ilx has form when it comes to trashing any sort of genuine art-pop
micachu obv >>> pc music in terms of compositional ability, but the battle lines are consistent and clear
this place is utterly stupefying sometimes
― imago, Wednesday, 17 September 2014 01:19 (nine years ago) link
front cover of wire magazine this month
― Ottbot jr (NickB), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 15:20 (nine years ago) link
so so so so so so happy Micah is getting recognition she deserves
but hope she keeps making pop music and doesn't go full Zimmer
― sean gramophone, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:08 (nine years ago) link
i'm just gonna do a lazy-journo categorisation thing w/this chick and throw her in with the rest of this era's pestilent Quirky Girls who think wearing bright colours and singing like a toddler are substitutes for talent
― lex pretend, Tuesday, January 5, 2010 5:06 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
never fucking forgive, never fucking forget
― rae sredrum (imago), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:23 (nine years ago) link
not that we didn't all say stupid things about music five years ago (ahem) but this attitude from the ongoing Campaign For Real Pop ensures that my work here is never done
― rae sredrum (imago), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:29 (nine years ago) link
not that into her pop music but i hope she releases more dance music & beats like she played on her Boiler Room set, for instance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3JPXQszhHA
― virtuoso thigh slapper (Jordan), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 17:45 (nine years ago) link
I don't know how often I screamed this or if it was often enough but the Micachu mixtape from only two months ago is prettttty much the best thing in the world.
― my booty it clean (fgti), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 18:25 (nine years ago) link
It is called "Feeling romantic, feeling tropical, feeling ill" iirc it is 53 minutes long and never stops serving aces
i really loved her under the skin score! would never have guessed. her early work itt is still pestilential
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 13 January 2015 18:28 (nine years ago) link
i wanted to hear that tape, couldn't find a legit digital version anywhere though.
― virtuoso thigh slapper (Jordan), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 18:30 (nine years ago) link
wait
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 18:34 (nine years ago) link
only just now understanding that micachu did the under the skin score
holy shit
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 18:35 (nine years ago) link
Jewellery is such an perfect album I bought ten copies and gave them away to strangers. I wasn't as much a fan of Never as imago but I'm warming to it... re mixtape, Jordan and anyone else, msg me
― my booty it clean (fgti), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 19:28 (nine years ago) link
have done so! cheers for the offer!
nice to see some reevaluations from certain ppl here, although yeah if they could go back and reevaluate the pestilential stuff too (or accept that it COULD to some ears be great) that'd be dandy :P
― rae sredrum (imago), Tuesday, 13 January 2015 19:35 (nine years ago) link
Never is seriously one of the best albums of the decade Iimo. Do still want to listen
― all that glitters ain't cyber gold (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 14 January 2015 04:20 (nine years ago) link
Lol: *do still want to listen to the Under the Skin sdtk. & that mixtape sounds really cool.
― all that glitters ain't cyber gold (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 14 January 2015 04:22 (nine years ago) link
not feeling the new one
feels like a retreat into…somewhere dark and uncomfortable where we don't really need to be. where are the good ideas, the cool sounds, the weird melodies, the manic euphoria amidst the sadness?
― imago, Saturday, 12 September 2015 00:16 (eight years ago) link
maybe more listens will open it up but it occasionally hints at growing into something mighty before pulling back every time, acting all inscrutable, hiding behind lo-fi mumbles & a blank refusal to sound appealing.
maybe this last quality is proof of its brilliance but for now i'm left cold
― imago, Saturday, 12 September 2015 00:18 (eight years ago) link
you means its even more shittier than the previous shit?
― Cosmic Slop, Saturday, 12 September 2015 00:32 (eight years ago) link
never is a towering masterpiece u goon
― imago, Saturday, 12 September 2015 00:35 (eight years ago) link
randomly decided to give them a listen for the first time today... (i think i just auto-dismissed any music where band members wore screenprinted tshirts in the 00s). four listens of both albums later... wow.
the highs of jewellery may be a bit higher but i really love the cohesiveness of never. everything flows perfectly from one track to the next and that strange pitchshifted silvery-metallic production all over everything.
what i love the most is how hooky everything is even when it's bursting at the seams with ideas and deviations. really quite smitten.
