shouldve been "im on vimeo actin like it's just you and me"
― s1ocked up, they won't let me out (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 25 June 2009 11:18 (fourteen years ago) link
lol!
― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Thursday, 25 June 2009 11:21 (fourteen years ago) link
also what's great about it is that it picks the best verse
― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Thursday, 25 June 2009 22:40 (fourteen years ago) link
whoa boy the bit at the end of the top where well, I don't really wanna ruin it for anyone who hasn't seen it!
― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Thursday, 25 June 2009 22:49 (fourteen years ago) link
Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight goin
― the kid is crying because did sharks died? (Hurting 2), Saturday, 18 July 2009 22:00 (fourteen years ago) link
Great show. He's probably the highest level performer you can still see up close for $15. When I first got into him I was partly amused by the novelty of an indie-ish dude with some actual, honest showmanship, but now his showmanship is getting so strong that he almost doesn't deserve that category. Also Jake Rabinovitch is sick as fuck on guitar -- and his solos are, in a parallel sense, almost too good for indie.
There was a good-sized crowd but definitely not sold out. Still wonder when this dude is going to blow up -- seems like it will likely happen in the next year or so.
― the kid is crying because did sharks died? (Hurting 2), Sunday, 19 July 2009 18:25 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah wish it were possible that he would play dublin while he's still a minor concern but like so not gonna happen
― ❊❁❄❆❇❃✴❈plaxico❈✴❃❇❆❄❁❊ (I know, right?), Sunday, 19 July 2009 20:47 (fourteen years ago) link
truth be told a modern promise has been in constant rotation for the last 3 months but striking is i think just as good--little less prince, little more phil collins, but imo its just as good. al soto should get into this dude.
― max, Monday, 10 August 2009 03:37 (fourteen years ago) link
striking is uh less striking tho imo
― ❊❁❄❆❇❃✴❈plaxico❈✴❃❇❆❄❁❊ (I know, right?), Monday, 10 August 2009 22:27 (fourteen years ago) link
nah its just not as immediately appealing, especially if ur not a 80s dadrock stan
― max, Monday, 10 August 2009 23:20 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah but less prince more phil sounds way more appealing tbh, giving it another go fwiw
― ❊❁❄❆❇❃✴❈plaxico❈✴❃❇❆❄❁❊ (I know, right?), Monday, 10 August 2009 23:23 (fourteen years ago) link
"the top" video is on mtv right now
― herb tycoon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 11 August 2009 08:57 (fourteen years ago) link
this revive reminded me that i actually wanted to buy a modern promise but it seems the store page doesn't work? guy's almost out of money.
― wishes to be referred under the pseudonym of kronos (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 11 August 2009 13:19 (fourteen years ago) link
Francis and the LightsSeptember 1st and 2nd at Zebulonboth shows at 9:30 sharpno cover. ALSO September 8 at the Highline Ballroomopening for the Roots11:30pm$10 (show is nearly sold out). The Zebulon shows will be taped for a concert film.
― fleetwood (max), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 14:21 (fourteen years ago) link
whoa francis wants $10 to mail me two cd's. sry dude.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 14:30 (fourteen years ago) link
saw him at zebulon last night
― fleetwood (max), Thursday, 3 September 2009 16:26 (fourteen years ago) link
played through "a modern promise" in the middle of the set--ILL guitar solo during 'strawberries'
― fleetwood (max), Thursday, 3 September 2009 16:27 (fourteen years ago) link
swedish band o'spada is so great. tiny bit jamiroquai-ish, but i'll forgive em for it. kinda like a female version of these guys. amazing boogie synth and skittery drums.
http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/02/freeload-o-spada-time/http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/11/ospada-ten-strikes-mp3/
― jaxon, Tuesday, 24 November 2009 06:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Glad to see people other than me have started updating this thread. To date still have only made one show, but I'm a homebody like that. You'd think I didn't even live in a city by the tiny number of shows I go see.
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 24 November 2009 07:26 (fourteen years ago) link
all his music is up on his website for free right now for only a couple weeks
― max, Wednesday, 25 November 2009 23:28 (fourteen years ago) link
So is he maybe recording a new one in UK since all these dates in UK on his twitter but no UK shows?
