where rtc at
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 27 September 2016 08:24 Bookmark
it good i liked it. never got the easy breezy slick dance pop vibe from it tho. album aptly titled, very intense, wracked, beseeching, supplicant/domineering/calculating evangelical egotism (some mileage in comparison w/matt 1975 but not a lot)
also curiously totally medieval. good soundtrack for wooden planet spec script alien3 probably
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 4 January 2017 21:08 (seven years ago) link
it is really medieval
they're recording album 2 now
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 5 January 2017 01:35 (seven years ago) link
Fascinating adjective.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 5 January 2017 01:36 (seven years ago) link
if you guys were wondering who that was bopping out of CVS with a 4pack of toilet paper in his hand, that was me listening to "real"
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 9 May 2017 17:41 (six years ago) link
I had been wondering about that
― Tim F, Tuesday, 9 May 2017 21:45 (six years ago) link
#PSEN 0005 - We have received word that the audio sounds of // SANCTIFY --- will be aired on pirate radio station @bbcr1 at 7:30PM GMT by non-sanctioned human @anniemac //.. this is NOT an authorised station in Palo Santo -- report to authorities if you hear this using #SANCTIFY pic.twitter.com/sy5LIYhxOe— Years & Years (@yearsandyears) March 7, 2018
new song today it seems
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 7 March 2018 17:33 (six years ago) link
not sure how i feel about it http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p060dx8y
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 7 March 2018 19:50 (six years ago) link
Olly's hair has not improved.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 20:09 (six years ago) link
sounded dece but not like a Hit Single
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 7 March 2018 21:02 (six years ago) link
it's an all right song!
― dyl, Wednesday, 7 March 2018 23:34 (six years ago) link
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, March 7, 2018 4:02 PM (three hours ago) Bookmark
yeah i agree. it's an interesting little twist on their sound but i'm surprised it's the first single.
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 8 March 2018 00:57 (six years ago) link
it can be like one of those singles they made videos for on their first album before "king" that were arresting in some way but obviously not going to be hits
― dyl, Thursday, 8 March 2018 02:13 (six years ago) link
I fuck with it, sounds like a very 2000s pop take on a communion album track
― k3vin k., Thursday, 8 March 2018 15:52 (six years ago) link
on replay, not super into this
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, 8 March 2018 23:43 (six years ago) link
i still kinda like it but it feels to me like a song that could have been on album 1 just w/ slightly different production that doesn't quite do it much favors
― J0rdan S., Friday, 9 March 2018 00:14 (six years ago) link
it's a little underwhelming, definitely not the same level than some of their best work...though it's better than "meteorite"
― k3vin k., Friday, 9 March 2018 01:38 (six years ago) link
I know it's the way it is, but this strategy of testing and teasing the market with dribs and drabs has the effect of dampening my enthusiasm but idk that's mem.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 9 March 2018 01:43 (six years ago) link
*me
july 6th
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 25 April 2018 18:40 (five years ago) link
put it in my veins
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 25 April 2018 18:43 (five years ago) link
― r|t|c, Wednesday, January 4, 2017 2:08 PM (one year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
god bless rtc
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 25 April 2018 18:44 (five years ago) link
already freebasing
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 April 2018 19:22 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psn18d-4hBI
not feeling this new single, feels way too twee and like it was written as a commercial jingle?
― ufo, Saturday, 12 May 2018 06:35 (five years ago) link
co-written/produced by Steve Mac so that explains that
― ufo, Saturday, 12 May 2018 06:37 (five years ago) link
yeeeeeeah... i think the songwriting is great but it almost sounds like a sigala song
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 12 May 2018 07:56 (five years ago) link
*cough*
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Friday, 6 July 2018 16:51 (five years ago) link
oh boy
― k3vin k., Friday, 6 July 2018 16:52 (five years ago) link
I was underwhelmed by the singles but this actually turned out alright I think. “Karma” and “Hallelujah” both slap and “All For You” especially. It’s a bit les Kitsuné than the first one production-wise.
― monotony, Friday, 6 July 2018 22:15 (five years ago) link
It's gotten surprisingly positive reviews (my take goes up on Monday). "Surprisingly" because while Alexander is more confident he's also turned the act into Maroon 5 with himself as Adam Levine. The other two are barely involved. Far less angst.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 July 2018 22:44 (five years ago) link
The leaked tracks are awful, but look at the credits (Julia Michaels, Thomas Hull).
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 6 July 2018 22:45 (five years ago) link
what are leaked tracks? the album is out
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Saturday, 7 July 2018 05:06 (five years ago) link
ok listening now
― k3vin k., Saturday, 7 July 2018 05:07 (five years ago) link
what u think deej
The album is a lot stronger than I was expecting based on the two singles. Not sure what they were thinking with those choices when they had Hallelujah, Karma, Rendezvous and Up In Flames right there.
― kitchen person, Sunday, 8 July 2018 17:46 (five years ago) link
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), S
"Sanctify" and "Hallelujah."
They were mad to leave "UP in Flames" off the album: an excellent freestyle-soaked banger w/the record's most confident Olly performance.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 8 July 2018 17:51 (five years ago) link
It's on the deluxe edition, that is (you can stream it on Spotify).
Yeah, Up In Flames is so great. It screams lead single, not bonus track.
― kitchen person, Sunday, 8 July 2018 17:53 (five years ago) link
listened to this a couple of nights ago but was doing other things at the time...there wasn't much that grabbed me but I need to give it a closer listen
― k3vin k., Sunday, 8 July 2018 18:32 (five years ago) link
this feels like their Urban Legend
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Sunday, 8 July 2018 19:21 (five years ago) link
this doesn't have the frisson of the debut but that's not surprising at all.. what could really? accepting that fact i feel pretty good about how this turned out actually. the singles sound better in context.
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 12 July 2018 05:11 (five years ago) link
I've made my peace with Sanctify as it works as a decent introduction, I still can't stand If You're Over Me. I really like the rest of it. Karma is the one. I keep getting it stuck in my head.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 12 July 2018 14:11 (five years ago) link
i like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuIrr-qJ_UQ
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Saturday, 1 December 2018 11:11 (five years ago) link
^^
― very legal and very cool (k3vin k.), Saturday, 1 December 2018 22:51 (five years ago) link
Been listening to the bonus tracks on Palo Santo a lot. Damn -- "Howl."
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 29 December 2019 22:47 (four years ago) link
New track out now (video premieres on Monday)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGfaYTIYh40
― groovypanda, Thursday, 8 April 2021 09:04 (three years ago) link
this is not surprising whatsoever but how did i not know that Y&Y is an Olly Alexander solo project now (announced last month that the other two members left although one of them will continue as part of the live band)
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Thursday, 8 April 2021 19:47 (three years ago) link
"now"
― Tim F, Thursday, 8 April 2021 22:39 (three years ago) link
I mean the last album had a couple token band songwriting credits. He's it.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 8 April 2021 22:44 (three years ago) link
i can't tell if i like this song or not. i think i do the more i listen to it... it really wallops you in the face from the jump in a way that feels a bit off but halfway thru it clicks into place a bit.
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 8 April 2021 23:25 (three years ago) link
I went to see Years & Years live around the time of the first album and really enjoyed it - the music was good, he was a great performer despite his obvious limitations as a singer, and it really did feel like a celebration of queer identity.
What we saw of the BBC New Years & Years special was rubbish and I was surprised at how much I didn't enjoy it. The actual sound was terrible which didn't help, but it feels like all the things that made them so exciting and interesting to begin with have been lost at the expense of trying to make Olly Alexander into a superstar.
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 2 January 2022 13:25 (two years ago) link