Euro tour for TFS confirmed, whoop.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Sunday, 3 February 2019 10:42 (five years ago) link
New TFS LP coming out later this year. Here's a video appetizer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2xOxmHTYMg
― pomenitul, Monday, 4 March 2019 17:32 (five years ago) link
Just coming to post that. Really pleased that TFS wasn't a one-off. Best band going for my money.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 4 March 2019 17:39 (five years ago) link
sweet
it's amazing how much they're able to do on top of the constant bassline
― imago, Monday, 4 March 2019 18:34 (five years ago) link
Songs that fool you about where the downbeat is.
― imago, Monday, 4 March 2019 18:35 (five years ago) link
I quite like that ephemeral guitar solo as well.
― pomenitul, Monday, 4 March 2019 18:36 (five years ago) link
It's a bit like jazz in that respect, where the rhythm section maintains sanity and everything else goes nuts.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 4 March 2019 18:37 (five years ago) link
the unabashedly atonal guitar work is a considerable part of the fun, yes
― imago, Monday, 4 March 2019 18:38 (five years ago) link
kind of a sleaford mods vibe to this one
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Monday, 4 March 2019 19:03 (five years ago) link
It’s limited to 500 copies on orange vinyl and the b-side is a cover of Missy Elliott’s “Can’t Stop.”
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Monday, 4 March 2019 23:20 (five years ago) link
on one hand, them covering a Rich Harrison production does kinda make sense and it's a deep cut, but....kinda trepidatious about this one lol
― bhad bundy (Simon H.), Tuesday, 5 March 2019 00:14 (five years ago) link
this is fantastic, excited there's a new album on the way already. love when the intensity really ramps up from the guitar solo onwards
― ufo, Tuesday, 5 March 2019 02:30 (five years ago) link
I like this super zoned out session from October
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvihhF-U35Y
― Simon H., Saturday, 9 March 2019 02:20 (five years ago) link
Hobart 22 March 2019https://i.imgur.com/CoARMax.jpg?1
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Saturday, 23 March 2019 01:37 (five years ago) link
ahhh I bet their "Baby²" ruled
― Simon H., Saturday, 23 March 2019 02:31 (five years ago) link
Yeah it went off, it was a very sweaty room afterward. Finished up, downed tools, no encore. Not in a shitty way, they just did what they came to do, done.Insanely tight band, and I love Erica's lead playing, partly fluid and mad, partly munted and primitive. I got Afrobeat feels from some of the songs. "Rubber Bullies" was like a raw nerve, total command of dynamics and batshit crescendoes.
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Saturday, 23 March 2019 04:00 (five years ago) link
as much as this is a vocal/lyric band, "Shellfish Toxin" is a really amazing instrumental, almost reminds me of a post punk Robert Wyatt or something― No Smockin' (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, December 18, 2018 11:42 AM (four months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― No Smockin' (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, December 18, 2018 11:42 AM (four months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Haha this just came up on my shuffle and for a minute so I thought it was Roedelius or something
― chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 30 April 2019 13:58 (four years ago) link
lmao
https://youtu.be/lwlQr2NlEY0
also, tour dates:
08/28/2019 – Los Angeles, CA / Bootleg Theater08/29/2019 – San Francisco, CA / Bottom Of The Hill08/30/2019 – Arcata, CA / Richards’ Goat Tavern & Tea Room08/31/2019 – Portland, OR / Mississippi Studios09/01/2019 – Vancouver, BC / Static Jupiter09/03/2019 – Seattle, WA / Barboza09/06/2019 – Washington, DC / Comet Ping Pong09/07/2019 – Raleigh, NC / Hopscotch Music Festival09/08/2019 – Atlanta, GA / The Earl09/10/2019 – Austin, TX / Hotel Vegas09/11/2019 – Dallas, TX / Three Links09/13/2019 – St. Louis, MO / Blueberry Hill Duck Room09/14/2019 – Chicago, IL / The Empty Bottle09/15/2019 – Cleveland, OH / Now That’s Class09/17/2019 – Toronto, ON / The Baby G09/18/2019 – Montréal, QC / Bar Le ‘Ritz’ P.D.B.09/19/2019 – Allston, MA / Great Scott09/20/2019 – Brooklyn, NY / Elsewhere
― Simon H., Thursday, 2 May 2019 18:13 (four years ago) link
New single is out, the A-side is as good as anything they've done and the flip is a fun odd cover.
