who'd have thought the band featuring Professor Snape and Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun would be creepy
― suggest boban (Will M.), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 17:56 (five years ago) link
I could take or leave the rest of the album but this song is alchemy
― imago, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 17:56 (five years ago) link
haha
xp
― my tweet portal is whack (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 17:57 (five years ago) link
rare moment when my taste intersects with imago's. it works better in the context of the album imo but i voted for it
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:00 (five years ago) link
It was a triumph for the time travel thread I think? tt alerted me to its excellence
― imago, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:01 (five years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/REKeY4q.jpg
49: Hop Along – “How Simple” – 195 points – 5 votesvideo
hop along: bark your head off, dog
http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=25047
I feel like it’s almost a music critic rite-of-passage to describe Frances Quinlan’s voice — usually something like “Janis Joplin and [other artist] thrown into a blender,” but she sounds like the choppy, whirring blender itself. At this point, much like Sam Herring around the time Future Islands broke through, she’s not only established her voice, she’s manipulated it to switch between different modes. Herring has the Tom Jones / Tom Waits dichotomy, but Frances goes between typical scratchiness and a beautiful, rarely-deployed falsetto in the chorus. She’s definitely a focal point of the song, but also farther back in the mix than expected; Mark Quinlan’s steady drums are in the front. It seems like a strange choice, but towards the end, when the band is chanting “We will both find out / just not together,” the focus on rhythm suddenly makes sense. By the time the acoustic guitar comes in during that extended outro, the song reveals itself as the three-and-a-half-minute pop song it’s been the whole time. They snuck a minor masterpiece right under our noses. – Joshua Copperman
A lot of slacker indie rock from the ’90s provides a sort of headspace that reminds me of the frustrations I have with all my aspirations being thwarted by my own laziness or lack of ability. It can leave me paralyzed, wavering between embittered anger and complete numbness. “How Simple” fills me with those exact feelings. Even worse, I find many of the song’s parts incongruous and think the whole thing is poorly structured. And yet, hearing Quinlan repeat that one line — “Don’t worry, we will both find out, just not together” — snaps everything into place. More accurately, it leaves everything as is and posits that I needn’t stress out so much. I don’t know if I can, but that line makes me believe it’s possible. – Joshua Minsoo Kim
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:02 (five years ago) link
i came across die wilde jagd thanks to the ralf beck/offen music label connection
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:03 (five years ago) link
is roisin only getting one placement? for some reason felt like 'all my dreams' would be the consensus choice
was worried hop along would be a victim of vote-splitting. love this song, love this album, voted for a different track.
― my tweet portal is whack (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:03 (five years ago) link
don't worry, we will both find out, just not together
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:05 (five years ago) link
we will find out.here i am again.at the reserve to drink.
― my tweet portal is whack (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:06 (five years ago) link
My #2, Hop Along were the only people to make both my tracks and albums ballot, there was no way I could leave this song off.
― Gavin, Leeds, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:07 (five years ago) link
I would have voted for 2000 Elefanten. feel a bit like ILM played a small part in contributing to these guys' success. Their album is perfect and their live act formidable.
― frame casual (dog latin), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:07 (five years ago) link
this was not my hop along vote but 'tis a fine thing
― resident hack (Simon H.), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:08 (five years ago) link
"all end" is reminding me of my brother's college radio show "Is That Music or the Vacuum Cleaner?"
― rob, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:09 (five years ago) link
I knew 2000 Elefanten from Andrew Weatherall playing it on his NTS show
― my name is leee john, for we are many (NickB), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:09 (five years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/0YMchAW.jpg
48: The 1975 – “I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)” – 196 points – 6 votesvideo
the 1975
I immediately burst into tears at the chorus. – BradNelson
That chorus is incredible. It's a kind of power ballad meets some Britpop album closer from the late 90s… I feel bad saying this, but I get Mansun vibes from his falsetto. – kitchen person
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:11 (five years ago) link
lol what's up!!!!
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:11 (five years ago) link
Ain't mad at this
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:12 (five years ago) link
I voted for this! glad it made it.
― resident hack (Simon H.), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:14 (five years ago) link
How Simple ended up as my number two. Incredible song by a band that just seems to be getting better and better.
Oh wow! I really didn't know which 1975 tracks would make it. This is definitely up there with the best. So glad they got the ending to the album right this time round.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:14 (five years ago) link
I went from thinking this was ill-advised to brilliant over the course of just a few listens
― resident hack (Simon H.), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:15 (five years ago) link
strings are very nice, and i love the subtle minor-chord substitutions throughout. it's not living was my 75 jam of choice this year, but this one was close behind (along with inside your mind)
― my tweet portal is whack (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:16 (five years ago) link
all end is fine in a monolithic way but as a lot of people said, absolutely not what I come to Autechre for.
Impressed that Smoko did so well. I kicked off the summer jams thread with it, expecting it to be ripped to shreds but instead it was roundly ignored (at least in terms of follow up posts). I like it enough but maybe wouldn't have voted for it. Novelty punk treads a fine line mind
― frame casual (dog latin), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:18 (five years ago) link
Are dudes from the 1975 still working with that girl aka The Japanese House (sry, can't remember her name). I have high expectations for the album and hope it blows up when it comes out.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:18 (five years ago) link
amber bain and yes
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:19 (five years ago) link
:)
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:19 (five years ago) link
i half expected to hear kirk say "space: the final frontier" at the end of that 1975 track
― suggest boban (Will M.), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:21 (five years ago) link
― resident hack (Simon H.), Tuesday, January 29, 2019 1:14 PM (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
really begging for a "I'd love it if this hadn't made it" retort here :)
― rob, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:22 (five years ago) link
Ok, finally had the proper chance to listen to most recent tunes, here's some thoughts:
Jon Hopkins – “Emerald Rush”: This starts really well, always loved some chopped-up techno, but I think it builds up too big, sound like doesn't really seem to fit the anthemic mood towards the end. Would've preferred this approach to something more minimal.
