When Saints Go Machine

^ I gave it a vote.

My own year end thoughts

didn't listen to this until now and heyyyy this is great

record makes me think of silent shout a lot honestly

I should really like this band, they have a lot of elements to them which suggest they'd be really up my street, but I checked out the record and it didn't really do all that much for me.

I had to play it twice to make it go from "good and nice" to "whoa this is brilliant"

man I spent a lot of time sleeping on "Church and Law"

this is kinda what i wanted antony/hercules & love affair to sound like before i heard them

just figured out half the reason I like this so much is because it's basically an albumsworth of "The Captain" by The Knife, which was always my favourite song on Silent Shout.

I have to say, I don't get "Kelly"

or rather, it's such a conventional song compared to what's happening elsewhere on the album that it comes across as boring

It's my favourite, other than maybe Church & Law. Think of it as the 'single'. I think it works really well in the context of the album. For seven or eight songs you have these arty, sparse synth landscapes and then Kelly bounces in and provides a bit of light relief (not to mention a good backbeat for dancing). Also love the general production - that little 'whoo-oooh' after he sings 'first time Kelly kissed a boy'. And the general cadence in that line when he says something like 'the birds got bored and then left'. It's not really that intuitive for a pop song I reckon. It's not supposed to be a difficult album at all IMO.

I didn't say it was a difficult album, I said that the conventional "single" is really boring compared to the rest of it.

Not what I expected, shall we say:

http://drownedinsound.com/news/4144698-listen--when-saints-go-machine-cover-the-verves-bittersweet-symphony-dis-premiere

Meantime, some other cover, but I don't recognize the original:

http://soundcloud.com/when-saints-go-machine/when-saints-go-machine-ft-coco

video for track off upcoming album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbaoMyrG1e8

just playing the song and not watching the video since I'm at work, but yeah I love the song

Do they have a new album out soon? Just got Konkylie last month and it's probably my favourite album from last year.

I didn't realise properly that two of this band's members are also Kenton Slash Demon, a house duo whose yesteryear singles were outstanding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0MwL20Wahk

oh wow surprised i didn't know that - the dOP remix of fail forever makes a bit more sense now though

Love Konkylie so much right now. Kelly is my current favorite track but it keeps changing.

Wish I could go back and vote for them in the 2011 albums list, it was thanks to that list I actually heard them.

I just want to bump this because everyone should listen to Konkylie right now, it's perfect for summer

btw Konkylie is also perfect for winter

Have been playing this a ton recently. Happy to say it's my favourite album of the decade so far.

So excited for the new album out this spring.

I've been listening to Konkylie again too. It's pretty much a perfect album - you can play it in lots of different situations to lots of different people but it's never dull or middle of the road.

Bad dreams ricochet, ricochet, walking talking in my sleep, dancing dancing on my tongue

I've settled on Add Ends being my favourite track now. This live version is just stunning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CrChTNLl90

Have been obsessing over Mannequin from the new album a lot too.

I didn't know there was a new album. When's that out?

I recently read they've completed the album and it has a name, so hoepfully not long to wait now. When Mannequin came out last May they said the new one would be out later in the year but it must have been held up slightly. It's not been that long really since Konykylie I'm just ready to hear what they do next.

Haven't heard Mannequin either (worst fan ever). TBH I'd be happy if they never released anything after Konkylie - it's the kind of record I fear them ruining for me with a follow up.

I know what you mean but I think you'll be happy with Mannequin, the strings in the last minute and a half are just stunning. I've been enjoying the first album a decent amount too (yeah I'm just showing off now) It's no way in the same league as Konkylie but has some great moments.

eh, i still haven't been able to get into konkylie. i'm fine with the first album.

New album out May 20th, so excited for this.

http://whensaintsgomachine.com/worldwide/

<i>Love And Respect feat. Killer Mike</i>

o_O

That could work.

Maybe the Killer Mike feature might actually get them some attention this time. Konkylie didn't even get a Pitchfork review.

wow, neither it did. i've seen then a couple of times in london to not small and pretty enthusiastic crowds so i guess i was thinking they were fairly popular, but on reflection i'm not sure i'd have come across them if not for ilm's 2012 polls.

I will, how you say, look into it.

Yeah I feel so lucky they appeared in the 2011 list and the people repping for that album are ones I really trust. I didn't read about the album anywhere else. It's now one of my favourite albums of all time and one of the reasons this site is just so important.

Hopefully the new album will make them a lot more well known.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KCML7xquDX4

Feels more like Killer Mike produced by WSGM/Kenton Slash Demon but it works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCML7xquDX4

Into it.

Indeed.

I like it but I don't love it. Much prefer Mannequin but hopefully this will grow like that did.

Okay I love this now. Great write up from some bloke on Pitchfork.

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15215-love-and-respect-ft-killer-mike/

I am so fucking psyched for this album

Yeah me too. It's kind of amazing it's coming out the same day as the Daft Punk album as they're the two albums I'm most excited about this year.

Dunno about that Pitchfork dude, what a weirdo.

v nice track, feels like it cuts itself short a bit so i wouldn't mind a longer cut on the album (3 minute version for all that radio play obvs) but maybe i'll grow to like that slightly fragmentary feel. agreed that it feels more like killer mike produced by wsgm, but it's a good route for them, like how i would've been stoked for a gang gang dance hip hop production career after 'princes'.

I'm thinking maybe I should give these guys another chance.

New single out

https://soundcloud.com/when-saints-go-machine/iodine

And keep an eye out for an interview soon...

I played it once, it seems like a grower but not as immediately arresting as Konkylie or Infinity Pool before the shine wears off

Saw some tweet or something from them the other day about new work, I think.

The last one sounded amazing from a production and textural standpoint but it seems to actively repel hooks. I really liked it and went back to it a lot but there was nothing on it that stuck

It's funny reading that last post right as "Reflection of You (Bloodshot)" started up, which is eminently hooky to my ears

compared to Konkylie and Infinity Pool I think the last one makes a lot of unobvious choices, I do really like it but it's a different kind of listen

New album tomorrow!

I haven't seen a cd version announced - is it digital-only?

Oh, didn't know about this. Looming at their discography I don't think I've even listened to So Deep.

looking

although i like the idea of looming over a discography

Still Running's got a real modern r'n'b vibe

Weeknd Go Machine more like. What happened with this bunch?

New album due in September!

and it's their best album in a while, definitely

they've gone back to writing songs with proper choruses and synth parts that feel like choruses instead of meandering textures, which was nice but not anywhere near as satisying as this is

A good sign!

I wasn't really sold on their pivot towards pop-r'n'b really - felt like the sort of thing other people do a lot better. I'll check the new stuff though