Warpaint

there is a youtube of them doing a song at reading or something earlier this year and they can certainly sing, the vocals on the record are processed but it seems to be an aesthetic decision more than anything else.

also wtf shannyn sossamon was their drummer.

heard them for the first time here in Portland opening for Zola Jesus a few weeks back and was quite impressed by their immense live sound and neo-shoegaze aesthetic, but i don't think the EP really reflects their current vibe at all. it's a much tamer affair, and a tad disappointing (note: was at EXACTLY the same level of intoxication in both cases, so of course my opinions here are scientifically valid).

see they have a disc coming out on Beggars Banquet soon, hopefully it'll display their recent sound better....i'm willing to give it a shot.

see they have a disc coming out on Beggars Banquet soon, hopefully it'll display their recent sound better....i'm willing to give it a shot.

yes to what alexph said. although when it came on the radio i did wonder if it was an obscure early 90s american take on shoegazing. arresting nonetheless.

and the sheets and wind machines notwithstanding, the video for elephant is similarly arresting.

consider me convicted.

I am totally sold on these girls (women). Tix go on sale for their DC show on Friday.

give me a break.

You mean you'd like them more if they were all Salemed out?

Really excited to pick this up later today, even with the disappointing (and slightly offputting) Dusted review today.

how is it? i completely forgot it was coming out today. Wish i had wireless here so i could pick it up.

I'm curious to hear this as I liked the mini-album/ep thing last year.

But seriously WTF @ that review.

Perhaps I should just stop reading any reviews of any musicians I like, ever again.

Yeah, what a horrible review. I was really uncomfortable at first, thinking it was a guy writing the review, but even after seeing it was (apparently) by a woman, it still felt ten kinds of awkward.

What on earth do Warpaint have to do with The Slits?

What on earth do a woozy sprawling psychedelic band have to do with a dub-influenced post-punk band? In what universe are these two bands even remotely alike? Next up, in incongruous genre comparisons, Magnetic Man taken to task for not sounding like Television.

Apparently the reviewer felt it was of the utmost importance to compare them because they all have vaginas.

That's a fucking horrific review.

Very uncharacteristic of Dusted too.

Only really came into this thread because of that review TBH. Not really sure what L. Edmonds was attempting here at all. Entirely too many references to zeitgeisty talking points that are not dealt with in any type of satisfactory way.

It is just surprising coming from Dusted, which is pretty dependably not shitty (I have no idea what this band is about, but the streaming song did not seem as uninteresting as the review made them out to be at all, just based on the guitar work and changes etc.).

I guess it is not surprising that this is L. Edmonds first review for Dusted. I commented recently that I didn't understand how Dusted managed to keep the quality level so high while providing 3 reviews a day that most assuredly are unpaid. Touche.

Uhh, what Jon said.

I like the part where music is only valid if you are making "sharp noises about heroin or shoplifting or forced mutilation", but not if you just sing about broken hearts.

The weird thing is, when I first heard Warpaint, I thought "hey, this sounds a bit like Slumber Party" and then immediately thought it was unfair because of the "is it because they are women" thing - but to be honest, "woozy post-Velvets psych with female vocals" is a lot more of a cohesive genre signifier even though Warpaint are a lot more expansive and sprawling and epic while Slumber Party are more intimate and concise and perfect pop.

x-post I missed it completely because I saw "sharp noises about heroin or shoplifting or forced mutilation" being some kind of Velvets reference because I was so tunnel visioned on "woozy post Velvets psych"

Seriously that was a horse shit review.

i kinda like that dusted occasionally has batshit terrible reviews

i generally like dusted a lot, but that review was strange, and uncharacteristic.

that song up top kind of reminds me of angel'in heavy syrup if they were lifting more post-punk and less psych

angel'in heavy syrup is the jam btw, you should all listen to them.

this band is pretty good too. i'll probably pick this up based on the two songs i've now heard.

majesty is good. digging this so far.

Really love this album, so good. The closer, "Lissie's Heart Murmur" is so solid. Some really lovely textures throughout.

Really like this. It's weird, the songs themselves aren't that and I could imagine being bored shitless by them live, but the SOUND of the record is fantastic and manages to pull them up. The guitars sound so great.

*it's on Spotify now!

