https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGVv7SQ_jus
this album seems like it will be fantastic
― ufo, Saturday, 24 March 2018 02:40 (six years ago) link
cosign
― thots and players (rip van wanko), Saturday, 24 March 2018 02:51 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8FoJjlxlmY
this is probably the most straightforward thing they've done, still really nice but i always love this sort of thing
― ufo, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 14:11 (six years ago) link
They sound like PC Lorde to me.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 14:21 (six years ago) link
that's pretty accurate for this one and also why i like it
― ufo, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 15:13 (six years ago) link
oh wow the album has two 9+ minute tracks i'm super excited for that
― ufo, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 17:03 (six years ago) link
The Lorde-ness is offputting imo
― imago, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:16 (six years ago) link
I am excited for the long songs though a bit
― imago, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 19:17 (six years ago) link
Listening to an advance of the whole thing. Pretty good! Current favorite track: "I Will Be Waiting."
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 17:06 (six years ago) link
Also I never thought I'd actually like a track called "Donnie Darko" but here we are.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 17:26 (six years ago) link
i love this album, it completely delivers on both the gorgeous pop songs and the 9+ minute psych epics
― ufo, Thursday, 28 June 2018 15:08 (five years ago) link
I only have the four songs that have been released ahead of time, but they're great. Looking forward to the psych epics.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 28 June 2018 18:03 (five years ago) link
Yeah I'm looking forward to seeing them here in September.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 28 June 2018 18:05 (five years ago) link
I bought the Zine they've made (plus the vinyl edition). Will report back if the Zine is any good. The distributor has warned the package could take up to 2 weeks to arrive.
― Jeff W, Friday, 29 June 2018 08:59 (five years ago) link
This album is muuuuch better than the debut
― imago, Friday, 29 June 2018 09:17 (five years ago) link
yeah it's a huge step up in every way. the debut showed promise, I especially liked Deep Six Textbook and Eat Shiitake Mushrooms, but I'm All Ears has so much more ambition and focus. it also helps that it's way less twee too
― ufo, Friday, 29 June 2018 09:28 (five years ago) link
Falling Into Me -> Snakes And Ladders is the best bit of this record. Latter especially is quite something
― imago, Friday, 29 June 2018 12:54 (five years ago) link
my album of the year probably
― monotony, Friday, 29 June 2018 13:01 (five years ago) link
I'm also not sure that Cool & Collected doesn't invent a new genre
― imago, Friday, 29 June 2018 13:11 (five years ago) link
probably my AOTY so far too
― ufo, Friday, 29 June 2018 14:45 (five years ago) link
ok this is cool as hell
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Friday, 29 June 2018 19:09 (five years ago) link
i love literally everything that is happening on this record lol
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Friday, 29 June 2018 19:22 (five years ago) link
pulling off an 11-minute closer called "Donnie Darko" takes some serious chutzpah
― Simon H., Friday, 29 June 2018 19:24 (five years ago) link
All of the shifts feel so natural, the album flows really nicely. They ARE all ears, it sounds great.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 29 June 2018 19:39 (five years ago) link
"i will be waiting" >>>>>
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Friday, 29 June 2018 22:16 (five years ago) link
also i'm completely in awe of "donnie darko"
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Friday, 29 June 2018 22:37 (five years ago) link
Yeah as I muttered above, that rather surprised me, that one.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 29 June 2018 23:12 (five years ago) link
It is an amazing track. Best psych epic of the decade?
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 30 June 2018 03:16 (five years ago) link
This is great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR8J3Jo_hOY
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 30 June 2018 03:29 (five years ago) link
They did the same thing in primaverasound but the crowd was better imho;
https://youtu.be/-qyjym_bQjA
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 30 June 2018 06:00 (five years ago) link
Yeah, Donnie Darko is amazing.
just reminds meof AULD LANG SYNE
― triggercut, Saturday, 30 June 2018 11:07 (five years ago) link
I love this shit
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Saturday, 30 June 2018 13:54 (five years ago) link
Terrible band name tho
― Rhubarb (Ross), Saturday, 30 June 2018 13:55 (five years ago) link
Terrible vocals too.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 1 July 2018 21:45 (five years ago) link
Excellent vocals
― Tim F, Sunday, 1 July 2018 21:48 (five years ago) link
Like, one of these girls has the most fucking annoying accent. It's a shame, because otherwise I like this record - although it's not great.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 1 July 2018 21:56 (five years ago) link
Wow, this album is fantastic. I really didn't expect to love it this much after how I little I thought of the debut. Everybody is OTM about Donnie Darko, it's one of the best things I've heard all year.
This is really shaping up to be an incredible year for albums and we still have Mitski and The 1975 to come!
― kitchen person, Monday, 2 July 2018 00:21 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I agree that this is turning out to be a great year for albums - the best since 2013, probably. As for this album - it's okay. I had another listen to it, but got about three tracks in and put the latest Chvrches on instead. 'Donnie Darko' is decent, but doesn't deliver to the level everyone is saying it does - I suspect it'll be a different story once they've lived with the album for a while.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 2 July 2018 06:40 (five years ago) link
Okay, fourth listen and singing aside, this rules. 'Cool & Collected' the clear highlight, IMO.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 2 July 2018 16:56 (five years ago) link
I don't know how you could only be annoyed by one of them, I can't tell them apart at all (they're not annoying at all though)
― ufo, Monday, 2 July 2018 17:01 (five years ago) link
The thing about Donnie Darko is that it's basically its own Jacques Lu Cont remix. The whole thing is pretty great, they have a lucrative future in soundtracking action-packed kids movies when the band reaches the end of its shelf life.
I thought the name was annoying until I realised a) they're actually teenagers and b) they fit into a kind of cartoonishly macabre British tradition that doesn't make its way into pop very often (thinking Roald Dahl, Angela Carter in particular here).