I am totally there at the Boston gig in Sep, quite excited!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 6 May 2019 01:55 (four years ago) link
for added fun, pull up the original lyrics to "Can't Stop" while listening to see what they (wisely) changed
― Simon H., Monday, 6 May 2019 12:45 (four years ago) link
really want to travel to chicago to see the show
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 6 May 2019 13:52 (four years ago) link
wish i could see them live
― imago, Monday, 6 May 2019 16:04 (four years ago) link
oh wait, i am, on wednesday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21bEUXmM2OM
another great single and new album Braindrops is out August 23
tracklist:ParadiseThe Planet of Straw MenWho's My Eugene?The Happiest Guy AroundMaria 62BraindropsAspirinDesert Sands of VenusMaria 63
― ufo, Tuesday, 18 June 2019 08:37 (four years ago) link
the appropriately nightmarish cover art is on apple music
I like "Paradise" but it feels like a step back into Dronesland, hoping they push the synths + drum machines further along as well (as indicated by "Happiest Guy Around")
― Simon H., Tuesday, 18 June 2019 14:25 (four years ago) link
despite the incredible recent live show my expectations for this record aren't so high based on the three songs i've now heard, but hopefully there will be some bangers
― imago, Tuesday, 18 June 2019 14:28 (four years ago) link
i don't see any reason to be worried, "Patience" is more trad-Drones for sure but it still feels like a step above a lot of Drones songs in that vein in the way it builds and dissolves into noise, it's more like a longer "You Let My Tyres Down" really. "The Planet of Straw Men" was excellent too
― ufo, Tuesday, 18 June 2019 23:25 (four years ago) link
it would be cool if there was a track where Gareth wasn't on lead vox this time around
― Simon H., Wednesday, 19 June 2019 00:32 (four years ago) link
(nothing against Gareth, it's just they could use their own "Work For Me" style showstopper)
― Simon H., Wednesday, 19 June 2019 00:34 (four years ago) link
anything more in the vein of the stayin' alive cover would be extremely welcome and is what i want from them more than anything else
― ufo, Wednesday, 19 June 2019 05:55 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88do5cmxHsI
Simon gets his wish but this one kinda drags until the bridge which manages to redeem it
― ufo, Friday, 19 July 2019 03:52 (four years ago) link
slinky!
― Simon H., Friday, 19 July 2019 05:35 (four years ago) link
this is def more the direction I wanna hear them go. Now very curious about the back half of the new record, the first four tracks are just as all over the place as the first record was.
― Simon H., Friday, 19 July 2019 05:52 (four years ago) link
Goddamn I am in love with that guitar and bass sound!
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 20 July 2019 00:01 (four years ago) link
album is out there a lil early
Title track an obvious highlight, a funkier sequel to "Rubber Bullies"
― Simon H., Sunday, 18 August 2019 15:22 (four years ago) link
"Paradise" remains a baffling, plodding opener/single and the album would be better off with it lopped off
― Simon H., Sunday, 18 August 2019 18:22 (four years ago) link
There's potential in the slower numbers but the songwriting is no longer on point throughout. I like 'Paradise', though.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 18 August 2019 18:36 (four years ago) link
yeah feels like it could have used a little more time in the oven (what was the rush?). "Maria 63" is gorgeous, tho
― Simon H., Sunday, 18 August 2019 18:51 (four years ago) link
Yeah, 'Maria 63' is the album highlight for me.
― pomenitul, Sunday, 18 August 2019 18:52 (four years ago) link
yeah but it still goes on a tiny bit too long
album is *nowhere near* as good as the last one, they should have really taken longer
― imago, Sunday, 18 August 2019 20:56 (four years ago) link
Paradise is by far my favourite track off the new one.
― tangenttangent, Sunday, 18 August 2019 20:57 (four years ago) link
"Who's My Eugene" has really grown on me, I think it's one of their best songs tbh
― Simon H., Sunday, 18 August 2019 20:58 (four years ago) link
Only listened to the new album once but generally agree that the two previously released tracks are the strongest, the title track is fantastic and the opener is a bit plodding. But will need further spins to dig deeper.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 19 August 2019 01:21 (four years ago) link
I'm really too fond of knee-jerk rearranging of album tracklists but this I'm perfectly happy with this: Braindrops / Planet / Eugene / Maria 62 / Happiest Guy Around / Aspirin / Maria 63
That plays to me like a satisfying quickie followup freeing them up to take a stretch their legs a bit on the next one. (Still v stoked to catch them live this fall)
― Simon H., Monday, 19 August 2019 07:10 (four years ago) link
i still don't get all the complaints about "paradise", it's one of the highlights for me. it's a great melody and i wouldn't mind if they did a whole album of drones-but-noisier tracks like it, they really push things to a level the drones rarely reached.
the new version of "the happiest guy around" (https://famousclass.bandcamp.com/track/the-happiest-guy-around is the old version) is much stronger and noisier and "who's my eugene" has grown on me a lot.
overall i agree it's a slight step down from the debut but i still like it a lot. the only weak spot for me is "aspirin"/"desert sands of venus"
― ufo, Monday, 19 August 2019 11:15 (four years ago) link
the new version of "the happiest guy around" (https://famousclass.bandcamp.com/track/the-happiest-guy-around is the old version) is much stronger and noisier
I just did an A/B comparison and I don't think they're different takes, but the LP version is mixed slightly louder. Either way, it's a good'un.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 19 August 2019 22:43 (four years ago) link
yeah it is the same take i think but that guitar or synth line is mixed louder & has more distortion i think? that really makes a big difference for me
― ufo, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 03:29 (four years ago) link
this is growing a little on me this time around
paradise was always good imo
― imago, Thursday, 22 August 2019 16:28 (four years ago) link
Seems like maybe the new songs have fewer hooks, and are more in dramatic storytelling mode.
These guys will be playing here in a few weeks, probably going to go.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 23 August 2019 13:28 (four years ago) link
Y'all had me a little concerned but I like the relatively amorphous, splodgy bits in the middle section ("Maria 62", "Desert Sands...", "Aspirin") just fine. And you can add me to the "how is "Paradise' not a highlight?" column too.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Friday, 23 August 2019 13:39 (four years ago) link