catching up--I'd never heard the Laura Jean or Red Velvet songs, but they're both very nice, especially RV, which reminds me of a happy version of SZA's Love Galore
― voodoo chili, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:12 (five years ago) link
Hey! Sorry I missed the first part of the rollout! Glad you’re enjoying the images they were picked with love and extra care... there’s a couple of artists in the rollout for which it was extremely hard to find a decent video still or photo, there’s also the opposite, great photos or very photogenic acts that work extremely well with the format and were a breeze to work with.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:16 (five years ago) link
love the images!
― Dan S, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:19 (five years ago) link
For all you Andrew WK fans, he performed a solo piano version of Music Is Worth Living For for Stereogum early this year (along with Party Hard).
https://www.stereogum.com/1978436/watch-andrew-w-k-perform-bach-and-his-new-single-in-a-stereogum-session/franchises/stereogum-sessions/
― voodoo chili, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:20 (five years ago) link
The McInnes association alluded to above is really troubling.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:21 (five years ago) link
the images are stellar.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:22 (five years ago) link
I mean, maybe it's one of those "Andrew WK is friends every person he's ever met" scenarios, but still xp
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:22 (five years ago) link
WK seems like a pretty stand-up guy from everything else I've heard so I'd hope this was an exaggeration or a massive oversight on his part
― imago, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:24 (five years ago) link
I know there's a lot of WK conspiracy-theorising out there (see: Andrew WK doesn't exist), but the "he's still friends with McInnes" seemed to come from a different set of people. I don't know for sure that it is true, but w/o certainty it's enough to move my previous goodwill far far away.
― emil.y, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:26 (five years ago) link
I would not read too much into that - he tries to be friends with everyone and will appear pretty much anywhere he's asked to, and none of the segments he did on FOX or TheBlaze were in any way political (the only politician he ever supported was Obama, IIRC). I really, really doubt he's in line with right-wing values in any way.
(he's unfollowed McInnes on Twitter, btw)
― frogbs, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:28 (five years ago) link
the mgmt track isn't really my thing but it's weird and unique enough that i respect its appearance
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:28 (five years ago) link
Uchis – I wanted to like this album, but it never clicked. I get why people like this track though; it sounds like a fully formed version of the kind of tossed-off album-finishing half-song that fades out too soon. I agree with voodoo on: “if the industry is gonna anoint a new pharrell, i wouldn't be mad if steve lacy is that dude”. Hopefully we'll see that Ravyn Lenae ep too--I liked the energy on that much more than Isolation.
Red Velvet – I should probably have a thesis on why I don’t fuck w/ kpop. I’m sure I’m missing gems, but a lot of it, like this, sounds v stiff to me.
Laura Jean – I said upthread I’d never heard of this, but I think I did listen to this once. This dream-version-of-the-80s TSJ-core ;) isn’t my thing, but this is nicely done if not exactly thrilling. I might like it more if I paid attention to the lyrics?
WK – This is so far outside my personal taste, I don’t have anything to say about it. Like when I tell people I’m vegetarian, and they respond with “but what about hot dogs?!”
Hauff – Very cool. Not being up on my house/techno history, my closest touchstone for this is Legowelt, who ilm got me into a while back. As with Legowelt, I think this stuff works best when it’s not too po-faced.
Drake – As much as I appreciate Drake as a major node in a musical network I am super invested in, his own music is irredeemably dull and takes up space someone more exciting could be occupying.
Koze – Love this, voted for the album.
MGMT – I know MGMT are a band that exists, but I’ve never registered more than that fact. This is alright. Tbh my attention drifted after the first couple minutes. Lyrics seemed pretty aggro for such a mellow tune.
― rob, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:29 (five years ago) link
his own music is irredeemably dull and takes up space someone more exciting could be occupying
Nicely put
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:32 (five years ago) link
when you die has some nice Rundgren energy. it's a fun album, and I was surprised by how much I liked it. Me and Michael narrowly missed my ballot.
― voodoo chili, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:36 (five years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Yyv1gFv.jpg
69: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – “Talking Straight” - 173 points – 6 votesvideo
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:41 (five years ago) link
nice
― resident hack (Simon H.), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:45 (five years ago) link
the album was too much of one thing, but I got this one stuck in my head
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:45 (five years ago) link
the EPs were so thrilling, the album was a bit of a step down. my fav track was "the hammer"
― voodoo chili, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:45 (five years ago) link
when you die has some nice Rundgren energy
It does! Some psych Beatles vibes too. I haven't listened to them at all since Oracular Spectacular (which I liked well enough) but I'm pretty into this tune.
