I like the Kendrick album enough, but it bores me pretty quick. I can't remember if it made my ballot. I'm pretty sure the schoolboy q album should be higher on my list.
― Regional Tug (irrational), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
I mean we already have KT Tunstall, do we really need this too― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP),
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP),
we really dont need KT Tunstall
― Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
marling! my first vote
"the beast" might be the most incredible song she's written - the intensity of how it builds, the power she has at her disposal http://youtu.be/rtCKteAm6jw
"the muse" was another favourite - really illustrates how she's pushing herself forward musically too http://youtu.be/87YKNZyAy50
didn't think the single was actually a standout, and overall i don't think the album was as strong as her last one, but its highs were certainly worth it
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:27 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, not fair. xps
That said, she may have already peaked with her second album. This is more like the first one, which is boring.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
btw did the goons agree on anything this year? it seems not going by this thread.
― Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
i love laura marling's lyrics - throughout the album there's this incredible tension re: who in the narrative holds the power - this section from "the muse" really encapsulates it
you know what I needwhy won't you give it memust I fall down at your feetand pleaddon't you be scared of meI'm nothing but the beastand I'll call on you when I needto feast
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:29 (twelve years ago) link
Anyone who has written Marling off as Mumford-aligned landfill folk should definitely check out "The Beast".
― two lights crew (seandalai), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
back to cousin fik for a sec - "i am a vampire" is the best thing is it not! dropped on halloween iirc too. as i'm fairly sure it won't place, some other highlights
water in the bofollow you (colombiana mix)ghost of hyphyruthless
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:31 (twelve years ago) link
sounds like a Nightwish lyricxp
― Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:31 (twelve years ago) link
the laura marling single floored me but idk, i can't listen to her voice over the course of an entire album, unfortunately
what is it about her voice you don't like? it doesn't strike me as a particularly grating voice...she's a very understated vocal presence
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
There's a few we agree on, I'm sure they will place here soon. xxxxxxps
― Poon Aggroved (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
If Laura Boring places and not King Creosote, I may have to reconsider our relationship, ilm
― I want your nose, your shoes and your unicycle (dog latin), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
so does anyone wanna explain why it's unfair to compare Laura Marling to KT Tunstall or we have we moved on to the "sulk and hate on DJP" portion of the thread
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
hmm i don't think so - well firstly i don't think the debut is boring, but "quality of whole album" and "progression as an artist" are different things, and i think a creature i don't know shows enough of the latter to keep me interested in what she does next without necessarily beating its predecessor in terms of the former
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:34 (twelve years ago) link
I've never heard KT Tunstall approach anything even remotely resembling nuance. She's very IN YO FACE all the time. Laura Marling is a lot more varied in her approach to recording/writing.
Unless you were just making a general comment about female singers who play guitar, which I'd like to think you weren't.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:35 (twelve years ago) link
laura marling is much more interesting and cathartic a lyricist than kt tunstall, and much less polite a performer
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
kt is straight-up adult contemporary and marling is a pretty expansive talent who makes darker, more compelling music?
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/blwLa.jpg
52. Aerosmith The Mountain Goats — All Eternals Deck (342 points, 12 votes)
P4K: DNPP&J: 65
Spotify
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
as well as those cuts off this marling album, i recommend "alpha shallows" and "what he wrote" off the last one
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
i've always got time for a mountain goats record
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
good mtn goats alb, they've had a nice run going after i lost interest for a bit
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
shit, i think i meant to vote for this one but forgot. i'll have to check my ballot when i get home.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
sourdoire valley song really kicked my ass
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:38 (twelve years ago) link
kendrick was in my top 20 somewhere i think but i can't recall if marling was on it. would've voted "the beast" in tracks poll if i'd voted there, for sure
― Prince Rebus (donna rouge), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:40 (twelve years ago) link
Love the mountain goats but still haven't picked this up. Assume it's quality.
― I want your nose, your shoes and your unicycle (dog latin), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:41 (twelve years ago) link
It's quality. I liked the last one a bit more, but this is a really good album.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:42 (twelve years ago) link
Hahahaha. Think I voted for the MG album before this, but didn't even hear this one. Perfectly willing to believe it's good, though.
