i don't think the problem with this song is the production as much as it is the fact that there's really not much of a song there
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 27 April 2017 15:43 (seven years ago) link
I think the album version will sound very different, don't know if that will improve it though
― Moodles, Thursday, 27 April 2017 15:51 (seven years ago) link
sarah mary chadwick's last album did this type of approach a lot better, this song is so great
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF-fkPjj1J4
― blonde redheads have more fun (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 27 April 2017 15:57 (seven years ago) link
I'm with Johnny Fever on this. Even as a demo that chorus hook is really instant. The video reminds me of when Rilo Kiley used to write great songs and then stick them at the back end of their albums with crappy Casio preset production.
― boxedjoy, Friday, 28 April 2017 09:46 (seven years ago) link
man i love that guitar sound.
haim used have an actual drummer. with the very rock name of dash hutton! wonder what happened :(
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 28 April 2017 10:13 (seven years ago) link
Wasn't Dash only their live drummer and doesn't appear on any of their recorded output?
― groovypanda, Friday, 28 April 2017 10:35 (seven years ago) link
ahhh you could be right!
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 28 April 2017 10:54 (seven years ago) link
New single:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7krrRoJpT0
― daavid, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 19:19 (seven years ago) link
Kinda meh? I'm much more interested in the studio version of "Right Now"
― daavid, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 19:20 (seven years ago) link
i hate this band
― marcos, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 19:30 (seven years ago) link
I'm into it
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 19:36 (seven years ago) link
OTM.
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 19:37 (seven years ago) link
i don't mind this new single! it's not exceptional but it's not terrible. it seems promising.
― Fluffy Saint-Bernard (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 19:38 (seven years ago) link
that's way more like it
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 20:02 (seven years ago) link
eh.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 20:18 (seven years ago) link
i feel a new jersey coming on (hopefully not a fairweather johnson)
― I got da Midas touch as you fucking were LG x (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 20:28 (seven years ago) link
Fan of this single. Very emotion-era Carly Rae, which is all I'm asking for in this sad world.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 23:21 (seven years ago) link
Same producer as Carly Rae so makes sense.
― dance cum rituals (Moka), Wednesday, 3 May 2017 23:32 (seven years ago) link
Rechtshaid is apparently Danielle's boyfriend! The more you know. Dev Hynes and Rostam attended to some of the production as well.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/how-haim-found-their-way-back-with-something-to-tell-you-w480244
― monotony, Wednesday, 3 May 2017 23:46 (seven years ago) link
Surprised at the lukewarm reaction to "Right Now" in this thread, that's a great tune
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Thursday, 4 May 2017 04:46 (seven years ago) link
There's not much middleground about Haim on ilm.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 4 May 2017 04:54 (seven years ago) link
Here's some middle ground: I'm a big, big fan of the first record but I'm having a hard time warming up to these new songs. I want to love them but
― bunny slopes, Thursday, 4 May 2017 05:34 (seven years ago) link
Im with bunny slopes. Loved the first record but not feeling any of these two songs so far. I love Ariel's production tho so even if the compositions leave me as lukewarm as they have at least it will sound great. The harmonies in their voices are there too but I don't know... I want more groove out of them... not a fan of how these sounds more like ballads and less like rockers.
― dance cum rituals (Moka), Thursday, 4 May 2017 06:07 (seven years ago) link
It's got a slow build that feels like it forgets to peak and it doesn't have as much of that Haim je ne sais quoi as my favorite tracks of theirs but it's still a beautiful song and I'm a major sucker for E•MO•TION so i'll be more than satisfied if the rest of the album is more of this.
― Fetchboy, Thursday, 4 May 2017 06:22 (seven years ago) link
I'm not feeling this new single at all. The drum sounds are terrible to the point of distraction.