And wow, this is *LUSH*... (in the OMG amazing hugeness swoony beauty kind of way, naught to do with the band) They do have that guitar tone and that dreamy feel - funnily enough, I was listening to all those really early Verve singles recently because of the shoegaze poll and really, this band manage to capture that sense of warm woozy spaciousness.

Yeah, I was listening to this and thinking about Lush, but also thinking a little about Ut too. Especially Ut ca. Griller.

No, I don't think they sound like Lush. I think they sound lush. I meant the adjective not the band.

Well er, Lush sound kind of lush sometimes...

In quite different ways. Lush (band) were much spikier than this, they had much more going on in the drumming, they tended to use a quite blocky guitar sound, lots of solids and bold colour washes - this is much more strings and filaments of sound. Much more meandering than Lush ever were.

Getting deep into the second half and yeah, I see what you mean.

After the album, Spotify just decided to play me a Warpaint cover of Ashes To Ashes that I never even knew existed. Wow, this is really quite something. I didn't think it would work, but wow, it really does, brings out an even dreamier side of the song. This is sending shivers down my spine that has nothing to do with the air conditioning.

keep meaning to listen to the rest of the album but am stuck on listening 'undertow' on repeat tbh

The weird burbling synth noises on Majesty, oh yes!

Huh - Wikipedia says that Shannyn Sossamon used to be in this band (her sister is the bassist), as did Josh Klinghoffer, and John Frusciante produced their first album.

that song up top kind of reminds me of angel'in heavy syrup if they were lifting more post-punk and less psych

― call all destroyer, Tuesday, October 26, 2010 11:00 AM (2 days ago)

would never have listened to the youtube if it weren't for this. thanks, CAD.

They were on 6Music just a few minutes ago, playing a live session. Sounded alright, imho.
True story.

Wish they'd pushed their sound more into the spooky, off-kilter, spectral realm really, they're a little too polite.

like almost everything about this, based on "elephants". song, structure, textures & tones, and the GUITAR. holy shit, so many brilliant little moments in that one song. especially love the riff from abt 1:45 - 2:00. reminiscent of "baby song" by the raincoats (an all time favorite of mine), and not just cuz they all have girl parts. love everything except the singer and the name. singer isn't awful, but a bit too mannered for my tastes, and the band name is just horrid. but whatever, i can live with that.

and i can totally hear angel'in heavy syrup, especially in the spacier/quieter moments. nice.

I like the politeness, it brings this edge of surreality to it, much like Parlour Psych, that the contrast between the wild and strange and the comfortably familiar hides something bigger than you initially perceive. In a kind of "monster you don't see is scarier than the monster you do see" - it makes it a more subtle listen, what they are holding back is as interesting as what they show. It's what keeps them from straying too far into that eyerolling "kooky" territory so dangerous for ye ethereal womyns. It is the restraint that shows their true power.

^ interesting post. not sure i agree. 2nd vid posted here ("undertow") is less appealing to me because the parts are more orderly, less wildly discontinuous. thus lacks the sense of adventure i get from "elephants". i miss the squalling noise punctuation, the blissed-out interludes. extremity suits them, not least because the singing gives me the impression that they'll very quickly be moving towards a more pop friendly sound. nothing wrong with that, but i like the post punk psyche thing they've got going on atm.

majesty is fucking ace.

Wishing their U.S. tour in December was swinging through Chicago, hopefully in 2011.

and i can totally hear angel'in heavy syrup, especially in the spacier/quieter moments. nice.

― naked human hands and a foam rubber head (contenderizer), Thursday, October 28, 2010 7:32 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

glad!!

Bought this yesterday, played it this morning. Interested to note that Andy Weatherall mixed a couple of tracks; there's certainly a danciness to it. Reminds me a bit of The XX in the heavy-breathing minimalism, and Electrelane in the girls-jammingness. The danciness is very welcome, almost... Primal Scream-ey, but not at all Primal Scream-ey? If that makes sense. Groovey indie rock with dance elements as psychedelic tool? That Dusted review is even more fucking incongruous now I've heard it.

NME front cover, I see...

They certainly had several copies in Exeter HMV, and I was quite surprised by that, so there's obviously a certain amount of push behind them. And fair play. Vaguely grossed-out by Guardian live review suggesting that it's the kind of music that David & Samantha Cameron like to fuck to.

