Band name is terrible
― nostormo, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 06:40 (eleven years ago) link
they're "blowing up" at the same time as Foxygen, so i'll give them a pass
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 16 January 2013 06:41 (eleven years ago) link
Counterpoint: I dig the band name
― anonanon, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 06:42 (eleven years ago) link
I like the name too.
And compared to Foxygen, I'd rather listen to the 4 Fat Guys Blues Band at my local pub than listen to another second of their horrible record.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 06:55 (eleven years ago) link
(Foxygen's horrible record, in case that wasn't clear.)
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 16 January 2013 06:56 (eleven years ago) link
I like this band so far, as solid indie rock. The Fall-via-Pavement graphics thing should probably be retired. They remind me a bit of Black Lipstick (see B.O.B. F.O.S.S.E. by that band on Spotify vs. Stoned and Starving) who were Texas arty punky slackers from the 2000s with similar influences, though less Pavement and more VU.
― dlp9001, Sunday, 20 January 2013 17:02 (eleven years ago) link
"The Fall-via-Pavement graphics thing should probably be retired"
thats the biggest problem with this record. over used.
― nostormo, Sunday, 20 January 2013 17:39 (eleven years ago) link
No way. The cover is what drew me to it in the first place.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 20 January 2013 17:55 (eleven years ago) link
saw them do an instore in Nashville a couple wks back. had listened to the 2011/2012 cassette release American Specialties and Light Up Gold before I saw them.
I really see the comparison to something like the Feelies, also Pavement and Sonic Youth. For that matter, That Dog. I thought the cassette release had some great ideas on it, in terms of basic rock 'n' roll song form plus guitar riffage. some pretty good riffs. disposable riffs is a line from their song about how they find rock 'n' roll boring. to me, some of the new one sounds like the Vibrators. in fact the whole thing is kinda like Pavement ("N Dakota") crossed with the Vibrators' Pure Mania. but like I say, listen to that cassette, you'll hear a band trying to cross the basic with the twisted in the olde-time punk way, like I say, some great ideas in there. for that matter, they sound like the Individuals on "Stoned and Starving," the Hoboken-Chapel Hill guitar pop nexus.
― Edd Hurt, Sunday, 20 January 2013 18:06 (eleven years ago) link
I mean, I guess on some level the cover art drew me in too, since it makes it clear that the band knows The Fall and Pavement. But maybe they should just put a sticker that says "We liked Paint Work" on the front, and then design original graphics...? I don't know. It's not a big deal at the end of the day.
― dlp9001, Sunday, 20 January 2013 18:07 (eleven years ago) link
""The Fall-via-Pavement graphics thing should probably be retired"
thats the biggest problem with this record. over used."
i meant their music, not the cover art
― nostormo, Sunday, 20 January 2013 18:23 (eleven years ago) link
don't really hear the strokes at all
kind of a Feelies vibe, that dry, nervous sound
― fieri inna babylon (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 21 January 2013 15:29 (eleven years ago) link
this is good!
Not in love with the album yet, but loving the transition between the first two tracks.
― anonanon, Monday, 21 January 2013 20:04 (eleven years ago) link
I listened to a bit of this record the other night and liked the bits I heard.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 21 January 2013 20:48 (eleven years ago) link
i love the transitional blank between parquet and courts.
― miesepeter (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 21 January 2013 20:50 (eleven years ago) link
...and the two tracks themselves
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― anonanon, Monday, 21 January 2013 23:18 (eleven years ago) link
Definitely agree with the Pavement sentiment, as well as The Feelies. Never really listened to The Fall, so I cannot comment on their influence.The only Strokes influence I can hear is really in the lead guitar parts at times, but that's pretty much it.Stoned and Starving is my favorite song. Regardless, this is a really good record!
― scubasteve, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 15:45 (eleven years ago) link
Here's the most overt Pavement/Fall crossover this side of Conduit. Though I vastly prefer Fall to P, I'm pretty fond of this one...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_STY9g7-YPA
― dlp9001, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 15:58 (eleven years ago) link
i think the skwm callout in the pitchfork review ruined this record for me.
