Brad Nelson emo thread compendium, Bradnelsonesque emo, and bands that if you squint your ears seem to fit

also the 1975 thread of course

i haven't listened to the now, now record in months and at least five songs from it are still interchangeably in my head

this seems like as good a place as any to plug the fantastic new Dead Sara EP, which in its newfound slickness and maaximalism kinda reminds me of recent FOB. pls disregard the anti-Trump song which is uncharacteristically horrible (both musically and lyrically)

they are low-key one of the best bands going and they seem to be having a perennially rocky go of it

Yah love that ep

Not emo, but reading your enthusiasm for Number Girl I'm curious if you (Brad) ever heard of a band from LA called further? They are very similar in a lot of ways.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pb2w9vH2Jk

the album i'll show you stronger by pronoun seems to me like solid bradnelsoncore. RIYL the japanese house, now now

https://open.spotify.com/album/3fZqYNIujM9DnW0tOqeIPe

No one should sleep on last year's Fred Thomas album, which takes an incredible turn on the last few tracks to some sort of Tim Hecker-y ambient emo netherzone

yo do u guys like this band martha

the album i'll show you stronger by pronoun seems to me like solid bradnelsoncore. RIYL the japanese house, now now

https://open.spotify.com/album/3fZqYNIujM9DnW0tOqeIPe

― monotony, Wednesday, May 29, 2019 10:31 PM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

oh hey! thanks monotony, you were so right, i'm fucking obsessed with this record

oh wow the pronoun album rules

all the overlapping vocals at the end of "temporary tantrum"!

yeah loving this

those spotify links...

i finally got the foxing record

is have a nice life bradnelsonesque?

i don't really like them at all but i can see how they would be

i have a playlist called 'songs brad nelson has described as best in the world' and thought there was a thread for it (because where else would i get it?) so i guess this will have to do

"cloud city" is like... the best song i've ever heard

― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Wednesday, June 24, 2020 6:25 PM (one hour ago)

poll of songs i have described as "the best song in the world"

do we have enough to do a second one?

lol

yeah that's not even close to all of them

then there's teh albums of the year

tyvm!

it's like hyperbole, by j0rdan s. but also there's great music at the end of it

would follow playlist

I don't know where else to go, I can't tell what is good or bad anymore, I need help.

I figured Brad has strong opinions and I need someone like that to tell me if this extremely 90s band lost to time is very good or very bad.

I've been weirdly obsessed with this song in particular. Let me know if I'm crazy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YcIL-pykP8

Also sorry if this was the wrong place to ask

not at all, not even i understand this thread. never heard of mrs. svenson in my life but that song sounds great imo. good drummer

They never really came to be as I understand it. Some demos and an album that ended getting aborted in 1995. It's so of its time, but I am totally addicted to the hook.

Disclaimer: I know this looks like a pathetic way to pitch my/my friend's band or something promise no affiliation. Just had to share

Anyway thanks for weighing in.

listen i still have a video of a friend's band's set from eight years ago bc they never ended up recording any music and i loved their songs so much, i inherently get it

So much good music unrecognized out there...

But hey always fun to discover and dig it up again from the corners of the internet or wherever. A lonely exercise though (like geeking on "Mrs Svenson" of all things in 2021)

my son's pediatrician is Dr. (Mr.) Svenson ... i will have to ask him about this next time we see him

Ha! wouldn't that be something. Have him send me one of their old demo tapes.

on the subject of songs loved by a very small number of people that I think might appeal to people who would open this thread, one of my very favorite songs, written and performed by a local band who opened for snail mail here and appeared to be about, well, snail mail's age:

https://baldbritney.bandcamp.com/track/loser-pigeon

Hi Brad. Back with another obscure 90s act. I'm getting increasingly restless about being the only fan of this band on ilx and I thought of you, mainly because when listening to this album in particular (for the millionth time in my life) I was reflecting on how it shares a sort of similarity with bands like Hum or Deftones for their own dreamy angst rock thing, though with pop-punkier roots. Maybe you'll like it. I might even start a thread for them and hope that people get curious due to their (now) unfortunate name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C_a3t6RefA

https://rhododendronpdx.bandcamp.com/album/protozoan-battle-hymns

uhhhhhhhhhhh this freakin rules thank u whiney

the amount of tool in this is just the right amount

gonna tell my kids this was greta van fleet

lol

everybody listen to this record it's rad as hell

that cover art is awesome

half way in and I'm loving this so far.

Separately last night I told Brad that this song by some Welsh 17 year old would suit and I stand by that:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1SRvQg32-0

Frightened Rabbit vibes, there, and I don't *think* it's just the accent?

ok wow the one Whiney linked is Tool as hell so far

nvm for the last while it's reminded me more of peak era Pumpkins b-sides

you're on the trip

this is this year's Hum album isn't it

what have they actually achieved on 'last of the painted hills', my word

if it's epic-length rock odysseys ye seek for the love of david listen to the new fucked up

imo everybody get out of this thread and enter the poppy thread

for me its this years SLIFT

not a bad shout. LOTPH is SUCH a badass alt-rock move

will check out the poppy thing in a bit

wait what is this year's Slift? and this year's Hum? rhododendron? fucked up? poppy? y'all are moving fast and bouncing around.

think everyone's talking about rhododendron

no one is talking about fucked up but me tbc

one of these days i'll get around to that three hour fucked up EP

Fucked Up rules so hard

Yeah wait is "this years SLIFT" supposed to be Fucked Up or Rhododendron? Because I could really use a 2021 SLIFT in my life. The former I'm waiting for my physical copy to get here, the latter is new to me.

the latter

Year of the Horse otoh is this year's Aqualung

Thanks Simon. Bummed I missed out on that huge pressing of 10 copies though, lol

sorry, I should clarify. played through the rhododendron last night and thought it was SLIFT-y at times. it's also king crimson at times and refused and smashing pumpkins and hum. it has a lot going on but was a lot of fun. after it ended I felt a lot like I did when I finished the Slift album, it was a psychedelic journey through space but was always rockin'

Frightened Rabbit vibes, there, and I don't *think* it's just the accent?

The Rhododendron bisnes mildly too widdly for me, Fucked Up obviously immense, yeah maybe I tolerate the widdle in certain contexts...