Have mixed feelings...definitely captures a ~~vibe~~ but the songs are kind of weak.
― scintilla (seandalai), Monday, 29 April 2013 20:42 (eleven years ago) link
"meet me by the river / let's go for a ride / with the windows down and the STEREO LOUD"
<3 <3 <3 <3
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Thursday, 2 May 2013 19:03 (eleven years ago) link
the way the music rises up behind 'when we rise up in fire'
so many great sonic details on here
― ciderpress, Thursday, 2 May 2013 19:09 (eleven years ago) link
i love love love the weird incantatory almost folky vibe of "fever" and "in fire"
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Thursday, 2 May 2013 19:20 (eleven years ago) link
She is so naively sincere the whole time.
Another reason why "What We Want" is the weak link here.
― Tim F, Thursday, 2 May 2013 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
I like this but I still prefer Shapeshifting.
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 2 May 2013 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
Also that Hanna EP is brilliant! I have been waiting for the members of Cat5 to do more stuff, the other girl was working with one of The Tough Alliance but seemingly nothing has came of that yet.
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 2 May 2013 22:13 (eleven years ago) link
Yet another predictable Turrican comment coming up...
...yet another 2013 release I love... fucking hell!
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 9 May 2013 09:52 (eleven years ago) link
I'm not sure about this overall, New Summer is amazing but overall it's a bit sickly, and most of the songwriting still isn't that great.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 9 May 2013 10:15 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, I could happily take the Peaking Lights remix, "New Summer" and "Out the Gate Backwards" and leave the rest.
― scintilla (seandalai), Thursday, 9 May 2013 10:35 (eleven years ago) link
How could people not be into "Fall For You", the last thirty seconds especially
― Tim F, Thursday, 9 May 2013 10:38 (eleven years ago) link
the last 30 secs of that are just fading out backing vox?
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Thursday, 9 May 2013 11:01 (eleven years ago) link
― Matt DC, Thursday, May 9, 2013 10:15 AM (49 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Oh, it's definitely sugary music, but I've always found room for the sugary from time to time... overall though, I just love the way this album sounds.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Thursday, 9 May 2013 11:07 (eleven years ago) link
Oh I mean the 30 seconds before that
― Tim F, Thursday, 9 May 2013 11:25 (eleven years ago) link
this type of sound is starting to grate a bit for me.
― ... (LocalGarda), Thursday, 9 May 2013 11:28 (eleven years ago) link
cannot, cannot understand why someone would possibly prefer Peaking Lights' "Pretty Boy" remix over the original
― sean gramophone, Thursday, 9 May 2013 19:16 (eleven years ago) link
I would have said the same two weeks ago, and then it clicked. Right about the time I bought better headphones, though that might just be coincidence.
― scintilla (seandalai), Thursday, 9 May 2013 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
Into this!!
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 12 May 2013 23:20 (ten years ago) link
― ... (LocalGarda), Thursday, 9 May 2013 11:28 AM (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I think I felt this when I was first listening to "Pretty Boy", and I definitely still feel this way about "What We Want", but the songs are sonically diverse enough, and (this time) the songwriting strong enough, to get away with the fact that it's basically a 2007 record.
― Tim F, Monday, 13 May 2013 01:04 (ten years ago) link
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:03 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
moment of the album
― caek, Monday, 13 May 2013 20:41 (ten years ago) link
it's kind of like balearic taylor swift
― flamenco drop (lex pretend), Monday, 13 May 2013 20:42 (ten years ago) link
ha, otm
― gr8080, Monday, 13 May 2013 20:43 (ten years ago) link
has anyone seen these guys live? playin tonight in london
― just sayin, Monday, 20 May 2013 08:51 (ten years ago) link
this new album is amazing, these songs are so effortless
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 15 June 2013 05:03 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, I haven't dug it out to listen to for a while, but I fully expect to still like it when I get around to hearing it again!
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Wednesday, 19 June 2013 03:01 (ten years ago) link
Deluxe edition coming out soon, listening to the promo -- mostly remixes but some of those are great!
