yeah I mean I am a confirmed hater of all Colliercore-adjacent music and Cole has only ever infuriated me before, but this is quite cool, it actually isn't as flashy as the previous stuff by him I've seen and that's probably why it passes the bearable threshold
― imago, Saturday, 17 September 2022 19:10 (one year ago) link
I’ve been a little bit obsessed with the song and video for a few weeks, but I have enjoyed some of Louis Cole’s music previously. I even made a radio-friendly edit to play on my show this month.
I always quite like it when the YouTube algorithm serves me this “live” version of Overtime from several years back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnEmD17kYsE
― Chewshabadoo, Sunday, 18 September 2022 08:12 (one year ago) link
difference between cole and collier is that cole knows how to have fun
― ufo, Sunday, 18 September 2022 10:52 (one year ago) link
haven't heard vulfpeck, but i like the stuff on colemine records, which seems to be pretty much about that. i'm not necrophiliac but i do sometimes wish i was dead, if that counts.
― errang (rushomancy)
thank you thread revive for reminding me that no matter how shitty i feel now things were so, so much worse Before
just such a desperately unhappy human being
― Kate (rushomancy), Sunday, 18 September 2022 17:47 (one year ago) link
It's an interesting Louis Cole album where the ballads are the real stand-outs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SQ7Fi6SnO0
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 14 October 2022 17:44 (one year ago) link
It also feels weird to listen to his music without seeing it being played, and it feels weird that it feels weird
One track in and I'm hooked.
― Eric H., Friday, 14 October 2022 19:16 (one year ago) link
Oh damn, glad to see "Planet X" in the tracklist!
― Eric H., Friday, 14 October 2022 19:24 (one year ago) link
Given that he's most known as a drummer, I like how radically simple the drumming is on many of the tracks
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 14 October 2022 19:33 (one year ago) link
Man, "Bitches" goes hard
― Eric H., Friday, 14 October 2022 19:34 (one year ago) link
I fucking love this
"Outer Moat Behavior" is, more or less, Kerri Chandler at double-speed
― Eric H., Friday, 14 October 2022 21:15 (one year ago) link
clearly an insane talent but I find this stuff completely unlistenable
― Bongo Jongus, Friday, 14 October 2022 21:33 (one year ago) link
That describes Björk's last two albums to a T
― Eric H., Friday, 14 October 2022 23:41 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuhe1CpHRxY
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Monday, 1 May 2023 22:54 (eleven months ago) link
Bumping because this is a jam
― feed me with your chips (zchyrs), Monday, 8 May 2023 15:48 (eleven months ago) link
Finally got me to click so yeah.
― Cosmo’s Hacienda (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 8 May 2023 16:10 (eleven months ago) link
A friend offered to give me one of his tickets to see Louis Cole so I went last night.
It was not *exactly* my thing but there was plenty of ridiculous musicianship for the jazz nerd in me. He has an other drummer/bass player (Nate Wood) whose drumming I actually liked better than his. His keyboard player, Chris Fishman, was insanely good. There were moments when it felt a little too much like one of those drummer expo bands (like Keith Carlock with some rando hired guns and synth programming), and others where you could squint and think you were at a Spyro Gyra concert. They were never not showing off.
Genevieve was the opener and I didn’t like most of her set, frenetic and “weird” a way that felt forced. I liked her on the Cole songs she sang on though.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Saturday, 9 March 2024 14:03 (one month ago) link
Nate Wood is a legend, he's so frighteningly good. Although I can't imagine listening to his Four music (one person/octopus band) apart from watching the video. Kinda similar to Louis Cole actually, but LC has some good songs that stands on their own.
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Saturday, 9 March 2024 16:22 (one month ago) link
Yeah he had a few songs in the set that were relatively catchy/memorable for songs I had never heard before. He did just enough to keep it interesting and keep it from devolving into full blown music school circle jerk. Plus there was a palpable energy and vibe to the band as a whole, locked in really well together.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Saturday, 9 March 2024 16:38 (one month ago) link
Been checking out some of the recorded stuff, it’s pretty strong overall but the weak link is his singing voice - just sounds thin and strained.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Sunday, 10 March 2024 20:14 (one month ago) link
Yeah
― The Ginger Bakersfield Sound (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 10 March 2024 20:33 (one month ago) link
Yeah, I don't love his voice
― Rich E. (Eric H.), Sunday, 10 March 2024 20:53 (one month ago) link
Feel like a thin, strained voice a much bigger problem than other kinds of unusual, unconventional, possibly unpleasant-sounding voices. See the recent Jonathan Richman discussion on controversial opinions.
― The Ginger Bakersfield Sound (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 10 March 2024 21:29 (one month ago) link
Some of the songs could really be bangers with better vocals. I’d like to see him produce for other people or have more guest vocals.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 11 March 2024 00:30 (one month ago) link