So far there may be a dividing line here; Wet Leg do little for me and they have at least one song (“Oh No”) that I loathe.
― Chris L, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 11:45 (one year ago) link
'Shamelessly lifting a Bowie riff' is a great way to summarise the level of art Wet Leg are operating at, and also the panic at having to do a full album after the first single somehow went massive. At least The Beths make music.
― imago, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 12:23 (one year ago) link
I like the idea of "band that was not even making music somehow goes massive" and that it's imago firing shots at non-music :)
― Nabozo, Tuesday, 20 September 2022 12:42 (one year ago) link
Preliminary dozen listens to this and it's "Passing Rain" lodged in my head. Found it interesting that the Pitchfork review compared "Silence is Golden" to Life Without Buildings. I don't hear that, but the Beths are the first "guitar band" to kick me square in the guts this hard since LWB (who i came to very late.. like 2015). The idea of having to think any harder on this band is honestly really intriguing to hear about. It's not even one of my favourites on the record but who else could pull off "Knees Deep"? Honest question.
― maf you one two (maffew12), Tuesday, 27 September 2022 13:32 (one year ago) link
why do new bands want their drums to sound this way? it's a major league bummer for me on lots of new stuff, i still dig this but it really sucks. i guess the strokes are to blame?
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 27 September 2022 13:43 (one year ago) link
god "silence is golden"...the groove is bracing enough to rival any post-hardcore act from a couple decades.
Found it interesting that the Pitchfork review compared "Silence is Golden" to Life Without Buildings. I don't hear that,
yeah i don't really hear it, maybe in the repetition in the vocals? the actual sound of the song is more like...refused?
― comedy khadafi (voodoo chili), Monday, 31 October 2022 21:44 (one year ago) link
https://butterthechildren.bandcamp.com/album/true-crime
might appeal to the beths fans, digging it
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 10 November 2022 23:33 (one year ago) link
Finally saw the Beths live. Their best songs were great (strong vocals, harmonies, ) while some cuts were just ok
― curmudgeon, Friday, 10 March 2023 06:24 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt0J3IEYkIg
― ufo, Tuesday, 28 March 2023 12:07 (one year ago) link
really great performance
― ufo, Tuesday, 28 March 2023 12:16 (one year ago) link
glad they're playing "jump rope gazers" on this tour. thx for posting ufo!
― Half Japanese Breakfast (outdoor_miner), Tuesday, 28 March 2023 13:48 (one year ago) link
New single! They left it off the album as it didn't fit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEO3vmxjoa0
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 28 March 2023 13:57 (one year ago) link
Nice, I think that might be my favorite Tiny Desk since they had Koffee on. I guess they had to skew towards mellower material given the setting, but those are their best songs anyway
― enochroot, Tuesday, 28 March 2023 14:24 (one year ago) link
Just got back from seeing them in Bristol. What a tight and thoroughly likeable band. Appalled that my compatriots couldn’t even bring themselves to pogo seeing as though it’s mainly 160bpm bangers but maybe that’s a generational thing. Definitely go catch them if you get the chance.
― Agnes, Agatha, Germaine and Jack (Willl), Wednesday, 24 May 2023 22:29 (eleven months ago) link
I was there too...loved it.
It was almost as amazing to think through what they didn't play - Not Running, Happy Unhappy, Whatever, Mars The God of War, Shy of Sure, 2AM - as to marvel at the quality of the set they actually performed. Such a strong catalogue already!
― yugi ex, Friday, 26 May 2023 08:53 (eleven months ago) link
Ah Willl I didn't know they were playing. Would have been pogoing with you
― Do I look like I know what a jpeg is? (dog latin), Friday, 26 May 2023 11:11 (eleven months ago) link
They finally won a Silver Scroll (NZ's annual songwriting award) for 'Expert In A Dying Field' after being finalists for 'Future Me Hates Me' in 2018, 'Happy Unhappy' in 2019, and 'Jump Rope Gazers' in 2021 - I think if they hadn't won this year they'd equal the Phoenix Foundation's record for most nominations / zero wins.
Acceptance speech:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efMWxRN9H4k
Downbeat cover by Samara Alofa at the awards ceremony:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjCNyPs-ek4
(see also: jazz cover of 'Happy Unhappy' by Bella Kalolo from 2019, electro-pop cover of 'Future Me Hates Me' by French Concession from 2018, nothing from 2021 due to Covid)
Radio New Zealand interview about this song (drummer talks about listening to early 90s Kiwi pop-rock stuff like Crowded House and the Mutton Birds re: the drum sound):https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/music101/audio/2018908214/anatomy-of-a-scroll-the-beths-expert-in-a-dying-field
― etc, Tuesday, 17 October 2023 21:53 (six months ago) link