Gang Gang Dance LP

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who's going to see that at Dingwalls on June 1? Long overdue, especially after they had to cancel earlier in the year after the fire in Holland

^see them

I was really excited for the original gig, and really gutted that they had to cancel, but now I'm not so sure. Partly 'cos it's a Monday and I have stuff to do on Mondays, partly 'cos everyone else who'd come with me is going to see Tenniscoats that night, which I actually have a ticket for already - I think I'd rather see GGD, but part of me thinks I should use the conflict to decide going to evening class is best. Listened to the album again to try and get enthusiastic, but it didn't quite work, not sure why.

Listening to Saint Dymphna on Spotify right now...I get it, I get it. It's so eclectic: I can hear these really well-executed touches of Afro-pop, UK garage, new wave, but mainly it reminds me of Black Dice if they actually lived up to James Murphy's description as a 'pop band'.

New album, s'il vous plait?

itsa comin: http://stereogum.com/635141/gang-gang-dance-eye-contact/news/

I'm so excited for this. 3 years seems like a long time between drinks with these Brooklyn bands.

That one fire really stopped then in their tracks like *forever*.

you guys should seek out Kamakura in the meantime—nice stopgap EP

Yeah I really like Kamakura.

Not heard of them, where are they from?

It's the 15 minute single track EP Gang Gang did for <a href=https://www.southern.net/eu-shop/index.php?artists_id=1649&typefilter=artists_id&main_page=index>;Latitudes</a>.

Interesting.

Oh duh, not a band then!

hence my posting it in the GGD thread—and referring to it as an EP :)

New album is great — even richer and fuller than the last one i think. A couple songs, including a disco track, are the poppiest stuff they've ever done

ordinarily what you just said would scare the shit out of me but after House Jam i'm cool with them doing disco and pop.

whaaaaaat!!!

this sounds so so so rad

That ReleaseRPM track with Lizzie on it is terrific by the way. Psyched for this.

i love their poppier stuff

It's the 15 minute single track EP Gang Gang did for <a href=https://www.southern.net/eu-shop/index.php?artists_id=1649&typefilter=artists_id&main_page=index>;;Latitudes</a>.

rah this is really strong, completely passed me by!

yesssss

um this album is BLOWING MY MIND

every song is so BIG

oh god i typed 'Gang Gang Dance' into my favourite dupecheck to see if it had leaked and the results were o_O

Wow, didn't realise it was out so soon. Really excited about this. Does it merit its own thread?

i haven't heard it but, yes, yes it does.

so excited

someone start a thread!

this is on my 'most anticipated 2011' shortlist easy

yeah it merits it's own thread... before it's even leaked. wtf? NO!

it's more interesting/informative to keep threads rolling imho and as someone who's also anticipating this, but feels like ilx has gone to sh!t pretty badly in the last few years I can't condone the retardness (despite being guilty of it myself here now & then...!)

Yeah heaven help we start a thread anticipating a record by a band whose last album was one of ILM's top 5 of that year. Of all the things to get weirdly meta about.

it's funny how arbitrary the new-thread-for-new-album process is - both of the new amerykah albums have been anticipated and adored on an old general badu thread dating back to 03, i believe, w/no problems!

have people on this thread heard the new album Eye Contact yet? that's all I want to know...

Yeah, as an ilx user since when it was just ILM, I can't see why anyone would have a problem with a thread for an anticipated album.

Only just caught on to this band though, so great stuff on the last album especially Vacuum, but then I've always been an MBV stan.

have people on this thread heard the new album Eye Contact yet? that's all I want to know...

yes. it's really excellent.

Really looking forward to new Gang Gang, one of my fave bands for sure.

Xpost how has this been allowed to happen? How have you heard this?

the usual, sent a promo #thelastremainingperkofmusicjournalism

Argh!

lex i envy u so bad

aw man i gotta wait until may for this

damn professionals!

yah maybe you wont have to wait until may why because things leak why because of various reasons

i don't do leaks!

oh man but then how do u keep up w/ new music. release dates are for albums when they are old now.

http://pitchfork.com/news/41730-hear-an-11-minute-new-gang-gang-dance-song/

cover art is OMG-level awesome

http://cdn.pitchfork.com/media/GGDCoverArt.jpg