not sure if life gets any better than smoking a cig listening to this new dope single
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Sunday, 22 April 2018 22:10 (five years ago) link
xp it’s resignation at trading the inner city for flavourless suburbia
― startled macropod (MatthewK), Sunday, 22 April 2018 22:16 (five years ago) link
Suburbia’s not that bad
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Sunday, 22 April 2018 22:38 (five years ago) link
seems depressing-ing
― flappy bird, Sunday, 22 April 2018 22:45 (five years ago) link
Suburbia’s not that badPreston's not even that far out, about 40 minutes on the tram, but seriously - you don't think there's an immediate, massive and profound change in life going from Fitzroy to Preston?
― chilis=lyrics...hypocrits (sic), Sunday, 22 April 2018 23:04 (five years ago) link
40 minutes does seem pretty far
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Sunday, 22 April 2018 23:32 (five years ago) link
Hey sic I was saying that more as an aside. I grew up in the suburbs
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Monday, 23 April 2018 00:36 (five years ago) link
welcome to Australia
― chilis=lyrics...hypocrits (sic), Monday, 23 April 2018 01:36 (five years ago) link
she should try to sing in a non-moany way. that would be a massive improvement. I realise, of course, that's her thing but it seems like a bad habit that she could get out of and one that would hugely improve her tracks.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Monday, 23 April 2018 01:41 (five years ago) link
i like her and like her songs but i can tell she's got stuck singing that extremely moany way and that she could get out of it. it's kinda like, you know thom yorke has a voice but he's somehow decided to moooooane awaaaaay rather than sing for a decade plus.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Monday, 23 April 2018 01:47 (five years ago) link
Odd comparison – I find Yorke’s singing voice unbearable, and I quite like CB’s.
― absorbed carol channing's powers & psyche (morrisp), Monday, 23 April 2018 01:51 (five years ago) link
xxxp: Trams can be quite slow. Preston's about 8km (5 miles) from the city centre. Walkable, if it comes to that.
I quite like the two-act structure of "City...".
― Maximum big surprise! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Monday, 23 April 2018 07:17 (five years ago) link
Don't think it's a moan she's got, just a bit of a drawl. An appealingly lazy way of singing. Another Girl Another Planet came on the radio yesterday and it struck me that some of the phrasing, a bit behind, was very CBish (e.g. "I look ill but I don't care about it", "I don't find it irritating"). The way she sings is a big part of her appeal imo.
― Eyeball Kicks, Monday, 23 April 2018 08:37 (five years ago) link
eyeball otm. i love her laid back way of singing too.
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 23 April 2018 11:48 (five years ago) link
Kicks otm it’s definitely a drawl. And drawls rule
― after party for the apocalypse (Ross), Monday, 23 April 2018 14:17 (five years ago) link
this thing ain't streaming anywhere yet? what's the hold up!
― alpine static, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 00:12 (five years ago) link
it comes out on friday
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 01:59 (five years ago) link
it's okay
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 15 May 2018 02:02 (five years ago) link
^^ promising, actually
― alpine static, Tuesday, 15 May 2018 06:55 (five years ago) link
Gonna rock this tonight
― Incline/decline (Ross), Friday, 18 May 2018 02:33 (five years ago) link
A bit drab, isn’t it?
― incel elgort (cryptosicko), Friday, 18 May 2018 17:30 (five years ago) link
I ended up liking this as much as the debut.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 May 2018 17:32 (five years ago) link
is there anything as good as Depreston on it?
― flappy bird, Friday, 18 May 2018 17:33 (five years ago) link
That’s encouraging. I’m only one listen in, and I admit that I am a bit put off by the draggy front half.
― incel elgort (cryptosicko), Friday, 18 May 2018 17:34 (five years ago) link
"City Looks Pretty," "Crippling Self-Doubt and a General Lack of Confidence," "Sunday Roast," "Charity," especially "Charity."
