it's okay, i give you permission to not like Days Are Gone, a record which is awesome and cool
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 16 October 2013 15:17 (ten years ago) link
not necessarily because they sound like them, but haim remind me of vampire weekend and tune-yards when i hear them. maria made a cdr copy of this album from the cd and it sounded terrible in the car. strangely muffled? things usually sound good in the car. anecdotal, i know. i would have been fine with listening to it, but she was playing it pretty loud and i couldn't take it. could have been the copy she made though. i dunno. or maybe i just wasn't in the mood. its only fair that maria torture me sometimes. god knows i've done it plenty with my dumb music. she played some horrible laurie anderson song a couple of weeks ago and i almost jumped out of the car...
― scott seward, Wednesday, 16 October 2013 15:30 (ten years ago) link
Prob reminds of VW cause same producer
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Wednesday, 16 October 2013 18:03 (ten years ago) link
haim singer reminds me of kd lang, esp on the slower numbers (honey & i, let me go, if i could change your mind, go slow, etc)
― cock chirea, Wednesday, 16 October 2013 18:18 (ten years ago) link
Clarke you are better than these posts.
― Tim F
please haim-er, don't hurt 'em
― velko, Wednesday, 16 October 2013 18:35 (ten years ago) link
> The group these gals remind me of the most is Vampire Weekend!
Same producer.
― جهاد النكاح (Sanpaku), Thursday, 17 October 2013 04:30 (ten years ago) link
I finally have the album :D
If I hear anything it's Eurythmics. But I am mostly just digging on it & not trying to make sense of it
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 17 October 2013 04:42 (ten years ago) link
The drums on this album are so fucking deep and physical
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Monday, 28 October 2013 09:19 (ten years ago) link
Do the album versions of the previously-released singles differ much?― how's life, Sunday, October 13, 2013 6:04 AM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinktbh I didn't even notice "The Wire" was different until it was pointed out on this thread (and I'm still not sure I can tell how it's different). Are any of the other ones sweetened for the LP?― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, October 15, 2013 3:36 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― how's life, Sunday, October 13, 2013 6:04 AM (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
tbh I didn't even notice "The Wire" was different until it was pointed out on this thread (and I'm still not sure I can tell how it's different). Are any of the other ones sweetened for the LP?
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, October 15, 2013 3:36 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
can anyone weigh in on this?
― how's life, Monday, 28 October 2013 14:13 (ten years ago) link
as far as i can tell, no
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 28 October 2013 21:38 (ten years ago) link
Some vocals re-recorded on one of the singles, "Falling" maybe but can't remember. Saw it mentioned in an interview/article.
― michaellambert, Monday, 28 October 2013 22:09 (ten years ago) link
I didn't particularly care for the sound of the new Vampire Weekend album - "strangely muffled" sums it up pretty well - but this album sounds better to me. I haven't played it through a great sound system or anything though. I mostly listen to it through a little CD boombox. It sounds nice on that.
― o. nate, Friday, 1 November 2013 02:59 (ten years ago) link
Such a shame the CD is brick wall mastered, sounds like it could otherwise have been an audio treat. Really dig it on my iPod but find it unlistenable on the hifi.
― Supposed Former ILM Lurker (WeWantMiles), Thursday, 7 November 2013 12:12 (ten years ago) link
so i have finally listened to this album for the first time right now, my mind is blown. why didn't anyone tell me ;-)
― Bee OK, Saturday, 23 November 2013 05:55 (ten years ago) link
we ~tried~
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Saturday, 23 November 2013 19:33 (ten years ago) link
on snl tonight btw
― Clay, Saturday, 23 November 2013 19:39 (ten years ago) link
there's a moment in the beginning of Honey & I which is some serious joni ventriloquism
― Mordy , Saturday, 23 November 2013 21:58 (ten years ago) link
look I like some of this shit too
what is going on here people
― The Miracle of the Jimmy Smits (King Boy Pato), Sunday, 24 November 2013 12:52 (ten years ago) link
I hear Miami Sound Machine in 'Forever'
― Shin Oliva Suzuki, Monday, 25 November 2013 00:36 (ten years ago) link
they did a badass job on snl
― call all destroyer, Monday, 25 November 2013 01:15 (ten years ago) link
and how was Haim?
― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 25 November 2013 01:20 (ten years ago) link
hah.
also just to continue down the road of mac comparisons, i realized that este's performance mannerisms are v. similar to one mick fleetwood's.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 25 November 2013 01:21 (ten years ago) link
Thought they were great.