― an eagle named "small government" (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 15:59 (eleven years ago) link
in that it wasn't an accurate callout in the least? yeah, i was a little disappointed that there weren't more guitar jams or anything else skwm excelled in. such a weird name to check considering all the other, more obvious influences. still, i really like this record.
― HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 16:37 (eleven years ago) link
love this album. so fun.
The Fall-via-Pavement graphics thing should probably be retired.
The Fall via Pavement MUSIC thing should probably be retired and yet "Careers in Combat" is one of the best songs on this. (reminds me of "Two States")
I like that it's not all Pavementy art punk straight through though. some of it has more of a Modern Lovers thing goin on. and so did the Strokes so I can see how you could hear early Strokes in this.
― dmr, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 17:22 (eleven years ago) link
― HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, January 22, 2013 11:37 AM (47 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yup. gonna give it another shot tho.
― an eagle named "small government" (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 17:24 (eleven years ago) link
iceage, royal headache, tronics, parquet courts <--- that is a pretty awesome run of re-releases & reissues btw
― dmr, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 18:09 (eleven years ago) link
not sure why foxygen is in this conversation. I don't really wanna hear anyone trying that hard to do exile on main street unless it's royal trux.
― dmr, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
weird, silkworm is not a band that i would even remotely compare this to....
silkworm is the fucking greatest
― kl0ppa john's (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, let us please leave Foxygen out of this (or any other) conversation.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 18:48 (eleven years ago) link
agree with everyone that this is a good band that sounds nothing at all like silkworm
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 20:18 (eleven years ago) link
modern lovers is a great ref point
― the late great, Tuesday, 22 January 2013 20:42 (eleven years ago) link
i can't tell how much i like this band vs. how much i just miss bands that sound like this, i guess it doesn't matter but i am feeling old
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 21:30 (eleven years ago) link
^^^ yeah, i was wondering earlier today how much of my enjoyment comes from just missing bands like this so much. also, silkworm are fucking awesome. speaking of which, tangetially related, i was excited to see that iTunes now has the three exclusive tracks from that bottomless pit import collection thing. much cheaper to but the three tracks on there than fork out $22+ for that when i've already got all the other material.
― HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 22 January 2013 21:43 (eleven years ago) link
ok nevermind i am really into this album now
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 24 January 2013 20:04 (eleven years ago) link
It's been pulled from Spotify. ;_;
Still on bandcamp, tho: http://dulltools.bandcamp.com/album/light-up-gold
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 24 January 2013 20:06 (eleven years ago) link
i'm listening to it on spotify right now
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 24 January 2013 20:06 (eleven years ago) link
Hmm, it's telling me "This album is not available"
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 24 January 2013 20:08 (eleven years ago) link
are you u.s.?
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 24 January 2013 20:09 (eleven years ago) link
― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, January 22, 2013 3:30 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
haha yeah i can see feeling that way
― bert yansh (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 24 January 2013 20:11 (eleven years ago) link
btw listening now on spotify, i'm in the USA
if you click on the band name you'll see the one that's still available, there are two versions for the two record labels it's been out on
― dmr, Thursday, 24 January 2013 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, I'm in the us. idgi...maybe my spotifies is broken.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 24 January 2013 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, I see! I had the old one bookmarked in a playlist.
I'm gonna go see them saturday in brooklyn at 285 Kent with Purling Hiss and La Big Vic
stoked
they're also playing here in March with The Men
― dmr, Thursday, 31 January 2013 19:31 (eleven years ago) link
they're also playing live on cherry time clinic on wfmu on saturday
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 31 January 2013 19:50 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs2_OMnkcxE
― am0n, Thursday, 31 January 2013 20:10 (eleven years ago) link
sorry cherry blossom clinic
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 31 January 2013 20:27 (eleven years ago) link
I was de-bat-ing swedish fish
― dmr, Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:38 (eleven years ago) link
forget about it
― the late great, Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:51 (eleven years ago) link
socrates died in the fucking gutter
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 31 January 2013 22:53 (eleven years ago) link
― dmr, Thursday, January 31, 2013 4:38 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
The first few times I thought he was saying "deep-eating swedish fish" and i thought "yeah, i've done that."
