the sweetest thing I’ve ever known
― brimstead, Friday, 5 November 2021 17:26 (two years ago) link
"since i" is a freaking anthem
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Friday, 5 November 2021 19:51 (two years ago) link
It’s about late-night people living in a world that doesn’t want them. It’s about ecstatic taxi rides, drawn curtains, Bluetooth speakers and the sudden pull of strangers. It’s about burying yourself in words and warm bodies in an endless search for the right ones. It was ushered into the world by our friend Tom Watson and finished off by us, with the help of Tom Demac. It’s the next song from our new album and it’s for all of you.lyricsThey tore the tongue from the townHad the nerve to shed tears for the undergroundStill need somewhere to come up now the club’s shut downAha, ha!My heart lifts off the backseat, joins the bedtime birdsNumbers rule my life but I’m a man of wordsBut round her it surges like I can’t describeSin, sin, since I
Since I heard your nameI’ve been coming aliveThe lines of your fingersCan we head to mine?Since I
Sin, sin, since ILeft you lateAt Sunday light
It’s a city changingA shadow play of what it was
It’s a different type of hedonist that wears the crownRave echoes are the currency in shutdown townA sadlad reminiscence with the SoundCloud outAha, haI’m a caller you can count on in the fading lightI’m a counter you can call on in the dead of nightYoung yearning, burning earningsWhen the time is rightSince I
Sin, sin, since I
The roads are on surge but the urge has spokenAs one door shuts, another opensLeast till tomorrow when the spell is brokenAha, ha…
If I were you, I’d forget about that dayMemory fades when you’ve let yourself downPromises made in a cab, they fadeWell, where are the people who care for you now?Summer sensoria, unite the euphoriaGet back on the chase and you’ll never come downDaylight deceit makes you feel completeWell, this is for someone who never slows down…
Since I
The sight of your shouldersLaid by my sideSin, sin, since I
We dreamt a dream of this townIn between the offie and the eider downCan you hack another bag if you’re coming round?Aha, ha!Can you hear that banging bassline through your bedroom wall?You shut down our clubs then six of us moved in next doorLeast you can tell me now how you sleep at nightSin, sin, since I
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Friday, 5 November 2021 19:53 (two years ago) link
going to see them live tonight after it was postponed three (!) times and I am too excited
how were they? I see they're playing here in a couple of days.
― toby, Monday, 8 November 2021 13:27 (two years ago) link
I wouldn't want to spoil it but yes you should definitely go see them, they were excellent, the performance was full of surprises and everything was suitably banging, I think the next album is going to be the Saint Etienne/Burial/East 17 hybrid of my dreams based on the new material
― boxedjoy, Monday, 8 November 2021 17:59 (two years ago) link
fuck this stuff is good
― adam, Monday, 8 November 2021 18:47 (two years ago) link
It’s about late-night people living in a world that doesn’t want them. It’s about ecstatic taxi rides, drawn curtains, Bluetooth speakers and the sudden pull of strangers. It’s about burying yourself in words and warm bodies in an endless search for the right ones.
this is otm but also describes every Real Lies song?
Both "Since I" are "Your Guiding Hand" are fantastic.
― Tim F, Monday, 8 November 2021 23:43 (two years ago) link
I was just Googling around looking for news about their second album and Juno has the track-listing, artwork and even previews up. Haven't seen anything announced officially anywhere yet so I'm not sure what the deal is. According to Juno the album is called Lad Ash and comes out on April 22nd.
https://www.junodownload.com/products/real-lies-lad-ash/5393660-02/
My most anticipated album of the year at this point.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 27 January 2022 05:10 (two years ago) link
it's not unusual for retailers to accidentally post listings for albums before they're announced, lots of stuff gets leaked out that way.
going through their run of singles over the last few years & "late arcades" is so good, glad that's on the album since not everything is.
― ufo, Thursday, 27 January 2022 06:27 (two years ago) link
Theyve announced another show in Glasgow, it doesn't seem to be a "tour" but the date makes sense around this schedule for release
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 27 January 2022 09:13 (two years ago) link
I’m gonna pretend that them leaving off their best song is some kind of 80s throwback strategy,
― Tim F, Thursday, 27 January 2022 11:47 (two years ago) link
Genre: "breakbeat"
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 27 January 2022 12:04 (two years ago) link
what I really want is a bonus disc of the "UNREAL" mixes of the singles.
they played Oh Me Oh My (Nicotine Patch) at their show so it's not like they've disowned it.
