:)
i checked it out under similar circumstances so i'm happy to pass it along
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 4 August 2020 20:24 (three years ago) link
Yep this very good album was a J0rdan inspo for me too
― Tim F, Tuesday, 4 August 2020 20:33 (three years ago) link
i love this album from 1997
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Monday, 21 December 2020 21:03 (three years ago) link
lol, yes
― Tim F, Monday, 21 December 2020 21:41 (three years ago) link
crawwwwllllliiiiiing in myyyyyyyy skiiiincrawwwwllllliiiiiing in myyyyyyyy skiiiin
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2021 17:32 (three years ago) link
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, January 28, 2021 10:32 AM (seven months ago) bookmarkflaglink
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 September 2021 23:43 (two years ago) link
were you at the show tonight brad? i was thinking of you when they played that song & added the whole like synth led jammy outro that blew my socks off
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 22 September 2021 06:41 (two years ago) link
i was not there but the person i'm dating was!! which inspired me to listen to the album last night. i am jealous of both you and her for getting to experience that synth outro
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Wednesday, 22 September 2021 17:16 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EO18qI8r3I
kkb remix of "rom com 2004" is cool
― ufo, Thursday, 30 September 2021 02:30 (two years ago) link
New album produced by.. Oneohtrix Point Never!?!
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Thursday, 24 March 2022 11:31 (two years ago) link
not a combo that really makes any real sense and i would not have really guessed based on the single
― ufo, Thursday, 24 March 2022 11:41 (two years ago) link
Makes as much sense as opn working with The Weeknd I guess. Dude trying to expand his palette / resume I guess
― calstars, Thursday, 24 March 2022 11:49 (two years ago) link
did anyone listen to the single from last year
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 March 2022 11:51 (two years ago) link
obv shotgun is more normal than rom com but the choice doesn’t feel out of nowhere
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 March 2022 11:55 (two years ago) link
i liked that one a lot more than this one
― ufo, Thursday, 24 March 2022 12:47 (two years ago) link
it's an interesting choice for a lead single considering how immediately hooky "circle the drain" was, this feels more jagged and smeared by comparison. but i do like it, you can def hear lopatin's synth work in the mix in a cool way
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 24 March 2022 18:40 (two years ago) link
Really like Shotgun, so I went back and tried Color Theory again and...it's still mostly a bore. Clean was such a great album, though, and I dig the sonics and structure of Shotgun, so I'm cautiously looking forward to the new LP.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Friday, 25 March 2022 03:54 (two years ago) link
"Shotgun" is incredible and to me a lot more immediate than anything she's ever done before
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 27 March 2022 12:27 (two years ago) link
Weird. For me,it’s been a real grower. Was disappointed when I first heard it. Thought it sounded pretty generic. But that twangy beat made me come back and I now pretty much love it. Don’t hear any trace of OPN though
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Sunday, 27 March 2022 13:24 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfNHwboQ0yU
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 20 April 2022 14:32 (one year ago) link
very portishead s/t to my ears. lives way more up to "soccer mommy produced by opn" than "shotgun." i love it :)
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 20 April 2022 14:40 (one year ago) link
otm with the Portishead comparison. I didn't much like Color Theory outside of "Circle the Drain" which remains brilliant. Definitely eager to hear more of this.
― feed me with your chips (zchyrs), Wednesday, 20 April 2022 15:29 (one year ago) link
This album is going to be the best album
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 20 April 2022 16:48 (one year ago) link
not entirely sure what to make of this, obvious mezzanine/third vibes. i do think the drumming is pretty sick.
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 20 April 2022 18:03 (one year ago) link
i've heard the album. it's very textural and production centric, as opposed to color theory which feels far more hooky & songwriter-driven by comparison. as a color theory stan i haven't quite wrapped my head around it, but there's some great songs no doubt. i think "unholy affliction" is one of the more dissonant ones but i have only listened a few times. there's some good rock songs tho
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 20 April 2022 22:03 (one year ago) link
she plays this live version of "crawling in my skin" that has this noisy freakout outro w/ feedback swirling everywhere and drums pummeling and synths diving in and out of the mix. there's definitely a throughline from this to the album as well. this version on KEXP is a bit truncated compared to when i saw her show but the sound is great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS0gznOYZUw
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 20 April 2022 22:16 (one year ago) link
"rom com 2004" is the one that makes this all make sense to me, it feels like some of these songs are disintegrating in real time - hooks and choruses strong enough to withstand their own deconstruction, but lyrics and feelings enhanced by this sense of chaos and crumble around them
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 20 April 2022 22:42 (one year ago) link
Is that a new drummer on the KEXP recording? It gives the whole band more drive.
