Echoing the Leaf House discovery mentioned upthread. Sounded to me like Inuit prog.
― dinnerboat, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 17:50 (ten years ago) link
We Tigers is one of the highlights on this one for me. Shame it did so bad in this poll.
― Moka, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 20:00 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, We Tigers is the quintessential pre-MWPP AC song.
― wank-bond-villain-looking villain, (dog latin), Wednesday, 12 March 2014 20:41 (ten years ago) link
People claiming to dig this band's music are all part of some elaborate hoax, right? Like, an ongoing "Punk'd" sort of thing...?
― bbboing, Wednesday, 12 March 2014 21:44 (ten years ago) link
so many songs from the sung tongs era were never recorded in the studio... rediscovering this gem today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIn2oVFsXd4
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 23 November 2016 18:31 (seven years ago) link
Avey Tare & Panda Bear will play Sung Tongs in its entirety for the first time on December 2, 2017 at the Knockdown Center in New York:
In 1996, Pitchfork launched as a daily music review site while the web was still in its infancy. Today, it is the most trusted music publication in the world, featuring the best in music criticism, web design, video work, and live events. We are celebrating 21 years of Pitchfork with a concert that highlights some of the artists who have been important in the history of the site and continue to influence the scope of music. Animal Collective (Avey Tare and Panda Bear) are set to play their breakthrough 2004 album Sung Tongs in its entirety for the first time in the group’s history. More artists and acts will be announced in the days to come.The concert, presented in partnership with Virgin Mobile USA, will take place Saturday, December 2, at the Knockdown Center in Flushing, Queens. RSVP to the Facebook event here.Tickets are on sale now—find them here. In addition to general tickets, Virgin Mobile is giving away 100 VIP tickets as part of its newly launched Inner Circle Member Benefits program.
The concert, presented in partnership with Virgin Mobile USA, will take place Saturday, December 2, at the Knockdown Center in Flushing, Queens. RSVP to the Facebook event here.
Tickets are on sale now—find them here. In addition to general tickets, Virgin Mobile is giving away 100 VIP tickets as part of its newly launched Inner Circle Member Benefits program.
https://pitchfork.com/news/announcing-pitchforks-21st-live-concert/?mbid=homepage-more-latest-and-video
― flappy bird, Monday, 16 October 2017 17:05 (six years ago) link
Pretty wild. I know Avey's been playing more acoustic guitar in the past couple years but didn't think Panda would be playing guitar anytime soon. This is pretty nuts. Got a ticket. Sorta can't wrap my head around it. Feel lucky to get to see them just sing & play acoustics.
― flappy bird, Monday, 16 October 2017 17:07 (six years ago) link
Seeing them do this in 2 days. Someone asked Avey after one of his solo shows what the setup would be, apparently it's just going to be him and PB "just banging out with acoustic guitars" and minimal electronics, just like the 2003 shows. ALSO, they're going to an encore of ST-era B sides and unreleased songs... the possibility of seeing COVERED IN FROGS, DON'T BELIEVE THE PILOT, ALWAYS YOU, BABY, and SLEEPER FACTORY is making me delirious. cant fuckin wait
― flappy bird, Thursday, 30 November 2017 19:15 (six years ago) link
BABY DAY*
Excited for you flappy, I saw some of those early acoustic shows and they were -great-
Would love it if they made another acoustic-grounded record
― Priory, Thursday, 30 November 2017 19:35 (six years ago) link
whoa that's sweet! what were those shows like? there are a few videos and recordings circulating of 2003 shows but not much- pretty wild and gloriously out of tune- there's this one performance in Texas i think where they do "Mouth Wooed Her" and it's just a disaster, someone commented on the video and said "how the fuck did they whip that song into shape"
― flappy bird, Thursday, 30 November 2017 19:40 (six years ago) link
First time I saw any version of AC was and Avey/Panda acoustic instore at a long-closed place in London... their first UK show I think. I think by that point Campfire Songs had come out, so I knew they made music in different modes but the way they played live at that time was a way different thing from CS. Anyway, it was totally incredible. Not more than 20 people there. Saw the Fatcat Brighton show on the same trip which was that notable in that they def played some different stuff. You got the sense they had a lot of music going on at the time. Also quite a lot of people were laughing, as you can hear in the youtube vidLast acoustic I think was the Other Music one, which I'm sure you know from the great boot
― Priory, Thursday, 30 November 2017 19:58 (six years ago) link
Funny, the album performed live thing... On one hand it seems unlike them but I remember when HCTI came out they did a show where they played it front to back. Missed that one tho :(
― Priory, Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:03 (six years ago) link
Meeting of the Waters is kinda a new AC acoustic record.