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 May 2018 17:34 (five years ago) link
xp do u mean anything similar to depreston
― niels, Friday, 18 May 2018 17:34 (five years ago) link
She begins wth a ballad, either a sign of confidence or lunacy.
xp not necessarily. that song just sat way above the rest of the songs on the debut imo, though i love that record.
― flappy bird, Friday, 18 May 2018 17:44 (five years ago) link
yeah, I agree
slightly off topic but was thinking a bit about that cool (borrowed) couplet Men are scared that women will laugh at them/Women are scared that men will kill themthat's funny/sad because it's true but I think it's worth noting that men are also scared that men will kill them
― niels, Friday, 18 May 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link
This record is classic
― Incline/decline (Ross), Friday, 18 May 2018 18:35 (five years ago) link
Opening anti guitar solo is a good fuck you move
why is she fucking us? anyway album is completely killer
― maffew12, Friday, 18 May 2018 20:24 (five years ago) link
Everything’s amaziiing
Including this here rec
― Exit stage left (Ross), Friday, 18 May 2018 20:38 (five years ago) link
Courtney Barnett, I like her
― Exit stage left (Ross), Friday, 18 May 2018 20:40 (five years ago) link
walking on eggshells is a lot like over everything. Nothing on here quite like depreston but at least 3 slow burners
― Exit stage left (Ross), Friday, 18 May 2018 21:13 (five years ago) link
she seems to have loosened up on this record - her guitar playing is noisier and wilder . this is a good thing . the first one may well be a ballad but it still pretty mean and menacing. I think this is her best album so far
― clouds (peanutbuttereverysingleday), Saturday, 19 May 2018 05:06 (five years ago) link
The new single is kind of a tuneless snoozer.
― louise ck (milo z), Saturday, 19 May 2018 23:32 (five years ago) link
This record rips. On what planet is the face melting Solo on help yourself drab? Record makes me wonder if she’s ok tho
― Ross, Sunday, 20 May 2018 00:05 (five years ago) link
Loving the new album.
― Marty8501 (Marty Innerlogic), Sunday, 20 May 2018 11:05 (five years ago) link
I like it tons but unsure if it will crack my top 10 - year has been solid
― Music is confidence (Ross), Sunday, 20 May 2018 20:48 (five years ago) link
That’s Kim and Kelley deal on the song tell me how you really feel !!!
― Ross, Thursday, 31 May 2018 14:05 (five years ago) link
I think this album is really good (and too short)! If I were to voice a criticism beyond that (and why not, it's ILM) -- "Sunday Roast" is a bit of a weak note to end on.
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Thursday, 31 May 2018 18:09 (five years ago) link
Yeah it’s super concise. Both this and the us girls feel like a track short to me
― Ross, Thursday, 31 May 2018 18:11 (five years ago) link
It's as good as the original, don't understand the original kvetching.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 31 May 2018 18:18 (five years ago) link
Yeah I really liked the rolling stone review. It definitely is more angry and all the better also some potent meditations on depression
― Ross, Thursday, 31 May 2018 18:20 (five years ago) link
lovin this record
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 6 June 2018 18:51 (five years ago) link
I dig the sound of her voice / way she sings and her gtr playing so much at this point, I've reached that "fan" level where the songs are almost beside the point (if that makes sense)... I just love hearing her stuff!
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Wednesday, 6 June 2018 19:56 (five years ago) link
I can relate to that, it's a really nice record, Sunday Roast a standout
― niels, Friday, 8 June 2018 09:12 (five years ago) link
The half-speed slowdown in the middle of "City Looks Pretty" is probably one of oldest tricks in the book, yet it "gets me" every time! Really one of her best songs evah.
(There's a Pavement song that does the same thing; can't think of it at the moment...)
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Monday, 11 June 2018 20:44 (five years ago) link
(ftr - I was thinking of "Billie," from Terror Twilight)
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Monday, 11 June 2018 20:56 (five years ago) link