people get really excited about posting something and get loose with the criteria. I did it too
― brimstead, Thursday, 14 May 2020 18:22 (four years ago) link
The song that actually sounds just like "Oh Sweet Nuthin'" is "Lonesome Surprise" by Refrigerator
https://youtu.be/CsLEg0rL_kA
also notably covered by the Mountain Goats
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 14 May 2020 21:19 (four years ago) link
I see what people above mean by their Pavement choices, but to me the obvious Pavement track for this is "Summer Babe"
And finally, the song that really hits this vibe for me is Beta Band, "Dry The Rain," but I'm not sure if everyone will agree.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 14 May 2020 21:20 (four years ago) link
dry the rain works imo, not just the vibe but the second half (the "i will be your light" bit) uses that I-bVII-IV chord progression
― sleight return (voodoo chili), Thursday, 14 May 2020 21:23 (four years ago) link
Good pick, yes.
― Mark G, Thursday, 14 May 2020 22:40 (four years ago) link
The Clientele - Lamplight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBG11b-nyCs
― that's not my post, Friday, 15 May 2020 05:00 (four years ago) link
if the Pooh Sticks' I'm In You isn't what your looking for then I don't understand anything any more...https://youtu.be/G73QcThB5_o
― thomasintrouble, Friday, 15 May 2020 07:57 (four years ago) link
sweet jane
― time is running out to pitch in $5 (Karl Malone), Thursday, 25 June 2020 16:34 (three years ago) link
So, J0rdan S., which suggestions hit the mark?
― Hideous Lump, Friday, 26 June 2020 03:15 (three years ago) link
the Kurt Vile versions of “Baby’s Arms” with the Sadies would fit, although my first thought when seeing the thread was KV.
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Friday, 26 June 2020 03:40 (three years ago) link
Also the new Stephen Malkmus “Traditional Techniques”album
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Friday, 26 June 2020 03:42 (three years ago) link
Michael Chapman - “Aviator”
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Friday, 26 June 2020 03:43 (three years ago) link
fleetwood mac - wish you were here
― J0rdan S., Monday, 12 April 2021 19:02 (three years ago) link
swervedriver - good ships
― brimstead, Monday, 12 April 2021 19:52 (three years ago) link
Any number of Neil Young songs.
― Duncan Disorderly (Tom D.), Monday, 12 April 2021 20:19 (three years ago) link
Link Wray, the Rise and Fall of Jimmy Stokes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNadDwAxpX0
― bulb after bulb, Monday, 12 April 2021 20:58 (three years ago) link
― Duncan Disorderly (Tom D.), Monday, April 12, 2021 4:19 PM (one hour ago)
post them
― J0rdan S., Monday, 12 April 2021 21:22 (three years ago) link
maybe “on the beach”?
― brimstead, Monday, 12 April 2021 21:26 (three years ago) link
Sir Douglas Quintet: "If She'd Only Come To Me"
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 12 April 2021 21:28 (three years ago) link
ZZ Top: "Sure Got Cold After The Rain Fell" & "Asleep In The Desert"
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 12 April 2021 21:33 (three years ago) link
I'm guessing Jonathan Richman's has loads of songs that do.
― Mark G, Monday, 12 April 2021 21:34 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9CkvAQkQLs
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Monday, 12 April 2021 21:53 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuwBy6Hc_l8
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Monday, 12 April 2021 21:54 (three years ago) link
not an acoustic-y vaguely stonery and morose epic, but i always hear the intro to this and think he's gonna come in singing "say a word for jimmy brown"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yviz-lae26Q
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Friday, 16 April 2021 13:39 (three years ago) link
Nice.
