twin shadow: the official ilm thread started by max

yeah, it works better if you laugh

still kinda o_O

some of these songs work fine as demos, but it all screams for a big, glossy 80s production

specifically thinking of "when we're dancing"

only listened to 2 songs, but so far this is rad

it is rad, and it doesn't let up. there isn't a bad song on here. otoh, it starts to sound a bit wallpapery after a while. like dude has made a such a close study and perfect reproduction of 80s moody pop that it eventually gets swallowed up by your memories of other stuff. "tether beat" is quite a standout though, love the vibe and quizzical guitar.

the guys voice sounds like peter gabriels voice

i dont know why i bother starting threads on ilm im always disappointed when people dont love stuff as much as i do

*sighs heavily*

just do not hear the peter gabriel thing at all, not even on "castles in the snow", which otherwise sounds exactly like TVOTR sounding like peter gabriel. i do like it in spite of it not sounding even a tiny bit like peter gabriel.

this thread is a pretty good example of 'branding'

i really like these tunes max, thanks for starting this thread

just remember: i was there first

putting you in the acknowledgments of my thesis right now

i preferred the start of this thread

cool dog

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f3SZ5Tu916o/SRhNTCu-vJI/AAAAAAAAIJ4/yv79gkYN-JY/s400/poochie.gif

what is this crap? where's the steel guitar?

see best line in "graceland" thread

Pitchfork gives it an 8.4 and their best new music tag.....let the backlash/indifference begin.

really loving this so far

couldn't get into it. I don't like the guy's voice.

man I can't wait for this 80s thing to be over so we can get on with an ironic nu-metal cargo shorts revival

oops sorry, thought this was the bat for lashes thread

http://cdn.stereogum.com/downloader/?file=/files/mp3/Bear+In+Heaven+-+Lovesick+Teenagers+(Twin+Shadows+Twins+In+Heaven+Remix)/

lol ilx url api sux

try again

Hey I am really liking this album.

And I *do* see the Gabriel thing, at least on a few of the songs - early era Gabriel, not shit like "sledgehammer" ffs. Something about the production and vocal work.

It has a real 80s 4AD feel to it as well: a bit Clan of Xymox, a bit Modern English, in feel.

I am liking this muchly on first listen.

Stuff like "Slow" on the other hand sounds massively Morrisey-esque.

YES i knew the gabriel was there thanks trayce

u r welcome. I totally hear it! Which makes it really bloody good.

hey guys i'm looking for max's official thread on this band, is this it?

I've been loving the shit out of a few bands doing this kind of dreamy 80s pop lately - Bell Hollow, Veil Veil Vanish, old Prids stuff.

xpost haha.

Also, "im always disappointed when people dont love stuff as much as i do"

I so agree with this :/

hey slocki--youre in the right place--have a seat

Last.fm poster said: "Molly Ringwald is dancing to this in her bedroom". hahah <3

*awkwardly squeezes through row of sitting ilxors and takes last empty seat as max's presentation begins*

Realised too late for my top 10 of 2010 ballot that this is my favourite album of the year :/

it's october?

Monthly print mag lead times wait for no man.

http://www.lonesentry.com/gi_stories_booklets/78thinfantry/pics/78thpamphlet_frontcoverx.jpg

i like this a lot.Random friends of mine that have heard me playing it in the background around the house seem to dig it too

*raises hand*

how can i hear this without clicking anything OR buying anything

*farts*

http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/album/Forget/4580052

Just a few clicks?

too many!

*sips latte*

remember i was there before max

I find that hard to believe, given that max started the official ilm thread

just to clear up any confusion, cutty "hipped" max to the band!

So, I had no idea this guy has a new album coming out next week. Surprised there's been no talk about it.

http://www.npr.org/2015/03/08/390941870/first-listen-twin-shadow-eclipse

major label no less

great record.

weird that only 4 tracks are on spotify, npr has the whole thing tho

The 4 tracks on Spotify have been staggered out as "single" releases.

Not really into this sadly. Forget is one of my favourite albums of the decade so far but this isn't really what I wanted from him.

I still have a favorable opinion of "To the Top," but the rest of this is a big NOPE.

to the top is great

sometimes this hits me just right and sometimes it sounds like onerepublic

its very grandiose but i like it

couldn't handle this one

"Eclipse" was pretty bad huh

So bad. Just one big empty and overproduced misfire.

Didn't even bother.

Yeah I don't think I even managed to listen to this in its entirety. Forget is one of my favourites from this decade as well. :(

forget has got to be his best. the other two don't have the same strangeness. when i first head forget it seemed like an album i dreamed up after falling asleep watching weird science.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNpq942YT50

His best album by a mile. I go back to it a lot.

His new single features Haim and is thankfully so much better than anything on that last album.

https://youtu.be/NXpYoiCOuLE

much much better than anything from that last album!

Listening to Forget again. It really is one of the most perfect records of the decade for me.

"I Can't Wait" one of the least popular songs on Forget according to Spotify stats. I don't understand people at all.

Yeah that's odd considering its strengths and that the closing title track has a lot more. Although I often skip 'Tyrant Destroyed' this is still one of my favourite albums since 2010.

In the past there was an additional version of 'Forget' on Spotify with iirc a slightly different running order and the apostrophe in 'I Can't Wait' was also different - don't suppose that could've affected its tally at all?