i know this board is not big fans of Tame Impala but they are doing, do something completely different with much better results. not a fan of that clip/song.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 28 April 2018 02:04 (six years ago) link
Hope the record will be more like the 1st single and (much) less like the 2nd one
― nostormo, Saturday, 28 April 2018 17:17 (six years ago) link
yeah Almost Had To Start a Fight is good
― niels, Saturday, 28 April 2018 18:57 (six years ago) link
new song & video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iir8HyAKqQM
― flappy bird, Monday, 30 April 2018 17:17 (six years ago) link
Sounds a little like an R.E.M. song
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Monday, 30 April 2018 17:41 (six years ago) link
(specifically, one w/Mike Mills vox - like "Texarkana")
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Monday, 30 April 2018 17:48 (six years ago) link
Boring
― nostormo, Monday, 30 April 2018 18:05 (six years ago) link
Always liked the Savage songs better
― nostormo, Monday, 30 April 2018 18:06 (six years ago) link
Yes, I can definately hear Peter Buck´s signature strumming style. But why are they teasing so many songs? I prefer to have the album release now.
― EvR, Monday, 30 April 2018 18:17 (six years ago) link
― nostormo
yup. i'm pretty evenly split on Savage & Brown, i think they both have a lot of duds.
― flappy bird, Monday, 30 April 2018 18:17 (six years ago) link
First half of the record is good. 2nd half is sometime boring sometime just plain bad.
― nostormo, Monday, 7 May 2018 17:44 (six years ago) link
Sounds like a Parquet Courts album
― flappy bird, Monday, 7 May 2018 17:58 (six years ago) link
Mmm..i think HP was better. More homogenic.Though Total Football and Had To Start A Fight are some of their best records
The Austin Brown songs are the weakest link i think.
They try new sounds and genres here but they should stick with what they know best if they asked me which of course they won't lol
― nostormo, Monday, 7 May 2018 18:21 (six years ago) link
what they know best = that well is pretty dry
― flappy bird, Monday, 7 May 2018 18:27 (six years ago) link
Yes they are not the greatest/most original band but i like them enough
― nostormo, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:10 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqZTK_NneOA
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 9 May 2018 05:38 (six years ago) link
there's a lot to like about the new record but it is pretty weird, and i'd say willfully incoherent. the title track certainly isn't the only thing they try that doesn't quite land. it's early still but i suspect this won't be an album of theirs that i put on start to finish too often in the long term.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 12:22 (five years ago) link
the idea of playing white funk by injecting slap bass bores me, but, yes, ,I hear enough weirdness on this album to keep me listening. I like the mid tempo and ballads best ("Mardi Gras Beads").
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 12:26 (five years ago) link
i like mardi gras beads a lot, his other couple tracks i am less sure about so far. one thing with austin is that when he has an idea for a song he never writes it just once.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 12:35 (five years ago) link
How are these guys live?
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 12:59 (five years ago) link
they've been great every time i've seen them, altho the last time now was the tour for sunbathing animal. but i am seeing them tomorrow nite at a slightly larger venue so i can report back after that.
― Roberto Spiralli, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 13:21 (five years ago) link
please do!
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 13:55 (five years ago) link
decent review here https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/parquet-courts-wide-awake/
― niels, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 14:01 (five years ago) link
I'm not a huge Parquet Courts fan, but this new album is a step in a good direction, especially some of the more keyboard-heavy tracks.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 14:28 (five years ago) link
Yeah that last song with the piano is my favourite so far (only after 2 listens though)
― nate woolls, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 15:28 (five years ago) link
I found that Pfork review totally baffling
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 22 May 2018 17:38 (five years ago) link
i thought it was great but mike powell's one of my fav music writers
― lowercase (eric), Tuesday, 22 May 2018 17:39 (five years ago) link
I'm finding Savage's vocals sort of unbearable at this point.
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Thursday, 24 May 2018 17:12 (five years ago) link
I listened to half of that p4k concert yesterday afternoon, all new songs I think, sounded good.
