Eric Copeland - Joke in the Hole (2013)

of course my itunes GC was almost dead by then so i couldn't buy the whole thing.

yeah, i feel this, though. BUT. the thing about EC is that by and large (for me anyway) how his songs hits me totally depends on headspace. like mood rings. sometimes he's pedestrian, sometimes he's awe-inspiring, sometimes it feels like i'm high.

joke in the hole remixes 12" very nice. as usual, panda bear makes a completely new song instead of remixing whatever he was assigned

New album, Black Bubblegum, is very good. I keep thinking "Cannibal World" is going to morph into Blur's "Chemical World".

it's a slight, but fun listen. like on and fuck it up the best (the poppiest ones i guess). he sounds a bit like buzz osbourne singing on this

man I love alien in a garbage dump to bits but this new stuff is not my deal at all

Alien in a Garbage Dump is one of my favorite albums ever and this thing is blowing my mind. he started coasting with Joke in the Hole imo. Limbo was his last amazing album. Ms. Pretzel, Masterbater, and Jesus Freak were good but slight imo. This thing is a welcome change, a really sweet switch-up. Reminds me of Ariel Pink's lo-fi records.

I had always admired his greasiness but this is low budget in a way that sounds like he threw it together in one night after he came home wasted

new one sounds like a shitty ween album

ween albums have better singing though

vote for yer favorite here Anyone else on the marijuana? - the ERIC COPELAND LPs/EPs/singles poll

Black Bubblegum is up there for me, definitely top 5