― chromecassettes, Monday, 25 November 2013 02:32 (ten years ago) link
that bassist is really something to watch. even knowing that going in, i was riveted.
― alpine static, Monday, 25 November 2013 04:57 (ten years ago) link
Bassist's enthusiasm was fun to watch, but the first song they did on SNL didn't wow me.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 25 November 2013 05:07 (ten years ago) link
My wife spent both performances going "why is she doing that with her FACE"
― deX! (DJP), Monday, 25 November 2013 13:49 (ten years ago) link
I kept asking myself why they sing in that weird clipped way, is that a known style that they're aiming for or an idiosyncrasy or ? Whoever said the main singer sounds like a tiny Michael McDonald trying to get out of her throat otm.
― sweat pea (La Lechera), Monday, 25 November 2013 14:58 (ten years ago) link
she sounds like she is obsessed with Christine McVie and staccato
― deX! (DJP), Monday, 25 November 2013 14:59 (ten years ago) link
she reminds me of that mannered way Lisa Stansfield tried to sing like Barry White, but with Toni Braxton
― some dude, Monday, 25 November 2013 15:00 (ten years ago) link
Ok, because it's like when someone karaokes a song where the vocals have a strong affectation, and they try to approximate that affectation but don't quite nail it? That's what they sound like to me. Michael McDonald is a perfect example!
― sweat pea (La Lechera), Monday, 25 November 2013 15:01 (ten years ago) link
the clipped singing reminded me a little of dirty projectors
― Mordy , Monday, 25 November 2013 15:01 (ten years ago) link
ee NUNCE ee ATE ING IS. THEIR. STEEZ!
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 25 November 2013 15:01 (ten years ago) link
i like it, it means you can actually understand some of the lyrics
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 25 November 2013 15:02 (ten years ago) link
Lisa Stansfield, ok I get it. I just don't really like it, I guess. I don't particularly like any of those singers tbh. That's just me. Lotsa ppl do.
― sweat pea (La Lechera), Monday, 25 November 2013 15:02 (ten years ago) link
They remind me of Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.
― a beef supreme (dog latin), Monday, 25 November 2013 15:02 (ten years ago) link
Yeah most people sing vowels but these ladies like to sing consonants
― St3ve Go1db3rg, Monday, 25 November 2013 15:14 (ten years ago) link
― deX! (DJP), Monday, November 25, 2013 1:49 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag
Yes, I thought that too. One was doing that while the other non-lead was smiling and looking enthusiastic
― curmudgeon, Monday, 25 November 2013 16:12 (ten years ago) link
they rocked. so good.
― sleepingbag, Monday, 25 November 2013 16:13 (ten years ago) link
I was trying to put my finger on what was wrong with their SNL performance. I was thinking maybe the mixing was off. I assumed they can play by now, having performed most of their lives. For whatever reason, they did not rock.
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 25 November 2013 21:34 (ten years ago) link
i wonder if ILM has any opinions on how bands sound on SNL
― 乓乒 (gr8080), Monday, 25 November 2013 21:36 (ten years ago) link
Haim was decidedly better mixed than Eminem was
― deX! (DJP), Monday, 25 November 2013 21:45 (ten years ago) link
But still not mixed well enough
― curmudgeon, Monday, 25 November 2013 21:49 (ten years ago) link
All the olds in my Facebook are like "what is this shit and what's with that lady's face" which just makes me like them more tbh
― polyphonic, Monday, 25 November 2013 22:23 (ten years ago) link
Ha ha. In contrast I remember being really impressed by how great Phoenix sounded on SNL, not this year but 2009.
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 25 November 2013 22:27 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, the Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix appearance, when they got three performances, sounded immaculate.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 25 November 2013 23:11 (ten years ago) link
It's only Danielle who sings all staccato, really.
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Monday, 25 November 2013 23:18 (ten years ago) link
It makes sense that she sings most of the leads in that she may or may not have the best singing voice among them but she has the most distinctive vocal style. The other two are a bit more anonymous.
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Monday, 25 November 2013 23:19 (ten years ago) link
i wish they had more songs where the other 2 sing lead, but that's nothing against her in particular, i just like bands with multiple lead singers. xp
― some dude, Monday, 25 November 2013 23:20 (ten years ago) link
Crazy face is by far the worst singer I think
― polyphonic, Monday, 25 November 2013 23:21 (ten years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/9dfdfce39d442d7cd5cef2c27e77f81e/tumblr_mtrc08anlf1sx94wlo1_500.gif
― sleepingbag, Tuesday, 26 November 2013 18:37 (ten years ago) link