thraed of smooth jazz dream pop opus ONCLE JAZZ by montreal band MEN I TRUST

men I trust - all around and away we go (Eskimo twins remix)

https://open.spotify.com/track/5xOuhT6BkFPB3t0wl1juKo?si=eEh7fNDEQs-x55Q9OG_FdQ&utm_source=copy-link

this is a fun remix that ups their sweet ass electro sound in a more electrotechno direction

love both men i trust and mr twin sister but it seems like you’re talking about the latter, double swans

Goddammit, yes!! sorry about the confusion, fuckbiscuits!, both bands are great, true dat, lol...

I'm digging back through their discography... Headroom is also pretty great! A different vibe given the variety of singers, and it's more upbeat, but tracks like "Morse Code" and "Again" are as strong as anything else they've done

Their show at the end of November at a large club in Austin is already sold out. I had no idea they were so popular. Pondering if I should buy a resale ticket.

Still wondering how this happened. Show Me How has 172 MILLION listens on spotify. Was it featured on a TV show or put on a really popular playlist?

That's crazy. I wouldn't be surprised if they were ideal pandemic-era playlist fodder. Their Tiny Desk concert has over a million views.

I've lost count of the amount of times I thought a band was at the same level as similar niche, semi-underground artists, then I turn around and they're fucking huge (see also Khruangbin, Mitski, many more).

New songs are cool though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y9gxXsFoI8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAK5D3drObI

Still wondering how this happened. Show Me How has 172 MILLION listens on spotify. Was it featured on a TV show or put on a really popular playlist?

― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, October 18, 2022 7:42 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

it's very popular on tiktok. seemingly used a lot as incidental music, which, who can blame people, it's an exquisite vibe

Idly speculating (ie hoping someone will do the research for me) how much a Spotify 'phenomenon' like 'Show Me How' - and attendant social media upticks etc - makes for a band? Like, is that enough to take your mum out for dinner, career-changing, life-changing or what?

Selling out one of the largest clubs in a city like Austin seems like a pretty big accomplishment for a band that is this chill and low key. Sunny Day Real Estate and Soccer Mommy both have shows coming up at the same club on subsequent weeks with tickets still on sale.

Was surprised to see they sold out the 930 Club in DC as well. Are they really exciting enough to see live?

I don't know if exciting is the right word, but that tiny desk video really changed the way I think about them. I had it in my mind that this was maybe someone's bedroom beats project, I didn't really visualize them as a full band playing these tunes, so seeing them perform their songs and realizing the level of skill that each of the members brought to it was really impressive.

They sounded really good on their tour last fall. Saw them at a somewhat smaller club but it was packed and the crowd was kinda overpowering in its enthusiasm. Julien Baker probably the only artist I've seen where there was as wide a gulf between the quietness of the tunes and the audience's response.

New single? I like the ambient funk vibe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSGwL5wORJY

that's good. this band is getting more and more interesting