"This Is Happening": the third album by LCD Soundsystem

^^^the exact post i was going to make

Doesn't surprise me. I heard the new Band of Horses single on the local AAA station the other day.

i heard "Laredo" on the radio too

but it's, like, alright, here's a solid Band of Horses review: "i can sleep, i can sleeeeeeeeeeeep"

Bridwell wasn't even playing an instrument in the last video i saw of 'em -- maybe it was Letterman

they should seriously just call up Jim James and have him sing over the phone and the session dudes can play whatever and then we can all go home

as long as we're not all too tired to drive

incidentally i listened to the first BOH album last night and it's still beautiful

never really listened to anything very much beyond "The Funeral" or whatever, but man i played the shit out of that song. one of those permanently tied to a time in my life kind of deals. so, thanks to BB for that one

"st. augustine" was my personal favorite, but yeah that's pretty close to a classic album

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/7555/ff2cl.jpg

loooooooool

What the hell, what is that? (No, I will not say 'who is that')

iirc that is cap't beardo from band of horses.

The aliens are among us.

http://all4women.co.za/files/Alian-Allan.gif

i wanna join the fleet foxes

dare to dream.

great thread

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actually i like this disc a lot. do people here find the slow build on the first track overlong? i think it works very well, because it lulls you to sleep and then pops.

sorry -- it doesn't lull me to sleep. just a figure of speech. it leads me to believe there's no big payoff coming, and then delivers a big payoff.

First track is the worst, actually. Listening to my CD copy in the car, I thought, "Oh, I don't remember this going on so uninterestingly."

maybe you're wrong, and maybe i'm right

What the hell, what is that? (No, I will not say 'who is that')

lol irl

the build-and-pop in the first song is the best thing on the record, if the end of the track didn't go into the next one I would listen to it over and over

^^yes

First track is the worst, actually. Listening to my CD copy in the car, I thought, "Oh, I don't remember this going on so uninterestingly."

I disagree with this so much

the brittle, wearied lyrics with all of the little micro flourishes that pop in and out bookended by those ahs... it just fantastic (then again, I also love lyrical repetition)

I don't mind repetition, period, but after the first four or five minutes, when it restarts, I just tune out.

the song is an exercise in groove dissection and, as someone who likes to view music as aural Tinkertoys, it's really beautiful

one of my favorite tracks of the year, no doubt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUiTCmR1I9E

great news, Bridwell didn't make it into The Fleet Foxes, but some Vedder dude apparently snapped him up

credit to dan m for posting that first, over on 77

Really liking this album.

so where did it end up in the hot 200?

http://www.billboard.com/news#/news/glee-stops-the-show-at-no-1-stones-come-1004094028.story

Band of Horses and LCD Soundsystem also arrive high -- entering at Nos. 7 and 10, respectively, with their latest efforts. Band of Horses' Infinite Arms starts with 45,000 while LCD's This Is Happening opens with 31,000. They are the highest charting albums -- and best sales weeks -- for both acts.

God I didn't realize people like Band of Horses so fucking much. I thought we already had one My Morning Jacket who are *much* better, if you're into that sort of thing?

God I didn't realize people like Band of Horses so fucking much.

i don't think i knew how popular they were, either. but . . .

After the Stones, the next highest entry is the Black Keys with "Brothers" starting at No. 3 with 73,000.

is serious O_O

'home' is my favourite on this album by miles

The Black Keys not too surprising. They've always had the potential to cross over to "mainstream" blues/garage rock fans... looks like all that relentless touring has paid off in album sales.

Also, the Black Keys are good at what they do. I definitely see the appeal.

Whereas Band of Horses are shit.

i sort of just toss Black Keys into that group of shitty modern rock bands that get radio airplay and are moderately successful when there are other, better bands who could probably be just as popular but aren't

"shitty modern rock bands that get radio airplay and are moderately successful" meaning junk like Silversun Pickups

I literally don't know any Silversun Pickups besides "Lazy Eye" and "Panic Switch" but I srsly love those songs.

Not a Black Keys fan myself, but to describe them as "modern rock" is really really missing the point, and also RONG.

I still get Black Keys confused with Black Lips.

I was surprised to read that The Black Keys are being supported by The Walkmen in Glasgow, but based on the sales I guess it's justified.

use whatever term you want, ilxor -- i was just using "modern rock" as a descriptor for the place where that kind of stuff seems to fit in in the landscape of mainstream music, not as something to describe the sound

great thread

Made even better with the Official Steve Shasta Seal of Approval.

i don't really no much about them and i'm kinda stabbing in the dark here, but Black Keys basically = White Stripes minus good pop tunes?? I can see how that would find a certain audience if not blow up huge

Alternatively, Black Keys = White Stripes minus brother/sister gimmickry, color coordination, annoying Jack White God complex, etc.

Also minus Jack White's charisma and stage presence.

damn, did you pull the wool off my eyes, ilxor!