rolling emo/pop-punk/shimmering maj9 chords 2019

copeland ranked:

ixora
you are my sunshine
in motion
eat sleep repeat
beneath medicine tree

it does not seem like such a daunting discography but each record is such a stylistic leap that you tend to dwell on 1-2 at a time

new martha!

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

still at work so haven't been able to listen yet but martha are thread deserving imo

they certainly are

martha rule and this song rules

a thread for martha - indiepop punk from pity me, durham

ok the video for the Pup single is worthy of mention

https://youtu.be/3iVrOOCYD80

copeland ranked:

ixora
you are my sunshine
in motion
eat sleep repeat
beneath medicine tree

it does not seem like such a daunting discography but each record is such a stylistic leap that you tend to dwell on 1-2 at a time

― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, January 28, 2019 11:33 AM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

current rankings for me:

— in moton (perfect alb)
— beneath medicine tree (feels a little more of its time than the others but it's all wrapped in a sweet concept which still resonates with me)
— eat sleep repeat (beginning to stretch out a little on this one, I saw them in san antonio during this tour) title track is a top 5 copeland track for me)
— you are my sunshine (was losing touch with this type of music a bit around this time, not as deeply engrained in me but it it is great)
— ixora (admittedly need to spend more time with this, and ixora twin)

not a bad or even ok album in the discography. they havent missed yet.

in motion is def perfect

it's really tied with sunshine in that ranking

not sure what it is about ixora but it's a perfect union of consistent mood and aaron marsh's songwriting expanding to previously unmet horizons. "erase" is some kind of perfect song

if i had to guess blushing seems like it's gonna be the indoor record to ixora's outdoors

i also really love esr and bmt they're all good

lol that PUP video has so much going on, it's crazy. I admire a band that can totally eclipse their own song by overloading you with visual content!

New Martha is sounding very charming.

a friend of a friend of mine directed it so I heard the basic synopsis in advance but it was much more elaborate than I imagined

I think it’s a great video, just yeah, so elaborate! Will need a few rewatches to absorb the details.

Oh, not exactly the right thread, but I saw Swearin’ last night and they have such a lovely energy together and the whole gig felt very warm. They didn’t play Oil and Water though, which was regretful.

Swearin' fits just fine here, I think

^^^ especially since whenever irrational posts i get "irrational" stuck in my head

there's a new Partner song but it's not up to par with their best work tbh

when i saw them live last year they seemed about to make a dramatic stylistic shift that i don't know if i wanna follow them down. gonna check out the song anyway

Did you guys know about MIKE KROL?

I just found out because of this new album: https://mikekrol.bandcamp.com/album/power-chords

Listening to his first and second albums will cost you a combined 35 minutes and I highly recommend it. The most fun power pop in the world, and that's saying something.

I honestly don't know if post-hardcore belongs here or in Rolling Metal but I saw Humanities, Ultra Love, and Dark Plains on the weekend and it was a really good show. Humanities recall Fugazi but are heavier, with some good noisy moments; probably some Shotmaker in there. Dark Plains is actually comprised of former members of Shotmaker, Okara, and Metz, and get into some almost pigfuck-like territory; sometimes even some blues-rock-informed riffs and cool lead guitar bits that I sometimes wish went on longer. I was most surprised by Ultra Love, whose Arpin produced a really satisfying wash of noise and dissonance, with tuneful bits, on a Les Paul in something of a post-metal/gaze dirge context.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0zcVEaAua0

laura stevenson here to crush me into emotional debris

new album, the big freeze, out march 29

Yeah that's a good song that I only started and didn't finish because trying to cut down on emotional breakdowns at work.

this new free throw song kicks ass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyXT6dgEHuM

As brad has surely already noticed, there's a new Blood Command song. It's decent.

i didn't notice! the last album did not live up to my expectations

gonna have to make a thread for the laura stevenson record i think

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp430TAx-uA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhhyrmF0C_s

this song is great and the whole idea is very cute and also surprise there's eva from charly bliss

Yeah they've been killing it with their videos and the song is strong too

the new Get Up Kids song is good!

https://youtu.be/n6zluCkD1mE

it really is! pryor's on a streak this year

also i love that there's going to be a song called "lou barlow" on the record

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM-2M6HO0Qg

owel continues to be incredible

Also there's a new Free Throw song out and it's delightful.

that Pitchfork feature today must have done its work cause I'm actually digging the hell out of the Wicca Phase Springs Eternal album

though the "rap" element is overstated, really it has more in common with the earlier Coma Cinema/Elvis Depressedly stuff imo

Yeah I’m not 100% sure what emo rap is supposed to be after listening to it but agree that it’s pretty great.

It's not very rappy. It's ok. A little slight to me.

there's a new Caracara song, from an EP out at month's end. How did I miss this?

https://caracaraphilly.bandcamp.com/

god bless Pup for playing national American teevee armed w/ a House of TARG shirt

https://youtu.be/Bv6_2J1A0rI

ha, that's awesome

new La Dispute is excellent on first listen, more concise and considered than the other stuff of theirs I've heard

gorgeous production/mixing, too

uh wow yeah this is p fucking incredible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VIFzraL-XI

the la dispute is ASTOUNDING wow

argument-era fugazi vibes emanating from "rhodonite and grief"

spliced with, like, brother, sister-era mewithoutYou

Yeah, it's really good. I own Wildlife and it's solid, but this is clearly several leagues better.

I find the guy's vocal approach really interesting too, that mix of rhythmic recitation, singing, and several steps in between.

god bless Drug Church for slotting in a small Toronto headlining show in the middle of their tour w Thrice

man, i don't "get" the Glass Beach record/love.

i've been listening to their album for what feels like 45 minutes and i'm on track 3

and i've tried it 3 or 4 times now ... i guess it's not for me, but is for everyone else

they have a thread btw

gonna start the 2020 emo thread shortly

I was about to pester you!

I'm a little late on this one, but if you love The Maine or fellow southwesterners Anarbor (their tracks "Freaking Out!" and "Every High Has a Come Down" especially), check out "Twilight (My Heaven) from Philly band Grayscale. This rowdy, driving tune is loaded with those little elements that you'll find in most great songs, like a glorious pre-chorus, a bass-drum fill (!) midway through the chorus amidst the huge harmonies, and a few moments of silence amidst it all; and it just sounds fantastic blasting on your car stereo with the windows down. ("Baby Blue", another standout track of theirs from '19 album Nella Vita, is in the spirit of The 1975's "She's American")

https://open.spotify.com/track/3EkFeBY9RmLIKxkJdXpGvi?si=kFYuAL-ySGmxEJbRy1KI_Q