Tracey Thorn sounds ragged on "Disappointed," no?
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 October 2015 10:56 (eight years ago) link
new single is nice, better than anything I can recall from the last LP
― Simon H., Tuesday, 10 July 2018 19:01 (five years ago) link
So ILM doesn't really care for John Grant ? I'm not really convinced by his latest album's all electronic approach. I miss his piano and strings. Still has a great voice though. Has anyone else listened to it ?
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 28 November 2018 14:16 (five years ago) link
I tried - also found it underwhelming. First two albums still classic, hope he finds an appealing groove again.
― resident hack (Simon H.), Wednesday, 28 November 2018 14:18 (five years ago) link
The title track is amazing but the album bounces back and forth for me. I do have a bit of a hard time with the 'funny voices' approach. He sounds like he's having fun though.
― akm, Wednesday, 28 November 2018 14:25 (five years ago) link
Sadly the more fun he's having the worse his music is. Last two albums have been corny as hell.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 28 November 2018 14:26 (five years ago) link
True, but, at least there's still something there, unlike, say, Mark Kozelek, who also used to make beautiful music and now does...something different that he apparently finds more fulfilling but no one likes to listen to.
― akm, Wednesday, 28 November 2018 14:32 (five years ago) link
I do have a bit of a hard time with the 'funny voices' approach
Same here. It's barely listenable in "Diet Gum" and only tolerable in "Metamorphosis".
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 28 November 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
Well it'll be interesting to see how that plays out live -- seeing him (finally) in two and a half weeks.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 November 2018 14:58 (five years ago) link
I'm seing him next Monday. It's his first time in Montréal. If he plays "Glacier" I'll be a very happy guy.
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 28 November 2018 15:21 (five years ago) link
I loved his collaboration with Wrangler that came out under the Creep Show moniker.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 28 November 2018 16:26 (five years ago) link
His tracks on the 2014 Hercules & Love Affair album are terrific, extensions of Pale Green Ghosts' coffee house electronica. It's been diminishing returns ever since.
― I like queer. You like queer, senator? (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 28 November 2018 16:27 (five years ago) link
So the concert was awesome. He really pulls off the new songs well live. The harmonies are great. He also spoke to us in perfect French many times. Added bonus, none other than the ledgendary Budgie is behind the drumkit and I got to speak with him and take pictures after the show.
― LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 13:26 (five years ago) link
Wait, hold the fuck on, that was BUDGIE? How did I not clock that.
I gotta agree with LeRoo, just a wonderful show here in SF last night. "Pale Green Ghosts" got a particularly wonderful arrangement, queasily wonderful dark 80s electronics, and after it he said that reflected "four years of listening to Ministry's "Over the Shoulder" 12"...greatest remix ever." My girlfriend loved how the new album's "Metamorphosis" sounded live, saying it felt absolutely terrifying at the end. The main set closer of "Sensitive New Age Guy," "Glacier" and "Queen of Denmark" was an astounding 1-2-3.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 03:29 (five years ago) link
Yes! PGG was huge and "Metamorphosis" is better live than on the album.
Budgie came down in the club after the show to buy a drink from the bar. When I started talking to him he said he was just taking it to John backstage and would come back to chat, and he actually did! Really nice guy and I was pretty starstruck.
― LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 18 December 2018 13:42 (five years ago) link
There's a new track today, apparently:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecBpAwovikg
― djh, Wednesday, 24 March 2021 09:55 (three years ago) link
One of my favorite albums of the decade.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 24 March 2021 10:21 (three years ago) link
oooh cate le bon produced this new one...fingers crossed it breaks his streak of weirdly lousy albums
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Wednesday, 24 March 2021 11:42 (three years ago) link
"the only boy" is also on this. it sounds really nice. the lyrics are a bit much. it probably shouldn't be ten minutes long.
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Wednesday, 24 March 2021 12:24 (three years ago) link
I thought this revive was going to be related to the Facebook ad that uses "Black Belt":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ekg56Ji56o
― Dana Jel Pey (DJP), Wednesday, 24 March 2021 13:35 (three years ago) link
beard man gets paid
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Wednesday, 24 March 2021 13:47 (three years ago) link
I was gonna mention it in the PSB/Tag Team thread.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 24 March 2021 13:48 (three years ago) link
Ha I was going to mention it, too
― Dana Jel Pey (DJP), Wednesday, 24 March 2021 14:14 (three years ago) link
I finally am catching up on the albums after Pale Green Ghosts and just started Love Is Magic and, well... there's pretty much no way the live version of "Metamorphosis" could be worse
― Dana Jel Pey (DJP), Thursday, 25 March 2021 13:37 (three years ago) link
he's obviously a brilliant guy and a great singer but my suspicion is he needs just the right collaborators to shield him from his worst instincts...this is why I'm semi hopeful about the new one
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Thursday, 25 March 2021 13:59 (three years ago) link
I think Colonel Mustard did it in the billiard room / Yeah yeah
I might have to peace out on this
― Dana Jel Pey (DJP), Thursday, 25 March 2021 14:05 (three years ago) link
Have posted this on the Gus Gus thread but worth putting here, too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3mwdn0rYjA
― djh, Sunday, 23 May 2021 19:05 (two years ago) link