Apparently there IS gonna be an actual LP from these guys
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 13 June 2022 19:46 (one year ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/news/benoit-and-sergio-announce-debut-album-13-years-after-their-first-release-share-new-song-listen/
they've finally announced it properly
― ufo, Thursday, 11 August 2022 09:20 (one year ago) link
https://benoitandsergio.bandcamp.com/album/lost-decade
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 11 August 2022 09:46 (one year ago) link
Back in 2012, when I was describing their ace track "Lipstick and Lace" to friends, I assumed their name was pronounced "Ben-wah and Saire-heo", like some sort of French/Spanish crossover. Is that in any way correct? Or is merely as the English phonetics would indicate?
― Front-loaded albums are musical gerrymandering (Prefecture), Friday, 12 August 2022 04:43 (one year ago) link
out today, sounding good
― nxd, Friday, 26 August 2022 15:53 (one year ago) link
great album, soothing and lush
― nxd, Friday, 26 August 2022 17:51 (one year ago) link
Why are they seemingly so ignored / unknown?
― Evan, Thursday, 19 January 2023 18:27 (one year ago) link
I thought the album was really underwhelming, one of the biggest disappointments of 2022, especially after it taking so long to arrive
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 19 January 2023 18:28 (one year ago) link
Shame you felt that way. Guess it helps that they're pretty new to me. Years of anticipation is hard to live up to.
― Evan, Friday, 20 January 2023 15:19 (one year ago) link
Ah, makes sense, Evan!
Many of the rest of us have been awaiting that album for a decade, so when expectation is building on the back of “Walk and Talk,” “Boy Trouble,” “Adjustments,” etc …
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 20 January 2023 15:22 (one year ago) link
“Lost Decade,” the title track, is my sole keeper from this record, and it isn’t close to my favorites of theirs overall
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 20 January 2023 15:23 (one year ago) link
Just surprising then that there wasn't a discussion. Though I remember seeing a disappointed comment somewhere that isn't here. Still!
― Evan, Friday, 20 January 2023 17:38 (one year ago) link
“Principles” still completely blows me away. Do people not care about that one for some reason?
― not too strange just bad audio (brimstead), Friday, 20 January 2023 20:40 (one year ago) link
I hadn’t been aware of “Principles” somehow. It’s pretty good!
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Saturday, 21 January 2023 16:13 (one year ago) link
“Principles” is great, though I do think they peaked early where with “Full Grown Man” and “What I’ve Lost”.
― Tim F, Saturday, 21 January 2023 23:38 (one year ago) link