has the vibe, a little, of some of the softer songs off The Cure's The Top. that weird, sad psych-pop-soul vibe
― imago, Thursday, 3 September 2020 12:38 (three years ago) link
and yeah, i think the short length works really well. no more really needs adding unless you're going to totally change the pace and that would risk destroying the mood of the rest of it
xp interesting comparison, i love those sad little cure songs where they break out the flute!
― this is my clean tone (NickB), Thursday, 3 September 2020 12:41 (three years ago) link
i like that comparison. last night i was trying to draw connections between this and the first junior boys record. maybe taking similar approaches to very different inspirations? or different approaches to similar.
― adam, Thursday, 3 September 2020 13:04 (three years ago) link
I hear some Last Exit here too, definitely, as well as Shuggie Otis and, err, a little Unknown Mortal Orchestra maybe? Anyway, very nice record, though having only heard it once I'm struggling to remember what any of the individual songs sound like. This may change after I've listened to it a bunch, which I plan to do.
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 3 September 2020 23:35 (three years ago) link
yes
― learned lasagna (||||||||), Friday, 4 September 2020 18:02 (three years ago) link
more albums should be 28 mins long
― fetter, Friday, 4 September 2020 19:20 (three years ago) link
great record. discovered "a quiet storm" too thanks to this thread - also A++ incredible
― learned lasagna (||||||||), Friday, 4 September 2020 19:47 (three years ago) link
oh yeah, a quiet storm is peak smokey, lovely record indeed
― this is my clean tone (NickB), Friday, 4 September 2020 20:22 (three years ago) link
ok I just bought this
― Paul Ponzi, Friday, 4 September 2020 21:14 (three years ago) link
This is a real treat.
― Monte Scampino (Le Bateau Ivre), Saturday, 5 September 2020 10:03 (three years ago) link
this album is fucking amazing!!!!
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 December 2020 16:23 (three years ago) link
― Paul Ponzi, Friday, September 4, 2020 5:14 PM (three months ago) bookmarkflaglink
but it still hasn't arrived
― Paul Ponzi, Thursday, 24 December 2020 19:32 (three years ago) link
Yeah, still enjoying this. Shame it made such a good job of falling down the cracks when it came to the EOY lists. Glad you got to hear it Brad, the balance of restraint and emotion is very Blue Nile
― kites aren't fun (NickB), Thursday, 24 December 2020 20:07 (three years ago) link
And Paul, I still haven't found a physical copy either
― kites aren't fun (NickB), Thursday, 24 December 2020 20:08 (three years ago) link
Loving this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEFyx61S6Pg
― groovypanda, Sunday, 4 April 2021 18:28 (three years ago) link
!!
New music coming tomorrow!!!!💥— Eddie Chacon (@EddieC) August 10, 2022
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 13:19 (one year ago) link
great news. best record of 2020 imo.
― adam, Wednesday, 10 August 2022 14:54 (one year ago) link
Sounding great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXwWP-_tFwU
― groovypanda, Thursday, 11 August 2022 06:46 (one year ago) link
New album announced: https://eddiechaconofficial.bandcamp.com/album/sundown
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 18:57 (one year ago) link
great news! the two new tracks are sounding very good. vibe seems slightly more narcotic on this one?
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Tuesday, 17 January 2023 19:37 (one year ago) link
Narcotic is a good call. Kinda woozy city-pop thing going on? Looking forward to the full album.
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Saturday, 21 January 2023 10:23 (one year ago) link
Absolutely loving "Step By Step." As good as anything on the previous LP. Other two preview tracks sound pretty good, too!
― Paul Ponzi, Monday, 20 February 2023 23:25 (one year ago) link
agree, it's excellent
― corrs unplugged, Tuesday, 21 February 2023 08:38 (one year ago) link
New album is just as gorgeous as his debut. Holy Hell in particular is fantastic. I'm loving what this guy is doing.
― kitchen person, Friday, 31 March 2023 14:32 (one year ago) link
oh hell yeah, so excited to listen to this
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Friday, 31 March 2023 15:24 (one year ago) link
This is lovely, thanks for the heads up
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 31 March 2023 15:29 (one year ago) link
Oh this is produced by John Carroll Kirby, that makes sense.
(I know JCK but honestly I've never heard of Eddie Chacon or Charles and Eddie)
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 31 March 2023 16:00 (one year ago) link
https://www.passionweiss.com/2023/03/30/eddie-chacon-interview/
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 31 March 2023 16:23 (one year ago) link
Oh wow, didn't realise the album was out. Saw a new track in my Release Radar this morning but assumed it was just another single.
― groovypanda, Friday, 31 March 2023 17:16 (one year ago) link
This is a gorgeous record. Making me think of a bunch of things, all of them in that warm 70s sweet spot: John Martyn, Smokey, Tim Buckley in places, Curtis. The production is perfect.
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Friday, 31 March 2023 21:21 (one year ago) link
Yeah love this. It also has a perfect length.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 1 April 2023 14:59 (one year ago) link
“the morning sun” is gorgeous. beautifully captures the spirit of skyward-facing 70s soul, could definitely hear stevie or terry callier or someone singing it
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Saturday, 1 April 2023 16:41 (one year ago) link
All lols aside, 'perfect length' is underrated in an album. Would make a good thread.
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Saturday, 1 April 2023 21:17 (one year ago) link
Voted for "Holy Hell" (and JCK!) in 2022 polling so this should have been highly anticipated in this house. Lucky I can rely on ILM to alert me to precisely this sort of new release. :) Particularly digging the percussion on "Haunted Memories" at this instant...
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 2 April 2023 00:06 (one year ago) link
Really love this. Feels like it's more expansive stylistically than the previous album, or perhaps rather that it leans a bit more into exploring the vibes of the influences each track takes its cues from.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 4 April 2023 02:48 (one year ago) link
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Friday, March 31, 2023 4:21 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink
shuggie otis too...this is so fucking great. he's on the aquarium drunkard podcast, good interview.
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 12 April 2023 15:46 (one year ago) link
y’all should really check out John Carrol Kirby’s solo albums if you like this, he produced both Chacon records and he’s pretty great.
― brimstead, Thursday, 13 April 2023 00:30 (one year ago) link
“step by step” reminds me a lot of outkast’s “so fresh so clean”
― ludicrously capacious bag (voodoo chili), Saturday, 22 April 2023 01:21 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znqZ8dPbLLU
― ivy., Wednesday, 16 August 2023 15:14 (eight months ago) link
^bliss
― willem, Friday, 18 August 2023 09:02 (eight months ago) link
omg, this is gorgeous. Could quite easily fit on *Drift*.
― (picnic, lightning) very very frightening (Chinaski), Sunday, 20 August 2023 09:16 (eight months ago) link
New interview by Pete Paphides on the Ace Records Podcast:
https://soundcloud.com/ace-records-ltd/the-ace-records-podcast-30-eddie-chacon
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 15 February 2024 16:04 (two months ago) link
Kinda fascinating -- says his fave Dylan album of all time is Infidels and "Jokerman" is his standby/standard.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 15 February 2024 16:43 (two months ago) link