We don't drive. We walk everywhere,
― krankymusic (cajunsunday), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 12:22 (three years ago) link
'Liberty Feel-Up' always reminds me of the Blue Aeroplanes circa 1986 when they really had that beatnik poetry meets Tom Verlaine guitar thing dialled like a fine-tuned engine. '14 Days' hits that spot too
― Defund the indefensible (NickB), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 12:38 (three years ago) link
not sure about this new direction
Presidential spiritual adviser Paula White is currently leading an impassioned prayer service in an effort to secure Trump's reelection. pic.twitter.com/hCSRh84d6g— Right Wing Watch (@RightWingWatch) November 5, 2020
― ||||||||, Thursday, 5 November 2020 10:14 (three years ago) link
Bwahahaha
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Thursday, 5 November 2020 10:31 (three years ago) link
Trump is the shaky baby amirite
― imago, Thursday, 5 November 2020 10:33 (three years ago) link
https://crossfade.io/#!/5lpkxvpdnk
― ufo, Thursday, 5 November 2020 10:54 (three years ago) link
yesssss
― imago, Thursday, 5 November 2020 12:26 (three years ago) link
this kind of thing has a 100% success rate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSIrQBGfUtw
― kiss some penis reference (breastcrawl), Thursday, 5 November 2020 18:59 (three years ago) link
they're coming herethey're coming herethey're coming herefrom africa right nowfrom south americaangelic reinforcementangelic reinforcementi hear the sound of victoryi hear the sound of victoryi hear the sound of victory
― cajunsunday, Thursday, 5 November 2020 20:13 (three years ago) link
I see they're a meme now
― marg bar āmrikā (||||||||), Monday, 11 January 2021 13:35 (three years ago) link
no fucking way is life without buildings being used on 19k tiktok’s like this hahahaha pic.twitter.com/BqeWFY5zuu— LaurenN🦷 (@1aurenmoose) January 11, 2021
― kites aren't fun (NickB), Monday, 11 January 2021 13:38 (three years ago) link
Wow! Its so cool to see a new generation discovering them.
― cajunsunday, Monday, 11 January 2021 13:46 (three years ago) link
It's weird how seeing someone else copy something can make it diminish or disappear; with Tompkins, it somehow makes her more unique.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Monday, 11 January 2021 13:55 (three years ago) link
this is amazing
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Monday, 11 January 2021 14:15 (three years ago) link
that compilation definitely peaks with the hair dyeing one though
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Monday, 11 January 2021 14:23 (three years ago) link
life without buildings has gone from 30k monthly listeners on spotify to 210k lol— basic charnel 2021 (@basic_charnel) January 10, 2021
― cajunsunday, Monday, 11 January 2021 14:25 (three years ago) link
a lot of that does seem to be going to "The Leanover" but I'm sure some people are exploring
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Monday, 11 January 2021 14:27 (three years ago) link
lots of sue tompkins activity recently. have seen her twice in the last week in my neighbourhood and she followed me on twitter today. must be preparing for a comeback. ;-)
― stirmonster, Monday, 11 January 2021 18:32 (three years ago) link
hope she knows about the uptick in young fans!
― kites aren't fun (NickB), Monday, 11 January 2021 18:37 (three years ago) link
squeeeeeeee
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 11 January 2021 18:38 (three years ago) link
She will surely notice the massive surge in streaming revenue. I bet next time i spot her she is being chauffered around.
― stirmonster, Monday, 11 January 2021 18:45 (three years ago) link
From 12 cents to $1.28! Good for them!
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 11 January 2021 18:49 (three years ago) link
ker-ching!
― stirmonster, Monday, 11 January 2021 19:01 (three years ago) link
Getting ready for their performance on Top of the Pops.
― cajunsunday, Monday, 11 January 2021 19:01 (three years ago) link
This is awesome. Kinda warms my heart. I actually first heard about LWB from this board about 16 years ago thanks to an early 00's album poll at the time.
― gman59, Monday, 11 January 2021 19:35 (three years ago) link
sea shanties also v big on tiktok right now pmsl
2021 is the year of the sea shanty pic.twitter.com/ohOAGvkbtC— Tim - Poster of Hugo Pics (@Beertheist) January 11, 2021
― marg bar āmrikā (||||||||), Tuesday, 12 January 2021 18:32 (three years ago) link
here's what Sue and Robert from the band think about all of this
― charlie brown from outta town (GM), Friday, 15 January 2021 19:21 (three years ago) link
Aw. I'm hoping Sue did or will do something with Underworld... In some notes to do with their year long "Drift" series one of the guys talks about discovering the album and meeting with Sue. There's apparently more Drift coming sometime.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 15 January 2021 19:32 (three years ago) link
Aw bless! Is that your piece GM?