― Frederik B, Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:23 (six years ago) link
Which one of these tracks sucks the least? Oh right. None of them.― Lightning Is For Babies (Johnny Fever), Sunday, December 19, 2010 9:23 AM (six years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Lightning Is For Babies (Johnny Fever), Sunday, December 19, 2010 9:23 AM (six years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Amen!
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Thursday, 30 November 2017 20:37 (six years ago) link
do you have some sort of notification set up every time someone posts about this band so you can remind everyone you don't like them?
― FREEZE! FYI! (dog latin), Friday, 1 December 2017 10:08 (six years ago) link
I'd definitely go and see them doing this album
― FREEZE! FYI! (dog latin), Friday, 1 December 2017 10:09 (six years ago) link
Last acoustic I think was the Other Music one, which I'm sure you know from the great boot
― Priory, Thursday, November 30, 2017 2:58 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah that recording is amazing, a few songs only performed once at that show, also their cover of "On a Plain" has always stuck with me.
― flappy bird, Friday, 1 December 2017 18:12 (six years ago) link
Can't wait to see PB play an acoustic guitar again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh3o73dDuHc
― flappy bird, Friday, 1 December 2017 18:13 (six years ago) link
xxxpost:
I usually find clicking on "ILM Answers" does the trick.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Friday, 1 December 2017 18:15 (six years ago) link
Why would you post in threads for bands you dislike
― flappy bird, Friday, 1 December 2017 18:16 (six years ago) link
*regularly
In the case of Animal Collective, the praise they get from people who otherwise like some great stuff absolutely confounds me. This album, for example, codes to me as whiny American vocals fronting the sort of self-consciously inept crud that often mistakenly gets branded as "psychedelic" ...
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Friday, 1 December 2017 18:20 (six years ago) link
Absolutely nothing at all about this band feels natural.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Friday, 1 December 2017 18:21 (six years ago) link
ok well you're not going to get anywhere or change anyone's mind reiterating that same exact sentiment every time an AC thread gets bumped. i really don't understand why you do it, it's just irritating and obnoxious and a complete of waste of time for everyone
― flappy bird, Friday, 1 December 2017 18:23 (six years ago) link
"irritating and obnoxious and a complete of waste of time for everyone" would be a good capsule review for the band in general, IMO... unless you can helpfully point me to something worthwhile about this band or explain what on Earth you see in 'em.
― Gholdfish Killah (Turrican), Friday, 1 December 2017 18:46 (six years ago) link
Fuck off
― flappy bird, Friday, 1 December 2017 18:59 (six years ago) link
lol @ this performance of "Mouth Wooed Her" at 18:46
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5-ovtyXp9A
― flappy bird, Friday, 1 December 2017 19:02 (six years ago) link
Starting to sink in imagining what that room is going to be like tomorrow when everyone sings "College" together
― flappy bird, Friday, 1 December 2017 19:05 (six years ago) link
Fuck that was amazing. Stood up front through a shitty Alex G set but was worth it. They get up on stage, sitting in folding chairs, two acoustics for each of them & a single floor tom, Avey just grins and whispers "sunngggg tongggss" crowd goes apeshit. crowd sang every word of the record. one of the best shows i've ever been to. also they fucking played COVERED IN FROGS going into Winter's Love. and closed with Prospect Hummer. it was just fucking great.
― flappy bird, Sunday, 3 December 2017 21:33 (six years ago) link
for posterity, a nice audience video of the whole set. i've seen the multi-camera p4k stream, some fans recorded it bc p4k isn't going to put the whole thing up, all of those are unlisted atm but i'll post if i find one i can embed, it's a nice video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWrSscnBFdA
Leaf HouseWho Could Win a RabbitThe Softest VoiceCovered in FrogsWinters LoveKids on HolidaySweet RoadVisiting FriendsCollegeWe TigersMouth Wooed HerGood Lovin' OutsideWhaddit I DoneProspect Hummer
― flappy bird, Monday, 4 December 2017 18:14 (six years ago) link
Any sign they’ll return to this sound when/if they record a new album? Would be great.
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 4 December 2017 18:19 (six years ago) link
Someone talked to PB after the show and he said they're considering touring Sung Tongs (!)
Avey Tare's solo record this year + the Meeting of the Waters EP were acoustic based, he definitely seems headed in that direction, and even though PB's new EP is supposed to sound like deep house/techno, his willingness to play this Sung Tongs set and potentially tour it are encouraging re: the next AC record. really hope it happens too - they've been stuck in sampler land for too long (although I loved the Painting With album and the shows for it even more).
