I've never heard any of the bands cantstop cites as present-day nirvanas; "Destruction Unit, Wiccans, Lamps, Unholy Two or Hoax".... any good?
hate the "present day nirvana" construction, with all the impossible freighting inevitably attached, but sure, there's some rough commonality in the fusion of punk confrontation, rock kicks and (occasional) pop hooks. still, nirvana covered that last base better than any of the above. d-unit used to be harsh, raging synth punk, but they've gone psych lately. last couple are pretty damn good. wiccans are throwback hardcore. lamps fucking rule. noise rock done right. never got the hang of unholy two, but i've only heard a couple tracks. hoax?
― I have many lovely lacy nightgowns (contenderizer), Saturday, 20 April 2013 01:04 (eleven years ago) link
thnx for the breakdown, will check further....
― m0stlyClean, Saturday, 20 April 2013 02:39 (eleven years ago) link
best advice i can give is to buy lamps records. or steal them and send me the cash equivalent. all their stuff is p great, but i particularly dig the self-titled debut from 2005 and the recent under the water under the ground.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqbz4pq8QPA
give it a minute. their early shit is more garagey, but they get blockier as they go along. riyl a-frames, intelligence, cramps.
― I have many lovely lacy nightgowns (contenderizer), Saturday, 20 April 2013 03:02 (eleven years ago) link
nurvana connection is tenuous at best, thank god
while we're on the subject of bands that sound nothing like either nirvana or the lumineers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5ppIEiqg8Y
― I have many lovely lacy nightgowns (contenderizer), Saturday, 20 April 2013 03:14 (eleven years ago) link
this thread contains multitudes
― anonanon, Saturday, 20 April 2013 03:47 (eleven years ago) link
yeah. dig that lamps.also, to be fair, blog dude didn't really float those bands as new nirvanas, more as examples of current bands "with balls" (while also calling out balls as a musical criteria). anyway, got me curious, and now i have discovered some cool bands. thanks, lumfords thread.
― m0stlyClean, Saturday, 20 April 2013 17:37 (eleven years ago) link
http://journalofmusic.com/sites/default/files/images/inline/manhattansyndrome-585x336.jpg
:(
― the gowls are not what they seem (darraghmac), Sunday, 21 April 2013 05:30 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pk_2dVPjms
fits thread overall, but these two ladies have kind of amazing voices
― huun huurt 2 (Hurting 2), Saturday, 27 April 2013 04:15 (eleven years ago) link
Blame Seattle.
― kate78, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 21:51 (eleven years ago) link
thx seattle for macklemore and the lumineers
― dyl, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
u fuckers
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 22:05 (eleven years ago) link
always knowed it werent denvers fault *snaps suspenders*
― life is good (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 22:06 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, but denver is definitely responsible for the flobots who in some ways are like a combo of macklemore and the lumineers...and about ten other terrible things.http://www.denver.org/secure/Images/Upload/flobots.jpg
― tylerw, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 22:09 (eleven years ago) link
i wonder how much time those guys spend hanging around abandoned dirt lots. seems authentic.
― rock 'em sock 'em (Treeship), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
I believe this is a prophesy coming to pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtAGthTm5d4
― The Reverend, Thursday, 2 May 2013 01:55 (eleven years ago) link
Ha!
― kate78, Thursday, 2 May 2013 16:37 (eleven years ago) link
I miss the comfort in being twee.
― Huston we got chicken lol (Phil D.), Thursday, 2 May 2013 17:50 (eleven years ago) link
Or tweed, take your pick.
'Violin Players With 'TUDE' = innocuous thing that makes me irrationally angry
― huun huurt 2 (Hurting 2), Thursday, 2 May 2013 18:19 (eleven years ago) link
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzpt0caJON1r9l2zqo1_400.jpg
― Fetchboy, Thursday, 2 May 2013 18:47 (eleven years ago) link
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSzygXDUc3ENZ7wgirfP1uAD5yIjv6btFC1f5ZjBr4hQIKKi6MQPg
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 2 May 2013 18:57 (eleven years ago) link
"punk" volin players used to be a thing. right? kilts. doc martins.
― scott seward, Thursday, 2 May 2013 21:31 (eleven years ago) link
And Doctors of Madness!
― New Authentic Everybootsy Collins (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 2 May 2013 21:47 (eleven years ago) link
They're playing Mumford & Sons on the local mainstream country radio, btw. Which is ironic, because that band is more country than a lot of the country country radio plays.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 2 May 2013 22:29 (eleven years ago) link
ok, the loews jingle that just played during a spotify commercial break involved a lumineersian "ho! hey!" in the background. i think that "ho! hey!" thing is going to become a real "thing", and continue to show up in unexpected places.
― Treeship, Saturday, 18 May 2013 14:29 (ten years ago) link
yeah before you know it they'll be shouting "ho!" and "hey!" in rap songs
― trick paddy pollars (some dude), Saturday, 18 May 2013 14:37 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fty29zmxndo
― ty based gay dead computer god (zachlyon), Wednesday, 3 July 2013 06:54 (ten years ago) link
okay NOW I can listen to that stupid song
LOL
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 3 July 2013 19:02 (ten years ago) link
lol. i enjoyed this thread a lot, especially my back and forth with contenderizer on the topic of "authenticity."
