HAIM

doing Beyoncé's XO:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01svkc4

This is a pretty steep mountain to climb and Este doesn't really have the chops, but I appreciate the effort.

Prefer their cover of Sheryl's "Strong Enough".

Well their cover of Strong Enough is one of the greatest things in the entire history of the universe, so yeah

Remember when that writer Scott Creney slammed Haim and some people thought it was sexist and his defenders adamantly insisted it wasn't because the biggest Haim fans were middle-aged men rather than young women? Having just seen them in London (great btw) I can categorically say that's not the case. Most overwhelmingly female crowd I've seen since Taylor Swift or Miguel.

how was it?

They've been touring for so long that they've got this down. Started with Falling & Change Your Mind, ended on Don't Save Me & Forever, encored with a Beyonce cover, The Wire and a drum-circle version of Let Me Go. My Song 5 sounded 10x better than on record, like Aaliyah + Black Sabbath. Atmosphere was joyous - the crowd were already going nuts during the warm-up DJ, which almost never happens outside of dance music shows. I get such a kick out of seeing a new band at exactly the right time, when they've nailed it, their big songs have been around just long enough to feel like classics and there's still that celebratory we-did-it vibe you only really get with debuts.

I don't know why I felt that revisiting my old beef with Collapseboard was the most interesting takeaway from a great show by ILX sweethearts Haim but there you go.

Ha, I hadn't thought of it but "My Song 5" totally does sound like those weird industrial songs at the end of Aaliyah.

yeah when i saw them live my song 5 was the biggest revelation

The other thing that struck me last night is how much the simplistic original tagline - "Fleetwood Mac meets R&B" - actually holds up. Not just because their two cover versions were Oh Well and XO but because they would sound so much more retro without the post-R&B attention to rhythm. They just don't move like a standard rock band.

my friends who dont like/get haim are also my friends who dont like r+b

Haim's only dipping their pinky toe into r&b waters, tho.

seems like some biblical punishment to have to be someone who doesn't "get" HAIM

xp dude they are like knee deep, are you kidding?

Just heard HAIM on a Target commercial

yeah me too!

my coworker said one of their songs was in an episode of Bates Motel. lol random

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpFbuJfj7rU

i feel like their music is just a bit too _busy_ too function optimally as the soundtrack to an ad. back to the ukulele covers of "it's a wonderful world," buys.

guys

have you seen tv ads lately

they use skrillex to sell hyundais, i don't think busy is a problem

have you seen tv ads lately

seen or watched? yes and no.

The T-Mobile ad I've been seeing on Hulu uses Martin Solveig & Dev. Haim practically is ukulele music in comparison.

whoa

https://soundcloud.com/haimtime/if-i-could-change-your-mind/

whoa.

yow

i can't listen at work. this is a bob mould cover right?

just coming to post that, pretty fun

http://www.gqmagazine.fr/uploads/images/thumbs/201414/73/final_haimscarf_original_jpg_2874_north_600x_white.jpg

USA world cup's jersey !

It'd be cool if there was a picture of Daft Punk with France's.

http://sneak-art.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Nouveau-maillot-nike-%C3%A9quipe-de-france-2014-mamadou-sakho.jpg

In the Coachella crowd, an Este bassface sign:

https://scontent-a-atl.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/t31.0-8/10257621_10152350800850449_7351207711528121640_o.jpg

genuine lol

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--TAvlkqsK--/c_fit,fl_progressive,w_636/l7ooqsl24xkvyx1zwvvm.jpg

awesome

I saw some of the Coachella performance and it was really good, the big hits were early on, and they sounded really cool. I bet it was awesome to dance to! The "Off the Wall"-era MJ nods I was picking up from the album production really came through live, the lead singer had all these awesome percussive vocal inflections sprinkled rhythmically on top of the groove. That girl w the bass face poster was right in front (which is pretty rude if u ask me), but the bass player just ignored it and kept kicking ass (or she thought it was funny).

this is old, but holy fuck the bass playing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JLa4lYGE5I

concert in two nights!

haim haimerson

My sister and I met Mama Haim at a show last summer. She's been having a vicarious blast managing/accompanying the tour(s). Look for her standing against a sidewall.

Fantastic show last night.

Want to see them live now. Looks like NYC is already way sold out and scalpers are charging 3x-4x.

they just added another Seattle show so hopefully I'll catch them this time

I've heard both Haim and Grimes in very normy chain stores lately.

haha i was in an old navy a few months ago and the girl working the register bolted (with a line!) to turn up the old navy radio REAL LOUD when grimes came on

Graims

yes!

Sooooooooooo good last night! Echoing what was mentioned upthread, "My Song 5" sounds incredible live. Pretty much all of their songs do, though, really.

Did you see them at the Tower? I was there too; it was excellent.

Yeah!

Where were you?

In general admission like halfway back, on Este's side.

I wish I got GA! I was on the balc but it was still good.