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Post by paulo on Jan 29, 2014 17:09:39 GMT
Got to be honest, my listening in the last few months has been quite limited. I used to love the thread on the old board, to get some listening ideas and expand my horizons a little. The last few months have sounded a little like this - The National - Trouble Will Find Me. Just great from start to finish. I feel like these guys keep getting better, and they seem to be really comfortable with the sound they're putting out now. They've gone from edgy and shouty, to downbeat and mumbly...and settled somewhere in the middle, without being scared of being either. Editors - The Weight Of Your Love. There are a few great ones on here, but I can't decide if I like this more than their previous stuff. The Field - Cupid's Head. A return to form for Axel Willner on this one. I wasn't really taken with his last release, even though I still love his style. The layering of loop on loop, the lack of a focal point in some of the tracks, the use of little imperfections in the sound....I do enjoy it.
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Post by Allan Oroz on Jan 29, 2014 17:32:19 GMT
By now I'm listening to some albums by Fink, especially Perfect Darkness, some Embrace bootlegs and The Beatles albums I've never put the correct attention to (Rubbeur Soul, for example).
In this very moment: Wonder (Live at Maida Vale, 2001) - Embrace
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Post by robin on Jan 29, 2014 19:01:46 GMT
I have been listening to stereophonics, snow patrol and embrace records mainly, dug out some old LPS the other day, completing forgot that embrace had a b side called hallelujah, really strange track pretty unique
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Post by Monkey Boy on Jan 30, 2014 2:28:07 GMT
Currently on heavy rotation: The Bronx, Losers, Red Kite, Rancid, Bouncing Souls, Tropical Contact, Mr Shiraz, Deftones, Fugazi, Boards of Canada, Nick Helm.
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Post by paulo on Feb 25, 2014 15:46:58 GMT
Nick Helm, always worth a listen. Got this going. A shorter, lighter album than you might expect from Shearwater. Sounds to me like they're searching for a sound over the last couple of albums, and can't quite settle on one. Not unpleasant at all, mind you.
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Post by hayleybailey on Feb 25, 2014 16:11:34 GMT
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Post by buckley on Feb 25, 2014 16:15:05 GMT
Good choice. Fell in love with the album last year and they blew me away seeing them live. My top album of last year.
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Post by Stephen on Feb 25, 2014 16:20:43 GMT
Third album from Rod Jones of Idlewild's Band The Birthday Suit. Just full of great hooks and songs every one of which perfectly crafted. This band deserves to be more well known and celebrated. Yes I know, but really I'm still listening to this at least once a day and I can't say that about much else I've listened to for a while and still am finding it great, and my preferences of track changing all the time. Older one this but started listening to it again after not really getting it on release, sure it isn't their best album but was a good return to their old heavier roots.
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Post by db7even on Feb 25, 2014 19:35:52 GMT
Maximo park new album. Just discovered david ford and jack savoretti - both decent. Frank turner, chvrches, naked and the famous, Luke sital singh eps and merrymouth all still getting regular plays.
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Post by spagbag on Mar 12, 2014 0:32:58 GMT
I've mainly been listening to these recently: Warpaint: Warpaint - This took me a while to get into. Whereas previously I was mainly interested in them as an (astonishingly good) live act, this album has me hooked like the first one didn't. Drenge: Drenge - I know they're essentially a baby Black Keys, but I don't care. They make me want to pogo around the kitchen. I love the energy and the shouty oik vibe. Their gigs are so much fun, resistance is futile! Courtney Barnett: A Sea of Split Peas - Aussie slacker pop with wry lyrics and sleepy vocals. I heart her, and her hand-drawn Hokusai wave cover artwork. Samantha Crain: Kid Face - I saw her playing a small gig recently supporting Luke Sital Singh and Aesgeir. I thought she blew them both right out of the water. Understated, but not dull (unlike the guys). Braids: Flourish-Perish - Braids have gone in a more electronic direction on album 2. It suits them. I think I like this even more than Native Speaker. San Fermin: San Fermin - Because of the arrangements and heavy use of brass, these guys quite often get described as "orchesttral pop" which would normally have me running for the hills in horror. However, hearing Allen Tate's baritone vocals for the first time made me sit up and take notice. His vocals put me in mind of Matt Berninger from The National, and that's never a bad thing. They also have a female vocalist who will knock your socks off.
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Post by spagbag on Mar 12, 2014 0:37:29 GMT
PS. I'm glad this thread is back.
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Post by joshwood on Mar 12, 2014 21:25:23 GMT
I've never really listened to anything of theirs beyond the self-titled one and Rumours, but this was recommended by a girl I met who told me it was her favorite album by them even though a lot of critics say its one of their worst. It's got plenty of 80s stuff going on, but it's also clearly the same band from years before. Seven Wonders is a jam, as is Little Lies (which I had already heard before this). The melodies are actually pretty uniformly excellent. I still need to listen to it a little more, but it's better than I expected.
