scared to listen on headphones tho
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:05 (fourteen years ago) link
omg i did this morning! loved it!
― la senora (surm), Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:06 (fourteen years ago) link
i listen to crown on the ground on phones, it's no big thing
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:06 (fourteen years ago) link
"this is sonic the hedgehog on acid in an indie band, i can't not be happy hearing this... seriously ... this could get me dancing at a funeral"
― ksh, Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:07 (fourteen years ago) link
the one i heard is "tell em"
it really grabbed ahold of me!
― la senora (surm), Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:07 (fourteen years ago) link
have listened to wolf eyes on headphones, but i was pretty depressed then.
― plax (ico), Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:08 (fourteen years ago) link
did these guys have a christmas song out at one point or am i making that shit up
― la senora (surm), Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:10 (fourteen years ago) link
plaxico, i get what you were arguing for above, but chillwave has certain vibe it's going for that's absent from Sleigh Bells . . . so what J0rdan said above, basically
― ksh, Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:10 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q77Zu75JtY
― ksh, Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:11 (fourteen years ago) link
so, there's a track called "Rill Rill" on the record, but no "Ring Ring"
1. "Tell 'Em"2. "Kids"3. "Riot Rhythm"4. "Infinity Guitars"5. "Run the Heart"6. "Rachel"7. "Rill Rill"8. "Crown On the Ground"9. "Straight A's"10. "A/B Machines"11. "Treats"
(http://altmusic.about.com/b/2010/04/29/sleigh-bells-unveil-treats-track-list-cover-art.htm)
also feel like there is a certain inherent disssonance in chillwave, left over from its spiritual forefathers of like ariel pink, panda bear, that these guys are just more explicit abt.
― plax (ico), Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:12 (fourteen years ago) link
might be clearance issues w/ the "ring ring" sample
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:15 (fourteen years ago) link
hopefully--that song just does not really work
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:15 (fourteen years ago) link
i feel like the spiritual forefathers of sleigh bells are marnie stern & ponytail, and also like... run dmc & salt n pepa
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:16 (fourteen years ago) link
eh maybe, theres no real point having this argument
― plax (ico), Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:21 (fourteen years ago) link
really, what is the point of anything
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:26 (fourteen years ago) link
I finally listened to like five secs of ring ring and lolllllllllllllllllllllll
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:29 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY_0QReTPkc
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:31 (fourteen years ago) link
^ oh man, i love that jam so much. used to be on MTV all the time in, like, 98
― ksh, Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:34 (fourteen years ago) link
dude you should check out this remix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUKCQfLY7nQ
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:37 (fourteen years ago) link
looooool
― ksh, Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:37 (fourteen years ago) link
I think they're alright. Novelty wears off after repeated exposure. Marnie/Deerhoof/Ponytail comparisons are otm, plus I guess they seem to me like the next step in indie interpolations of modern R+B, following from the Dirty Projectors, The XX, Hot Chip, Discovery etc.
― David (davek_00), Sunday, 2 May 2010 20:56 (fourteen years ago) link
"the ting tings it's ok to like" still the most otm statement about this band
― uptown churl, Sunday, 2 May 2010 21:10 (fourteen years ago) link
so what puts them in the "ok to like" category & the Ting Tings in the "not ok to like" category
― ksh, Sunday, 2 May 2010 21:27 (fourteen years ago) link
not nme hype band
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 2 May 2010 21:29 (fourteen years ago) link
maybe because this doesn't sound like the ting tings
― Morgan Spurlock Presents (Tape Store), Sunday, 2 May 2010 21:31 (fourteen years ago) link
(and i like that one ting tings song)
― Morgan Spurlock Presents (Tape Store), Sunday, 2 May 2010 21:32 (fourteen years ago) link
i'm always interested in looking at the factors that lead to the acceptance or rejection of a band by a given group
― ksh, Sunday, 2 May 2010 21:32 (fourteen years ago) link
ksh.xls
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 2 May 2010 21:33 (fourteen years ago) link
ting tings vocals, for one, are way more obnoxious (ke$ha-like, almost)
― the gay guy from vampire weekend (Tape Store), Sunday, 2 May 2010 21:34 (fourteen years ago) link
feelin' like ".xls" is another ILX meme I'm unaware of. care to explain?
― ksh, Sunday, 2 May 2010 21:36 (fourteen years ago) link
so so so so so so so true about vocals xp
― la senora (surm), Sunday, 2 May 2010 21:52 (fourteen years ago) link
ksh.xls is a spreadsheet containing choice quotes and statistics iirc
― dazzle shjips (Future_Perfect), Sunday, 2 May 2010 22:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Bummer that we don't get a 'proper' version of Ring Ring on the album.
I'm with plax on them not being the antithesis of chillwave or all about the 'in yr face'ness of it all. Beach Girls and Ring Ring etc. have a pretty summertime chill vibe in the vocals. I forget who described it as like...bike riding music, but that seems pretty apt to my ears.
― Alex in Montreal, Sunday, 2 May 2010 22:32 (fourteen years ago) link
(I mean, not A/B Machines or Treats clearly but some of their stuff has a pretty chill vibe to it.)
― Alex in Montreal, Sunday, 2 May 2010 22:33 (fourteen years ago) link
*Tell 'Em not Treats.
― Alex in Montreal, Sunday, 2 May 2010 22:34 (fourteen years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Sunday, May 2, 2010 4:16 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
this is otm. i like how juicy and ripe this band is. it's almost to an absurd extent, like how far they go for your satisfaction and enjoyment.
― waka khan (samosa gibreel), Sunday, 2 May 2010 22:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Just saw them open for Yeasayer.
YOWZA. Basically. Louder than on record...new tracks possibly that have massive guitar lines and Alexis just sort of screaming (daintily) into the microphone. She's pure energy, running and shaking and getting in yr face as an audience but kind of coquettish too. By the time their set was over I had sweat through my shirt.
― Alex in Montreal, Monday, 3 May 2010 05:14 (fourteen years ago) link
sorry i missed it!
― sean gramophone, Monday, 3 May 2010 05:16 (fourteen years ago) link
she sounds insufferable
― J0rdan S., Monday, 3 May 2010 05:18 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrjueHZpmWQ
― ksh, Monday, 3 May 2010 05:24 (fourteen years ago) link
They're pretty unbearable to me, imo.
― kelpolaris, Monday, 3 May 2010 06:12 (fourteen years ago) link
they just sound really shticky to me. unlike Jesus + Mary Chain, or even Raveonettes, their combo sounds totally unnecessary. i'd love to hear Sleigh Bells minus distortion.
― Mordy, Monday, 3 May 2010 16:58 (fourteen years ago) link
eh i think that the fact that the distortion is like lossy low kbps instead of overdriven amps is kinda novel enough to be worth a mention.
― plax (ico), Monday, 3 May 2010 18:12 (fourteen years ago) link
Just listening to the P4K best new track now, it is going to sound dated in about 6 months. That doesn't mean they won't make a fun summer album though.
― skip, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 14:18 (fourteen years ago) link
― plax (ico
I see no reason a band simulating what my laptop speakers sound like to be worthy of this much praise.
― kelpolaris, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 22:30 (fourteen years ago) link
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― skip, Wednesday, May 5, 2010 7:18 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark
Wavves 2010?
― like a musical album. made by a band. (fucking in the streets), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 22:35 (fourteen years ago) link
rign ring
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Wednesday, 5 May 2010 22:38 (fourteen years ago) link
bananphone