― Yuriy, Monday, 16 December 2002 02:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
verus is popular among the indie rawk kids which means they probably suck, much like beulah or spent or fountains of wayne.
beulah & spent = fucking awful; fountains of wayne = bad; versus = grebt
― Aaron A., Monday, 16 December 2002 03:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
― paul cox (paul cox), Monday, 16 December 2002 04:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Sir Echo (Sir Echo), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 07:03 (seventeen years ago) link
i haven't listened to versus in ages, i should rectify that..
― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 07:42 (seventeen years ago) link
My main memory is that they used to blow Small Factory off the stage, which seemed impressive to me at the time. I'm not sure what to think about them now...they feel like part of an era that's *very* over. I always wished they had better drumming on their albums (better=more like Keith Moon, which I always thought would have worked well on the noisier stuff).
― dlp9001 (dlp9001), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 10:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― Juan Milius (Roger Fidelity), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 10:49 (seventeen years ago) link
Just listened to "Hurrah" for the first time in years. While it's not their best there are some fantastic bits on there, definitely not as bad as it's rep.
New album coming out in August, too, on Merge!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 20 May 2010 16:34 (thirteen years ago) link
'Yeah You' is a perfect indie rock song.
― Davek (davek_00), Thursday, 20 May 2010 16:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Secret Swingers and the earlier Stars are Insane.
My sort of indie. Ten years ago and possibly still now if it's still around?
New Album!? Will deffo seek
― Fer Jessie the Drunk Dutch Mountain Ark (Mobbed Up Ping Pong Psychos), Thursday, 20 May 2010 18:56 (thirteen years ago) link
new elpee deets
http://www.mergerecords.com/store/store_detail.php?catalog_id=714
― the dolly doctor movement (electricsound), Wednesday, 14 July 2010 02:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Niceeee
― Evan, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 04:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Liked them opening for Unrest in DC. I hadn't paid attention to them in forever. Liked the additional musician on keys, violin and harmonizing (forgot her name, too lazy to google, not sure how long she's been with them).
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 14 July 2010 15:20 (thirteen years ago) link
album's out, gonna be hitting up emusic when i get home. anyone heard it yet?
― one more winner one less white hipster (electricsound), Wednesday, 4 August 2010 01:58 (thirteen years ago) link
This prompted me to check on it (it's on Rhapsody). It seems nice enough, doesn't sound like any major departure. At times it reminds me of Poem Rocket (another band with decent guitars and overly polite vocals). Poem Rocket had better hooks on Psychogeography.
― dlp9001, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 02:58 (thirteen years ago) link
I just heard it today. First impression is that the songs are a little limp. Not really bad, but I was kind of disappointed. I think part of it is that they seemed to have lost the propulsive jangle quality of their earlier stuff.
― Evan, Wednesday, 4 August 2010 04:31 (thirteen years ago) link
I just listened to it today and half the songs grabbed me while the other half seemed a bit meandering, or something. But first impressions are often misleading. The two vinyl-only tracks that came with my pre-order are good, too. Look, I'm just thrilled to hear Fontaine's voice again!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 5 August 2010 23:56 (thirteen years ago) link
This has always been my favorite versus song, I think I might be the only onehttps://youtu.be/OiaXEmr5kbo
― ur-oik (rip van wanko), Friday, 10 November 2017 02:37 (six years ago) link
"Bright Light" is the tune I always really dug by them.
― earlnash, Friday, 10 November 2017 03:29 (six years ago) link
New EP, "Ex Nihilo" is 4 fantastic songs worthy of their legacy.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 6 May 2019 01:49 (four years ago) link
agreed, it's great
― adam, Monday, 6 May 2019 16:04 (four years ago) link
Seeing them open for Ex Hex soon!
― Evan, Monday, 6 May 2019 16:08 (four years ago) link
wow, that would be a great double bill!
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Monday, 6 May 2019 16:19 (four years ago) link
The album that followed it was really good too!
Anyway, just learned from new Big Takeover that the Baluyuts' earlier band Flower released an album this summer. Enjoying it so far.
https://flowernyc.bandcamp.com/album/none-is-but-once-was
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Tuesday, 22 December 2020 05:44 (three years ago) link
Yeah, that Flower LP came out of nowhere! And it's quite enjoyable, not a major work in the Baluyut canon.
The recent Versus album, "Ex Voto", is very good as well, though the EP is the best bits I think.
I hope we get more from Plus/Minus, I really love the creative arc of their albums.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 22 December 2020 13:41 (three years ago) link