― city worker, Friday, 1 February 2013 14:19 (eleven years ago) link
The horrible thing is that as much as I like what Parquet Courts are up to, I'm coming around to the idea that I like Foxygen (at least some of their better stuff) better. Overt pastiche vs. not quite as overt pastiche?
― dlp9001, Friday, 1 February 2013 23:58 (eleven years ago) link
Hahahahahaha
― stan in the place where you work (morrisp), Monday, 20 August 2018 16:44 (five years ago) link
10 minutes in. they are talking about The Strokes
― flappy bird, Monday, 20 August 2018 16:44 (five years ago) link
had no idea he was in Wiccans, that band ruled
― flopson, Monday, 20 August 2018 22:49 (five years ago) link
Of course lel
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Monday, 20 August 2018 23:44 (five years ago) link
the chapo interviewers are talking at them a bit too much. i like his talking voice + he seems very nice and chill, a bit ilxian in his opinions if i dare
― flopson, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 00:03 (five years ago) link
brutal hearing chapo rap opinions for like 15 mins
― flopson, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 00:19 (five years ago) link
AS has a great vocabulary, just said “tantamount”
― flopson, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 00:20 (five years ago) link
painful discussion founded on a misunderstanding of poptimism
― flopson, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 00:31 (five years ago) link
That was among the worst Chapo episodes ever imo.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 02:05 (five years ago) link
I liked how he immediately threw them off with We kinda thought the Strokes were poseurs, and they had to recalibrate
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 02:28 (five years ago) link
― flopson, Monday, August 20, 2018 7:31 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this is the least surprising thing ever
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 02:37 (five years ago) link
― President Keyes, Monday, August 20, 2018 9:28 PM (fifteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
One of many volleys in a rousing match of boring opinions pong.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 02:44 (five years ago) link
Chapo sucks; podcasts are terrible & i wish it was the 90s; I don’t want to be put off this band by a lame interview; this band is great
― 🦅 (Trϵϵship), Saturday, 1 September 2018 15:20 (five years ago) link
yeah I got a few minutes into that podcast but it was unlistenable
― niels, Saturday, 1 September 2018 18:49 (five years ago) link
the band before us just covered Parquet Courts and a dude started skanking, so yes my night is going very well thank you for asking— noey wrong (@_josephwright_) September 26, 2018
― verlaine & rambo (morrisp), Thursday, 15 November 2018 22:36 (five years ago) link
why you gotta be so ruuude
― I like queer. You like queer, senator? (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 15 November 2018 22:39 (five years ago) link
Their new single is atrocious… sounds like 3rd-tier Franz Ferdinand.
― Shallot Shortage 2021 (morrisp), Thursday, 19 August 2021 05:10 (two years ago) link
Kind of low energy for FF, more Kasabian IMO
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Thursday, 19 August 2021 05:33 (two years ago) link
Blur
― nostormo, Thursday, 19 August 2021 13:10 (two years ago) link
Yeah I'm not feeling the song, but the cover art is amazing as usual
https://media.pitchfork.com/photos/611c6367b8f9347b25a1e100/master/w_1600,c_limit/SympathyForLife_cover_web.jpg
― J. Sam, Thursday, 19 August 2021 13:27 (two years ago) link
Hopefully the rest of the album can make up for it.
This band sadly is becoming less and less my thing as time goes by.
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 20 August 2021 12:11 (two years ago) link
Yeah, Wide Awake was the first single from the last album (shitty song, good album) , so there's hope.
― nostormo, Friday, 20 August 2021 12:35 (two years ago) link
That's my take on it, yes. The track is alright, Joe Strummer fronting The Fall, a bit.
― Mark G, Friday, 20 August 2021 13:36 (two years ago) link
Weird how, in my estimation at least, funky post-punk is pretty easy to make sound cool. Plenty of bands do it. I'm in a band that does it. But they somehow make it seem so corny. Both Wide Awake and this. They have the straight-ahead wiry punk formula down so well. They excel at it. But when they try this type of thing it's somehow so awkward.
They premiered some other track a couple months ago that was pretty exciting I thought. More like Can or something, blurry and low key with lots of delayed-out organ, but I only heard it once a couple months ago I don't remember much about it. I was stoked on the new direction. This new one is yuck.