The other metal track = "Honeycomb"?
― Locked in silent monologue, in silent scream (Sund4r), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:49 (five years ago) link
The French Press was agreeable enough, but I can't recall a single song from the LP.
― pomenitul, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:49 (five years ago) link
the plan is to get this to 61 today.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:50 (five years ago) link
or "Luxury Themes" xxp
― resident hack (Simon H.), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:50 (five years ago) link
Another one from my album ballot, not sure if this is my favourite track on there but it's the one that first grabbed my attention. Didn't realise how much I missed this sort of sound in indie rock.
― Gavin, Leeds, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:51 (five years ago) link
(emily, here's that MRF thread, I'll update as i err: Ongoing fixes for the ILM 77 Tracks Poll)
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:51 (five years ago) link
omg PLEASE xxp
― imago, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:51 (five years ago) link
That Rolling Blackouts tune sounds like decent 3Ds album filler. Nothing wrong with that.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:52 (five years ago) link
Damning with faint praise for the 69th best track of the year though.
― Matt DC, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:55 (five years ago) link
rolling blackouts: thoroughly all right
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:55 (five years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/4DEPx8v.jpg
68: Parquet Courts – “Total Football” – 173 points – 7 votesvideo
Can we talk about how awesome Parquet Courts are?
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:57 (five years ago) link
Not sure what to make of that (RBCF) tbh. It's not unpleasant and has a hook but also doesn't seem that exceptional. Might just need more time. xps
― Locked in silent monologue, in silent scream (Sund4r), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:57 (five years ago) link
lmao i was just gonna mention parquet courts after hearing that rolling blackouts song
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:57 (five years ago) link
"fuck tom brady" -- otm
― voodoo chili, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:58 (five years ago) link
The indie run seems more quarantined into a single patch on the list this year.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:58 (five years ago) link
my rbcf opinions are probably more scathing than most but i generally reserve my greatest ire for the indie that gets in instead of the indie i like. you do not need to hear my rbcf opinions
omg FUCK parquet courts
― imago, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:58 (five years ago) link
I don't really care about parquet courts but I like this song a lot
― resident hack (Simon H.), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:59 (five years ago) link
I think I do, imago.
― Locked in silent monologue, in silent scream (Sund4r), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:59 (five years ago) link
laura jean track is wonderful and certainly my favorite new find so far. i was going to say it seems to end a bit too soon but it seems the edit in the video is quite a bit shorter than the full-length album version.
andrew wk is still like a novelty act to me. don't get it.
i find it funny that some ppl turn their noses up at freemasons-like sample-based disco revivals circa 2006 yet find this dj koze track compelling. not much to say about it.
mgmt track is all right tho i'm not sure there's much i'll want to revisit. nice video though.
― dyl, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:59 (five years ago) link
"total football" at least better than that dance punk song they did this year ("wide awake??!?!?!" iirc)
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Monday, 28 January 2019 16:59 (five years ago) link
lol yeah "wide awake" is terrible
― resident hack (Simon H.), Monday, 28 January 2019 17:00 (five years ago) link
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 January 2019 16:58 (twenty-one seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I really hope this is not that patch.
― tangenttangent, Monday, 28 January 2019 17:00 (five years ago) link
nor do you need to hear my parquet courts opinions
― imago, Monday, 28 January 2019 17:00 (five years ago) link
oh and i def need to echo the sentiment that the image cards are outstanding, huge props to moka
― dyl, Monday, 28 January 2019 17:01 (five years ago) link
I guarantee 12 hours from now in the rollout's off hours we'll hear them.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 28 January 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
He reminds you that music is worth living for.
― Locked in silent monologue, in silent scream (Sund4r), Monday, 28 January 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
The indie run seems more quarantined into a single patch on the list this year.― Johnny Fever, Monday, January 28, 2019
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 28 January 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
hahaha shit I didn't think my first post had gone through! the perils of posting about awful indie from the metro system
― imago, Monday, 28 January 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
I was fairly indifferent to PQ until this year, I've come around to really liking both Wide Awake and Human Performance.
― Gavin, Leeds, Monday, 28 January 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
I didn't vote so I've already waived my right to complain but not a single one of the tracks that made it so far is conceivably among the best of 2018.
― pomenitul, Monday, 28 January 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
parquet courts track has brilliant intro, but goes swiftly downhill when the actual song gets going
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 28 January 2019 17:03 (five years ago) link
the real indie run is usually in the 20s or teens
― ciderpress, Monday, 28 January 2019 17:04 (five years ago) link