Courtney Barnett, I like her

She was terrific at a festival in Minneapolis a few weeks ago, too. Her soloing and vocals on "Small Poppies" were really heavy. Was Sheryl Crow ever such an intense performer?

How do the festie crowds react? She a hit?

Hard to tell. At my show she began rather tentatively.

(a) I saw Ms Barnett play a small pub in Hobart late last year, I have never seen a human enjoy playing the guitar as much as she does.
and (b) my nine year old daughter, who is waking up to a deep interest in music I think, is OBSESSED with this record, knows the lyrics inside out. I think it might be her "ground zero".

<3

I love the way she plays guitar in concert, physically, slinging it up and down and waving her arm at it like you're not sure she's even going to hit the strings. Like it's an extension of her body, but a kind of awkward extension that she can't help flailing around with.

Just noticed what sounded like her on a TCM commercial, and indeed it is ("Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party"). Still haven't gotten around to the album. I did like that one better than the other two I've heard.

When I saw C.B. there was to my right a young girl on her dad's shoulders, singing along tentatively w/ "Avant Gardener." Couldn't tell if she'd been coached or if it was genuine, but either way I think Barnett provides a good opportunity for adults to invite kids to their musical world.

She is such an amazing guitarist. Everyone talks about her as a lyricist so it took seeing her live to understand that her guitar playing is really what shapes her songs.

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/11755062_979509195402558_5882669198378646600_n.jpg?oh=a190f8c462287979d9fa00307e26c007&oe=565658D4

They'll callus soon enough.

When I saw C.B. there was to my right a young girl on her dad's shoulders, singing along tentatively w/ "Avant Gardener." Couldn't tell if she'd been coached or if it was genuine, but either way I think Barnett provides a good opportunity for adults to invite kids to their musical world.

My five-year old daughter is always "oh I love this song!" when Elevator Operator comes on in the car.

Wonder how loud they got at the Newport Folk festival (which I guess goes beyond folk these days)? Saw photos but didn't look for video

Sharing an ACL ep with Gary Clark Jr. which'll debut on/around Halloween.

more decent aussie stuff ive heard lately - Good Morning, Twerps

Twerps are ace

Maybe someone could start an Aussie music thread? Not me*, but I would occasionally consider lurking. No general threads showed up in a search – and it's been a long time since S/D Aussie Music Videos and What is the greatest Australian single of the last 25 years? (10 years ago).

* sadly I'd need one of these first

Feel like there has been talk about this sort of music generally in the Dick Diver thread.

Courtney Barnett, The Grammys Like Her

Best New Artist nod

she's playing SNL's season finale. i find this fairly shocking.

how come? i bet the sound will be shitty

really excited to see her tonight. glad she's doing one last victory lap tour for this record. i only heard it after she had been thru last year. also just found out the opening band The Sandwich Police has Evan Dando in it???

Fun show?

She was good enough on Saturday Night Live. I guess she likes having the mikestand set up high, and standing on her toes to reach it...

it was good. she seemed a little tired, sorta just barreled thru the set. not surprised, she's been playing the same songs - except for Three Packs a Day and Pickles from the Jar - for 2 years now. maybe she got stoned with evan dando beforehand. i'm bummed that she doesn't have a second guitarist, I love her lead playing on the record. songs like Depreston and Sleepless in New York felt empty without their lead lines.

http://i.imgur.com/qL2Fvbg.jpg
L-R C. Barnett, Callie (age 10), J. Cloher

i need to get the records. i like listening to her a lot. i love her voice. i get the sheryl thing more than the liz thing mentioned on here. also i'll bet she was a fan of car wheels on a gravel road. (i'd much rather listen to courtney than lucinda though...)

huh...anyone heard this?
http://pitchfork.com/news/73817-kurt-vile-and-courtney-barnett-announce-tour-new-collaborative-album/

I wish I could be more excited about this, but frankly Vile puts me to sleep.

me too... this is a drag. was hoping for a new solo record from her this year

kurt and courtney!

maybe she will teach him how to rock out

i dont think courtney barnett will be teaching anyone to rock out tbh

have you not dozed through kurt vile

no but ive dozed through courtney barnett

aw i like her

Courtney Barnett, i like her

yeah I like her too and she certainly knows how to rock out

I have actually witnessed her rocking out in concert, p cool

they're both great, should be a great collabo and tour. they can probably share clothes.

wow 3 chicago dates, gonna try and do the bottle since it's probably my last opportunity to see kv at a venue so small

fucking hell get this drongo out the paint already

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hell yea

depreston destroys me, what a song

oh man i've been playing that one a lot the past couple days. an instant classic, and only two chords. imagine the feeling of writing a song like that - it has an elemental simplicity & elusive power

glad this wasn't a bump for her new record with Kurt Vile. not really psyched on the single

cheers flappy

That nee Kurt Vile/ Courtney song is great wtf

If you like Vile's music that is.

New

I didn't really like the new single either, and I like Kurt Vile. But then again, I don't really like Barnett's music much, and I much prefer Vile's earlier music, so perhaps I just don't like new things

Lol

I'm not a Vile fan either, despite his associations with things I love (The Best Show with Tom Scharpling, and now Courtney), and this song bores me in exactly the same way that everything else I've heard from him does. But if this is the only new Courtney Barnett music I'm going to get for now, I'll check the album out.

Interesting, i feel exactly the same thing but replace Courtney with Kurt in your comment