francis is playing my city in a couple weeks, gonna try to go
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 20 April 2010 13:37 (fourteen years ago) link
strawberries is a jam and a half
http://itllbebetter.com/embed.html
Just started listening to it. Will report. Psyched.
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 17:41 (fourteen years ago) link
I got these headphones from the library desk and I think they're kind of shit, so the production sounds too thin but I think it's probably just the headphones. Songs seem strong so far.
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 17:48 (fourteen years ago) link
breakdown @ the end of 'for days' is straight outta peter g
― max, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:10 (fourteen years ago) link
first two songs are duds but it's picked up from there
― vikings: name your reasons why they are so bad and hated (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:11 (fourteen years ago) link
further proof that i only like the guy when he's doing lite-funk
only like 3 of his songs count as lite-funk!
― max, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:12 (fourteen years ago) link
hurting u get tix to the bowery show?
― max, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:13 (fourteen years ago) link
prob my three favorites then
― vikings: name your reasons why they are so bad and hated (call all destroyer), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 18:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Can't go to the Bowery show - final the next morning.
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 28 April 2010 21:31 (fourteen years ago) link
ugh, that "it'll be better" sucked. i kinda liked 1 song. it was so schmaltzy
― jaxon, Wednesday, 28 April 2010 23:33 (fourteen years ago) link
I enjoyed this more when I listened to it again with the lady. I had to get over the initial downer of it not having that freaky prince-like energy. I'm still a little disappointed but the songs are good.
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Thursday, 29 April 2010 00:27 (fourteen years ago) link
striking was a grower so ill give this more time, but right now there are only a coupla moments that i really dig & everything else is ~~... i didnt like lime/wyn that much either...
― max, Thursday, 29 April 2010 01:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Interesting interview that reads a bit like a therapy session:
http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/04/26/francis-farewell-starlite-interview-drake/
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Thursday, 29 April 2010 02:08 (fourteen years ago) link
listened to this a couple more times--i think the songwriting is just as strong here as in the past. just not nearly as immediately gratifying as modern promise. much closer to striking.
― max, Thursday, 29 April 2010 02:14 (fourteen years ago) link
Get In the Car is creepy as hell - pimp singing to prostitute? Child molester?
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Thursday, 29 April 2010 02:48 (fourteen years ago) link
ha yeah--both the lyrics & the tune remind me of randy newman
― max, Thursday, 29 April 2010 03:39 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah i was pretty underwhelmed by striking until u made a phil collins:prince striking:modern comp. now i prefer it.
― plax (ico), Thursday, 29 April 2010 17:25 (fourteen years ago) link
he was a good friend is the kind of song you really have to hear a few times, unlike say, night watchman
― plax (ico), Thursday, 29 April 2010 17:28 (fourteen years ago) link
night watchman is the most phil song on that album tho
or really its the most peter song
― max, Thursday, 29 April 2010 17:36 (fourteen years ago) link
but yeah its definitely a grower
phil>peter>prince but that is just me i guess
― plax (ico), Thursday, 29 April 2010 17:42 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean, i dont really know any prince tbh
This is growing on me A LOT
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Friday, 30 April 2010 14:31 (fourteen years ago) link
yes
― Yonder Mountain Zing Band (Tape Store), Saturday, 1 May 2010 05:36 (fourteen years ago) link
Especially like Going Out, Knees to the Floor
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Monday, 3 May 2010 13:00 (fourteen years ago) link
video for 'darling, it's all right' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INcUV8ygIjo
haven't warmed up to the new record yet. all his previous stuff was simple and not as ornate as the new record. but that's how it usually goes when i hear something new that's on its way up.
i do dig his old school focus on the front man in his videos. would love to see him live.
― shaane, Monday, 3 May 2010 15:05 (fourteen years ago) link
new album is so amazing. best of 2010 so far. too short...
― cutty, Thursday, 6 May 2010 12:50 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah shit is crazy. i cant believe jaxon doesnt like it.
― max, Thursday, 6 May 2010 12:58 (fourteen years ago) link
only track i'm not into is the opener titular
― cutty, Thursday, 6 May 2010 12:59 (fourteen years ago) link
"knees on the floor" is my favorite right now
― cutty, Thursday, 6 May 2010 13:00 (fourteen years ago) link
knees to
doo doo doo doo doo doo (im singing the guitar part)
― max, Thursday, 6 May 2010 13:00 (fourteen years ago) link
so many subtle shifts in the track.. when it gets all synth-y and gabriel at the end damn
― cutty, Thursday, 6 May 2010 13:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Fuck yeah.
I love that muffled-sounding "You can try to talk me out of it/Use every trick in the book"
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:15 (fourteen years ago) link
Also, this has been in my head: "They're only playin sad songs on my favorite show, but I don't mind/If you're gonna play a sad song on the radio make it the saddest song of all time"
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Thursday, 6 May 2010 15:16 (fourteen years ago) link
Anyone see the NYC show?
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Friday, 14 May 2010 12:33 (fourteen years ago) link
kindof annoying i cant buy there new one off itunes, i mean im gonna rar it now and i wanted to pay for it
― plax (ico), Friday, 14 May 2010 12:36 (fourteen years ago) link
i did
― max, Friday, 14 May 2010 13:09 (fourteen years ago) link
amazing
see the nyc show i mean
they played almost every song from all three albums, i think
― max, Friday, 14 May 2010 13:11 (fourteen years ago) link
they were better than when i saw them at zebulon i think--a couple missed lighting cues, and one or two of the live arrangements was weird/off, but dude is a great showman and theyve got so much energy
― max, Friday, 14 May 2010 13:13 (fourteen years ago) link
also they have a drummer now which makes a big difference
you were there max?! i thought I saw you.
francis screwed up my favorite track (knees) but he was electrifying. so much fun.
― cutty, Friday, 14 May 2010 17:21 (fourteen years ago) link
they didn't do every song. no "tap the phone" :(
― cutty, Friday, 14 May 2010 17:22 (fourteen years ago) link
!!!! whole foods and now this?!
― max, Friday, 14 May 2010 17:24 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah i was surprised at the number of weird missteps for a guy who clearly puts a lot of thought into the show, but it never really mattered
― max, Friday, 14 May 2010 17:25 (fourteen years ago) link
i think maybe he was under the influence
― cutty, Friday, 14 May 2010 17:38 (fourteen years ago) link