there is a bit of TFC in the Tony Molina record, but the early Weezer influence is about 100x more prominent, right?
― alpine static, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 05:25 (ten years ago) link
i might have to listen to some early weezer
― denial plan (electricsound), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 05:35 (ten years ago) link
dude
― alpine static, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 07:19 (ten years ago) link
the Molina album is basically a distilled version of Weezer's debut "blue" album: the crunchy guitars, the hooks, the solos, in and out in 40- to 90-second chunks.
this is not to say it's better than the blue album, but if you like "dissed and dismissed" and you have not heard the blue album, you should probably go and do that, yeah.
Change My Ways is indeed very TFC, though.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 16 April 2014 07:26 (ten years ago) link
not heard this Tony Molina album yet but his stuff as Ovens is excellent and described perfectly by the first line of the above post
― From Tha Crouuuch To Da Palacios (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 16 April 2014 08:24 (ten years ago) link
An insane Slumberland sale is going on right now, until November 2: http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/sale
Black Tambourine, The Aislers Set, Veronica Falls...and so much more.
― ernestp, Saturday, 1 November 2014 20:03 (nine years ago) link
Great year for this label, I think: Tony Molina, Gold-Bears, Terry Malts EP and Allo Darlin' are all terrific.
― alpine static, Saturday, 1 November 2014 20:07 (nine years ago) link
Damn, sale over already!
― Wandering Boy Poet, Monday, 3 November 2014 13:45 (nine years ago) link
Get anything?
I got:
The Bats - Dont You Rise 7inch
Bright Coloured Lights - Open Your Eyes 7inch
Belreve - Belreve 7inch
14 Iced Bears - Inside 7inch
various artists - The Saturday People/The Clientele split 7inch
The Earthmen - Cool Chick 59 7inch
Beatnik Filmstars - Pink Noize 7inch
various artists - Just A Taste CD
Weekend - Sports 2xLP
Sleepyhead - Punk Rock City USA LP
― Evan, Monday, 3 November 2014 15:16 (nine years ago) link
I got the new Allo Darlin' and Gold-Bears (both top 20 of 2014 for me) + Terry Malts' "Killing Time" LP and The Softies' self-titled EP (for $3.33 on CD)
― alpine static, Monday, 3 November 2014 16:11 (nine years ago) link
was very tempted by Weekend stuff but...
― alpine static, Monday, 3 November 2014 16:12 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, they opened for Medicine and sounded pretty good! It was a good price and "Jinx" wasn't as intriguing so I was happy to pick up "Sports".
Otherwise I was very excited by the sale since it's great they still so many old titles in stock for so cheap regardless of the sale. Awhile ago I got Ropers - All The Time direct from them for instance.
I wasn't too familiar with the newer titles but thought Veronica Falls sounded pretty good. I needed more time to research those so I held off.
However I should have picked up that Softies EP too...
― Evan, Monday, 3 November 2014 16:29 (nine years ago) link
last year's Veronica Falls album was AMAZING. top 5 of the year for me. but i love love love indie-pop...
i probably would've spent more time looking into some older stuff but worried i was gonna lose the sale prices.
wish i'd made an order with Relapse Records during their half-off sale on Halloween...oh well.
― alpine static, Monday, 3 November 2014 16:40 (nine years ago) link
Yeah I love both Veronica Falls albums. I already have those, but I did pick up the Proper Ornaments LP, side project from the male VF singer/guitarist. It didn't do much for me when it first came out but it's been growing on me a lot the last couple of weeks. He also has a great other side project, Ultimate Painting, with a new album not on Slumberland, check it out). Also got:
Aislers Set - Terrible Things Happen (not sure why I don't have this already; I loved the other two albums back then)Girls Names - both LPs (really like the first one, LOVE the second one -- it's like an indie pop Seventeen Seconds)Crystal Stilts - In Love With OblivionFrankie Rose - both LPsParasites - Something to Hold Onto single
Kinda regret not getting either of the Weekend LPs.