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 27 January 2022 12:13 (two years ago) link
Yeah I guess that’s my point, the song even has the feel of a single that sits outside of the album it is adjacent to
― Tim F, Thursday, 27 January 2022 12:29 (two years ago) link
lad ash is happening
The questions you've been asking for so long have finally found their answer. 10AM tomorrow 🕊 https://t.co/hUPal9RWEB— Real Lies (@_real_lies) February 8, 2022
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Tuesday, 8 February 2022 21:32 (two years ago) link
FINALLY
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 8 February 2022 22:57 (two years ago) link
I'm hoping it's the same release date that Juno had (April 22nd) as that's quite soon, but I also have my fingers crossed that the track-listing wasn't quite correct and Oh Me Oh My is on the album
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 9 February 2022 00:40 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv9-l613aSM
https://real-lies.bandcamp.com/album/lad-ash
juno listing was accurate
― ufo, Wednesday, 9 February 2022 11:57 (two years ago) link
new song is a vibe
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Wednesday, 9 February 2022 18:18 (two years ago) link
Brilliant news!
Vinyl apparently includes bonus tracks never seen on vinyl before.
― kitchen person, Thursday, 10 February 2022 03:10 (two years ago) link
some dates:
We've also added new dates to our 2022 tour. Come see us if you like, all ticket links below...1 April - Manchester, White Hotel23 April - Rotterdam, Motel Mozaique 28 April - London, Pickle Factory - SOLD OUT30 April - Glasgow, Nice N Sleazy28 May – Copenhagen, VEGA6 Oct - London, Heaven28 Oct - Leeds, Belgrave Music Hall29 Oct - Nottingham, Bodega 18 Nov - Dublin, Grand Social 26 Nov - Brighton, Patterns
1 April - Manchester, White Hotel23 April - Rotterdam, Motel Mozaique 28 April - London, Pickle Factory - SOLD OUT30 April - Glasgow, Nice N Sleazy28 May – Copenhagen, VEGA6 Oct - London, Heaven28 Oct - Leeds, Belgrave Music Hall29 Oct - Nottingham, Bodega 18 Nov - Dublin, Grand Social 26 Nov - Brighton, Patterns
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 3 March 2022 16:36 (two years ago) link
no spoilers but the live show when I saw them was full of charming surprises as well as being made of complete bangers and I can't wait to see them again
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 3 March 2022 18:59 (two years ago) link
yes to all that, and the gig i saw was very in keeping with the spirit of their music - something very ingenuous and sincere about the whole thing, maybe its just the times we've been through but it was a genuinely emotional experience
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 3 March 2022 19:09 (two years ago) link
massive rabbits – with a vital message https://t.co/ITyxrltlQc pic.twitter.com/36mxex0Cre— Real Lies (@_real_lies) March 10, 2022
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 10 March 2022 22:08 (two years ago) link
If anyone is interested Real Lies have a very lengthy Spotify playlist called “Bliss to be Alive” and it’s an absolute trove of goodies
― the article don, Friday, 11 March 2022 22:24 (two years ago) link
Updated every fortnight too!
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 12 March 2022 02:14 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cocmk9Hdor4
― ufo, Wednesday, 16 March 2022 21:47 (two years ago) link
hell yeah
― the cat needs to start paying for its own cbd (map), Wednesday, 16 March 2022 21:52 (two years ago) link
really enjoying this, Underworld seems an obvious reference to me but don't see it mentioned
― corrs unplugged, Thursday, 17 March 2022 08:42 (two years ago) link
vocals and the ~pretentious~ flourishes give me coloma's finery vibes
― Qamon (||||||||), Thursday, 17 March 2022 08:50 (two years ago) link
Underworld meets East 17 is how I usually describe them to friends yes xp
― ignore the blue line (or something), Thursday, 17 March 2022 09:20 (two years ago) link
I say usually, to the 3 friends I've mentioned them, that's how i described them
― ignore the blue line (or something), Thursday, 17 March 2022 09:27 (two years ago) link
surprised no one has mentioned Disco Inferno in reference to these guys
― anza808, Thursday, 17 March 2022 15:32 (two years ago) link
oh totally, I'm surprised I haven't said that yet
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 17 March 2022 19:55 (two years ago) link
I peg the new one as “Two Months Off” meets “Weak Become Heroes”. Pretty much all their songs sound a bit like that but this one really does.
