i could see Sleaford Mods in there, if anything just because this grouping of bands is related as much on a shared audience than anything else
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 25 February 2021 17:36 (three years ago) link
Are Yard Act another one of these bands? They seem to be on 6Music a lot (based on the 30-45mins of 6Music I hear in any given day).
I think I've only heard about half of these. Voted for Tropical Fuck Storm but I do like that latest Goat Girl album a lot.
― Gavin, Leeds, Thursday, 25 February 2021 17:41 (three years ago) link
priests broke up??
last January IIRC
― Joe Biden Stan Account (milo z), Thursday, 25 February 2021 17:52 (three years ago) link
Total Control another omission imo. They briefly had some hype, albeit not as much as they deserved
― imago, Thursday, 25 February 2021 17:57 (three years ago) link
that's too bad re priests...I saw them a couple years back w snail mail as the openers, and when priests went on snail mail were headbanging at the side of the lil stage. it was adorable
― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Thursday, 25 February 2021 18:01 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 11 March 2021 00:01 (three years ago) link
1. algiers2. tfs
is pretty easy for me
― ufo, Thursday, 11 March 2021 00:10 (three years ago) link
heard a fontaines dc song on the radio, they have heard the fall!
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 11 March 2021 00:32 (three years ago) link
Yep, Total Control is quite the omission. Henge Beat such a great record.
― BlackIronPrison, Thursday, 11 March 2021 00:33 (three years ago) link
Their last LP came out back in 2017, is why they didn't occur to me
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Thursday, 11 March 2021 00:39 (three years ago) link
Carpet Rash and Love Performance two of the best post-punk songs of the last ten years for sure
― imago, Thursday, 11 March 2021 00:41 (three years ago) link
who do you blame for Fat White Family?
― calzino, Thursday, 11 March 2021 01:49 (three years ago) link
Ought should be on here. I really like Ought
― Party With A Jagger Ban (dog latin), Thursday, 11 March 2021 01:58 (three years ago) link
dead to me since they left constellation for merge(not really, the last album just didn't click for me.)
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Thursday, 11 March 2021 02:48 (three years ago) link
I voted Black Midi because I momentarily thought I was voting for Dawn of Midi
― eisimpleir (crüt), Thursday, 11 March 2021 03:03 (three years ago) link
There are some bands on that list that I really, absolutely fucking adore:
girl bandpreoccupationsiceageidles
I was fortunate enough to see Girl Band play with Preoccupations (when they were Viet Cong) and Preoccupations support Idles. I also saw Iceage play in a church basement and a West Philly house show.
So this is tough... The Viet Cong debut is my favorite album by the bunch but Idles has been more consistent throughout their albums so I guess I'll go with them.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 11 March 2021 04:16 (three years ago) link
Write-in for Omni
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 11 March 2021 04:55 (three years ago) link
ended up voting Algiers by a hair - TFS and Protomartyr worthy runners-up. honestly there aren't many bands here I actively dislike
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Thursday, 11 March 2021 05:02 (three years ago) link
oh shit, Omni rules
― alpine static, Thursday, 11 March 2021 09:03 (three years ago) link
did anyone ever guess the made-up one, Simon? is it beige banquet?
― alpine static, Thursday, 11 March 2021 09:04 (three years ago) link
no they're all real I was just being a dick
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Thursday, 11 March 2021 13:40 (three years ago) link
i think i wound up voting for girl band cause i respect how dedicated they are to punishing you with noise and drone, making you work for the scant moments of loveliness
― caek or daeth (voodoo chili), Thursday, 11 March 2021 14:31 (three years ago) link
yeah I do admire that as well, basically no concessions to a potentially wider audience
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Thursday, 11 March 2021 14:37 (three years ago) link
Surprised Crack Cloud aren't on here, tbh (a band I do not dislike but find it a bit bewildering how loved they are as everything is so smooooooth and perfectly rendered).
Lol CC really is about as cool as a band can get suffering from a potentially debilitating Gorillaz influence
― more haim than good (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 11 March 2021 15:38 (three years ago) link
Most of these are bands I was really excited about when I first read about them but none of them really did it for me, with the exception of Protomartyr, so I'm voting for them (I might have voted for Shopping had they been included).
― Dinsdale, Thursday, 11 March 2021 21:42 (three years ago) link
i think this is protomartyr vs. girl band for me and picking one between those two is v v difficult
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 11 March 2021 21:43 (three years ago) link
the made up one is obviously back country, new road
― ufo, Thursday, 11 March 2021 21:48 (three years ago) link
if only
― imago, Thursday, 11 March 2021 21:49 (three years ago) link
i voted for protomartyr. i appreciate that they found their sound right away and have stuck with it with only minor modifications (eg the subtle extra instrumentation on the newest album). iceage and tropical fuck storm would be my backups. i also want to say i appreciate that this poll mostly stayed away from the "post-punk = sounds exactly like joy division" trend.
― na (NA), Thursday, 11 March 2021 21:52 (three years ago) link
brad i didn't even know you rated protomartyr!
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Thursday, 11 March 2021 22:21 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 12 March 2021 00:01 (three years ago) link
get rekt
― imago, Friday, 12 March 2021 00:06 (three years ago) link
excellent top 5 imho
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Friday, 12 March 2021 00:08 (three years ago) link
my gradient of approval matches these results pretty accurately lol
― imago, Friday, 12 March 2021 00:10 (three years ago) link
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Thursday, March 11, 2021 3:21 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
i saw them at cmj many years ago and was an instant convert
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 12 March 2021 00:11 (three years ago) link
guess I forgot to vote for Girl Friday :(
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Friday, 12 March 2021 01:14 (three years ago) link
no horse in the race but - palberta?
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Friday, 12 March 2021 01:22 (three years ago) link
just thought of warpaint maybe they should have been an option
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 12 March 2021 01:31 (three years ago) link
the new dry cleaning album is very good
― na (NA), Monday, 5 April 2021 15:30 (three years ago) link
i remember liking the EP but the LP is hitting harder
ymmv depending on your tolerance for wordy spoken vocals
― na (NA), Monday, 5 April 2021 15:34 (three years ago) link
i'm late to the party but speaking of wordy spoken vocals i feel like i should mention Parquet Courts... and idk if Deli Girls is to heavy for the thread but they're rad too.
what's the dry cleaning album sound like? that is an A+ very good boring band name.
― davey, Monday, 5 April 2021 15:35 (three years ago) link
oh wait it sounds like wordy spoken vocals, i might check that out
It sounds like Life Without Buildings
― enochroot, Monday, 5 April 2021 19:51 (three years ago) link
aren't the vocals in LWB a lot more animated? i never listened to them much
― na (NA), Monday, 5 April 2021 19:55 (three years ago) link
yeah the vox here are not just spoken, they're sort of...maybe not outright indifferent, but drained of any sort of animation. I get that that's what they're going for and it kinda works on a couple songs but I find it wearisome over a whole LP.
― intern at pepe le pew research (Simon H.), Tuesday, 6 April 2021 02:34 (three years ago) link
I double-checked to make sure, and yep: the quotidian consumer junk dancing in montage to "Magic of Meghan" still enchants. (This is, mind you, a two-days-old discovery for me.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRbpWEXkBic
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Tuesday, 6 April 2021 03:22 (three years ago) link
i wish Wilderness was around they were fit well
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 6 April 2021 03:23 (three years ago) link
enjoying Dry Cleaning maybe? finding the guitars much more of a draw than the vocalist mind
― imago, Tuesday, 6 April 2021 10:27 (three years ago) link
wilderness was awesome
― na (NA), Tuesday, 6 April 2021 12:58 (three years ago) link