― flappy bird, Thursday, 24 May 2018 17:13 (five years ago) link
show last night was great. the best i have seen them, afaicr. they were very on, lots of energy, seemed to be enjoying themselves. the new songs sounded very good, total football was an explosive opener. even inspired the always-embarrassing indie mosh. fuck tom brady was unexpectedly well received (in boston). interesting setlist overall, mostly stayed away from the singles from previous records but they are still playing master of my craft>borrowed time and light up gold ii, god bless them. we got a very loud, extended jam, audience participation version of wide awake which even to me sounds horrible as i type it but was honestly incredible, like they were leaning in to the ridiculousness of it. minor quibble would be that they biased the sound towards the loud songs so those really popped but the more midtempo stuff lost something. even so, i think austin's songs are always a bit more convincing live, and mardi gras beads was a highlight.
anyway, highly recommended. so glad i went, as i had been on the fence and in the end only really decided to go because of the support (goat girl - also terrific)
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 24 May 2018 19:58 (five years ago) link
that's good to hear about borrowed time & show overall, would def see them again
― flappy bird, Friday, 25 May 2018 05:07 (five years ago) link
Can't believe all the hate upthread for Wide Awake -- I think it's their best album since LUG.
― enochroot, Saturday, 26 May 2018 01:16 (five years ago) link
At least each of the other intervening LPs had one or two great songs that I would put on a playlist or something. They’ve completely lost me here.
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Saturday, 26 May 2018 02:21 (five years ago) link
Even the all-offending title track isn't that bad
― PaulTMA, Saturday, 26 May 2018 09:01 (five years ago) link
Unofficial anthem of World Cup '18
FUCK TOM BRADY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP9l9HBJ1o0
― Dark Mavis (Michael B), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 23:53 (five years ago) link
panini design in the video is a delight
― Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 02:16 (five years ago) link
so, how awesome are they?
― flopson, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 02:32 (five years ago) link
That is one of the best lyrics video I’ve seen in my life.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 04:22 (five years ago) link
SUAC!
― Mark G, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 07:12 (five years ago) link
(That's "Stands up and claps" which probably doesn't exist but hey)
― Mark G, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 07:13 (five years ago) link
So I cooled hugely on this band when I heard Sunbathing Animal... BUT this album is really really really good fun.
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 07:49 (five years ago) link
Do people hate the title track? It's a highlight for me
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 07:50 (five years ago) link
Mardi Gras Beads = Range Life. Not my favourite on the record. But as a whole, the record has this cut-up chocolate box selection vibe that kind of reminds me of Check Your Head for some reason
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 07:53 (five years ago) link
the Wide Awake song grew on me, still find the Dangermouse production useless and off-putting - just adds low end, rounds the bass, softens everything, a slightly weaker version
no doubt this will be fun live
― niels, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 07:57 (five years ago) link
wide awake (the song) has grown on me too
― Dark Mavis (Michael B), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 08:00 (five years ago) link
I like all their albums bar "human performance" which was kinda dreary - "Berlin got blurry" is a good track from it though
― Dark Mavis (Michael B), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 08:02 (five years ago) link
It was the song that stood out when I first heard it, but then I'm very susceptible to tracks where bands deviate wildly from their usual style, and also lightweight whiteboy new wave funk, so
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 08:03 (five years ago) link
Wide Awake the song is pretty inoffensive, was never getting the 'worst song ever' vibes as mentioned upthread. The video seemed to be the most annoying element (didn't bother me)
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 13 June 2018 10:36 (five years ago) link
i mean, it's hilarious and tongue-in-cheek and self-deprecating and manages to self-consciously out-do LCD Soundsystem at their own game in just a couple of minutes, so for me it's win/win
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 10:38 (five years ago) link
i can see how people would hate it for those exact reasons but if i wanted to hear more Pavement nostalgia I'd reach for Sparkle Hard
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Wednesday, 13 June 2018 10:39 (five years ago) link