if you’re not willing to put the least amount of work in as a listener then i don’t think this band is for you anyway
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 13 August 2019 22:18 (four years ago) link
xp. century is the last excellent song. i could do withour the last four songs. i just realise that the singer's voice reminds me a little of stina nordenstam. which i prefer a lot though.
anyone with any reasons why that last song is supposed to be good?
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 13 August 2019 22:24 (four years ago) link
idk did you listen to the whole thing yet
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 13 August 2019 22:26 (four years ago) link
what are you all on about? i'd say a frightening consensus is building up there. i only listened to the first three minutes of that song and found them not good enough to continue to listen to the next 3 minutes. repetitive, tuneless, without interesting drumming or beats and her voice is a little annoying anyways. is the 2nd half of the song much different from the first?
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, August 13, 2019 11:44 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
#BigThiefSquad: Abort, retreat! Alex is onto us pretending to like Big Thief just cause we're screwing with his head! Truman Show at 11!
I mean Alex, your dislike feels genuine, but "repetitive, tuneless, without innersting x" yeah ok, I mean, sure you can say that about Big Thief, but it doesn't seem like you actually listened to their latest record, or this new song (as you just admitted). Nor that you are willing to even listen to one (1) whole song.
Why shit on a song a lot of people think is great when you've not even listened to it proper?! Idgi
― Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 13 August 2019 22:28 (four years ago) link
ok the guitar action in the 2nd half is quite interesting. another plus she stops singing. but still altogether this song is not for me. i think it doesn't really hold together. as i said i liked ufof and wrote about it on this thread but this new song is a different beast.
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Tuesday, 13 August 2019 22:30 (four years ago) link
I like this a lot. A three-minute psych-rock guitar solo is p much what their music was always missing for me.
― All along there is the sound of feedback (Sund4r), Tuesday, 13 August 2019 22:34 (four years ago) link
being into UFOF but not "Not" is pretty understandable since there's a deliberate stylistic shift (though it's not completely left-field or anything - "Jenni" and "Contact" are more in line with "Not" than most of the album). i think "Not" is quite catchy, i like Adrienne's vocals a lot, the way it maintains a steady groove while still constantly shifting with the background guitar and other ambience etc., the fantastic solo that takes up the entire second half - i don't understand your complaints at all. i'm also confused by your dismissal of the second half of UFOF - "Strange" is the best song on it and "Jenni" and "Terminal Paradise" are especially fantastic too
what isn't reasonable is getting all confused why everyone likes it without even listening to the whole thing lol
― ufo, Wednesday, 14 August 2019 08:05 (four years ago) link
I thought UFOF was a big grower anyway. Capacity was very immediate, but ultimately I've learnt not to judge a BT song from the first listen
― frame casual (dog latin), Wednesday, 14 August 2019 09:09 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5VVK5OMMGg
one of the songs from the unlabelled single that went out recently is the title track from the new album and it's wonderful (the other is "love in mine", the japanese bonus track from UFOF)
― ufo, Wednesday, 14 August 2019 09:11 (four years ago) link
Haven't really given them a proper chance yet, despite enjoying an odd track here and there, but this new song is incredible. Ordering U.F.O.F. as we speak and already excited for the upcoming one.
― ˈʌglɪɪst preɪ, Wednesday, 14 August 2019 11:42 (four years ago) link
If only all of their songs were like that.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 14 August 2019 11:46 (four years ago) link
i could go on and on about any song but "strange" has that gorgeous sunlit coda
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, May 7, 2019 9:43 PM (three months ago)
This is currently my favorite part of U.F.O.F. Pure bliss
― Heez, Wednesday, 14 August 2019 13:50 (four years ago) link
I like Cattails and love U.F.O.F. -- one of those songs you just play on repeat all morning and then it's in your head all day.
Oddly, turns out playing Cattails ten times a day also does that
― but everybody calls me, (lukas), Friday, 16 August 2019 00:42 (four years ago) link
"meteor shower at the motel" is such a good encapsulation
― but everybody calls me, (lukas), Friday, 16 August 2019 00:43 (four years ago) link
so good
i want to make a neil young and crazy horse comparison w/this new song but it's almost unfair to Lenker and co, there's such a singular focus to this particularly with regards to her vocals that is very much her own.
an artist like this releasing music of such a high quality with such frequency is to be treasured.
― omar little, Friday, 23 August 2019 18:31 (four years ago) link
― pomenitul, Wednesday, August 14, 2019
my thinking too. I like the album but thought the music could've used more spaces for a guitar to interact with Linker, who sometimes shivers beneath the shawls of her vowels too much for my taste.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 23 August 2019 18:40 (four years ago) link
The way Linker sort of retreats into herself, right in front of everyone, is the best thing about this band when they're great, and the worst thing about this band when the songs are less distinctive.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Friday, 23 August 2019 20:01 (four years ago) link
It's Lenker, isn't it? Also, are we in the army or something? Why are we calling people by their last names?
