And so telling that you can mention Busted and Fennesz in the same post.
― Tim F, Friday, 11 October 2013 12:04 (ten years ago) link
haha ikr, immediately after posting i settled on b x f as my go-to line on them should my irl opinion ever be called upon (even if it is imprecise)
― r|t|c, Friday, 11 October 2013 12:23 (ten years ago) link
i hope it's not just me that listens to 'anobrain' and finds "we take your mum's car to the edge of the town... and we driiiiive" embarrassingly emotive
― r|t|c, Friday, 11 October 2013 12:26 (ten years ago) link
It is! Also the gentleness of the multitracked vocals on that tune and stuff like "fallingforyou" feels more precious now given they didn't explore that side at all on the album.
― Tim F, Friday, 11 October 2013 12:27 (ten years ago) link
that artful remix
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Saturday, 12 October 2013 16:01 (ten years ago) link
Was listening to album again this afternoon. At 12 tracks it would have been a perfect pop record. So many great moments.
― Unsettled defender (ithappens), Saturday, 12 October 2013 20:24 (ten years ago) link
xpost IKR?
I think people overstate the "80s John Hughes teen movie" aspect of the record, like they hear how shiny a lot of it is and then sorta gloss over stuff like"Talk!" (which I'd consider a second tier track anyway) being basically "Once In A Lifetime" sped up
― Tim F, Saturday, 12 October 2013 20:29 (ten years ago) link
"Once In A Lifetime" may not have been in a specific John Hughes movie but that doesn't strike me as worlds away
― some dude, Saturday, 12 October 2013 21:05 (ten years ago) link
No but it's a busy tune, it's not smooth surfaces like "Don't You Forget About Me" - not that every tune in John Hughes films was like the latter but that's how it tends to get used as critical shorthand.
― Tim F, Saturday, 12 October 2013 21:28 (ten years ago) link
I think the John Hughes refs are fine - and they refer as much to the variety of styles (it's like a soundtrack album in that respect) as to the glossy 80s sheen. Also to be fair, it was Healy himself who coined it. The difference is the desperation in some of the lyrics of these songs. And the sense that this isn't firmly aimed at one generation. One of the things I get from the writing is a sense of generational dislocation, like different sheets of sandpaper rubbing up against each other, as if Healy is looking both at the teenagers and the thirtysomethings and trying to work out who and where he is in relation to them, knowing he's ceased to be one and not yet become another.
― Unsettled defender (ithappens), Saturday, 12 October 2013 22:19 (ten years ago) link
Got the deluxe edition with the EPs and listened to them properly and repeatedly, and prefer the hit-after-hit of the album, though the EPs, listened to in a row, present them as a rather different band.
― Unsettled defender (ithappens), Friday, 1 November 2013 12:40 (ten years ago) link
avoided this subconsciously for ages because of the name and assumed that this was garden variety nme indie and if this is what that sounds like now then goodness i am pleased
wish i'd seen the thread and seen who was repping for it so i could've had this in rotation for six extra months or so.
Adding to the laundry list of comparisons in this thread, it's as if the Jacques Lu Cont remix of the Killers "Mr Brightside" had spawned a bunch've NME bands rather than frankendance/bloghouse hybrids (or, IDK, these songs are the 7" originals of JLCs extended 80s 12" expansions rather than the sow's ears they more often than not were).Would like some explication of the accent. Anything off this likely to chart in the UK?― etc, Tuesday, September 3, 2013 2:39 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Would like some explication of the accent. Anything off this likely to chart in the UK?
― etc, Tuesday, September 3, 2013 2:39 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
is quite true for a handful of tracks here, ditto the inward-focused bloc party. like a bunch of this modern loves and i still remembers and so here we ares instead of the rest of it.
and everything else too
and why is this so wonderful.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Friday, 1 November 2013 22:04 (ten years ago) link
Alex I specifically brought this to your attention on Facebook at a very early stage!!
― Tim F, Friday, 1 November 2013 22:18 (ten years ago) link
wait. really? ugh Facebook stupid Facebook eating notifications curses etc.
― twinkin' and drinkin' and ready to fly (Alex in Montreal), Friday, 1 November 2013 22:27 (ten years ago) link
ah well better late than never. struggling to absorb all of this.
so many hooks not enough time to jack them directly into my brain
has anyone seen them before? they're here in a few weeks, thinking of going
― monotony, Saturday, 2 November 2013 00:10 (ten years ago) link
Are they doing any sideshows, or just the Big Day Out?
