SKY FERREIRA

oh noes not the dev lurgies. idk those first three sound perfectly of a piece to me, surely occasional ploddingess is the very hallmark of sulky juvenilia? like even if his involvement were the case those are all looks he glommed off 90s ogs in the first place anyway so it's not an issue in this context really.

tbh without the groundwork laid down by those first three it's not even half the record imo, regardless of their individual quality

like even if his involvement were the case those are all looks he glommed off 90s ogs in the first place anyway so it's not an issue in this context really

Examples or it didn't happen. I think this particular kind of ploddingness is a distinctly post-2000 phenomenon really, there's a lot more fire in the even the most generic of the 90s acts we're discussing.

look at this narc shaking me down for deets. it's the vibes bro

first twinge of recognition for me was... JAMC. haha. crazy. ;)

...and that was before reading n's article! :o

A friend on Facebook said Live Through This meets Erotica but surely it can't be THAT good.

hang on .. is that referring to madonnas erotica, or the darling buds ?

given the references to jamc/ravonettes etc, i am hoping its the darling buds as i could really do with more of that kind of stuff.

Melody of "Boys" is very "Common People"

Anyone else think the first three songs are by miles the weakest here

"boys" is awesome imo, great chorus

Totally agree that the second half of this stronger, I actually think from Omanko onwards is just about perfect. The first five songs are good but seem throwaway compared to what comes later. Those first few songs in particular remind me of Ladyhawke (on her first album when she was almost great)

Serious album of the year contender for me already.

i really like every song on this now

https://twitter.com/ParisHilton/status/395752894890131457

The first five songs are good but seem throwaway compared to what comes later.

Really? But..."I Blame Myself"...

i would semi-agree with matt dc on "first three" but more in an rtc sense of them setting the groundwork v effectively before the album really lifts off with "nobody asked me..."

this album is very consistently good after that but if there's a standout it's "i blame myself" for sure

idk if i'm in a mood today or w/e (tbf i was never like this album was anything higher than a 7, point... 4?) but right now i'm realy feeling like every song could stand to be a minute shorter and snappier

what new wave / no wave thing is 'omanko' specifically reminiscent of, like the melody? wanna say the waitresses or something but it's not

(nb except 'you're not the one', that has my permission to go on for ten minutes)

I think I just hate it when songwriters remove the slightest bit of rhythmic interest from vocal lines, like even the rhythm of natural speech patterns is removed, so it just sounds clumsy and awkward. It makes it difficult for me to rate any song that does that.

Yeah, there's a weird dead flat to the beat vocal craze going on at the moment. I think Losing You by Solange is the best example of this, it's sung at if it were quantized. If used well this vocal thing can be interesting but it often makes the track feel sterile. Part of the reason that Haim album is so fun is the top line melodies.

blame the arcade fire xp

OK, I went to listen to this, finally, and saw the title "Heavy Metal Heart" and played that first, and now it's half an hour later and I haven't moved on to the rest of it yet.

"Omanko" has an "OLV 26" vibe

there are def rhythmically interesting vocal lines on this album, like on "kristine" in particular

"Omanko" has an "OLV 26" vibe

― J. Sam

Yeah I can see that. I was thinking Broadcast when I first heard that one, probably explains why it's my favourite song at the moment.

Totally take back what I said about the first five songs sounding a bit throwaway, they've grown on me a lot. This is a great album!

Also did the CD of this get cancelled? Amazon no longer has a release date listed.

i guess vinyl's out of the question too

apparently she said on facebook that she's trying to put out a vinyl version herself? the post was deleted tho so who knows if it will actually happen: http://www.gigwise.com/news/85450/sky-ferreira-to-self-produce-album-vinyls-after-label-refuses

I Will on repeat x 1000

The CD might be this coming Tuesday if we're lucky- that's the release date for the mp3 version on Amazon, anyway, and I suspect this might just be down to iTunes exclusivity for a week.

Now that I'm listening to this I get quite a strong No Doubt second album vibe from some of this.

It's good!

"Love in Stereo" is my jam.

She's so high in this interview: http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2013/10/sky-ferreira-arrest-bust-interview

soooo high

Also, who knew John Norris was still on tv.

a lot of this sounds like some part-sparkly, part-meaty 1990s alterna-album that impresses a lot on first listens but then gets shelved for the duration. some of it sounds quite a bit better than that. i'm probably the 1,000th person to say this but a bunch of the songs are pretty underdeveloped.

3 stars

her voice has a lot of character though, which bodes well.

if this ever comes to spotify soon maybe i'll listen

I'll def listen, but I'm also waiting for Sptfy.

a relief after Arcade Fire ***

soooo high

― Johnny Fever, Saturday, November 2, 2013 6:41 AM (15 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hard to watch

this is finally on Sptfy

been playing "I Blame Myself" over and over and over and over and over and over and over

yep

i do not like this record even a little bit anymore, aside from "you're not the one" and kinda sorta "i blame myself"

Oh well.

I am in the exact same boat as Brad. Altho I semi-like Heavy Metal Heart and Aint Your Right too. Very weak overall, not the kind of sounds I was expecting or wanting. Sad cos Ur Knot Tha 1 is an unparalleled belter.

I think "24 Hours" is the only weak link on here.

^ musically, it's def in my wheelhouse, but as a whole it seems really janky and trite.

For contrast: I think this is an album-of-the-year candidate.

I don't have many candidates, so this would be one of them.

Yeah this is up there for me, probably just behind the Goldfrapp album for album of the year.

Don't really think there is a weak link but Ain't Your Right is probably the only song I kind of forget about. My favourite song on here keeps changing but right now it's I Will.