Christine and the Queens – “Doesn’t Matter (Voleur de soleil)”: This nice, the arrangement is a bit too busy, but well-crafted pop music nevertheless.
The Chats – “Smoko”: Already mentioned how it makes me feel... This is a joke, I guess someone's laughing, but I ain't.
Talaboman – “Dins El Llit (Superpitcher Remix)”: Banging tune, best dance music in the poll so far.
Mitski – “Geyser”: This kind of stuff is not for me, but it's admirable nevertheless, certainly I can see why it would strike a chord with those of you who like guitar music.
Autechre – “all end”: Always found Autechre to be boring conceptual engineermans' favourite, I'm not gonna listen an hour-long track to see if it changes my mind.
Róisín Murphy – “Plaything”: Wow, how haven't I heard this one before? Love Murphy, and this is certainly the sort of stuff she does the best, affective, deep-felt, enormous. The best song in the poll so far, besides Braxton.
Die Wilde Jagd – “2000 Elefanten”: Post-punk's not my thing either, but as with the Mitski tune, I can understand why people rate it.
Hop Along – “How Simple”: I guess the nineties really are back, haha. Didn't care for alternative rock back then, don't care about it now.
The 1975 – “I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)”: Completely inoffensive power ballad. This could be by U2 or something?
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:28 (five years ago) link
Loving the Talabot/Superpitcher. This might be my favourite of the poll.
― jmm, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:29 (five years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/5krT6qI.jpg
47: Natalie Prass – “Short Court Style” – 196 points – 8 votesvideo
A thread for Natalie Prass
http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=25260
Light airy pop with a soulful tint that reminds of the jokes Mayer Hawthorne was so crudely sketching a few years back, or of Hall & Oates jabbing at the arches of your foot when you weren’t looking. There’s a retroactive conservatism at play that at times feels dangerously close to being designed to serve as backing for moments of trite superficial Technicolor sentiment, a pleasant antidote from the smudgy oily of the present with its sparse and crisp pristinity. Yet despite that troubling regiment, there’s a light airiness that manages to keep it feeling less about stance and more about softness. – Maxwell Cavaseno
Prass has said the song was inspired by a new relationship, and you can feel the heart beat stronger with every note. This is the sound of clouds parting, of hearts mending, of walking — no, dancing — on air. (Even the cuíca in the background sounds like it’s cheering her on.) Yet this is not a story of puppy love or the illusion of perfection. This is an ode to love that lasts, to hard-won happiness, to going through hell and coming out stronger on the other side. – Julian Axelrod
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:32 (five years ago) link
love this song so much, but voted for a different one from the album (again)
― my tweet portal is whack (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:33 (five years ago) link
Awesome! Ended up just voting for her album, but this was one of my most played tracks of the year. It was sad to see her not get the success she deserved this last year, commercially and critically.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:34 (five years ago) link
whoa the autechre song started playing as i scrolled past brad's GIF and i stared at it for like 10 seconds before i even read why it was posted
― suggest boban (Will M.), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:38 (five years ago) link
This is sweet, reminds me of the sort of 80s boogie/post-disco I really love.
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:38 (five years ago) link
for those unsure about listening to Autechre's "all end," may i recommend you play it for three minutes? It's roughly the same experience no matter where you drop the needle (mostly different textures) so you can get a taste fairly painlessly.
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:38 (five years ago) link
fuck yeah
this wasn't my fave from the album but it's a great single on its own
― resident hack (Simon H.), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:39 (five years ago) link
It doesn't seem to be on Youtube, can I listen to it anywhere without having to sign up for a streaming service?
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:40 (five years ago) link
you can go to a nearby factory and sit near an industrial fan
― my tweet portal is whack (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:43 (five years ago) link
or you can listen to it here: https://autechre.bleepstores.com/release/98703-autechre-nts-sessions-1-4
― silverfish, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:44 (five years ago) link
"short court style" is the fucking best
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:44 (five years ago) link
even if this Prass song doesn't do it for you I really recommend checking out the whole album, which demonstrates way more range than I had any notion she was capable of
― resident hack (Simon H.), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:44 (five years ago) link
Tuomas, "Plaything" is a part of a series of singles Roisin did with Maurice Fulton this year. They're pretty much all great
― Number None, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:44 (five years ago) link
I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes) does indeed remind me of Little Kix-era Mansun!
― imago, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:46 (five years ago) link
no one edited that maxwell blurb
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:46 (five years ago) link
Oh wow, I love Fulton too, that's really a match made in heaven!
(xxpost)
― Tuomas, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:46 (five years ago) link
imagine writing crisp pristinity when pristine crispness was just lying there
― imago, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:47 (five years ago) link
but is it light and airy?
― jaymc, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:48 (five years ago) link
I really like Roisin Murphy - that is not new.Also really like Frances Quinlan - that is new. My first thought of comparison was the singer from Throwing Muses for some reason - wild, passionate and always on the brink of breaking down. (Though I guess you could also say The Cranberries). The album seems to leave her all the space, and that's good.
― Nabozo, Tuesday, 29 January 2019 18:49 (five years ago) link