― kieth chagrin (NickB), Friday, 15 January 2021 19:33 (three years ago) link
Interesting (though not shocking) detail about not seeing a dime from the original US release of the CD. They must've gotten a little from the 2014 vinyl release? Should be able to do another run now.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 15 January 2021 19:35 (three years ago) link
Yes! Sorry for the self-promotion!
― charlie brown from outta town (GM), Friday, 15 January 2021 19:43 (three years ago) link
Not at all - good job getting in touch with them and thanks for sharing! <3
― kieth chagrin (NickB), Friday, 15 January 2021 19:45 (three years ago) link
From the Guardian:
Life Without Buildings: in praise of the cult Glasgow band revived on TikTokhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/19/life-without-buildings-cult-glasgow-band-revived-on-tiktok-sue-tompkins
― kieth chagrin (NickB), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 14:31 (three years ago) link
i have no idea why that piece mentions math rock and post hardcore. i don't see them in that lineage at all?
― kieth chagrin (NickB), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 14:40 (three years ago) link
I always thought there was something mathy about LWB, FWIW (NB: not W very much), if I think about the airy chug of, say, "Daylighting" it's a comparison that makes sense to me. I don't think I know what "post-hardcore" is so I can't really comment on that but I do know that Jennifer Hodgson knows what's what.
― Tim, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 14:52 (three years ago) link
Rhythmically I always heard some post-rock and math-y stuff in there.
― Ray Cooney as "Crotch" (stevie), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 14:55 (three years ago) link
Indeed. when they formed, Glasgow was overflowing with post / math rock bands. It was hard to walk down the street without seeing someone carrying a Slint album under their arm. LWB were a hugely refreshing breath of fresh air at that time.
I'm not sure what post hardcore is either.
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 14:56 (three years ago) link
As she mentions the 80s specifically, I'm guessing it's a reference to groups like Rites Of Spring and Shudder To Think? Again, I can hear parallels.
― Ray Cooney as "Crotch" (stevie), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 14:57 (three years ago) link
Glasgow was big on midwest style indie back then, some of which , eg music of the kinsellas,slint could be considered post hardcore
― Fenners' Pen (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 19 January 2021 15:01 (three years ago) link
Rodan would be another post hardcore example
Ah, i see. Yes, of course; i had completely forgotten about all those bands. All were hugely popular in Glasgow around that time and it is of course very possible that their influence rubbed off on them.
I also know Robert Johnston was a big Joy Division and post-punk fan back then.
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 15:08 (three years ago) link
Glasgow was big on midwest style indie back then, some of which , eg music of the kinsellas,slint could be considered post hardcore― Fenners' Pen (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, January 19, 2021 9:01 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Fenners' Pen (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, January 19, 2021 9:01 AM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
Yeah, I can hear some shared musical DNA between Any Other City and, for instance, the American Football debut that came out a year earlier. Just thinking of like the guitar tones and interplay.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 16:15 (three years ago) link
Both Life Without Buildings and the first American Football album were a big influence on a friend and I and the music we were making in the mid-2000s. Both separate but satisfying in a similar way - the cleanliness and deftness of the music. I love that Sue’s voice is an instrument; the words aren’t just there as words.
― hamicle, Tuesday, 19 January 2021 16:25 (three years ago) link
New and quite in depth interview with sue here:
https://toneglow.substack.com/p/050-sue-tompkins-life-without-buildings
― would a nit be nice? (NickB), Thursday, 4 February 2021 07:59 (three years ago) link
I can't get over her magnificent hair.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Thursday, 4 February 2021 16:00 (three years ago) link
Looks like Any Other City is being reissued again:
https://www.resident-music.com/productdetails&product_id=76644
― would a nit be nice? (NickB), Monday, 15 March 2021 08:23 (three years ago) link
(^ that's just a link to my local record shop btw, you might want to order it from elsewhere if you live in any other city. in any other city in the world)
― would a nit be nice? (NickB), Monday, 15 March 2021 08:24 (three years ago) link
This is cool. Live footage has emerged!
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1805059259694167&id=703119639888140
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxJaXEHtqso
― cajunsunday, Thursday, 1 April 2021 10:41 (three years ago) link
Just saw someone post this on Facebook. I felt emotional watching it.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 1 April 2021 23:59 (three years ago) link
been a fan of this band for nearly 20 years and that's the first i've ever seen of them, astonishing
― Clay, Friday, 2 April 2021 02:19 (three years ago) link