― Tim F, Thursday, 17 March 2022 22:32 (two years ago) link
underworld was the immediate, obvious comparison point when i first heard of them
disco inferno makes a lot of sense too, very similar spoken word vibe
― ufo, Thursday, 17 March 2022 22:50 (two years ago) link
Underworld, The Streets, Pet Shop Boys yes but going further back may I also mention The Beloved? All of whom I love. East 17 may be pushing it though!
― the article don, Friday, 18 March 2022 00:27 (two years ago) link
talking of things that sound like real lies, i ventured into spotify's real lies artist radio today to see what the algorhithm would throw up and there seem to be quite few newish uk acts who have the same sort of thing going on but - and i'm not going to name names here cos everyone likes their own thing - but a lot of them seemed pretty dreadful to me. maybe its cos i havent had the chance to develop the same emotional connection to them, but they just gave me deep cringe. with real lies theres a sense of willingly giving yourself up to some sort of starry-eyed vision of the future and the past and the here and now and the hope and the loss and all that stuff, in a music sense and in actual lived life, but while listening to failed attempts at this sort of appeal to a romantic camaraderie i realised what a fine line they tread. fuck, i'm rambling here, friday night cans and a work-broken brain
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Friday, 18 March 2022 21:11 (two years ago) link
yeah their ability to be convincing about what they're doing - which i would say is to find that moment in everyone's life where they feel the most alive, then mourn for it, thereby creating a sense of hope for its renewal - is pretty singular. getting off balance in any way is treacherous. i feel like sometimes they come close, i.e. in the emotional climax of "late arcades", but then they always pull back with grace.
― the cat needs to start paying for its own cbd (map), Friday, 18 March 2022 23:11 (two years ago) link
Underworld meets East 17 is perfect haha
― corrs unplugged, Monday, 21 March 2022 13:28 (two years ago) link
fantastic album
― ufo, Friday, 22 April 2022 05:27 (two years ago) link
happy lad ash day!
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Friday, 22 April 2022 05:31 (two years ago) link
ah the vinyl is going to have the singles that didn't make the album as bonus tracks on the final side:
EthosBoss TrickAn Oral History Of My First KissDream On
Late ArcadesThameslink TrystDolphin JunctionAll Good Dogs
Since IThe CarouselYour Guiding HandDiCaprio
You Were In LoveI WanderOh Me, Oh My (Nicotine Patch)Birds
― ufo, Friday, 22 April 2022 08:13 (two years ago) link
this came together really well. sounds like these guys have been through the ringer with some very harsh set backs to get this thing over the line. they deserve some good press.
i bought the vinyl, estimated arrival time...jan 2023!! got damn
― anza808, Friday, 22 April 2022 13:16 (two years ago) link
Incredible album. I pre-ordered the vinyl too. Something to look forward to next year I guess.
― kitchen person, Friday, 22 April 2022 15:45 (two years ago) link
This album reads to me like a wistful midpoint between Underworld and Fluke and I really, really dig it
― castanuts (DJP), Friday, 22 April 2022 19:41 (two years ago) link
holy fucking shit
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 22 April 2022 19:58 (two years ago) link
'Dream On' is killing me atm
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Friday, 22 April 2022 20:57 (two years ago) link
"Late Arcades" still rules so hard
― Murgatroid, Friday, 22 April 2022 21:04 (two years ago) link
This is so good.
An original sentence was "How many layers of irony do you need to navigate to include a track called 'Thameslink Tryst' ffs?" but after navigating "Thameslink Tryst feels like actually offering out Burial live on air", I think I'll go with "I love you for including a track called Thameslink Tryst".
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 22 April 2022 21:59 (two years ago) link
So happy to finally get this on vinyl a full three months earlier than the predicted release date. Sounds and looks beautiful and so cool to have the bonus tracks on there.