― boxedjoy, Thursday, 4 May 2017 07:37 (seven years ago) link
Listened to this a bit, not a huge fan, but I like the band and can imagine liking the song in context.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 4 May 2017 11:59 (seven years ago) link
― Fluffy Saint-Bernard (Stevie D(eux)), Wednesday, May 3, 2017 3:38 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
something very 2017 about this tweet
― Wimmels, Thursday, 4 May 2017 13:13 (seven years ago) link
But "not terrible" and "seems promising" don't sound like ways to describe 2017 at all.
― MarkoP, Thursday, 4 May 2017 14:34 (seven years ago) link
the new one is good, it also could have fit seamlessly into the last LP for better or worse. right now i'm leaning for worse.
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 4 May 2017 14:36 (seven years ago) link
hum. yeah, far from their previous singles afaic.hope the rest of the album is better...
― AlXTC from Paris, Thursday, 4 May 2017 14:42 (seven years ago) link
Pall Thermos Fanboyson
― Bunnybrains, Thursday, 4 May 2017 14:44 (seven years ago) link
Here's some middle ground
Kind of the same here. I was pro-HAIM, maybe not as much as some, but I have continued to like a bunch of their singles (and maybe a couple other album tracks). I am not into these two new songs at all.
― _Rudipherous_, Thursday, 4 May 2017 15:19 (seven years ago) link
they would be decent album tracks but i'm a little alarmed that they're lead singles
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 4 May 2017 15:27 (seven years ago) link
Want You Back is ok but all the tension and drive has been smoothed off compared to the best singles from the debut
― ufo, Thursday, 4 May 2017 15:33 (seven years ago) link
Hey, "Pour Some Sugar On Me" was the fourth single.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 4 May 2017 15:42 (seven years ago) link
I like these quite a bit, but i don't HAVE TO LISTEN TO THEM AGAIN RIGHT NOW like almost every song from the last album.
― Spencer Chow, Thursday, 4 May 2017 22:56 (seven years ago) link
I gave it another try and find it inferior to most of the album tracks from the first album.It's more like a b-side.indeed it's a weird choice for a lead single.
― AlXTC from Paris, Friday, 5 May 2017 08:03 (seven years ago) link
Studio version of Right Now is still pretty sparse
https://youtu.be/qALvRCFNNpo
― groovypanda, Friday, 12 May 2017 12:15 (seven years ago) link
i like it. it does feel like a "mood" rather than a song, but that's exactly what a band who's been away for awhile should do, no? whet the appetite without sating it? there's no album to buy yet.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 12 May 2017 12:53 (seven years ago) link
There's weird stuff going on in the studio version, things that sound like mistakes, not sure what was the intent behind them.
― daavid, Friday, 12 May 2017 15:28 (seven years ago) link
That buzz of an unplugged cable? it sounds like they were high and on mixing day were like "listen we WANT mistakes in this record! It'll sound more HUMAN man!!"
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 12 May 2017 15:53 (seven years ago) link
lmao now i REALLY don't like "right now"
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 12 May 2017 16:31 (seven years ago) link
Right now, an ILXor is deciding they don't like "Right Now."
― ✓ (Doctor Casino), Friday, 12 May 2017 16:45 (seven years ago) link
lol
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 12 May 2017 16:55 (seven years ago) link
artwork and titles are so bad i can't stand to hear the actual tunes.
― piscesx, Friday, 12 May 2017 16:59 (seven years ago) link
i mostly like these songs but i kinda agree with you there
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 12 May 2017 17:15 (seven years ago) link
drums in 'right now' are so crazy sloppy thodunno it works for me somehow
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Friday, 12 May 2017 17:19 (seven years ago) link
Haim what is going on with you, I'm worried
― bunny slopes, Friday, 12 May 2017 18:52 (seven years ago) link
That buzz of an unplugged cable?
Not just that. Like it's poorly mixed. Stuff like the guitar is too loud, some off-beat background percussion, mic hiss?
― daavid, Friday, 12 May 2017 18:59 (seven years ago) link
I noticed the off-beat stuff too.
― how's life, Friday, 12 May 2017 21:14 (seven years ago) link