you seeing that LPR show Maura? Writing a longer piece?
― from the perspective of a gay man, i will post them now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 18:32 (eight years ago) link
(talked to some industry people who i respect who saw them at APAP and said they seemed "academic"; i am very curious to hear for myself)
― from the perspective of a gay man, i will post them now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 18:33 (eight years ago) link
what does "academic" mean in that context?
paris (the multi-instrumentalist) is a tremendous synth nerd
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 18:35 (eight years ago) link
nah i live in boston and am traveling too much. but i am writing about them. i thought they were incredible at great scott in 2014.
― maura, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 18:36 (eight years ago) link
yeah they're great live. i saw them at lpr two years ago and it was such a gentle, sweet show
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 18:37 (eight years ago) link
xp by "academic" i believe she meant technically polished but not especially present... which she hastened to point out could mean they just had an off night and were falling back on training to keep them afloat. She buttressed all that with a "it's not that every act has to lead with their soul but i thought KING certainly would"
― from the perspective of a gay man, i will post them now (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 19 January 2016 18:38 (eight years ago) link
IT'S HERE Y'ALL
www.npr.org/2016/01/27/464592961/first-listen-king-we-are-king
― The Reverend, Thursday, 28 January 2016 04:24 (eight years ago) link
err....
http://www.npr.org/2016/01/27/464592961/first-listen-king-we-are-king
Yaaaaay
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 28 January 2016 04:26 (eight years ago) link
AAAAAAAAAAA
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2016 04:29 (eight years ago) link
oh my god, i cannot deal with today
― art baengels (monotony), Thursday, 28 January 2016 04:34 (eight years ago) link
<3 <3 <3 <3 !! !
― maura, Thursday, 28 January 2016 04:42 (eight years ago) link
OH MY GOD THIS IS SO GOOD WHAT? MY HEAD IS SPINNING
― The Reverend, Thursday, 28 January 2016 05:11 (eight years ago) link
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― The Reverend, Thursday, 28 January 2016 05:12 (eight years ago) link
If it follows the pattern of the annual song they've released for the past few years, this...should be close to my favourite album of the decade.
sounding good so far!
― art baengels (monotony), Thursday, 28 January 2016 05:15 (eight years ago) link
yeah this is pretty nuts, the first song wasn't my fav but glad i stuck with it instead of going over to rihanna right away cos damn does everything sound good. need to hear hq tho
― • (sleepingbag), Thursday, 28 January 2016 05:16 (eight years ago) link
I stopped the Rihanna to play this haha.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 28 January 2016 05:18 (eight years ago) link
This album just ended and I applauded.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 28 January 2016 05:26 (eight years ago) link
chord progression in the bridge of "the right one" is essentially the peak of music for me
i know i'm gonna fill this thread with hyperbole but i really feel that
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2016 05:50 (eight years ago) link
does "the greatest" sound even more like an infinite swirl in album context? yes
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2016 05:53 (eight years ago) link
god i feel like a diamond buried in a riverbed
i'm a little drunk which i think is appropriate
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2016 05:57 (eight years ago) link
this shit is sick
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, 28 January 2016 05:57 (eight years ago) link
"The Greatest" sounds way better on the album than in isolation.
― The Reverend, Thursday, 28 January 2016 05:58 (eight years ago) link
the new intros and outros on the old songs are like some ascension to heaven-level shit
― The Reverend, Thursday, 28 January 2016 05:59 (eight years ago) link
the "supernatural" intro is unreal
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2016 06:01 (eight years ago) link
Okay, really, releasing this in January is really unfair to everyone else who wanted to release an album this year. Y'all can't make a better one than this.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 28 January 2016 06:02 (eight years ago) link
i think i can sink into this album forever!
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2016 06:02 (eight years ago) link
ok I got a little more to drink and wow "love song"
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2016 06:08 (eight years ago) link
i think my spine is melting
"What's wrong with Brad?""An album stream melted his spine. It's rare, but it happens."
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 28 January 2016 06:10 (eight years ago) link
haven't followed the tracklist but whatever guitar solo happens at 45 mins is very *throws devil horns*
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, 28 January 2016 06:12 (eight years ago) link
jesus the last song
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, 28 January 2016 06:15 (eight years ago) link
i've spent a lot of time with these singles and they honestly feel brand new on the album
that is nuts, that never happens
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2016 06:19 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC9bdKAKst4
hmm this wasn't what i was looking for ... lol
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, 28 January 2016 06:19 (eight years ago) link
i mean kudos to them that they have built such a rich and seamless and iridescent ecosystem in which i hope to live forever
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2016 06:21 (eight years ago) link
this album is an hour long? this is literally the only album on earth where i will not mind that it is an hour long
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2016 06:27 (eight years ago) link
"the story" as the penultimate track feels like some kind of full circle thing idk. feeling something like completed symmetry just hearing that synth line
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2016 06:35 (eight years ago) link
well cool i have been woven gently into the fabric of the universe. goodnight everyone
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2016 06:38 (eight years ago) link
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, January 27, 2016 10:12 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yes, this is an amazing moment
― The Reverend, Thursday, 28 January 2016 07:05 (eight years ago) link
lol awesome thread so far, off to actually listen to the album now
― alpine static, Thursday, 28 January 2016 07:41 (eight years ago) link
oh wow it's out there but i have a hectic day today. yknow what i'm not going to do king like that, i'm going to approach their album with a bit more ceremony than others (rihanna). i've waited five years i can wait one more day.
― cher guevara (lex pretend), Thursday, 28 January 2016 08:29 (eight years ago) link
Ah, this is frustrating, I pre-ordered the album on Bandcamp, but it doesn't come out until next week, and I have no idea how I'd be able to play the stream on my stereo... Is it worth listening on your computer with headphones?
― Tuomas, Thursday, 28 January 2016 08:33 (eight years ago) link
holy cow this is good
― lute bro (brimstead), Thursday, 28 January 2016 09:33 (eight years ago) link
xp can't you just hook up your computer to your stereo?
― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Thursday, 28 January 2016 09:37 (eight years ago) link
They're in different rooms, so no, sadly.
― Tuomas, Thursday, 28 January 2016 09:53 (eight years ago) link
stream it on your phone?
― art baengels (monotony), Thursday, 28 January 2016 09:55 (eight years ago) link
This is the best thing I have ever heard.
― Tim F, Thursday, 28 January 2016 10:26 (eight years ago) link
halfway through and there's literally nothing i can say to contradict any of you
this is exceptional
― ZESTY O'PRIDE (imago), Thursday, 28 January 2016 11:38 (eight years ago) link
this is it, the singularity
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 January 2016 11:39 (eight years ago) link
feels so weird to finish the 2015 albums poll countdown today after listening to the 2016 winner
― ZESTY O'PRIDE (imago), Thursday, 28 January 2016 11:42 (eight years ago) link