If there's a dance element it's textural rather than rhythmic.

The other thing I keep getting reminded of is early 90s female fronted grunge-era alt-rock. Maybe a bit PJ Harvey in the vocals, when she flattens her voice and uses it as a pivot around which the rest of the music revolves. Undertow especially.

Also, "please don't call anybody else baby..."

Stella is their secret weapon

I like the new one more than I did, but the self-titled record is still their finest LP for me. I hope their next record is more based on them jamming rather than trying to write compact songs.

I think the new one is their best TBH

I like it more now than I did when it first came out, but it still remains the weakest of their three studio albums for me. I'm hoping for more of a return to their self-titled record on their next album, that to me is where their strengths are.

Warpaint > The Fool > Heads Up

Listening to the self-titled record for the first time in a long while and still very much finding it as wonderful as I did the first time around. One of my favourite albums released so far this decade.

Yeah it's really great. Stella kills on that record (on every one really)

for me it's Exquisite Corpse>Heads Up>The Fool>Warpaint

Yes, it was Stella that brought them to the next level.

Yeah, she's superb - I rate her highly as a drummer in general, not just in the context of Warpaint. She seems quite down to earth, no nonsense and bullshit-free in interviews, too.

she is solid on Cate Le Bon records too

The fool is still my favorite of all of these.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfOYfZHHI6D/

Likely a teaser for a Teresa Wayman solo album.

Theresa Wayman. Sorry.

I forgot this band existed

s & d :: desert sessions is a thread I keep reviving and receiving very little interest, so I'm putting notice in its members' home threads.

I forgot this band existed
But I love Stella so good for her

https://open.spotify.com/track/0Ak41pdxN83soy8Bj0JutD?si=MdtYg31MQj6x-aw6AfRssw

Cool Jenny solo track

Thanks for the reminder of this good band! I previewed what was prob their first Columbus OH show:
Warpaint
Saturday @ The Summit
Plausible intrigue keeps psych sirens Warpaint’s EP, Exquisite Corpse,from getting lost in space. Input from RHCPs Frusciante and Klinghoffer may help, but mainly we’re fed cosmic musical clues and led far between the lines. “Billie Holiday” sometimes evokes Neil Young’s “The Needle and the Damage Done”, appropriately for the subject, but why does the presumably innocent “My Guy” fit just as well? Maybe because spooky fixation is thee odds-rockin’ Warpaint. “Beetles” could be about bombs, drugs, finance charges, and/or music: things suddenly too hot to handle or get rid of.

Stella!

https://open.spotify.com/track/4oK4XJa92LlpMNAzx1TMlP?si=-qQqtT8lR3u_121swUakgw&dl_branch=1

“Made for Love”
I guess a one off single?
Stella sounds great

It sounds great! Hoping it's a sign of more to come, it's been a long five years.

Oh right, they were featured as themselves in that HBO show, which was kind of a funny pick to be that character's favorite band, but it was cute.

Finally!

New album, Radiate Like This, out May 6th. I'm really excited, it's been a long wait.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJznPy_iM4M

01 Champion
02 Hips
03 Hard to Tell You
04 Stevie
05 Like Sweetness
06 Trouble
07 Proof
08 Altar
09 Melting
10 Send Nudes

Niiice

I'm happy they decided to make another one.

Jenny Lee Lindberg put out a couple singles last year, including one with Dave Gahan on guest vocals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H5Yg4EB3-I

10 Send Nudes

I been sending dirty pics
Hope they make it to the cloud

Hoping "Stevie" is a Royal Trux cover

Holding out until my copy gets here Tuesday, but super excited to hear it.

Giving it a cursory phone speaker listen right now and definitely enjoying it. Really like Stevie, Altar, and Melting so far. Going to have to go back and listen on better speakers or headphones though. Warpaint albums usually take a few listens to open up for me.

tried to give this a listen last night and just couldn't get into it, I fear that I'm one of those people who thinks their first few releases are excellent and everything since is blah...

I take it back, I really like this one. It doesn’t vary much in mood but it fits my maudlin and unhappy spring feeling at the moment.

Looking back Champion was as good as anything they ever did. Supposedly they celebrate being together for 20 years in spring of next year