― Matt DC, Monday, 2 July 2018 17:36 (five years ago) link
'Cool & Collected' the clear highlight, IMO.
I like too many songs to have a clear highlight, but I do love C&C. Among other things it feels like the long-awaited sequel to Sinead's "Jackie."
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Monday, 2 July 2018 19:06 (five years ago) link
My LP and Zine have arrived. The Zine looks very nice but it's mostly photos, not much text. The main concept: the duo ask various other ppl they've worked with (photographers and artists as well as musicians) four set questions about creativity and print their responses. Conversely, Faris Badwan talks about L.E.G.'s creative processes; interesting fact: "Hot Pink" was originally "Slime Green"!
― Jeff W, Monday, 2 July 2018 20:36 (five years ago) link
The thing about Donnie Darko is that it's basically its own Jacques Lu Cont remix.
I was also put in mind of Ewan Pearson remixing Cortney Tidwell and Michael Mayer remixing Baxendale - though I like it as a song better than either of those.
― Tim F, Monday, 2 July 2018 20:58 (five years ago) link
Like, one of these girls has the most fucking annoying accent.
This is a weird criticism.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Monday, 2 July 2018 21:29 (five years ago) link
No it isn't.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 2 July 2018 21:35 (five years ago) link
Yes it is.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Monday, 2 July 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
I mean you'd think some people never even bothered to listen to CocoRosie.
― shaqiri tip (nashwan), Monday, 2 July 2018 21:36 (five years ago) link
Some people don't enjoy the sound of the saxophone. Others don't enjoy the sound of slap bass. I don't enjoy the sound of her voice - I mean, it's not a difficult thing to comprehend.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 2 July 2018 21:39 (five years ago) link
Accent.
― Alan Alba (Tom D.), Monday, 2 July 2018 21:39 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzbLODUb1sA
solo track from Rosa, decently enjoyable
― ufo, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 05:14 (three years ago) link
Okay lol @ Turrican’s freak out upthread, especially the “let me deflect these implications of sexism by repeatedly using a phrase containing a word that has become a racist slur”
― DJP, Tuesday, 15 December 2020 13:30 (three years ago) link
LOL what a tool, I still have no idea what his problem was with the accent of one of the singers.
― Godless Tiny Tim (Tom D.), Tuesday, 15 December 2020 13:41 (three years ago) link
new single, "Hall of Mirrors", and new album is out January 2022:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfZenGN29ZQ
― monotony, Tuesday, 21 September 2021 00:55 (two years ago) link
basically just continuing what made the last album good, not exciting but i'm still here for it
― ufo, Tuesday, 21 September 2021 05:45 (two years ago) link
Agree with that take
― Tim F, Tuesday, 21 September 2021 06:07 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh8breFdFZI
album two ribbons out jan 28
title track is a little pretty but lacks anything that made them interesting unfortunately
― ufo, Thursday, 11 November 2021 11:50 (two years ago) link
def feels like the only marketable choice rn is between 80s synthpop and pop-country, and LEG have chosen the one they're worse at
― imago, Thursday, 11 November 2021 12:10 (two years ago) link
Yeah. The video is also so Folklore-y that it ought to be a parody. Still, will give benefit of the doubt til I hear the album.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 11 November 2021 15:03 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R9qLldd7_U
once again it's not bad but i'm not really feeling this either
― ufo, Tuesday, 4 January 2022 12:38 (two years ago) link
Yeah, it's fine but not interesting.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 4 January 2022 14:14 (two years ago) link
the main synth riff is v generic in quite an off-putting way, but even so i do like this song, definitely felt some odd jumble of emotions watching that
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Tuesday, 4 January 2022 17:48 (two years ago) link
wow this is a bummer was excited to see the thread bumped, they really chucked it all to go for "random indie band opening for angel olson"
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 4 January 2022 20:35 (two years ago) link
Bit disappointed by the new album. It's nice enough and the vocals are fantastic but they took away a lot of the things that made the second album so compelling. Some of it sounds pretty generic compared to what they were doing before.
― kitchen person, Friday, 29 April 2022 01:20 (two years ago) link
Sad to hear this take.
― Bee OK, Friday, 29 April 2022 01:53 (two years ago) link
yeah i agree, it's mostly solid (though the last two tracks are a fair bit weaker) but it lacks anything that really made them distinct before. i quite like "levitation" at least
― ufo, Friday, 29 April 2022 05:17 (two years ago) link
Those last two songs are a real mood killer and feel like they should be bonus tracks. Kind of reminds me of Future Nostalgia in that way.
― kitchen person, Friday, 29 April 2022 14:29 (two years ago) link
We are so gutted to have to pull tonight's show at Stag and Dagger in Edinburgh, there were tech issues beyond our control 😔 All tickets for tonight should be eligible for entry tomorrow in Glasgow - really hope to see you there 💝— Let's Eat Grandma (@thelegofgrandma) April 30, 2022
― groovypanda, Saturday, 30 April 2022 20:00 (two years ago) link
hmm, I think this album's pretty great, esp. "Happy New Year" and "Two Ribbons." latter is one of those songs where I keep hearing the tension of it not going bigger in the way it seems ready to, so that every detail (slight distortion, a second voice tripping over the first, "watch them wash away") reads as a massive ripple in the fabric. reminds me of some other closing track(s) I can't quite place, has "So Tonight That I Might See" or "Looking Glass" energy maybe.
― sloop johnnin' skater (geoffreyess), Monday, 2 May 2022 03:23 (two years ago) link
Agree the bookends are great, certainly the highlights for me based on one listen.
― Jeff W, Monday, 2 May 2022 10:50 (two years ago) link