Also, those Laura Marling lyrics are terrible.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
Laura Marling's voice is more open and her resonance is slightly deeper, but there are strong similarities between the two of them.
KT Tunstall follows the "start soft/tenderish and build in intensity" pattern on her big songs and Laura Marling doesn't seem to ever growl.
"Black Horse and Cherry Tree" did not sound wholly out of place played amidst the tracks on this album; the biggest difference was in production glossiness, with thickness of arrangement coming in second.
The second half of this is completely wrong based on this album? This is the epitome of polite singing/performing!
It would be more accurate to say KT Tunstall would get played on commercial adult-contemporary and Laura Marling would get played on NPR; the first three tracks on this album have sparse Jewel-with-strings arrangements that might knock them off the playlist but there's nothing going on in performance or lyrics that makes it as unmarketable/unknowable-to-the-masses as you are claiming.
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
btw I am totally abstaining from talking about the Mountain Goats album aside from saying "Age Of Kings" is fucking badass, love those strings to death
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
i didn't say anything about marling's marketability
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:44 (twelve years ago) link
What I'm saying is Laura Marling is also straight-up adult contemporary, it's just that you like her!
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:45 (twelve years ago) link
I don't know about "High Hawk Season". There's some dude trying to class it up in the background.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
back up yall
Perfume on the list! hell yeah JPN was my #1.
I love Nakata's production but what really gets me about that record are the vocals. On this record more than the previous 3, the girls voices are less manipulated overall (besides the Nakata freakouts in Nee and Glitter) and allowed more individuality.
After listening to it so much I've gotten better at distinguishing their voices. The harmonies are so rich here, especially on Spice where the 2 part harmonies segue into 3 and back to 1 again. I love that shit.
Plus Perfume are the most attractive group on this list by far.
― Dick Townwolves (Captain Ahab), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:46 (twelve years ago) link
well, not "some dude", but you know.
xpost
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/1PkG5.jpg
51. Demdike Stare — Tryptych (347 points, 16 votes, one first place vote)
P4K: DNPP&J: 74
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:47 (twelve years ago) link
I like that Demdike Stare, glad to see it make it even though it didn't fit on my ballot.
― Regional Tug (irrational), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
not heard it but liked the one in last years poll
― Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
I keep meaning to get stuff by these guys
― I spend a lot of time thinking about apricots (DJP), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:50 (twelve years ago) link
Kind of meh about Laura Marling, this is the kind of thing I should lap up but leaves me cold. I'd much rather one of the two June Tabor albums which was nominated came up.
― fun loving and xtremely tolrant (Billy Dods), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
― Regional Tug (irrational), Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:50 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
^^^ This. Great band.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:52 (twelve years ago) link
Glad this placed, I managed to fit it in at the bottom of my ballot. They're great at atmospheric horror-movie vibes and they manage to keep those vibes fresh over three CDs and I think that's a ballot-worthy achievement.
― two lights crew (seandalai), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:55 (twelve years ago) link
they have a good name - it rolls off the tongue. found this out from their bio:
Demdike (aka Elizabeth Southern) was the ringleader of the Pendle Witches. Accused of three murders, she died in prison in 1622 before coming to trial.
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― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:55 (twelve years ago) link
RIP
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
Isn't Tryptych just a rerelease of their last three albums? I only really got into one of their tracks - Haxan Dub, which is amazing.
― I want your nose, your shoes and your unicycle (dog latin), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:56 (twelve years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/ljupi.jpg
50. Hatchback — Zeus and Apollo (350 points, nine votes, two first place votes)
P4K: DNPP&J: DNP
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
that was a great album
― judith, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:57 (twelve years ago) link
like that was actually a great album
― judith, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
xp Tryptych contains the three LPs from 2010 but also adds a lot of new material.
― two lights crew (seandalai), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
i love laura marling and am glad to see her place and disappointed to see djp hating. not as good as the second or first album, imo, but still a strong release -- i think she's really benefited from incorporating more Americana + southern gothic type influences into her music
― Mordy, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
Hatchback album is very good but I didn't vote for it.