haha, despite being notorious for liking indiepop, based on everything mentioned here, d5 totally otm
― electricsound, Saturday, 23 February 2008 13:12 (sixteen years ago) link
(despite ME etc etc)
my point was more that i havent listened to anything yet. i enjoy lots of indie pop but it doesn't represent that much of my listening.
― tremendoid, Saturday, 23 February 2008 13:13 (sixteen years ago) link
i've already heard a modest bunch of singles this year i think are great, but from an album point of view, whatever that's even worth these days, there's fuck-all on the ground. the raveonettes, maybe the i was a cub scout (or was that last year?)..
― electricsound, Saturday, 23 February 2008 13:14 (sixteen years ago) link
if the singles released thus far are any indication, the 2nd young knives album will be very good indeed.
― electricsound, Saturday, 23 February 2008 13:17 (sixteen years ago) link
So far this year the jazz scene is shit-hot with lots of bizarre awesome stuff that is actually kind of pop-friendly (see the jazz thread), I have heard some great r&b and amazing metal (see those threads), and a couple of things that are in no category.
― Dimension 5ive, Saturday, 23 February 2008 13:21 (sixteen years ago) link
Also I really enjoyed the Mountain Goats album, turns out that John D. is a pretty good songwriter after all.
― Dimension 5ive, Saturday, 23 February 2008 13:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Had you not liked his earlier work, D5? Or had just not heard his stuff yet?
Kind of a weird year for me so far listening-wise, actually -- nothing so far has impelled me to a series of repeat listens, which is always my litmus test for whether or not I'm really enjoying something. Then again at this time last year I only had one album like that, Jesu's Conquerer, so I'm not fretting or anything; also my attention's been more divided among many different non-musical things than it has been in a long while.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 23 February 2008 14:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Are pixeltan releasing their album this year?
― I know, right?, Saturday, 23 February 2008 14:38 (sixteen years ago) link
I really like the Vampire Weekend, it did the miraculous job of dislodging Blackout from my mp3 players constant rotation. I really feel like I might have worn that part of the drive out.
― I know, right?, Saturday, 23 February 2008 14:39 (sixteen years ago) link
HAS ANYONE HERE HEARD A MOUTHFUL BY THE DO?
― Scik Mouthy, Saturday, 23 February 2008 14:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Also, All Is Yes by The Blessing is a wicked album, on the jazz front.
― Scik Mouthy, Saturday, 23 February 2008 14:40 (sixteen years ago) link
For fuXXors like me who don't like proper jazz. Or don't know about proper jazz. That is.
DJ Mencap- thanks, that sounds good, will check it out.
― Neil S, Saturday, 23 February 2008 14:43 (sixteen years ago) link
I think I would like the Raveonettes album, I've only ever enjoyed Whip It On by them though, the first proper album was such a letdown. I think I'm just very sick of a particular sound which is pretty constant in indie rock, particularly British indie rock. I don't know if it's a production thing, but I just hear it and think "Oh, indie". Apart from it I think I would like a lot of indie a lot more, if it weren't going so out of it's way to sound so, y'know, indie. The Sons and Daughters album was a case in point. I downloaded it based on a lot of "60's girl groups with edge" reviews. But 60's girl groups (well, the Ronnettes, Shangri-La's, the Chiffons anyway) have way more edge and imagination, and this more "serious" rehash sounds (to me) like a band that the girls might have formed for an episode of "Byker Grove"
― I know, right?, Saturday, 23 February 2008 14:44 (sixteen years ago) link
That said I can like a lot of indie ish signifiers, and a lot of the time indie-goes-[insert musical genre here] bands can be really helpful as an entry way into a genre of music as it makes a slightly more familiar version of it that seems to become more and more irrelevant as you listen to more music from that genre. If that makes any sense.
― I know, right?, Saturday, 23 February 2008 14:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Vampire Weekend got you into Afropop, you mean?
― Scik Mouthy, Saturday, 23 February 2008 14:52 (sixteen years ago) link
!
No, but I can see me going that way, it works all the time, I think my interests in techno, noise, krautrock, folk etc, all stemmed from some indie band that Pitchfork or someone ranted about, and I usually end up listening to that original band way least. I think I like Vampire Weekend because they remind me of Graceland and Clang of the Yankee Reaper, both of which I love.
― I know, right?, Saturday, 23 February 2008 14:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Know any afropop I might like by any chance?
-- Scik Mouthy, Saturday, 23 February 2008 14:39 (14 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
^^^This is good.