― kitchen person, Saturday, 5 November 2022 16:03 (one year ago) link
Nice. Seeing them live in a couple of weeks and cannot wait
― groovypanda, Saturday, 5 November 2022 18:53 (one year ago) link
new track “Valentine”https://open.spotify.com/track/48M2kP5KdV0jp14Xzu8lhr?si=9JUnn3uFTbaE5TrPhigzwQ
― anza808, Friday, 27 January 2023 14:19 (one year ago) link
it's really nice
― ufo, Saturday, 28 January 2023 21:09 (one year ago) link
love that but i feel 2:43 is about a third of the length it should be
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Saturday, 28 January 2023 22:59 (one year ago) link
solid content:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoGFNv0DC41/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Tuesday, 31 January 2023 22:25 (one year ago) link
new track “Valentine”https://open.spotify.com/track/48M2kP5KdV0jp14Xzu8lhr?si=9JUnn3uFTbaE5TrPhigzwQ🕸
solid content:https://www.instagram.com/reel/CoGFNv0DC41/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY🕸=
― JjFontaine, Friday, 10 February 2023 00:05 (one year ago) link
Bit late to the party and only heard them in the track rundown… this was my first thought too.
― Chewshabadoo, Tuesday, 28 February 2023 14:52 (one year ago) link
1-800 GIRLS remix of Boss Trick out today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twxnayLwVIg
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 28 February 2023 15:15 (one year ago) link
I don't think anyone has mentioned their debut album in this thread... I really like it! It feels like they're still figuring out their sound, so you get some interesting elements like baggy and house groove that aren't present on their recent work. More songy overall and comes across pretty similar to what New Order did on Republic, blending 90s dance with guitars and synth-pop. And then you still get the beautiful "North Circular", closest to the direction they headed into later, which has a cool use of a Boards of Canada sample
― Vinnie, Saturday, 6 May 2023 04:07 (eleven months ago) link
oh their debut is stunning, “world peace” might be my favorite song of theirs
― brimstead, Saturday, 6 May 2023 16:10 (eleven months ago) link
...which is obviously built round a sample from Jean-Luc Ponty's 'Computer Incantations For World Peace'. and then they namecheck JLP in 'Boss Trick' iirc
― rincton monkspoon (NickB), Saturday, 6 May 2023 16:57 (eleven months ago) link
i really love 'Naked Ambition' off the debut, kind of an underrated track but that has everything i love about RL in it
― rincton monkspoon (NickB), Saturday, 6 May 2023 17:02 (eleven months ago) link
yeah the JLP sample is sweet but the chorus is insanely sweet
― brimstead, Saturday, 6 May 2023 17:33 (eleven months ago) link
Yeah "World Peace" is the track that reminded me most of New Order. Certainly as good as anything else RL has done
― Vinnie, Saturday, 6 May 2023 23:07 (eleven months ago) link
The 1-800 Girls remix of “Boss Trick” is fucking chef’s kiss, lemme tell you
― Tim F, Thursday, 18 May 2023 12:51 (eleven months ago) link
very true
― corrs unplugged, Saturday, 20 May 2023 20:22 (eleven months ago) link
New single just dropped
Some songs kill you without even trying. This might be the best ever written in that genre. https://t.co/vF6vFS3pMW— Real Lies (@_real_lies) May 24, 2023
― bain4z, Wednesday, 24 May 2023 10:05 (ten months ago) link
Just stumbled on this by chance. Not sure I'd have recognised it as a Television Personalities cover if I'd not seen the title first!
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 14 June 2023 09:15 (ten months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2aYPA20iHEMall Grab & Real Lies - End Credits
― NickB, Thursday, 21 September 2023 22:16 (seven months ago) link
(it's good)
― NickB, Thursday, 21 September 2023 22:17 (seven months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FSagq7sh0w
new ep later this month
― ufo, Wednesday, 8 November 2023 21:48 (five months ago) link
wow
― ꙮ (map), Wednesday, 8 November 2023 22:14 (five months ago) link
god i love this track
― ꙮ (map), Monday, 13 November 2023 15:59 (five months ago) link
Oh boy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6USyxbH98fM
― groovypanda, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 13:36 (four months ago) link
love it
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 28 November 2023 15:33 (four months ago) link