (ten years ago) link
Tried in vain to get tix for tonight's show in Brooklyn
― calstars, Saturday, 18 January 2014 00:36 (ten years ago) link
I get the same kind of vibe from Warpaint as I do from early Verve... in the sense that my preferred listening mode for them is lights off, headphones on, horizontal, relax and just focus on nothing else. New album is no exception.
― Toni Braxton-Hicks (Turrican), Saturday, 18 January 2014 12:45 (ten years ago) link
A couple of things:
1. The album is definitely frontloaded to my ears. I don't think the album really keeps up the momentum of the first 7 tracks, although 'Drive' is definitely one of my favourite things on here.
2. 'Go In' strikes me as being the weakest track here. It's the one track on the album which I'm struggling to care for, and might rank as one of the weakest things Warpaint have ever recorded.
3. The 10th track is called 'CC', meaning that on the track listing, it's listed as '10. CC'... is this some kind of witty pun/in-joke on the band of the same name?
Overall though, I'm liking this record more than their first one, and I liked that one plenty enough!
― Toni Braxton-Hicks (Turrican), Saturday, 18 January 2014 14:52 (ten years ago) link
had a quick listen to the stream, gonna get proper copy as that only revealed.... it's gonna take a lot more listens (like the first). Do hope it's a grower,I couldn't love them more based on their past stuff.
― fndgo, Saturday, 18 January 2014 23:39 (ten years ago) link
agreed. I LOVE the Fool, messy weird production and mix choices included; but this isn't grabbing me the same way. There isn't anything on here as memorable as the best moments of the Fool. But it might have other charms, which will show up over time.
― akm, Sunday, 19 January 2014 18:05 (ten years ago) link
Stella's album
― calstars, Sunday, 19 January 2014 20:18 (ten years ago) link
Still really liking this a lot, and it opens up nicely with repeat listens. The last three or four songs might be my favorite stretch of the album. They're much tighter and more pointed than the dubby opening tracks; it's a really satisfying payoff. "Son" just floors me.
― Evan R, Monday, 20 January 2014 00:05 (ten years ago) link
i read
"soon" just floors me
there and had to think about old threads from around 2001/2002 when ned wrote about the last song from loveless...
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 20 January 2014 17:30 (ten years ago) link
Huh, between that and the 10CC thing it makes me wonder if the similarity is intentional, and if there are other track title tricks going on here. Most of the song titles are short, vague and not necessarily indicative of the songs.
― Evan R, Monday, 20 January 2014 17:38 (ten years ago) link
The anticipation is killing me today. Could only listen to the guardian stream through my office earbuds, of which only one bud is functioning.
― how's life, Monday, 20 January 2014 20:06 (ten years ago) link
this thread made me listen to this band (the fool) for the first time
holy shit this band is great, where have i been.
for some reason i thought they were more of the 2 ding-dongs and some old keyboards indie synth bullshit like chvrches and chillwave type shit
this is really striking, such great basslines and drumming
― Ronnie James 乒乓 (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 20 January 2014 20:11 (ten years ago) link
preview from the chris cunningham doc:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHKPdYX_OLQ
― how's life, Monday, 20 January 2014 21:31 (ten years ago) link
xp some good stuff on the exquisite corpse ep too so check that out. i'm hoping this is the album where they kinda put it all together.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 20 January 2014 21:34 (ten years ago) link
this album rules.
eagerly anticipating dog latin and imago's opinions on it exactly one year from now
― |$̲̅(̲̅ιοο̲̅)̲̅$̲̅| (gr8080), Wednesday, 22 January 2014 06:00 (ten years ago) link
It will get nudged from the 77th slot by a new Deafheaven album.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 22 January 2014 08:45 (ten years ago) link