Also receiving thumbs up from me: Los Campesinos, eMC, Corb Lund and the Hurtin' Albertans, Glass Candy.
― Dom Passantino, Saturday, 23 February 2008 14:57 (sixteen years ago) link
I've picked up the following in 2008: Atlas Sound, Cat Power, Hot Chip, Mountain Goats, Xiu Xiu -- and I enjoy all of them to various degrees, some more than others obviously, but nothing *incredible* has come down the pipeline in 2008, yet. I'd most recommend Mountain Goats and Atlas Sound albums, both are excellent; Hot Chip is spotty in places, still pretty good; Cat Power is sorta disposable; Xiu Xiu I haven't played enough yet to figure out.
The best album I've heard (not out yet, officially) is the Gutter Twins' release, Saturnalia, coming out in a week or two, I think. If you check out the Gutter Twins thread, there's a link to the whole album, streaming online. Really, really solid album.
Otherwise, I'm most looking forward to Portishead; based on their past work (duh) and everything I've heard about the new release, especially from those who've heard it and *LOVE* it, I'm thinking this could be the best thing to come out in the first half of 2008.
― stephen, Saturday, 23 February 2008 15:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Destroyer - trouble in dreams - almost perfect. Vampire weekend - very good. Mgmt - 1st half - classic, 2nd half - dud. Chauchat - upon thousands - almost perfect. High places - i've only start listening to it yesterday, but looks promising.
btw,i can't stand the gutter twins the gutter twins .
― Zeno, Saturday, 23 February 2008 15:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, the Cat Power is very disappointing, but it has made me listen to the original Metal Heart a lot which is a good thing.
― I know, right?, Saturday, 23 February 2008 15:13 (sixteen years ago) link
s'okay, i think your list sucks too ;-)
― stephen, Saturday, 23 February 2008 15:21 (sixteen years ago) link
Seriously though, Gutter Twins album is *excellent*; stream here:
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/speler/luisterpaal/39261992
― stephen, Saturday, 23 February 2008 15:24 (sixteen years ago) link
but my dad is stronger than your dad!
― Zeno, Saturday, 23 February 2008 15:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Goslings - Occasion
Aaron Martin - River Water
Maninkari - Le Diable avec ses Chevaux...usually I avoid anything described as "cinematic" but this is beautiful kitchen sink ethno-psyche, somehow holds up over its nearly 2 hrs.
Box - Studio 1...hitting all those spots I wanted from the last Supersilent...like a wankier Supersilent, if Deathprod left the room and they decided to have "fun"
― Hadrian VIII, Saturday, 23 February 2008 16:28 (sixteen years ago) link
Ned -- I had never actually heard any other Mountain Goats albums before.
― Dimension 5ive, Saturday, 23 February 2008 16:48 (sixteen years ago) link
GET IT HEARD/HERD OH I SLAY ME
moto boy ruby suns july skies vampire weekend
― keythkeyth, Saturday, 23 February 2008 17:04 (sixteen years ago) link
oh and je suis animal is probably great but who can find it?
I'm liking the Gutter Twins - Saturnalia quite a bit. Bought tix to see them in March. Still like Vampire Weekend and Black Mountain a lot. Am absorbing these, all have good moments:
Apes - Ghost Games Big Sleep - Sleep Forever Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead Bob Mould - District Line Protest The Hero - Fortress Die! Die! Die! - Promises Promises Xiu Xiu - Women As Lovers Nada Surf - Lucky Hot Chip - Made in the Dark Clark - Turning Dragon These New Puritans - Beat Pyramid
― Fastnbulbous, Saturday, 23 February 2008 17:12 (sixteen years ago) link
El Guincho seconded. There is an awesome new Nicole Mitchell/Black Earth Ensemble album called Black Unstoppable but I dunno if it's actually from '08.
― sleeve, Saturday, 23 February 2008 17:15 (sixteen years ago) link
D5, I like jazz, but it's hard for me to find reliable recommendations for new jazz discs (even on ILX's Rolling Jazz thread). What are the best new jazz discs you've heard this year?
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 23 February 2008 17:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Hercules & Love Affair, Black Mountain, Sian Alice Group, Silver Mt. Zion, Lee Scratch Perry's Chicken Scratch, and the Crystal Antlers EP have been the best I've heard so far.
Atlas Sound is pretty but kinda shallow (reminds me of Matthew Dear), These New Puritans is OK if you want to hear someone new ripping off the Fall, Clinic is OK and I like it more than their previous album (it's got a messy sound to it that I'm digging).