― Freeze Instr., Thursday, 21 April 2022 00:58 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1kaQCMB1q8
another stunner
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 17:54 (one year ago) link
honestly prob my favorite thing i've heard from her barring my favorite song of all time "crawling in my skin"
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 18:03 (one year ago) link
Yet another banger
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 20:27 (one year ago) link
I've just bought a ticket to see her live in autumn based on that song.
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 20:42 (one year ago) link
ooh this one's good
― ufo, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 22:45 (one year ago) link
Oh good, so it wasnt just me then! Agree that it might be her best song.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 19 May 2022 00:53 (one year ago) link
after the other two singles i feel like i have a firmer idea of what "shotgun" was doing and i'm now very excited for this album, seems on track to be her best
― ufo, Thursday, 19 May 2022 14:37 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ildebdJsr0A
i am gonna love this album
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 9 June 2022 16:39 (one year ago) link
update: i love this album
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 June 2022 19:50 (one year ago) link
feels like an alt rock record you would’ve liberated from the depths of a used bin in the '90s, but like the dust and sticker residue on it have somehow crept into the sound of the music itself
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 June 2022 20:25 (one year ago) link
production on even the most normal-sounding song here is crazy psychedelic, i fucking adore it
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 June 2022 20:27 (one year ago) link
I, too, adore the sound of this album. I’m trying to think of a point of comparison?
― Tim F, Thursday, 23 June 2022 21:28 (one year ago) link
oh wow the end of "don't ask me" !
― ufo, Friday, 24 June 2022 00:06 (one year ago) link
this absolutely delivers
― ufo, Friday, 24 June 2022 01:01 (one year ago) link
Absolutely, every song is charming
― Tim F, Friday, 24 June 2022 01:12 (one year ago) link
texturally it's kinda like a more successful version of machina/the machines of god, tracks like "this time" and "wound" if they weren't so flat
― ufo, Friday, 24 June 2022 01:21 (one year ago) link
The goth and shoegaze textures are great. It's like she's imbued them into her own distinctive songwriting, rather than merely aping the sound like so much modern shoegaze does.
Overall tone is crisp and murky in equal measure. Love it.
The lyrics on 'Still' slay me.
― The Ghost Club, Friday, 24 June 2022 11:46 (one year ago) link
I hear Garbage as well. Great album.
― Mule, Friday, 24 June 2022 11:59 (one year ago) link
Lol I was thinking Machina/Machines of God might be a reference point but did not have the emotional energy to confirm
― Tim F, Friday, 24 June 2022 21:04 (one year ago) link
“don’t ask me” is perfect
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Friday, 1 July 2022 14:12 (one year ago) link
Ok I'll admit that she was an artist I had "written off/pointedly ignored because of their name" but I checked out "Shotgun" anyway and my god, this has one of the most euphoric choruses I've ever heard. It's all about the dreamy pastel chord progression and melody, but the production touches are perfect too--the stuttering snare fill when she sings "shotgun", the sweet shiny OPN Juno squiggles. The rest of the album sounds pretty good so far too. Brad otm here:
feels like an alt rock record you would’ve liberated from the depths of a used bin in the '90s, but like the dust and sticker residue on it have somehow crept into the sound of the music itself― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:25 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, June 23, 2022 4:25 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink
― J. Sam, Friday, 1 July 2022 16:59 (one year ago) link
I feel quite a few people who have previously ignored Soccer Mommy will check the new album out due to the OPN connection and be pleasantly surprised by the quality of Allison's songwriting.
It's definitely her best record but the production is proving divisive on the SM stan Reddit. Personally I think it's a perfect balance - OPN does just enough to add gritty gloss to the songs, but never tramples on the songwriting. See 'I Feel it All the Time' - Lopatin is smart enough to know Juno synth arpeggios don't belong here. He steps back and lets the song shine.
― The Ghost Club, Saturday, 2 July 2022 20:45 (one year ago) link