― flappy bird, Monday, 4 December 2017 18:22 (six years ago) link
Wow! Haven’t gone through the whole thing but what a great concert and crowd! Didn’t realize how sing-along the album actually is but when you have a full crowd doing the vocal oooohs and aaahs and whathaveyou it sounds gorgeous and seems like real fun to sing along to. I’m jealous.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 4 December 2017 18:27 (six years ago) link
even though it was ostensibly a birthday party for p4k (was smoking outside early in the night and someone asked me if i worked for p4k or was here for 'that animal band'), the crowd was easily 90% hardcore AC fans. like, you can hear the crowd freak out when Avey starts singing "Covered in Frogs," an obscure never-recorded Sung Tongs era castoff (and my favorite song of that era). and then losing it again at the end when they started "Prospect Hummer," everyone singing "whoaaa whoaaa whoaa whoaa whoaaaas." A thousand people singing every word of the record, and then falling into solemn silence during "The Softest Voice" and "Visiting Friends," the latter of which was just out of this world- I closed my eyes for most of it but I looked around at one point and saw many people openly weeping. a guy proposed to his girlfriend during "Winters Love." you get that many people in the room so excited & completely in tune with the artist, it was truly magical.
here's an unlisted rip of the multi-camera p4k stream- do yourself a favor and watch "Visiting Friends"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeU-ZBGLVyY
― flappy bird, Monday, 4 December 2017 18:36 (six years ago) link
ha, Moka you should check out "Mouth Wooed Her" from the p4k stream- you can see people doing the staggered claps in the second half of the song. like, not only were people singing every word, they were mimicking the sound effects and overdubs on the record
― flappy bird, Monday, 4 December 2017 18:39 (six years ago) link
Ah We Tigers sounds so fun! They should do that one in every live performance. If the crowd follows it’s crazy stupid fun. Makes me want to see a performance with one of those student choirs that are all over youtube..z like this Crystal Castles - Untrust Us cover: https://youtu.be/g7a2u9v0V0c
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 4 December 2017 18:44 (six years ago) link
Oh I just got to ‘mouth wooed her’ I’m going to cry tears of envy.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 4 December 2017 18:45 (six years ago) link
https://youtu.be/auL2dU5U-4s
here's a great winters love student choir performance
― ufo, Monday, 4 December 2017 18:55 (six years ago) link
I revisited this record for the first time in *years* yesterday... some excellent tracks (Winters Love, Leaf House, Softest Voice) and i liked the 12 minute song more than i remember. But everything after College is kinda... unlistenable??
Perhaps it's something i just need to listen to more until it clicks but all i could think was, like, how stoned was Pitchfork back in 2004 to think this was good enough to be an 8.9?? (if i remember the score correctly). Do people actually think Whaddit I Done is good?
and like, I LOVE those tracks I mentioned earlier. So i want to love this. but the second half is a mess!
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Thursday, 9 February 2023 13:26 (one year ago) link
it's funny how Who Could Be A Rabbit? sounds so dated. I like it, but it's very mid-2000. I think as a teenager i wished it was less weird, now i think it sounds so overtly pop!
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Thursday, 9 February 2023 13:28 (one year ago) link
Love this album.
― The Triumphant Return of Bernard & Stubbs (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 9 February 2023 13:30 (one year ago) link
Drop off on the last three tracks is real, but also I wouldn't say they're horrible. I always listened to those almost as soundscapes because the songwriting chops aren't on full display, a flip side to visiting friends that is not intentionally trying to be visiting friends. Maybe it's too forgiving a perspective but it works for me!
Softest voice to visiting friends is exactly what I want AnCo to be always. they're at their best at their most melancholy (see: Banshee Beat, Cuckoo Cuckoo, No More Running, man-of-oil EP)
― hrep (H.P), Monday, 13 February 2023 23:20 (one year ago) link
I quite like Whaddit I Done
― the forces of darkness making making us laugh ourselves into DEATH?? (dog latin), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 03:20 (one year ago) link
We Tigers was robbed in this poll
We Tigers is my authentic teenager choice and also my closeted 28yo choice which I will never tell anyone about.
― hrep (H.P), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 04:25 (one year ago) link
visiting friends and the softest voice are the true victims. Glad kids on holiday got respect at least
― hrep (H.P), Tuesday, 14 February 2023 04:26 (one year ago) link