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Post by paulo on Mar 18, 2014 11:49:02 GMT
I've mainly been listening to these recently: Warpaint: Warpaint - This took me a while to get into. Whereas previously I was mainly interested in them as an (astonishingly good) live act, this album has me hooked like the first one didn't. Drenge: Drenge - I know they're essentially a baby Black Keys, but I don't care. They make me want to pogo around the kitchen. I love the energy and the shouty oik vibe. Their gigs are so much fun, resistance is futile! Courtney Barnett: A Sea of Split Peas - Aussie slacker pop with wry lyrics and sleepy vocals. I heart her, and her hand-drawn Hokusai wave cover artwork. Samantha Crain: Kid Face - I saw her playing a small gig recently supporting Luke Sital Singh and Aesgeir. I thought she blew them both right out of the water. Understated, but not dull (unlike the guys). Braids: Flourish-Perish - Braids have gone in a more electronic direction on album 2. It suits them. I think I like this even more than Native Speaker. San Fermin: San Fermin - Because of the arrangements and heavy use of brass, these guys quite often get described as "orchesttral pop" which would normally have me running for the hills in horror. However, hearing Allen Tate's baritone vocals for the first time made me sit up and take notice. His vocals put me in mind of Matt Berninger from The National, and that's never a bad thing. They also have a female vocalist who will knock your socks off. I'm going to try to have a listen to a few of these. That's the reason I like this thread.
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Post by Lolli on Mar 18, 2014 13:09:01 GMT
I've never really listened to anything of theirs beyond the self-titled one and Rumours, but this was recommended by a girl I met who told me it was her favorite album by them even though a lot of critics say its one of their worst. It's got plenty of 80s stuff going on, but it's also clearly the same band from years before. Seven Wonders is a jam, as is Little Lies (which I had already heard before this). The melodies are actually pretty uniformly excellent. I still need to listen to it a little more, but it's better than I expected. That album was the soundtrack to my travels around India in the dim and distant mists of time. I only have to hear any of those songs and I am transported right back there. Fantastic stuff.
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Post by bewildergirl on Mar 18, 2014 14:10:47 GMT
I've never really listened to anything of theirs beyond the self-titled one and Rumours, but this was recommended by a girl I met who told me it was her favorite album by them even though a lot of critics say its one of their worst. It's got plenty of 80s stuff going on, but it's also clearly the same band from years before. Seven Wonders is a jam, as is Little Lies (which I had already heard before this). The melodies are actually pretty uniformly excellent. I still need to listen to it a little more, but it's better than I expected. I got this for my 18th birthday off my sister. My parents had bought me a mini system, with a record player, a radio and a CD player on a stand.
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Post by Lolli on Mar 18, 2014 14:33:05 GMT
I've never really listened to anything of theirs beyond the self-titled one and Rumours, but this was recommended by a girl I met who told me it was her favorite album by them even though a lot of critics say its one of their worst. It's got plenty of 80s stuff going on, but it's also clearly the same band from years before. Seven Wonders is a jam, as is Little Lies (which I had already heard before this). The melodies are actually pretty uniformly excellent. I still need to listen to it a little more, but it's better than I expected. I got this for my 18th birthday off my sister. My parents had bought me a mini system, with a record player, a radio and a CD player on a stand. I was 18 when I bummed around India for a few months without a care in the world.
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Post by floody on Mar 18, 2014 22:52:25 GMT
Discovered this song by chance. Lauren Aquilina, she's only 18 and from Bristol. I can't imagine an Embrace fan not liking this. My favourite song of the year so far - it gives me chills. Do yourself a favour and hit play. I wish radio stations would play stuff like this instead of "Roar" for the millionth time www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrFmosZNOK4
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Post by Stephen on Mar 19, 2014 7:30:19 GMT
I know people have been less than enthusiastic with the new Elbow but trust me it's an earworm, the more you listen to it the better it gets and the more you want to listen to it, it has that rare quality of depth to it, layers that are not immediately recogniseable but it's a fine album, just not as immediately singalong and catchy as the last two.
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Post by Lolli on Mar 19, 2014 9:05:29 GMT
I know people have been less than enthusiastic with the new Elbow but trust me it's an earworm, the more you listen to it the better it gets and the more you want to listen to it, it has that rare quality of depth to it, layers that are not immediately recogniseable but it's a fine album, just not as immediately singalong and catchy as the last two. I bloody love it and, unusually for me, it didn't have to grow on me like most of their stuff has - this one was an instant hit
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Post by floody on Mar 25, 2014 0:17:01 GMT
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