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Saturday, 28 November 2009 15:38 (fourteen years ago) link
if you've already downloaded his stuff in the past, redownload the zip file. there are alternate versions of the EPs. demos and stuff. pretty cool
― jaxon, Wednesday, 2 December 2009 19:56 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah. and everything is 320kpbs
― max, Wednesday, 2 December 2009 20:21 (fourteen years ago) link
i like the ospada stuff jax but it kind of reminds me of like, uk house music more than francis
― max, Wednesday, 2 December 2009 20:22 (fourteen years ago) link
i dont much like the ospada stuff cuz i feel like ppl have been mining that exact vein for awhile now & its still fairly conservatively done
― ice cr?m hand job (deej), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 20:24 (fourteen years ago) link
really? who else?
― max, Wednesday, 2 December 2009 20:25 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean it uses some zapp synths but it doesnt sound much like zapp to my ears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT5Ir1OKwpU
― ice cr?m hand job (deej), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 20:29 (fourteen years ago) link
or, like, chromeo
― ice cr?m hand job (deej), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 20:30 (fourteen years ago) link
"time" is def better than the new one, tho
This guy is good, I was gonna mention the Peter Gabriel feel to bits of it but I see max already did. Fine Young Cannibals wd be another reference in the clipped 80s funk stakes I guess. Liking "The Top" the best I think.
― SBanned of Brothers (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 20:30 (fourteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6CQppNOfNQ
― ice cr?m hand job (deej), Wednesday, December 2, 2009 3:30 PM (30 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
i cant listen to the video you posted lol work but this is what im saying--chromeo is doing zapp and lisa lisa--admittedly i havent heard all the ospada stuff but that genuinely sounds more like what i think uk funky sounds like than it does like "boogie." but it has the "boogie" keybs.
― max, Wednesday, 2 December 2009 20:31 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean, the reference points are slightly dif but its basically the same kind of revival-y 80s thing right? its not so much that this is a problem per se -- 'reckless with your love' has been like my most played track this year -- the thing is it feels like it requires so much more work to overcome such a familiar template, so while i dig 'time' i cant imagine these guys dropping an album packed w/ great music or something
― ice cr?m hand job (deej), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 20:32 (fourteen years ago) link
xp hmm im relistening but im not so sure its as different from the 80s stuff? the vibe is sooo similar
― ice cr?m hand job (deej), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 20:33 (fourteen years ago) link
ryan leslie imo
― plaxico (I know, right?), Wednesday, 2 December 2009 20:40 (fourteen years ago) link
ehh im not really committed to my position. also i think ive only actually listened to ten strikes
― max, Wednesday, 2 December 2009 20:40 (fourteen years ago) link
just sent the video to a friend. he said: is like prince meets david byrne meets pee wee herman
― jaxon, Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:04 (fourteen years ago) link
lolz
He actually reminds me a lot of Vincent Gallo in that video.
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:06 (fourteen years ago) link
meets pee wee herman
― jaxon, Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:27 (fourteen years ago) link
EXTREME VINCENt GALLO!!
plus like contort yourself uh huh. SO mesmerizing and i wld pay to watch him freak out in slow motion. or like consider it and then not go. good track tho. the singing is...
uh
― a dimension that can only be accessed through self-immolation (contenderizer), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:49 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean, arriving late and all, but shit
― a dimension that can only be accessed through self-immolation (contenderizer), Thursday, 10 December 2009 06:56 (fourteen years ago) link
and, digging through other vids, much less of a novelty thing than "the top" suggests - pretty damn great
― a dimension that can only be accessed through self-immolation (contenderizer), Thursday, 10 December 2009 07:03 (fourteen years ago) link
Waiting for the show to start. There are 15-25 middle age to senior citizens in the audience. Weird
― jaxon, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 04:59 (fourteen years ago) link
That's the jewiest band I ever did saw.
― jaxon, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 07:19 (fourteen years ago) link
It was like the cast of Seinfeld up there. With slocki on guitar.