― SA, Friday, 20 August 2021 15:02 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaQCiiKxypg
Not feeling his singing with this one at all.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 23 September 2021 17:41 (two years ago) link
I'm on the fence about the vocal, but I dig the video.
― birdistheword, Friday, 22 October 2021 17:06 (two years ago) link
I like this new album and I like Black Widow Spiders. Album vacillates between more traditional rock numbers and downtempo Remain In Light funk
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 12:36 (two years ago) link
Among other things, Byrne had interesting commentary on modern life... Savage's lyrics at this point are like grumbly tweets by a guy you keep meaning to mute.
― juristic person (morrisp), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 16:23 (two years ago) link
Agree that the lyrics aren't up to much, but I kind of dig them turning a little jammy.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 16:28 (two years ago) link
"Black Widow Spiders" has quickly grown on me, and the other singles (or the ones with videos) are pretty great too. Will have to pick this up. I love this band and Wide Awake! was my AOTY but for some reason I've been wary about this one rather than looking forward to it.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 16:38 (two years ago) link
I don’t love it but very much prefer it to Wide Awake!.
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 16:41 (two years ago) link
I love Byrne and Talking Heads but most of his lyrics were strung-together phrases that sounded good coming out his mouth, especially on RIL. I really like the lyrics on BWS.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 16:48 (two years ago) link
As a fan of pre-Human Performance PQ (though that record has moments), it will surprise no one that I’m a little obsessed with “Homo Sapien”.
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 17:07 (two years ago) link
Yeah, that was one of the videos - great track. Light Up Gold, Sunbathing Animal, Human Performance and Wide Awake! all made my year-end top ten lists pretty easily. They're kind of like Spoon in the sense that I always liked them, but after releasing four great albums in quick succession, HOW much I liked them really snuck up on me, as if I underrated them and suddenly realized they had been my favorite band of the past decade.
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:43 (two years ago) link
Yeah, I'm enjoying the whole thing, but "Homo Sapien" does make a really nice and well appreciated diversion back to the LUG era. I dig it.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 22:28 (two years ago) link
"and space is so passe"
this is lots of fun.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 22:40 (two years ago) link
Nice B-side:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TP8WoWAmqY
Apparently they played this on Ellen DeGeneres's show in angry fashion, leading some to think they were sending a message to/about DeGeneres.
― birdistheword, Thursday, 13 January 2022 22:53 (two years ago) link
Should have searched - there's a clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4inigGayAq0
― birdistheword, Thursday, 13 January 2022 22:55 (two years ago) link
Screengrab looks like Fred Armisen
― i woke up alarmed (morrisp), Thursday, 13 January 2022 22:56 (two years ago) link
I revisited the Teenage Cool Kids' Denton After Sunset, and was surprised by how super Pavement-y the first half is (maybe I'm particularly attuned, b/c I have Pave on the brain). The sideways guitars in "Denton After Sunset"; Savage's vocal tone in "Kachina Doll"; the "la-la-la-la" harmonies and "Box Elder" lyric quote in "Landlocked State"; the way "No Fragments Reach" sounds like it was recorded right after listening to "Range Life" a few dozen times... etc.
Then the album shifts gears: "Jealous Convert" sounds exactly like it could be a (top-tier) Love as Laughter song; "Volvo to a Kiss" is sort of generic fuzzed-out NYC/Hoboken indie rock; "Beg to Differ" is sorta Beat Happening-ish(?); and the final track could be, I dunno, a more melodic version of Gaffney-era Sebadoh.
I guess you could say it's a grab bag of styles, done really well – slivers of which pop up in Parquet Courts, but this album really makes explicit how steeped Savage was in the '90s stuff. (I just read on Wikipedia that they had two prior albums? I'd be interested to hear those.)
― a beneficial mulch (morrisp), Wednesday, 16 February 2022 04:53 (two years ago) link
Haha, wow, the first track on the album before that is like Camper Van Beethoven meets Perfect-era Built to Spill. These guys were too much!
― a beneficial mulch (morrisp), Wednesday, 16 February 2022 05:07 (two years ago) link