The Pipettes

yeah i was kinda scratching my head about that

x-post Well it's kind of impossible to cover up Rosay's hotness isn't it? And, what would be the point?

I kind of like the single. At least is the first time that doesn't sound like she's totally obsessed with Broadcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHDYzPCfo-Q

her new indie "edgy" look is pretty silly.

― keythkeythkeyth, Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:29 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark

Indie, yes. Edgy, not so much.

Can you point me in the direction of this stuff that's supposed to sound like Broadcast? I don't hate this, but I might like that better.

(and yes, several years on, I still prefer the Long Blondes. Surprise surprise.)

good lord, five years since the pipettes?

Going by the stuff on YouTube, I might like this. Will probably pick up the album. I need some summer girl fun with added extra Farfisa.

Can you point me in the direction of this stuff that's supposed to sound like Broadcast? ...

― Violent In Design (Masonic Boom), Friday, June 26, 2009 10:15 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark

She had a couple of tracks on myspace that are no longer there. I think one of them was "Another Version of Pop Song".

Kate, have you heard Help Stamp Out Loneliness?

http://www.myspace.com/helpstampoutloneliness

"Torvill & Dean" is the big winner as far as my ears are concerned but I have both the 7"s and all four sides are worth yr time.

also yes, Long Blondes > Pipettes for ever and ever and ever and ever and ever.

jj is not very broadcast but they would definitely appeal to someone who was a fan of broadcast. very beautiful. i think. rose's songs in the pipettes were mostly a drag, i just listened to this single, bah. i guess i am the only one to think her new look is silly, ok.

Any thoughts on the new EP? It has its moments but We Are the Pipettes is seeming more and more like a fortunate accident.

The lineup's really different from what it was, so I'm not too surprised. Haven't liked any of the singles that came out since then.

there's only been this one? unless you're talking about rose elinor dougall's solo stuff

The spaceman song is great. The stop the music song is an atrocity. But then listening to the album now reveals about the same hit to miss ratio.

lol remember "the pipettes"?

Perhaps I was thinking of the "Stop the Music" single, but I vaguely remember they put out another song on their myspace with the lineup in-between the album group and the current one. Either way, I wasn't really enthused. I'll keep an ear out for this.

lol remember "the pipettes"?

pretty sure this thread indicates some people do, yes.

still waiting for rose's solo album, but 'find me out' is really great.

My brother started this thread

they never did end up putting out anything on 5:15

new album is kinda awful and yet i'm enjoying it quite a lot

not as good as rose's solo lp

Gwenno's album is fantastic. I think it's been re-released already, but I'm not sure. It's out on Heavenly--was out on Peski, a Welsh label, originally. You must check it out. I am not a Pipettes fan, but I think it's one of the best albums I've heard in ages.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CldPv3-VHmM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oleVny7jz7Q

http://www.piccadillyrecords.com/prod/Gwenno-YDyddOlafBonusDiscEdition-HeavenlyRecordings-104291.html

Out on the 24th. It's getting all kind of great reviews now that it's being re-released. Get on it.

ya I cosign
this is wonderful

yeah this album is really good

How was that last Pipettes album she did with her sister? There's got to be something good about it.

http://thequietus.com/articles/18396-tongue-of-the-dragon-a-look-at-welsh-language-outsider-pop

Aug Stone talks to Gwenno & Dr. Sarah Hill, and Rhys Mwyn, to give an introduction to some Cymric musical pioneers

Ooh, Y Dydd Olaf is wonderful, though I'm not sure if people after this kind of Broadcast/Bachelorette-esque vibe would click on a Pipettes thread ... fits in nicely with this year's Susanne Sundfør album, in a way. Has anyone encountered the novel it's based upon?

yeah i almost feel like it deserves its own thread, because i have zero interest in the pipettes but this gwenno record is wonderful.

I agree.

Picked this up today, it's great.

I really liked the first Pipettes album but never took to the second one.

Those tracks up there didn't enthuse me, but I guess I'm always hoping for a return to their first album sound.

The Gwenno record is on my to-do list but just checking y'all have heard Rosay's solo album from 2010 yeah?

Yeah, Without Why is a great record. Keep hoping that she'll bring out a follow up.

I wasn't really into the Gwenno album the first time I played it but I find myself going back to it a lot. The production is just gorgeous.

As for The Pipettes, I still love that debut. The second album was a massive disappointment, especially after Stop The Music was such a brilliant lead single.

Rosa's album is very good, yes, though I was a little taken aback that it came out that long ago!

May give the second Pipettes another go.

Poor Riot Becki.

Well this Gwenno album is a lot better than I could have ever expected. Most of it sounds like the midpoint between Broadcast's "Tears In The Typing Pool" and Saint Etienne's "Avenue" with a Krautrock influence.

Just listened to that Gwenno record for the first time. Nice. I like that description

I don't know how I'm just discovering Gwenno solo. I think I dismissed the first youtube above on first listen and stop paying attention... but man, she's got a handful of excellent songs!

Interesting to see how both Rose and Gwenno have independently released material that is very obviously Broadcast-influenced, yet nothing the Pipettes ever did sounded even remotely like Broadcast.

Rose's new album is available now! It's delightful

Yeah, Rose's new album is fantastic. Without Why was crazy underrated. This one might be even better.

I too have been impressed with 'Stellular'!

Rose's album is amazing

this is also nice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhBuvVCHC9w

Cool, that's the best song on the album.

I read something recently where she said Broadcast are her favourite band. That makes a lot of sense going on her solo work.

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

New Gwenno on Friday.

Looking forward to this. The single is gorgeous.

I've got the album. It's good; a fair bit slower than her first. I can't hear much of a difference between sung Cornish and Welsh, to be honest with you. Sensing a nice grower.

yeah we just heard a song off this and it's sounding very promising

Man, Gwenno's Le Kov is great. I'm not sure I like it as much as the last one, but it's growing on me the more I return to it!

Rose's third solo album came out on Friday. That's three great albums in a row. Shame she doesn't get the attention she deserves.

i liked "stellular" a lot, i'll have to check this new one

It's a bit more mellow and stripped back that Stellular but equally as gorgeous.