― linee, Saturday, 12 September 2015 05:50 (eight years ago) link
I've listened once so far to the new one and it just sounded so plain. I think "lo-fi mumbles & a blank refusal to sound appealing" describes it pretty well. I've loved most of what she's done since the start, and the Under the Skin stuff was as exciting as any of it, but I need to work with this one.
― Eyeball Kicks, Saturday, 12 September 2015 18:33 (eight years ago) link
Never is def one of the great LPs of the decade, CS, what are you on about?
― watermelon nuns from Calgary (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 12 September 2015 20:59 (eight years ago) link
Lol I just posted that right before the break, nm
― watermelon nuns from Calgary (Drugs A. Money), Saturday, 12 September 2015 21:01 (eight years ago) link
I loved Jewellery, and thought Lips was the best single of that year. I find the new one absolutely unlistenable.
― Roaming gang of aggressive circlepits (ithappens), Saturday, 12 September 2015 21:13 (eight years ago) link
oooh, can't get enough of those glissando strings: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/fyc/film/jackie/soundtrack/
― sam jax sax jam (Jordan), Tuesday, 22 November 2016 21:55 (seven years ago) link
^ I love the track "Children" from the OST. So gorgeous. Has anyone heard the new album she did with Oliver Coates?
― Ross, Friday, 25 November 2016 18:45 (seven years ago) link
No, is it good?
― imago, Sunday, 27 November 2016 14:31 (seven years ago) link
Early uniformed opinion: It's good if you're a fan of Mica's penchant for experimental classical music. First track has subtle similar warped cello effects to what can be heard on "Under The Skin". The album is quite short with 13 tracks, so the compositions lack the build up or sustained mood of something like "Love Theme" or even the work she did with London Sinfionetta. However, it contains engaging soundscapes, splayed beats and a playful approach to the avant garde.
― Ross, Wednesday, 30 November 2016 00:27 (seven years ago) link
And plenty of beautiful cello sounds!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F00oI7iTXY
classic
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Friday, 15 September 2017 04:35 (six years ago) link
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WPpBWPVsphc
― Ross, Thursday, 20 September 2018 06:42 (five years ago) link
First thirty seconds of the new album (the band is now called Good Sad Happy Bad) are quite something...
― Chip-vill-A (imago), Friday, 16 October 2020 09:10 (three years ago) link
did you listen to any more? the first tracked felt like a table setter.
there are some corkers on the record's second half, tho
― covidiot wind, blowin every time you lift your mask (voodoo chili), Friday, 16 October 2020 14:40 (three years ago) link
*first track
Yeah I heard the whole thing! It's really good. Much closer to Never than GSHB on quality. Will enjoy relistening
― Chip-vill-A (imago), Friday, 16 October 2020 14:48 (three years ago) link
Title-track especially stunning
― Chip-vill-A (imago), Friday, 16 October 2020 18:03 (three years ago) link
title track was a definite highlight, "bubble" and especially "universal" were my other faves.
― covidiot wind, blowin every time you lift your mask (voodoo chili), Friday, 16 October 2020 18:05 (three years ago) link
This has a shout at being their best album. Earphones have really brought it to something special
― Chip-vill-A (imago), Friday, 16 October 2020 18:09 (three years ago) link
Whole second half is incredible
― Chip-vill-A (imago), Friday, 16 October 2020 18:21 (three years ago) link
i really like the opener, im a sucker for that mac demarco lazy strummed detuned wet guitar sound
i haven't listened to any micachu music since the debut so idk if her singing style changed, but i like the singer on this better (even if she's a bit unremarkable)
it's cool that an artist with a reputation for being an avant-garde genius made a low-stakes post punk album w her friends; makes me miss playing in dumb short-lived bands w my pals :')
― flopson, Sunday, 18 October 2020 00:32 (three years ago) link
"shades" is trippy for sure
― flopson, Sunday, 18 October 2020 00:54 (three years ago) link
God it's so good. Reminds me of The The in places ('Bubble' especially).
― tangenttangent, Thursday, 22 October 2020 09:29 (three years ago) link
Totally obsessed with this record, "Bubble" and "Star" are the standouts for me
― Roland Pemberton, Thursday, 19 November 2020 00:44 (three years ago) link