― Treeship, Wednesday, 3 July 2013 20:04 (ten years ago) link
the girl from the lumineers seems likable to me. smiling, unpretentious, and not wearing a fedora.
― Treeship, Wednesday, 3 July 2013 20:24 (ten years ago) link
the only bits i've seen of the video are from what i just posted, and in her limited screen time i don't understand why she looks so jubilantly happy. and why the other guy suddenly looks so jubilantly happy when nothing in the song's tone in that moment suggests jubilant happiness. or why they're singing in the video at all when it only sounds like there's one male voice during the whole verse??
― ty based gay dead computer god (zachlyon), Wednesday, 3 July 2013 21:06 (ten years ago) link
she's just happy about lyfe
― Treeship, Wednesday, 3 July 2013 21:08 (ten years ago) link
someone posted about this festival on fb and i looked up the festival and omghttp://www.gentlemenoftheroad.com/
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Tuesday, 30 July 2013 16:16 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYYYAeSWOlI
― loosely inspired by Dr. Dre (crüt), Tuesday, 30 July 2013 16:21 (ten years ago) link
I notice Haim have been roped in.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 30 July 2013 16:23 (ten years ago) link
In 2012 we began hosting our Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers, a global series of events in small cities and towns around the world. We spent months selecting unique places, creating venues, building the lineups, planning the aftershows, and getting to know the local people who helped make the whole thing work. The results were some of the most amazing and memorable shows we've ever played – and we've played a lot of shows! We hope those of you who made it had as much fun as we did.This year we've expanded the lineups, changed the format, and worked to improve the experience in ways big and small. We have new towns, new countries, new artists, and new campsites that will become an intimate part of each event. Plus tons of surprises you'll have to see for yourselves! We really couldn't be more excited. But the spirit of the project remains: a music festival that celebrates local people, food and culture, where everyone pitches in and everybody gets something back.Please join us if you can.Mumford & Sons
This year we've expanded the lineups, changed the format, and worked to improve the experience in ways big and small. We have new towns, new countries, new artists, and new campsites that will become an intimate part of each event. Plus tons of surprises you'll have to see for yourselves! We really couldn't be more excited. But the spirit of the project remains: a music festival that celebrates local people, food and culture, where everyone pitches in and everybody gets something back.
Please join us if you can.
Mumford & Sons
You annoying fucksticks.
"Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers" really sounds like a euphemism for a homosexual rendezvous at a highway rest stop
― Some-D (some dude), Tuesday, 30 July 2013 16:28 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASO_zypdnsQ
― loosely inspired by Dr. Dre (crüt), Tuesday, 30 July 2013 16:29 (ten years ago) link
http://cdn.gentlemenoftheroad.com/cdn/resized/cdn/images/_large/MSusatour2012HiResDigitalSelectsIMG_6198-2-300x200.jpghttp://cdn.gentlemenoftheroad.com/cdn/resized/cdn/images/_large/GOTRgalwayJMH-IMG_2425-300x200.jpg
people seem to be having a good time
― free your spirit pig (La Lechera), Tuesday, 30 July 2013 16:32 (ten years ago) link
haha, i was about to write something like "hey let these people have their fun," but that thumbs up banner lollllllz
― tylerw, Tuesday, 30 July 2013 16:33 (ten years ago) link
That's a hand-made woodcut 'like' stamp from when social networks were more authentic.
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 30 July 2013 16:39 (ten years ago) link
That Harry Caray thing is perfect.
― Spencer Chow, Tuesday, 30 July 2013 16:46 (ten years ago) link
they were on Colbert last night. drummer had suspeders and a dirty tshirt. the bassist wore a knit cap, a tie, glasses, and was BAREFOOT. I hate them forever.
― akm, Tuesday, 30 July 2013 17:40 (ten years ago) link
I left the room during the break before they came on. Didn't turn off the tv, but didn't watch.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 30 July 2013 17:45 (ten years ago) link
Yeah let these people have a good time but yeah suspenders and fedoras are dumb then again all popular music has lame fashion cues and performance mask attached to it are they really any lamer than the rock band that refuses to smile
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 30 July 2013 18:16 (ten years ago) link
Sometimes you just got to move from Brooklyn into your friends place in Denver to make it big, the world is a strange place
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 30 July 2013 18:17 (ten years ago) link
I had friends who went to one of those Gentlemen of the Road deals somewhere out from here. They were really impressed that the Mumford dudes played basketball with their kids. My friends' kids, that is. I think the Mumfords are too young to have kids.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 30 July 2013 18:24 (ten years ago) link
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02427/mumford3_2427266b.jpg
I'm hoping the Americana thing is eventually going to lead to some steampunk group blowing up and going mega-mainstream.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 30 July 2013 18:36 (ten years ago) link