And fuck, I'm sick of Destroyer.
― I eat cannibals, Saturday, 23 February 2008 17:27 (sixteen years ago) link
Someone asked once on another thread if there were "new release" lists online for various global/non-English albums. Not sure if anyone is doing that gatekeeper function, which would be difficult considering the number of small and large label efforts in countless genres around the world.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 23 February 2008 17:58 (sixteen years ago) link
so far for 2008 :
Radio Scarecrow - The Black Dog (gorgeous from start to finish, a wonderfully layered rich album.) The Invisible Line - Temposhark The Heliocentrics - Out There Clark - Turning Dragon
― mark e, Saturday, 23 February 2008 18:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Oooh, I didn't know Clark had a new album out this year. Has it been released yet? I really enjoyed his last one.
― Z S, Saturday, 23 February 2008 18:43 (sixteen years ago) link
daniel esq start here, also n.b. the next entry
"If That Arm Heals, It Ought To Be Broken Again" 2008 Jazz D Minor Bags Thread
― Dimension 5ive, Saturday, 23 February 2008 19:25 (sixteen years ago) link
I'll second the Raveonettes and Gutter Twins and add Drive-By Truckers' Brighter Than Creation's Dark and Sam Amidon' All Is Well. I'm hoping the Erykah Badu will turn out good.
― deusner, Saturday, 23 February 2008 19:30 (sixteen years ago) link
The Hot Chip is pretty good. Avoiding Vampire Weekend like the plauge til the furor dies down, though I plan to pick it up this summer. Really liking Genghis Tron's new record Board Up the House, started a thread on it.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 23 February 2008 21:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I wondered when this was going to happen.
― fukasaku tollbooth, Saturday, 23 February 2008 22:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Also, that Shelby Lynne album is nice. I don't think I'm going out on a limb to say it's the best covers record by a female singer-songwriter so far this year.
― deusner, Saturday, 23 February 2008 22:08 (sixteen years ago) link
dance album of the year so far: prosumer & murat tepali - serenity
― r1o natsume, Saturday, 23 February 2008 22:23 (sixteen years ago) link
OK, Nicole Mitchell album not from this year, but check this out for April!!!:
NEW HAVEN, CT -- Firehouse 12 Records will kick off its 2008 release schedule on April 29th with Xenogenesis Suite: A Tribute to Octavia Butler (FH12-04-01-006), the new studio recording of Chicago-based flutist/composer Nicole Mitchell's extended composition of the same name.
― sleeve, Saturday, 23 February 2008 22:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Times New Viking!!!Times New Viking!!!Times New Viking!!!
― earinfections, Saturday, 23 February 2008 22:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Dimension 5ive, can you list some of those jazz albums you're talking about for lazy people like me?
― Patrick South, Saturday, 23 February 2008 23:54 (sixteen years ago) link
I almost bought it...but I didn't.
So far I would list my favoritest things I've heard like this:
1. Cuong Vu, Vu-Tet 2. Steven Bernstein, Diaspora Suite (Miles-ish space funk, but Jewisher) 3. Louie Bellson and Clark Terry, Louie and Clark Expedition 2 (big-band corny stuff but really good and kinda forward-looking -- Duke Ellington once said Bellson was the world's greatest musician and he was married to Pearl Bailey so that's good enough for me, jack) 4. Matana Roberts, The Chicago Project (only had it for a couple of days, moving up quickly) 5. Cowboys From Hell, Monster Rodeo (metal-jazz from Switzerland, covers of the "Halloween" theme and straight-up beat-jacks from "Eye of the Tiger", so amazing) 6. Jason Kao Hwang/Edge, Stories Before Within (Third Stream weirdness, kinda good while shoveling at midnight) 7. The Wrong Object, Stories From the Shed (Zappa Tribute Band goes jazz-legit LOL) 8. François Ingold Trio, Fat Free (v.nice) 9. Keith Marks, Foreign Funk (jazz flautist gets down with "Axel F"...but actually better than that sounds) 10. Joe Locke Quartet, Sticks and Strings (I'm a sucker for vibes)
-- Dimension 5ive, Friday, February 22, 2008 5:06 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link
okay my copy of Maceo Parker's Roots and Grooves just arrived and it is SHIT HOT Y'ALL. He's playing with the Cologne big band WDR; one disc of Ray Charles covers, one disc of good old Maceo funk stuff including an 18 minute "Pass the Peas." Dude can still play the holy hell out of that saxophone, it's like he hasn't aged a day. WOW BLAM ZING.