― del griffith, Friday, 23 August 2019 20:09 (four years ago) link
why do we call people by first names?
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 23 August 2019 20:12 (four years ago) link
She's not my friend.
My phone auto corrected her last name.
My deepest apologies.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Friday, 23 August 2019 20:16 (four years ago) link
*bows*
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 23 August 2019 20:18 (four years ago) link
your phone is pretty narrow-minded.
― je est un autre, l'enfer c'est les autres (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 23 August 2019 20:20 (four years ago) link
I often bitch to it about its restaurant preferences
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 23 August 2019 20:24 (four years ago) link
it's just getting back at you
― husserl gang (rip van wanko), Friday, 23 August 2019 20:43 (four years ago) link
They're a curious band to watch (based largely on their NPR Tiny Desk concert). The drummer/bassist look like they're mates letting the other two get on with it. I've never noticed any communication between AL and the guitarist. I've been trying to decide if there is any explanation for the guitarist.
― djh, Sunday, 1 September 2019 16:27 (four years ago) link
I've never noticed any communication between AL and the guitarist.
i've been dying for pitchfork to release their footage of 'not' from pitchfork last year-- lenker and meek were basically singing it to each other and it was incredible
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Sunday, 1 September 2019 18:24 (four years ago) link
Ah, will look out for that. I don't know them well.
― djh, Sunday, 1 September 2019 19:05 (four years ago) link
This one? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YhTyNnr42A
― djh, Sunday, 1 September 2019 19:12 (four years ago) link
yeah, that's the performance. the pitchfork stream had multi cameras so you could see the interaction between the two
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Sunday, 1 September 2019 19:53 (four years ago) link
Oh, that sounds cool.
― djh, Monday, 2 September 2019 18:39 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGD-8f8Wn5M
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 2 October 2019 11:59 (four years ago) link
I like that! Stoked for the new album, they're really treating us this year.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 2 October 2019 12:34 (four years ago) link
that's wonderful
― ufo, Thursday, 3 October 2019 00:16 (four years ago) link
Sounds like the new one will be a lot closer to the sound of Masterpiece, which I’m happy about. Glad they aren’t leaving the rock sound behind.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 3 October 2019 07:22 (four years ago) link
Revisiting Masterpiece and Capacity, which didn't really grab me the first time. Enjoying them better this time. Maybe the 2 new tracks have helped me appreciate their rock tunes more. Still, I prefer the pure weird folk of U.F.O.F., and hope that direction isn't just a one-off.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, 3 October 2019 13:37 (four years ago) link
I get the feeling they're just getting warmed up
― frame casual (dog latin), Thursday, 3 October 2019 13:45 (four years ago) link
Yeah, I'm glad this new song is more single-y sounding. I hope they keep doing both the poppier stuff and the more abstract stuff.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 3 October 2019 14:09 (four years ago) link
Sadly, the singles (and Shoulders) are the best songs on this album. The rest are just ok i guess. Nothing special, much less rock-y as anticipated by many including myself.
― nostormo, Wednesday, 9 October 2019 07:06 (four years ago) link
i'm not sure it's quite as special as UFOF and "Not" is the clear standout but i'm still enjoying it a fair bit
― ufo, Wednesday, 9 October 2019 07:28 (four years ago) link
y’all made me think it was friday
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 9 October 2019 10:52 (four years ago) link
it's out there if you look for it
― ufo, Wednesday, 9 October 2019 10:53 (four years ago) link
just heard Not, much prefer the first half to the wig-out (surprisingly?)
― imago, Wednesday, 9 October 2019 11:19 (four years ago) link
another amazing record imo
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 11 October 2019 13:34 (four years ago) link
It's possible it took the last two albums to prepare me for this one, but this is their masterpiece.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 11 October 2019 13:40 (four years ago) link
― frame casual (dog latin), Thursday, 3 October 2019 13:45 (one week ago) link
Lenker is only like 28 years old -- I feel like her best could very much still be yet to come.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 11 October 2019 13:42 (four years ago) link
that said I just xp'd alfred and haven't listened to the one that dropped yet
Just bought the new one and am on the last song. It's great. Not is their best song.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 11 October 2019 14:36 (four years ago) link
Just bought it too, along with Richard Dawson (it's a good day for folk-rock!). Anyway, it's jaw dropping so far
― frame casual (dog latin), Friday, 11 October 2019 18:13 (four years ago) link
Does Lenker play lead?
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 11 October 2019 18:14 (four years ago) link