Matching wool jump suits. Amazing performer.
― jaxon, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 07:20 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah when i saw him it was a weird mix of like middle aged white dudes, mid 30s boho black chicks, young hipsters of many races
― max, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 13:32 (fourteen years ago) link
Hardy har har
― jaxon, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 19:18 (fourteen years ago) link
Ask Jimmy. This was like the fieldtrip from Coocoon.
― jaxon, Wednesday, 30 December 2009 19:19 (fourteen years ago) link
xp no major label backing is my guess. He definitely has all his ducks in a row but my understanding is that he's gotten this far rather autonomously.
― shaane, Thursday, 21 November 2013 13:51 (ten years ago) link
one of these days my mind will stop racingand i'll get me some sleepcause i'm ready for the big timeis it ready for me
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Thursday, 21 November 2013 13:52 (ten years ago) link
drake loves him
― max, Thursday, 21 November 2013 14:25 (ten years ago) link
"Like a Dream" is in my head 24/7 now.
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Thursday, November 21, 2013 8:16 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol, I woke up with it going through my head, and then I spent 10 minutes this morning trying to do the step from the video before I realized I was probably annoying the shit out of my downstairs neighbors
― i wish i had a skateboard i could skate away on (Hurting 2), Thursday, 21 November 2013 15:29 (ten years ago) link
I was actually whistling it when the elevator opened and I think I creeped out this lady who thought I was whistling at her
apparently this is put out by something called Good Years Recordings.
― i wish i had a skateboard i could skate away on (Hurting 2), Thursday, 21 November 2013 15:35 (ten years ago) link
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Thursday, November 21, 2013 8:52 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― i wish i had a skateboard i could skate away on (Hurting 2), Saturday, 23 November 2013 03:44 (ten years ago) link
So dope the way he comes out of sillouette right on the beginning of the first chorus, then goes back into sillouette right on the beginning of the second verse
― i wish i had a skateboard i could skate away on (Hurting 2), Sunday, 24 November 2013 03:21 (ten years ago) link
it's weird how the cmera man's shadow gets in the shot; I wonder if it's intentional
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Sunday, 24 November 2013 09:52 (ten years ago) link
the EP is on spotify now
the whole thing is mildly anticlimactic because two of the songs have already been kicking around for a while, the third is dope but the fourth is forgettable. Hope there's something more in the works.
― signed, J.P. Morgan CEO (Hurting 2), Friday, 27 December 2013 19:24 (ten years ago) link
Wondering what's up with this guy now, probably free-associated to him bc of Prince's death.
― JWoww Gilberto (man alive), Saturday, 23 April 2016 03:37 (eight years ago) link
???
something on his website about playing at Syracuse with Chance the Rapper last month, but otherwise not much sign of activity.
― JWoww Gilberto (man alive), Friday, 13 May 2016 03:53 (seven years ago) link
Well heyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wScYn10D2vo&feature=youtu.be
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Friday, 8 July 2016 05:58 (seven years ago) link
yyyyessss
http://farewellstarlite.com/
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Monday, 26 September 2016 16:02 (seven years ago) link
so dope so far btw
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Monday, 26 September 2016 16:14 (seven years ago) link
yea i like this
― johnny crunch, Monday, 26 September 2016 23:43 (seven years ago) link
Friends has ten mil plays on Spotify, guess the Bon Iver and Kanye connections help. In general the album seems to be getting more play than past ones.
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 03:04 (seven years ago) link
May I Have This Dance gets a lot of radio play on WFUV (AAA station). Not my fav tune but glad for him to get some exposure anyway.
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Tuesday, 15 August 2017 20:05 (six years ago) link
I kind of slept on Just For Us. Drags a little for me at times, but a couple of tracks are really standing out for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg85km95Etc
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Saturday, 10 November 2018 21:29 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uruDvCDLod0
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Saturday, 10 November 2018 21:31 (five years ago) link
A lot of his songs feel like they really want to be hits but are produced a little too stiffly, like demos.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Sunday, 11 November 2018 02:39 (five years ago) link