-- Dimension 5ive, Friday, February 22, 2008 7:29 PM
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Saturday, 23 February 2008 23:55 (sixteen years ago) link
V/A Messthetics #104 & #105 Valet - Naked Acid Belong - Colorless Record EP Citified - The Meeting After the Meeting Lee "Scratch" Perry - Chicken Scratch: Deluxe Edition
― Curt1s Stephens, Sunday, 24 February 2008 00:03 (sixteen years ago) link
i just checked out charlottefield, and on first listen i like it very, very much. is the album available in the states? brighton seems like an interesting town...
all i have heard from 2008 specifically is bits and pieces of the new nick cave, the new xiu xiu and hot chip. first two are fantastic, as expected. hot chip is kind of boring but maybe it'll grow on me.
― Emily Bjurnhjam, Sunday, 24 February 2008 00:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh! Almost forgot - Justus Köhncke, Safe and Sound. Niiice.
― kenan, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 16:16 (sixteen years ago) link
the Animal Collective ep is so very good
― poortheatre, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 12:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Pyramids self-titled on HydraHead is rather good.
― aldo, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 13:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Can't see the new Mudhoney or Melvins albums mentioned so far, so them.
― Colonel Poo, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 13:08 (sixteen years ago) link
2nd on the Pyramids album. It totally rules.
― jonathan - stl, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 15:57 (sixteen years ago) link
So far this year my favorite albums are:
Ponies in the Surf – See You Happy Willie Nelson – Moment of Forever Adam Green – Sixes & Sevens Dolly Parton – Backwoods Barbie No Kids – Come into My House For Against – Shade Side Sunny Side Jonathan Richman – Because Her Beauty Is Raw and Wild A Weather – Cove She & Him – Volume One Jason Anderson - The Hopeful & the Unafraid
Also: Evangelicals, Auburn Lull, White Hinterland, Rameses III, Guilty Simpson, Matmos, Lyrics Born, Festival, Hammock.
― erasingclouds, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 18:33 (sixteen years ago) link
The new PAAVOHARJU, Laulu laakson kukista,is absolutely astonishing, awesome and fantastic !!!
― Snowballing, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 18:57 (sixteen years ago) link
soda fountain rag 'it's rag time!', would be goods meets pipas meets florian? she's terrific.
― keythkeyth, Thursday, 29 May 2008 05:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Haha. I see Hegelson is pimping Vampire Hands again. It's really good—a bit quieter than what I usually like, and I wanted more PIL big drums, but it's held up through several listens.
― I eat cannibals, Friday, 30 May 2008 00:28 (sixteen years ago) link
I have been trying hard with Kayo Dot and have just about got it. Torche is v good also.
― aldo, Friday, 30 May 2008 09:17 (sixteen years ago) link
I thought that Kayo Dot was pretty disappointing, seemed lack some of the intensity that I liked in the earlier albums. It was just a little too composed for my tastes, I was hoping for a little looser attack.
I'm still enjoying the Jamie Lidell album much, much more than I ever expected to.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Friday, 30 May 2008 15:41 (sixteen years ago) link
I had never heard Kayo Dot before this album, so it really hit me pretty hard. I should probably check out some of that older stuff then.
― jonathan - stl, Friday, 30 May 2008 15:54 (sixteen years ago) link
maybe it's bc i'm $+0|\|3D but this Atlas Sound album r u l e s
― poortheatre, Friday, 30 May 2008 23:43 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm getting the Kayo Dot, hopefully. Since leaving ILX I got hold of their first two albums and was completely blown away by both. "The Manifold Curiosity" and "___on limpid form" in particular are absolutely masterful creations. I gather Mr. Driver decided to sack everyone in the band who wasn't his girlfriend though so can't really imagine how the new one turned out.
― Just got offed, Friday, 30 May 2008 23:55 (sixteen years ago) link
wye oak 'if children' album isn't anything terribly different but it's quite lovely and the perfect antidote for people who used to like cat power
― electricsound, Saturday, 31 May 2008 02:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Add Debut Album by Terminus to my list. It's like Broadcast and/or Ladytron, with an added (and none-too-subtle) sci-fi movie component.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 31 May 2008 05:24 (sixteen years ago) link
God this thread is annoying to search for.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/richpub/listmania/fullview/R3MWCGYF9TLFUQ/ref=cm_lm_pthnk_view?ie=UTF8&lm%5Fbb=
― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 12 June 2008 10:03 (sixteen years ago) link
I usually go through your Amazon lists at the end of the year to pick up anything I might've missed. Got Electrelane & Caribou that way, so cheers Nick.