― Authoritarian Steaks (Tom D.), Friday, 16 April 2021 14:01 (three years ago) link
mary chapin carpenter - “between the dirt and the stars”
― J0rdan S., Monday, 26 July 2021 21:41 (two years ago) link
justus köhncke/andreas doran - “abermorgen”(samples/based on opening of csny’s “helpless”)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJOqwH0q2kE
― brimstead, Monday, 26 July 2021 23:31 (two years ago) link
Few tracks hit the mark for me in this thread. People do hear music in different ways I guess. For me Sweet Nuthin’ has a very chill - almost slacker rock - vibe. These haven’t been mentioned yet… so here’s my playlist which might only hit the mark for me too:
JJ Cale - CherryFaces - DebrisBonnie Rait - Thank YouDavid Bowie - space oddityKurt Vile - BassackwardsTim Buckley - buzzin flyThe Byrds - what’s happeningPink Floyd - fat old sunCrosby, Stills & Nash - wooden shipsRolling Stones - can’t always get what you wantThe Kinks - StrangersCourtney Barnett - avant gardener
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 27 July 2021 10:20 (two years ago) link
good list
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 27 July 2021 12:29 (two years ago) link
i posted “debris” upthread, one of my fav songs ever
― bezos did the dub (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 27 July 2021 13:07 (two years ago) link
Ah sorry voodoo I didn’t see it! Wholeheartedly agree that they share the same sort of dna.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 27 July 2021 14:58 (two years ago) link
fantastic playlist. yeah i always heard "nuthin" in the same way, not somorose but more like stoned in the backyard on a sunny day
― nobody like my rap (One Eye Open), Tuesday, 27 July 2021 15:46 (two years ago) link
al green - georgia boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJFaRO-Mwa0
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Tuesday, 27 July 2021 15:57 (two years ago) link
highest concentration of what i look for in this thread in that post there, thanks!
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 27 July 2021 16:02 (two years ago) link
word. the asmr breathy stuff he does at the beginning is sooo good and always makes me feel stoned in the happiest, most relaxed way.
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Tuesday, 27 July 2021 16:11 (two years ago) link
Confused the "it's not easy" song by Ofege with one by Extra Golden which isn't really similar to Ofege or VU but it's a very laidback song that could fit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdElyG2ot84
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 03:47 (two years ago) link
'can't you see' is so good
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 03:53 (two years ago) link
Extra Golden are interesting was it Washington Dc based postrock band players met some people from my dad's tribe who played Benga and united I think including combining names.I have an earlier set by them called Thankyou Very Quickly from about 10 years ago.
― Stevolende, Wednesday, 28 July 2021 11:55 (two years ago) link
'i shall be released'
― mookieproof, Sunday, 15 August 2021 00:26 (two years ago) link
The entirety of Pavement’s first Peel Session sort of has this melancholy, rockin’-out-through-wistful-tears vibe in my mind.
― Shallot Shortage 2021 (morrisp), Sunday, 15 August 2021 02:20 (two years ago) link
idk if “watch me” by labi siffre sounds like “oh sweet nuthin,” but it does sound like “debris”
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Saturday, 28 August 2021 16:05 (two years ago) link
Junior Byles - A Matter of Time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSmRgzlvkbw
― Taliban! (PBKR), Monday, 30 August 2021 17:00 (two years ago) link
nice.
― bulb after bulb, Monday, 30 August 2021 17:12 (two years ago) link
wow
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Monday, 30 August 2021 17:17 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKznsR6ABlA
not perfect match, but aligns with the acoustic/stoned feel of oh sweet nuthin. been hooked on this the last few days
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 4 October 2021 16:22 (two years ago) link
This could almost be an If Only I Could Remember My Name outtake.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Monday, 4 October 2021 16:43 (two years ago) link
one of the fellows in this group went on to found the knack, oddly
― global tetrahedron, Monday, 4 October 2021 16:49 (two years ago) link
was “The House Always Wins” by The Clientele mentioned?
― Western® with Bacon Flavor, Monday, 4 October 2021 20:36 (two years ago) link
no, but 'lamplight' was
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 5 October 2021 01:53 (two years ago) link