New Cardigans sampler

gonna dload asap

still stan hard for their early material, especially sabbath bloody sabbath

20th anniversary of Gran Turismo being marked with a tour this winter

.........holy shit

Lucky uk fans! Might have to fly out there tbh

Beaming with the announcement of the Manchester show. Beaming.

oh neat-o, im in manchester. listening to gran turismo rn, only really played super extra gravity before all that much. it's fun, weird as ever -- i hope they play some more hits too though...

Says they’re playing it in its entirety.
Hopefully they do an encore

if you want me, I'm your country

Ya, hoping for loads of LGBD in the encore.

Or alternatively a LGBD UK tour in 5 years. Not that I'm greedy or anything.

yknow, i feel like the cardigans are such a middle ground pop band, and the songs aren't all that amazing, but theres something about them and the delivery that's compelling for me. i feel the same way about Metric, except emily haines' songs are leagues more lyrical - on their early work, at least... idk, i digress

dunno, cardigan's write great songs

Fantastic pop songs.

Got me tickets no problem - well apart from the fact that "service charges" exceeding a fiver should be legislated against in the Geneva Conventions.

Oh damn. Enjoy the show

Thanks! I will no doubt be bumping this thread a few times prior to as I do the customary blasts through the discography.

Keep bumping it

on my third/fourth playround of gran turismo and it delivers! explode is such a belter.

damn right

Going to the Glasgow show.

goddamn i broke up with a long distance partner of four years this month and 'communication' is really everything lyrically...

Bless your soul. Know the feeling

Funny thing. So I was revisiting Long Gone Before Daylight last week and all and it was great, as good as I remember - but something was missing.

And then I found it in a folder on my harddrive - the 2004 KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic session. I'm ashamed of forgetting about it because christ, I must have listened to this acoustic set a hundred times. Gorgeous arrangements.

1. Intro
2. And Then You Kissed Me
3. Erase/Rewind
4. You're The Storm
5. interview
6. For What It's Worth
7. Communication
8. My Favourite Game
9. Outro

Highly recommend having a listen on youtube.

Good bside from that rec

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv7yXB9iW5g

can we talk about the gorgeous irony in 'higher', wherein the lyrics sing of ascension while the bass line descends in contrast

i can't wait to see this album played live. not bought a ticket yet, but it's £40 - and most the videos i've seen of them playing live to date have been a bit disappointing... anybody seen them care to chime in?

I saw them on the Super Extra Gravity tour and it was incredible but then again I am a huge fan. They don't touch anything pre Gran Turismo now.

Holy hell, why did no one tell me how fucking good they were in the mid-90s??!?!

spun 'first band on the moon last night' for the first time. what a strange little record. 'iron man' cover is funny. i didnt realise how much i love lounge pop. always did like that 'vertigogo' song from four rooms, though. so so excited for next month

i had no idea they were playing again but a friend of mine mentioned a london show. the website I saw for them hasn't been updated in years.

yeah they dont really play at all anymore. such a surprise. maybe we'll have another LP at some point

"how I always memorize every single misery / and I seem to glorify everything inside of me!"

i've really rinsed gran turismo the past few months, and first band on the moon is so emotionally delicate in contrast to GT's cold, hard, clinical production. the drums are warm and buried, vibraphone and gentle tuned percussion everywhere... im just having so much fun exploring their catalogue.

Absolutey joyous seeing Nina bang a cowbell and command the stage last night. Her voice is just as good as always.

Plenty of Long Gone Before Daylight after the Gran Turismo run through so I’m a happy chappy .

Nitpicking the crowd was a bit flat at the Manchester Apollo, (imagine the Glasgow show will be a bit more fun).

Surprised the support was Jenny Wilson which was a v left field choice. Best light show I’ve seen in a while.

Jenny Wilson being the support act seems a difficult choice but I'm really excited to see her, she's the kind of act I've followed over the years with fondness knowing it's unrealistic I would ever get to see her so when I saw it revealed at the weekend I was gladly surprised.

i danced my ass off tonight in manchester. first night of the tour. they played the LP in running order then a lot of LGBD. new guitar player. crowd was dead, nobody knew the words - though of course everyone went crazy for 'lovefool'.

i hadnt been to an arena show in years, and found it so weird. mostly people talking all the way through. you paid £40 to be here. what the fuck? so many iphones in the air. its so weird.

this bootleg i took is dedicated to the sneering, arrogant engineer (who wasn't mixing for cardigans) who told me i couldn't place my field recorder on the table nearby his console: "what? who are you? no. no recording"

https://youtu.be/jugSNcJaoEc

tbh it was pretty daft of me to ask, i guess im just so used to it not being an issue at diy shows

The show was great - shes a real leader as well as a performer - and Gran Turismo sounded really good but it was the LGBD stuff that was incredible. I think its easy to overlook how great the two albums are that they've released this century

The crowd were so uninspiring though - no dancing, no energy, no fun. Even "Lovefool" and "Carnival" were met with seeming indifference, it almost felt like everyone there was attending by accident

BUT I am quite drunk and I got to meet Jenny Wilson and thank her for her amazing, fearless album so it was definitely a victory of sorts

yes! what a weird show. carnival was the last song? its the only one i didnt recognise. hope you enjoy the recording

it was the LGBD stuff that was incredible

omg i believe it

oh no wait that was No Sleep...

oh sorry yr talking about the show tonight i presume. my bad