― early rejecter, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 03:04 (nine years ago) link
the proper ornaments is probably my favourite Slumberland thing they've done for a while. the tony molina is awesome but it's a reissue and also should have twice as many songs on it
the literature album is nice enough but it's like they have shaved off all their interesting edges to "slumberlandize" their sound which is disappointing.
did not know that about the ultimate painting album, interesting! trouble in mind (who put it out) is an excellent label
― mit iodine (electricsound), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 03:09 (nine years ago) link
thanks for the heads up! I snagged the Lichtenstein album, the second Crystal Stilts, and some 45s... very good prices!
― erry red flag (f. hazel), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 05:22 (nine years ago) link
xpost, was gonna say, if Trouble In Mind were to have a similar sale, i'll be handing over my next paycheck. another one of the best labels going...
― alpine static, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 07:36 (nine years ago) link
ilxors be raving over that ultimate painting album:
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/23/ultimate-painting-ultimate-painting-review
― john wahey (NickB), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 09:13 (nine years ago) link
Just listened to that Veronica Falls album from last year in its entirety... now I'm really bummed I didn't pick that up! It's great! Thanks alpine.
― Evan, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 14:31 (nine years ago) link
Teenage is one of my favorite songs of the past few years, and the rest isn't far behind. "Driving late at night, I let you listen to the music you like. Then I'll drop you home." <3<3
I listened to that Ultimate Painting album three or four times and found it pleasant, but I wasn't wowed. Certainly not in the same league as the past couple VF and Mazes albums. I will revisit, though.
― alpine static, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 15:54 (nine years ago) link
I'm excited to dive into that "just a Taste" comp once it delivers.
http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/show/3?page=8&ret=catalog
― Evan, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 15:58 (nine years ago) link
wow, yeah, that looks like a treasure trove of twee
― alpine static, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 16:08 (nine years ago) link
That's the soundtrack to my first year of university
― mit iodine (electricsound), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 20:16 (nine years ago) link
Ultimate Painting US tour. DC gig 3-15 with the Twerps (Aussie band on Merge I think?) and Baltimore's Expert Alterations
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 March 2015 18:22 (nine years ago) link
That Twerps record seems like a great way to welcome spring.
― Evan, Friday, 6 March 2015 19:37 (nine years ago) link
A friend also praised that, so I need to go hear it. He likes it better than Ultimate P.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 March 2015 20:28 (nine years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/arts/music/pressplay.html?ref=music
NY Times listening thing for another Slumberland band:
It’s hard to get a bead on Evans the Death after just one song. The young British rock group veers from folksy strumming to harmony-driven pop to screaming punk rock. They are, however, Londoners through and through.
Whatever that last sentence means
― curmudgeon, Friday, 6 March 2015 20:30 (nine years ago) link
It means "Either way, it ultimately just sounds like Coldplay."
― Evan, Friday, 6 March 2015 20:52 (nine years ago) link
It doesn't though. It skews a lot earlier, to Britpop, Madchester, hints of No Depression even. First song is called "Intrinsic Grey," second one "Terrified," and so on, and the whole thing is unmistakably poverty stricken in a way I haven't encountered in a while. And because Slumberland often releases albums in nifty pairs, the new one by Young Guv, which is Ben Cook from Fucked Up doing an Exploding Hearts type thing, is good too.
― geoffreyess, Friday, 6 March 2015 23:00 (nine years ago) link
ugh is nowhere safe from twerps discussion
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Friday, 6 March 2015 23:03 (nine years ago) link
Evans The Death are decent. The singer has an amazing voice. I keep hearing the new album is a step up, will need to check that out soonly.
― ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Friday, 6 March 2015 23:05 (nine years ago) link
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Friday, March 6, 2015 6:03 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
What's the issue here? Looks like two singular comments about them to me.
― Evan, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:07 (nine years ago) link
any mention of that awful, awful group is enough for me
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:34 (nine years ago) link
haha I'm not seeing what could be so hatable about them.
― Evan, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:40 (nine years ago) link
Wait a minute I saw you saying positive things about them on multiple threads what did they do to you recently?