― nate woolls, Thursday, 12 June 2008 10:12 (sixteen years ago) link
Wow, they work!
― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 12 June 2008 10:15 (sixteen years ago) link
people need to get with as high as the sky by THE MOLE. finest quality house thumpers.
― haitch, Thursday, 12 June 2008 10:20 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah that mole album is excellent
― lex pretend, Thursday, 12 June 2008 10:25 (sixteen years ago) link
2008 has generally been kind of amazing so far though.
top albums, top trax...
erykah badu, new amerykah part one (the world war) mariah carey, e=mc² lil' wayne, tha carter iii ashlee simpson, bittersweet world ellen allien, boogybytes vol 4 robert hood, fabric 39 akiko kiyama, 7 years trus'me, working nights bun b, ii trill the bug, london zoo
cassie - turn the lights off young jeezy ft. kanye west - put on lil' mama ft. chris brown & t-pain - shawty get loose addictive ft. t2 - gonna be mine jordin sparks ft. chris brown - no air sway ft. $tush - f ur x trina ft. missy elliott - i got a bottle the-dream - ditch that... kelley polar - entropy reigns (in the celestial city) solange - sandcastle disco son of raw - a black man in space booka shade - control me estelle ft. kanye west - american boy wiley ft. blaze & triggz - if you're going out i'm going out too hood headlinaz - rollin' hercules and love affair - blind ne-yo - closer lloyd ft. lil' wayne - girls all around the world santogold - les artistes etienne jaumet - repeat again after me (âme remix) jay haze - ass to mouth warrior queen - things change kat deluna ft. busta rhymes - run the show
― lex pretend, Thursday, 12 June 2008 10:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Lex you have zero funky house in your list?!?!?
I need to help you with this problem.
― Tim F, Thursday, 12 June 2008 10:41 (sixteen years ago) link
funky house basically doesn't figure on my radar at all except for when it bleeds into other kinds of house, or grime or whatever
i forgot wiley's grime wave and the appleblim dubstep sllstars mix! and the roland appel album and and and
― lex pretend, Thursday, 12 June 2008 10:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Finds of the year so far:
Get Well Soon - Rest Now Weary Head You Will Get Well Soon The Shortwave Set - Replica Sun Machine The Week That Was - The Week That Was Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend Islands - Arm's Way Lawrence Arabia - Lawrence Arabia Sennen - Where The Light Gets In Tilly & The Wall - O Flight of the Conchords - Flight of the Conchords MGMT - Oracular Spectacular The Presets - Apocalypso CSS - Donkey The INdelicates - American Demo Pop Levi - Never Never Love Blood Red Shoes - Box Of Secrets Gotye - Like Drawing Blood Mystery Jets - 21
Fuck, it's been a good year so far! Also, lol indie.
― CharlieNo4, Thursday, 12 June 2008 10:45 (sixteen years ago) link
(nb: SAX MIX of 'a black man in space')
― lex pretend, Thursday, 12 June 2008 10:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Three favorites: Inara George - An Invitation Kleerup - Kleerup Jerusalem and the Starbaskets - The Howling
― Tape Store, Monday, 16 June 2008 19:06 (sixteen years ago) link
GOOD: Animal Collective (EP) Bauhaus Excepter (comp.) LSD Pond Malkmus + Jicks REM Stars of the Lid (tour only EP) Wedding Present
BETTER: Autechre Boris Earth Fuck Buttons Mountain Goats Spiritualized Times New Viking
BEST: Atlas Sound Nick Cave Gutter Twins Jamie Lidell M83 Portishead Raveonettes
Not yet heard, looking forward to: Breeders Four Tet Growing No Age Notwist Roots Sun Kil Moon
― stephen, Monday, 16 June 2008 23:56 (sixteen years ago) link
these are albums i love:
animal collective - water curses booka shade - the sun and the neon light bruno pronsato - why can't we be like us? disfear - live the storm mara trax - it got me funk
and these ones are pretty darn good too:
evangelista - hello voyager v/a - step up 2 the streets
i haven't really been keeping track of singles too well.
― aaron d.g., Tuesday, 17 June 2008 05:01 (sixteen years ago) link
The INdelicates - American Demo
fuck me this band swings from not half bad to fucking wretched on this record
― electricsound, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 05:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Nigeria Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-1976
― sam500, Tuesday, 17 June 2008 05:22 (sixteen years ago) link