― Tim F, Saturday, 2 November 2013 00:42 (ten years ago) link
i have no idea. currently in paris, won't be back in melbourne 'til february.
― monotony, Saturday, 2 November 2013 00:58 (ten years ago) link
Ah, I assumed you were referring to the Oz tour.
― Tim F, Saturday, 2 November 2013 01:03 (ten years ago) link
xpost Worth seeing, for sure. I've only seen them in NY, with over 21 crowd. Suspect at any non over 21 venue it might be an odd experience for anyone over 30 and male. My piece with Matt Healy was in the paper today, and all the Twitter action around it was teenage girls.
― Unsettled defender (ithappens), Saturday, 2 November 2013 01:15 (ten years ago) link
My piece with Matt Healy was in the paper today,
i'd like to see this if it's on the internet anywhere!
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Saturday, 2 November 2013 02:48 (ten years ago) link
never mind found it, it's great!
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Saturday, 2 November 2013 02:54 (ten years ago) link
Surprised no one's posted the video for "Girls":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkubQCI4Fxo
― Murgatroid, Saturday, 2 November 2013 03:16 (ten years ago) link
there's a what
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Saturday, 2 November 2013 04:01 (ten years ago) link
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, November 1, 2013 7:54 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
link?
― Me & Mahomies (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, 2 November 2013 06:37 (ten years ago) link
Girls video is kinda blurred lines lite but still pretty fun. Drummer playing with girl on his lap was cute.
― Me & Mahomies (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, 2 November 2013 06:38 (ten years ago) link
They found a perfect lookalike for Healy w that short-haired girl. Same expressive brow.
― Me & Mahomies (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, 2 November 2013 06:42 (ten years ago) link
xpost Here's my interview
― Unsettled defender (ithappens), Saturday, 2 November 2013 10:47 (ten years ago) link
Alex! Kind of surprised you weren't all over this from the beginning.
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Saturday, 2 November 2013 12:50 (ten years ago) link
The fact that one of the girls in the video clip looks like Marnie makes me wish it was more like Girls the show.
Also this song could really do with an extended mix.
― Tim F, Saturday, 2 November 2013 14:06 (ten years ago) link
The extended outro is begging for a proper guitar solo tbh.
― monotony, Saturday, 2 November 2013 15:19 (ten years ago) link
Thanks for the link. Good interview.
― Me & Mahomies (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, 2 November 2013 17:16 (ten years ago) link
Fantastic piece from Brad - TY Tim for the link.
http://www.drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4147286-memory-as-sound--haim-the-1975-and-the-electricity-of-influence
― etc, Thursday, 19 December 2013 01:49 (ten years ago) link
thank you etc!
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 19 December 2013 13:09 (ten years ago) link
real nice!
― Al He Miola (Spottie), Saturday, 21 December 2013 03:26 (ten years ago) link
Good piece.
― Unsettled defender (ithappens), Saturday, 21 December 2013 07:08 (ten years ago) link
Went to see them again last night in Brixton. Very different from NY. Crowd was almost entirely screaming teenage girls, fanning themselves with excitement.
― Unsettled defender (ithappens), Saturday, 11 January 2014 10:34 (ten years ago) link
aw just saw a kid with tim healy's son's hair
― Pedro Mba Obiang Avomo est un joueur de football hispano-ganéen (nakhchivan), Thursday, 23 January 2014 17:58 (ten years ago) link
i'm so attracted to his hair
― prolego, Thursday, 23 January 2014 17:59 (ten years ago) link
pidgeot realness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsYE078RQCI
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 January 2014 13:32 (ten years ago) link
Kinda like the video. I hope they do one for every song on this lp.
― Spottie, Thursday, 30 January 2014 18:02 (ten years ago) link
same here
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 30 January 2014 18:03 (ten years ago) link
saaaax
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bvy5TjfOsU
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 18 February 2014 16:07 (ten years ago) link
and inevitably
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bdV98FNdWE
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 18 February 2014 16:11 (ten years ago) link
hard core sax
― Spottie, Tuesday, 18 February 2014 16:21 (ten years ago) link
:-0 at both of those.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 18 February 2014 17:00 (ten years ago) link
Would be pretty okay with their whole next album adopting the Chris De Burgh vibe of their cover versions.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 18 February 2014 17:09 (ten years ago) link
i can't even deal with the fact that i saw them last night i can't believe that actually happened they were so amazing i nearly cried it was so life-affirming NEVER GONNA QUIT IT NO WE'RE NEVER GONNA QUIT IT NO
this is still the best album
― uberweiss, Monday, 17 March 2014 05:12 (ten years ago) link