― Evan, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:48 (nine years ago) link
ha since then they put out an ok album, a really really bad ep and a not very good album all complete with lazier and lazier lyrics
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 04:58 (nine years ago) link
I have nothing against Twerps but they do make me wish I was listening to The Stevens. Since we're already off topic can I ask if anyone's heard "A History of Hygiene"? Might be premature to call it a classic but that's really the only word, like "Daddy's Highway" crossed with "Bee Thousand."
― geoffreyess, Saturday, 14 March 2015 15:56 (nine years ago) link
Facebook:The Stevens shared a link to Twerps's timeline.January 13, 2014 · Melbourne, Australia ·
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 14 March 2015 16:49 (nine years ago) link
like "Daddy's Highway" crossed with "Bee Thousand."
...excuse me this sounds amazing.
― Evan, Saturday, 14 March 2015 19:45 (nine years ago) link
haha. stevens are great when they're good, though 'hygiene' could probably lose 3-4 songs..
― don't ask me why i posted this (electricsound), Saturday, 14 March 2015 22:43 (nine years ago) link
Liked the EP more than the album, but yeah The Stevens are pretty great
― Wandering Boy Poet, Monday, 16 March 2015 13:42 (nine years ago) link
Three new Slumberland releases since this thread lapsed:
Joanna Gruesome - Peanut ButterExpert Alterations - EPLinden - Rest & Be Thankful
I've heard and enjoyed them all. Anyone else keeping up?
― geoffreyess, Thursday, 6 August 2015 21:22 (nine years ago) link
Trying to keep up. They're having another big sale, ends today. Most LPs under $10 and CDs under $5.
― early rejecter, Wednesday, 2 December 2015 17:59 (eight years ago) link
I urge everyone to add Young Guv's "Kelly I'm Not a Creep" to their year-end playlists. And something by Evans the Death. Title track probably.
― Ys Man a.k.a. Have One on G (geoffreyess), Wednesday, 2 December 2015 18:14 (eight years ago) link
Only a few full-lengths from Slumberland this year but the Pete Astor one is really good. He could pass for either half of the Go-Betweens.
Love this tune:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG9u13Oxc0U
― geoffreyess, Friday, 26 August 2016 04:00 (eight years ago) link
Also they're putting out the new Real Numbers album! http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/catalog/show/307
Never dreamed I'd see a Minneapolis band in their catalog (unless I'm forgetting one?) but this is a perfect fit.
― geoffreyess, Friday, 26 August 2016 04:03 (eight years ago) link
Was reading about the upcoming 30th anniversary Chickfactor zine shows in London and NY and saw a reference to a band called the Jeanines who are gonna be at the NY show. Seeing some folks rave about their guitar pop. It's ok on first listen.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 July 2022 12:23 (two years ago) link
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/chickfactor-throwing-30th-anniversary-concerts-in-nyc-london/
NYC gets two shows: October 6 aboard The Frying Pan with The Aluminum Group, Jim Ruiz Set, and Beatrix Madell, DJs Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields) and Gaylord Fields, plus "vegan options in the restaurant, nautical photo ops and portraits and other fun stuff!" (tickets TBA); and October 8 at Union Pool with San Francisco bands Seablite and Artsick (mems Boyracer, Kids on a Crime Spree, Lunchbox), Jeanines and special guests TBA (tickets).
The London shows are at The Lexington on October 28 & 29 with Sacred Paws, Artsick and Rachel Love (Dolly Mixture) on night 1 and The Umbrellas, Birdie (Dolly Mixture, Saint Etienne) and Seablite on night 2. There's also a Hangover Lounge at the Betsey Trotwood on 10/30 with The Catenary Wires and more TBA.
https://www.chickfactor.com/
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 July 2022 12:26 (two years ago) link
Posted here as Slumberland and Chickfactor share common interests
― curmudgeon, Friday, 29 July 2022 12:27 (two years ago) link
Kind of a brief Hangover Lounge on the Sunday I expect but it should be nice.
― Tim, Friday, 29 July 2022 12:42 (two years ago) link