Johnny Fever's Not Pop Not Indie Shambhala 2015

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i also think they're great

emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 21:07 (nine years ago) link

I go back a long way with Saint/Say Lou Lou. Glad the album is finally materializing, pissed that they're leaving off "Maybe You" and including the wretched "Julian". (I'll get over it, though.)

Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 21:16 (nine years ago) link

lol i was like "man i hope johnny fever already knows about them"

emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 21:17 (nine years ago) link

They're also the twin daughters of Steve Kilbey from The Church, a fact almost no one seems to care about at all.

Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 21:19 (nine years ago) link

i heard that album got pushed back AGAIN, the poor things. they've been dropped by the label i'm pretty sure

bae sremmurd (monotony), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 21:50 (nine years ago) link

It was pushed back from yesterday to the 23rd (in Scandinavia, that is. It's April for rotw.)

Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 22:03 (nine years ago) link

The Monogem EP is out today. It only features one song (Silhouette) that wasn't previously available, but it's nice to have the stuff in place: https://soundcloud.com/monogem/sets/monogem-ep

Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 4 February 2015 00:13 (nine years ago) link

Nothing as good as The Glow, imo, but pretty decent.

daavid, Wednesday, 4 February 2015 01:00 (nine years ago) link

All We Are...a bit too slinky for indie, too guitar-y for pop. i love this track and theres a live version thats even better imo...will def go see when they play nearby in March

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

tayto fan (Michael B), Wednesday, 4 February 2015 23:48 (nine years ago) link

I'd heard another of their songs, but not this one. WOW I <3

Johnny Fever, Thursday, 5 February 2015 01:44 (nine years ago) link

Iris - "I'll Wait for You"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R9-KhACamk

As a commenter noted, the Haim is strong with this one.

The inscrutable savantism of (Sanpaku), Sunday, 8 February 2015 18:24 (nine years ago) link

doooooooope! !

Johnny Fever, Sunday, 8 February 2015 18:34 (nine years ago) link

The Susanne Sundfør album is up on Spotify and it's slaying me where I sit.

Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 19:44 (nine years ago) link

High hopes, but she's yet to surpass The Brothel.

The inscrutable idiot savantism of (Sanpaku), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 20:32 (nine years ago) link

I dunno, that seems kind of boring imo?

Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 20:47 (nine years ago) link

It's more Ane Brun than Annie, so not this-thready. But I still come back to it 5 years later.

The inscrutable idiot savantism of (Sanpaku), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 21:41 (nine years ago) link

Keep Shelly in Athens's new singer Myrtha is a good fit. Music's a bit more organic and dreamy than I've recalled from them.

Keep Shelly in Athens - Fractals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8eluILfheA

The inscrutable idiot savantism of (Sanpaku), Thursday, 12 February 2015 01:48 (nine years ago) link

Stealing Sheep are back! I love Stealing Sheep!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q0UCBNYsms

let me be your fan taytay (NickB), Monday, 16 February 2015 13:35 (nine years ago) link

Oh my, that's wonderful!

Johnny Fever, Monday, 16 February 2015 15:37 (nine years ago) link

it is! i have listened to it about eight times so far today

let me be your fan taytay (NickB), Monday, 16 February 2015 16:34 (nine years ago) link

eight nine

let me be your fan taytay (NickB), Monday, 16 February 2015 16:35 (nine years ago) link

Tei Shi released "Bassically" last year, but it just got a video in the past few days. I love this song, and now its video takes it to a whole 'nother level.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A17rVbNTtrg

Johnny Fever, Monday, 16 February 2015 16:37 (nine years ago) link

Not sure how well does Róisín Murphy fit in here but I think at least this track isn't too out of place. It's a little on the weird/experimental side for my taste but it's got at least a few moments of brilliance:

https://soundcloud.com/miss-roisin-murphy/gone-fishing/s-jUKBs

New album announced as well.

daavid, Monday, 16 February 2015 21:08 (nine years ago) link

I love this song (and her).

Johnny Fever, Monday, 16 February 2015 23:09 (nine years ago) link

Shambhala all over the more northerly Eurovision selections this year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4DQnzJ-V_0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3wgPGSKg6M

There's also a Karin Park song in Melodi Grand Prix but the YouTubes I've heard so far have crappy sound quality.

kriss akabusi cleaner (seandalai), Tuesday, 17 February 2015 21:53 (nine years ago) link

I like that Latvian one. The Iceland one is...uh, I dunno. It's just kind of there.

Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 02:09 (nine years ago) link

Love the Iceland one! Too bad it's eliminated. I like the Latvian one as well. I never really pay much attention to Eurovision, but I'm kind surprised this kind of stuff even competes.

daavid, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 16:42 (nine years ago) link

dude from Late Of The Pier's new side-project - LA Priest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riuEh0oNY2Y

tayto fan (Michael B), Wednesday, 18 February 2015 22:35 (nine years ago) link

Yeah, I'm into that one. It's on my Spotify playlist.

Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 22:49 (nine years ago) link

Late of the Pier! Gosh. Blast from the past.

bae sremmurd (monotony), Wednesday, 18 February 2015 23:26 (nine years ago) link

https://soundcloud.com/adrianrec/dude

Lovely little dudebro shaming song from Swedish trio Old.

Johnny Fever, Thursday, 19 February 2015 22:01 (nine years ago) link

does this thread like The Forest & The Trees? seems like their last record would fit in here

don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Thursday, 19 February 2015 22:39 (nine years ago) link

Listening now. Sounds like The Cardigans, so...possibly?

Johnny Fever, Friday, 20 February 2015 04:38 (nine years ago) link

Did you ever like Austra at all?

Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Friday, 20 February 2015 10:16 (nine years ago) link

Emily Vaughn - Hollow
http://indietronica.org/2015/02/07/emily-vaughn-hollow/

riyl Sky Ferreira, Ryn Weaver. strong vocals, addictive hooks, top production. this track is so alike Ryn Weaver.

Emily Vaughn - Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/emily-vaughn-8

first interview

“Life as a journey” A talk with Emily Vaughn
http://www.c-heads.com/2015/02/17/life-as-a-journey-a-talk-with-emily-vaughn/

"Well as of right now, I’m traveling back and forth from Florida to LA and recording my EP. The goal is to release it and play those songs on a tour, then work on the full length album!"

i remember when Ryn Weaver launched on soundcloud, minimal details, no mention of a major record deal. If Emily is travelling to LA maybe a major label / publisher has signed her already?

djmartian, Sunday, 22 February 2015 15:03 (nine years ago) link

I like a lot of the production/instrumentation details in "Hollow," but the chorus seems kind of flat for a song that sounds that big.

Johnny Fever, Sunday, 22 February 2015 15:12 (nine years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiJAx3pHMm0

Maybe a little overboard on the filtered vocals, but I like the keyboard voicing choices.

Johnny Fever, Sunday, 22 February 2015 15:16 (nine years ago) link

I am ready for some new Chairlift and some new Poliça (even though their last album was a bit disappointing) this year. Anyone know whether this'll happen?

Broth Viking (dog latin), Monday, 23 February 2015 15:25 (nine years ago) link

I've never been able to really embrace Poliça, despite them being "shambhala" as hell, but I wouldn't turn down any new Chairlift for sure.

Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 February 2015 16:14 (nine years ago) link

Give You The Ghost is just chocka with great songs; Shulamith not so much. The effects on Channy's voice can be a barrier but I soon got used to it.

Broth Viking (dog latin), Monday, 23 February 2015 16:17 (nine years ago) link

Former shambhala thread fave X Priest X, which now just goes by Priest, dropped a new one today: http://www.dummymag.com/new-music/priest-the-game-stream-debut-album-emotion-records

Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 February 2015 17:22 (nine years ago) link

The odd initials reminded me, Paris XY (Copenhagen sound via Leeds) has a 2015 single.

The inscrutable idiot savantism of (Sanpaku), Monday, 23 February 2015 18:26 (nine years ago) link

And there's a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reDdwrWE-rU

The inscrutable idiot savantism of (Sanpaku), Monday, 23 February 2015 18:29 (nine years ago) link

Onuka from Ukraine. "Time" seems to be the single, but the whole album is on Spotify and I'm really liking it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4Cswp7smQ0

Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 07:58 (nine years ago) link

The Say Lou Lou album is out there now. It's just been released in Sweden and can be bought on import. It doesn't come out in the US/UK until April 6th. Just giving it a listen for the first time now.

Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 16:24 (nine years ago) link

Still mad they put stupid "Julian" on it and left off the beautiful "Maybe You."

Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 16:27 (nine years ago) link

Interesting that you say you are mad about that as their Popjustice thread is full of people complaining Eclipse hasn't been included. I haven't heard either of those songs but will have to check them out after I finish the album. It sounds good so far.

Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 16:34 (nine years ago) link

I hadn't heard Eclipse before people started complaining it wasn't on there. Turns out to be quite nice.

Julian was their second single back a couple years ago. After introducing themselves with Maybe You, anything probably would've been a letdown, but even with that caveat I still think Julian is a fairly terrible song.

Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 16:38 (nine years ago) link

I haven't been following them from the beginning like you and plenty of others have been doing. I only got into them from the two songs nominated on the Spotify playlist (Everything We Touch and Games For Girls) I didn't realised they had already put out six singles. Along with Maybe You they left off Better In The Dark as well. They did put a few B-sides on there though which is a bit strange.

Kitchen Person, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 16:59 (nine years ago) link

I think I found out about them at the beginning because I'm always sort of paying attention to all things The Church, and since they're Steve Kilbey's daughters they became immediately interesting.

Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 24 February 2015 17:04 (nine years ago) link


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