Agree "Don't Wanna" onwards is a solid stretch. I've been re-evaluating this record in comparison to their S/T and the new one is not quite freewheeling. The grafted on edits and overdubs make this much more of a studio record, which does not completely work to Warpaint's strengths as a jam heavy, loose live band. Conversely, as experimental as this record is, it's far more concise and compact than the S/T - and controlled. I think basically I agree with Turrican.
― Ross, Thursday, 17 November 2016 23:00 (seven years ago) link
*not quite as freewheeling
― Ross, Thursday, 17 November 2016 23:01 (seven years ago) link
never really occurred to me until spotify played them back to back, but they really owe a lot to mid/late period blonde redhead
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 24 March 2017 18:25 (seven years ago) link
Funnily enough, I gave Heads Up a re-listen the other night and it really clicked for me!
― Coolio Iglesias (Turrican), Friday, 24 March 2017 20:25 (seven years ago) link
"Don't Let Go" kicks so much ass but "Dre" is the wildcard
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 24 March 2017 21:26 (seven years ago) link
My favourites are 'By Your Side', 'The Stall' and 'Above Control'
― Coolio Iglesias (Turrican), Friday, 24 March 2017 21:37 (seven years ago) link
I love this album as much as the last one. Thicker, busier, woodier sound in many ways (especially in the bass guitar) and the arrangements are a touch busier, but it's not them going pop beyond 'New Song' (which is great).
The extended groove at the end of 'So Good' might be my favourite bit.
Who do they sound like? Which other bands put this much focus on the rhythm section?
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 12:00 (six years ago) link
Busier.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 12:12 (six years ago) link
Stella is their secret weapon
― calstars, Tuesday, 2 May 2017 20:38 (six years ago) link
I like the new one more than I did, but the self-titled record is still their finest LP for me. I hope their next record is more based on them jamming rather than trying to write compact songs.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Tuesday, 2 May 2017 20:58 (six years ago) link
I think the new one is their best TBH
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Saturday, 2 September 2017 22:14 (six years ago) link
I like it more now than I did when it first came out, but it still remains the weakest of their three studio albums for me. I'm hoping for more of a return to their self-titled record on their next album, that to me is where their strengths are.
Warpaint > The Fool > Heads Up
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Saturday, 2 September 2017 22:17 (six years ago) link
Listening to the self-titled record for the first time in a long while and still very much finding it as wonderful as I did the first time around. One of my favourite albums released so far this decade.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Tuesday, 26 September 2017 19:12 (six years ago) link
Yeah it's really great. Stella kills on that record (on every one really)
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Tuesday, 26 September 2017 19:28 (six years ago) link
for me it's Exquisite Corpse>Heads Up>The Fool>Warpaint
― how's life, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
Yes, it was Stella that brought them to the next level.
― calstars, Tuesday, 26 September 2017 20:05 (six years ago) link
Yeah, she's superb - I rate her highly as a drummer in general, not just in the context of Warpaint. She seems quite down to earth, no nonsense and bullshit-free in interviews, too.
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Tuesday, 26 September 2017 20:12 (six years ago) link
she is solid on Cate Le Bon records too
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 00:36 (six years ago) link
The fool is still my favorite of all of these.
― akm, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 03:08 (six years ago) link
https://www.instagram.com/p/BfOYfZHHI6D/
Likely a teaser for a Teresa Wayman solo album.
― how's life, Friday, 16 February 2018 11:57 (six years ago) link
Theresa Wayman. Sorry.
― how's life, Friday, 16 February 2018 11:59 (six years ago) link
I forgot this band existed
― calstars, Friday, 16 February 2018 12:00 (six years ago) link
s & d :: desert sessions is a thread I keep reviving and receiving very little interest, so I'm putting notice in its members' home threads.
― ☮ (peace, man), Thursday, 3 October 2019 19:24 (four years ago) link
I forgot this band existed But I love Stella so good for her
― calstars, Friday, 4 October 2019 00:17 (four years ago) link
https://open.spotify.com/track/0Ak41pdxN83soy8Bj0JutD?si=MdtYg31MQj6x-aw6AfRsswCool Jenny solo track
― calstars, Sunday, 15 November 2020 20:22 (three years ago) link
Thanks for the reminder of this good band! I previewed what was prob their first Columbus OH show:Warpaint Saturday @ The SummitPlausible intrigue keeps psych sirens Warpaint’s EP, Exquisite Corpse,from getting lost in space. Input from RHCPs Frusciante and Klinghoffer may help, but mainly we’re fed cosmic musical clues and led far between the lines. “Billie Holiday” sometimes evokes Neil Young’s “The Needle and the Damage Done”, appropriately for the subject, but why does the presumably innocent “My Guy” fit just as well? Maybe because spooky fixation is thee odds-rockin’ Warpaint. “Beetles” could be about bombs, drugs, finance charges, and/or music: things suddenly too hot to handle or get rid of.
― dow, Sunday, 15 November 2020 21:25 (three years ago) link
Stella!
― calstars, Sunday, 22 November 2020 22:40 (three years ago) link
https://open.spotify.com/track/4oK4XJa92LlpMNAzx1TMlP?si=-qQqtT8lR3u_121swUakgw&dl_branch=1“Made for Love” I guess a one off single?Stella sounds great
― calstars, Tuesday, 4 May 2021 21:09 (two years ago) link
It sounds great! Hoping it's a sign of more to come, it's been a long five years.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 4 May 2021 21:13 (two years ago) link
Oh right, they were featured as themselves in that HBO show, which was kind of a funny pick to be that character's favorite band, but it was cute.
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 5 May 2021 14:56 (two years ago) link
Finally!
New album, Radiate Like This, out May 6th. I'm really excited, it's been a long wait.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJznPy_iM4M
01 Champion02 Hips03 Hard to Tell You04 Stevie05 Like Sweetness06 Trouble07 Proof08 Altar09 Melting10 Send Nudes
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 14:43 (two years ago) link
Niiice
― calstars, Wednesday, 26 January 2022 14:56 (two years ago) link
I'm happy they decided to make another one.
Jenny Lee Lindberg put out a couple singles last year, including one with Dave Gahan on guest vocals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H5Yg4EB3-I
― peace, man, Wednesday, 26 January 2022 15:42 (two years ago) link
10 Send Nudes
― johnny crunch, Thursday, 27 January 2022 15:16 (two years ago) link
I been sending dirty picsHope they make it to the cloud
― Nabozo, Thursday, 27 January 2022 15:37 (two years ago) link
Hoping "Stevie" is a Royal Trux cover
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 27 January 2022 19:07 (two years ago) link
Holding out until my copy gets here Tuesday, but super excited to hear it.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 6 May 2022 17:49 (one year ago) link
Giving it a cursory phone speaker listen right now and definitely enjoying it. Really like Stevie, Altar, and Melting so far. Going to have to go back and listen on better speakers or headphones though. Warpaint albums usually take a few listens to open up for me.
― peace, man, Friday, 6 May 2022 20:14 (one year ago) link
tried to give this a listen last night and just couldn't get into it, I fear that I'm one of those people who thinks their first few releases are excellent and everything since is blah...
― akm, Sunday, 8 May 2022 15:57 (one year ago) link
I take it back, I really like this one. It doesn’t vary much in mood but it fits my maudlin and unhappy spring feeling at the moment.
― akm, Thursday, 12 May 2022 03:45 (one year ago) link
Looking back Champion was as good as anything they ever did. Supposedly they celebrate being together for 20 years in spring of next year
― piscesx, Sunday, 19 November 2023 02:10 (five months ago) link