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 29 August 2013 04:03 (ten years ago) link
"Crying Your Heart Out" (new song) is great https://soundcloud.com/paper-bag-records/young-galaxy-crying-my-heart-2/s-1H9fn
― sean gramophone, Thursday, 29 August 2013 16:14 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLMxyKAOops
― groovypanda, Thursday, 12 December 2013 09:20 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oDE2DcB-tc
― ⊤ℝolliℵg M∃th H∑a∂ (seandalai), Saturday, 7 February 2015 17:39 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnAIO_Z89x0
― just sayin, Saturday, 19 September 2015 21:41 (eight years ago) link
^^
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 20 September 2015 19:20 (eight years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?t=26&v=TUQz9aHeTvM
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 6 October 2015 13:58 (eight years ago) link
Well, the new album is great.
Not sure there's anything on a par with New Summer or Cover Your Tracks (although that might change on repeated listens) but as a cohesive whole it's possibly better than the last one.
Entire thing is streaming on Soundcloud at the moment too
https://soundcloud.com/paper-bag-records/sets/young-galaxy-falsework/s-yoaPL
― groovypanda, Friday, 30 October 2015 19:54 (eight years ago) link
Factory Flaws is the standout for me on the first couple of listens
― I am using your worlds, Saturday, 31 October 2015 16:27 (eight years ago) link
must be love & body are my favs i thnk
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 15:52 (eight years ago) link
Hoping they add some UK dates at some point
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niB1kBbxmQM
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 20:48 (eight years ago) link
I too like this new album, more than I liked the last one.
― michaellambert, Tuesday, 3 November 2015 22:41 (eight years ago) link
so i guess i'm over the issues i had with the vocals four years ago, b/c i totally love their new album. i'm gonna have to go back and see if i'm into the older ones now, too.
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 23 November 2015 03:05 (eight years ago) link
they've really mastered these springy synthfunk grooves at this point, this is nice
― ciderpress, Sunday, 6 December 2015 16:32 (eight years ago) link
Factory Flaws grabbed me right away; lacking any more esoteric points of reference, I hear it as something between Talking Heads "This Must Be the Place" and Martin Rushent-era Human League.
Now the rest of the album is growing on me.
― fka styx (paul santa cruz), Sunday, 6 December 2015 20:08 (eight years ago) link
the factory flaws - body - ready to shine run is perfect, ready to shine is vintage lissvik... those bouncy acoustic guitars, that elastic bassline, twinkling synths and chimes, mmm
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 7 December 2015 00:04 (eight years ago) link
i love every track on it tho tbh
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Monday, 7 December 2015 00:05 (eight years ago) link
Falsework bonus track:
https://soundcloud.com/paper-bag-records/young-galaxy-were-you-ever-a-dreamer-bonus-track/s-L0NIR
― groovypanda, Friday, 22 January 2016 08:47 (eight years ago) link
Not sure what to make of this:
@younggalaxydon't mean to sound dramatic, but these upcoming shows are all or nothing for us. if ur on the fence, consider that http://www.songkick.com/concerts/25331569-young-galaxy-at-le-poisson-rouge
― groovypanda, Friday, 22 January 2016 19:58 (eight years ago) link
:-/
falsework is a great album that totally flopped
― gr8080, Saturday, 23 January 2016 17:36 (eight years ago) link
yeah it's a really good album
― droit au butt (Euler), Saturday, 23 January 2016 17:46 (eight years ago) link
It seems to have gained no critical traction or discussion and I really don't understand why given that it's a distinct enough proposition from the previous two yet has the quality, and attached producer, of those albums.
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 23 January 2016 18:48 (eight years ago) link
i don't know if it's related to the above but they canceled their shows in L.A., S.F., and Vancouver : /
― nomar, Saturday, 23 January 2016 18:51 (eight years ago) link
These handful of live shows are going to be stunning, and very unusual for a band at their level - highly choreographed, with elaborate lighting and set. Really hope people turn out (and critics turn up) to see the breadth of their vision what they're capable of.
― sean gramophone, Saturday, 23 January 2016 22:44 (eight years ago) link
i'll be at the nyc show
― adam, Saturday, 23 January 2016 23:24 (eight years ago) link