It is to his credit that he does not hide the nepotism, I guess
― twunty fifteen (imago), Monday, 12 October 2015 16:52 (eight years ago) link
so mark knopfler twanged a few strings for him
― Haino Corrida (NickB), Monday, 12 October 2015 16:57 (eight years ago) link
tbf my dad lent Squeeze his gear once
― twunty fifteen (imago), Monday, 12 October 2015 16:59 (eight years ago) link
also had crucial early exposure in the Macclesfield Express
http://www.macclesfield-express.co.uk/news/local-news/auf-weidersehen-hello-pop-idol-2543673
― strictly dream-bait fit for moon-gazing (soref), Monday, 12 October 2015 17:14 (eight years ago) link
His renditions of The La's 'There She Goes' and the Oasis classic 'Don't Look Back in Anger' had the crowds heaving in the school's main hall.
― strictly dream-bait fit for moon-gazing (soref), Monday, 12 October 2015 17:16 (eight years ago) link
I read
"enviable connections"
and I read
"son of two jobbing UK TV entertainers"
― (emphasis mine) (wins), Monday, 12 October 2015 17:20 (eight years ago) link
I thinkthose people were arguing the same point
― (emphasis mine) (wins), Monday, 12 October 2015 17:21 (eight years ago) link
Stretching the definition of nepotism there.
― impossible raver (Re-Make/Re-Model), Monday, 12 October 2015 17:25 (eight years ago) link
Given that they'd been together in one form or another for years before getting a deal, the nepotism didn't work all that well.
And, yes, they have an image. I thought pretty much all bands did. Has that become a bad thing now?
― Roaming gang of aggressive circlepits (ithappens), Monday, 12 October 2015 17:38 (eight years ago) link
By the way, Turrican, could you tell us the truth about what happened on 9/11?
― Roaming gang of aggressive circlepits (ithappens), Monday, 12 October 2015 17:41 (eight years ago) link
― strictly dream-bait fit for moon-gazing (soref), Monday, 12 October 2015 18:14 Bookmark
jpeg should be album cover
― r|t|c, Monday, 12 October 2015 17:56 (eight years ago) link
the nine eleven-teen seventy five
― Haino Corrida (NickB), Monday, 12 October 2015 18:06 (eight years ago) link
it's about ethics in music journalism, duh
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 12 October 2015 18:20 (eight years ago) link
i like how he's holding a proper power chord for the pose, must have hurt his fingers a bit
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 12 October 2015 18:21 (eight years ago) link
afaict they had great, extremely insistent pr around the time the sex ep came out, that was probably a factor
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Monday, 12 October 2015 18:35 (eight years ago) link
they'd been together in one form or another for years before getting a deal
Well, it's apparent they were biding their time until they'd got their calculators out and perfected the optimum formula for their name, music, image, presentation, interview technique etc. I'm sure they were shrewd enough to realise that they'd only really have one shot once they got to a certain level, because christ did people like to remind Viva Brother that they used to be Kill The Arcade, so they took their time calculating and preparing everything to give the impression that they'd arrived fully formed. Very shrewd move to totally think things through like that.
― Turrican, Monday, 12 October 2015 18:38 (eight years ago) link
the 1975 is a terrible band name
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Monday, 12 October 2015 18:43 (eight years ago) link
it is, yet somehow we're past it now. the usual reference point for this phenomenon being "the beatles" obv
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 12 October 2015 18:51 (eight years ago) link
in the 90s i had a theory that the worse the title of the techno record, the better the music was
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Monday, 12 October 2015 18:52 (eight years ago) link
that theory worked for stuff like sweet exorcist's clonk's coming
― xelab, Monday, 12 October 2015 18:55 (eight years ago) link
they used to call themselves the slow down which is actually worse
― J0rdan S., Monday, 12 October 2015 18:55 (eight years ago) link
if they were any good at naming things I'd be a lot more charitable
the tracklist for their first album is some proper nails down chalkboard shit for me
― twunty fifteen (imago), Monday, 12 October 2015 19:02 (eight years ago) link
gonna go ahead and predict the tracklist for album 2
GreatRelationshipsLove Me Not Yours With You Harmony Y.O.U.T.H. The Bible Maximum Yours Party Feel Now So Madly
― twunty fifteen (imago), Monday, 12 October 2015 19:13 (eight years ago) link
I just heard these guys a few months ago, but I really dig their videos and sound. Looking forward to their new record.
― JacobSanders, Monday, 12 October 2015 19:14 (eight years ago) link
very shrewd move to totally think things through like that
― (emphasis mine) (wins), Monday, 12 October 2015 19:21 (eight years ago) link
also drivelikeido
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Monday, 12 October 2015 19:22 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28XPsc3EztQ
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Monday, 12 October 2015 19:23 (eight years ago) link
oh here's a youtube channel of all their pre 1975 recordings lolll http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB0r7wF7LdTONmWL5ljVW2Q
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Monday, 12 October 2015 19:28 (eight years ago) link
oversight from tracklist: Love You
― twunty fifteen (imago), Monday, 12 October 2015 19:49 (eight years ago) link
imago have you ever listened to "haunt // bed"
― Tim F, Monday, 12 October 2015 20:50 (eight years ago) link
Should have called it Shrewd Moves
― impossible raver (Re-Make/Re-Model), Monday, 12 October 2015 21:15 (eight years ago) link
Lyrics to this are truly ridic.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 13 October 2015 21:23 (eight years ago) link
the 1975 is a superlatively dope name for a band that sounds like 80's music imo
― james brooks, Wednesday, 14 October 2015 00:26 (eight years ago) link
I think it's very important this band has a "The" in their name.
― rap is dad (it's a boy!), Wednesday, 14 October 2015 15:46 (eight years ago) link
― Tim F, Monday, October 12, 2015 8:50 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
o hey they can do mbv-inflected balearic vibez q well, reminds me of Strategy a bit (were u a fan? surely)
― twunty fifteen (imago), Thursday, 15 October 2015 08:23 (eight years ago) link
haha shit, they're not only still around but they had an album out this year
― twunty fifteen (imago), Thursday, 15 October 2015 08:27 (eight years ago) link
Of Strategy I only know (but love) 'Future Rock'. I vaguely recall they went quite minimal ambient after that?
The reason I asked re "Haunt // Bed" is that, for me at least (and maybe others in this thread) that kind of thing was a big part of the initial attraction of this band, rather than they looked like they might become "pop royalty" or whatever. And there's a lot of material on their EPs in this general vein - "Facedown", "Intro/Set 3", "Undo", "Anobrain", "Fallingforyou". They even did this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im87CVVb46M
― Tim F, Thursday, 15 October 2015 12:01 (eight years ago) link
This sounds alot like the Sound and Vision version of Bowie's "Fame", doesn't it?
― cpl593H, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 03:01 (eight years ago) link
You mean Fame 90?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp-qDhR2shQ
Then yes, yes it does.
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 04:10 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, that's the one. I couldn't remember the year.
― cpl593H, Tuesday, 20 October 2015 09:39 (eight years ago) link
There's a lot of Notorious/Big Thing-era Duran Duran in this too.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 20 October 2015 15:20 (eight years ago) link
What an amazing piece of filmmaking
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ5bZuUlftI
― cpl593H, Thursday, 29 October 2015 20:32 (eight years ago) link
sloppy rig imo, put a jacket on
― carly bae jepsen (monotony), Thursday, 29 October 2015 23:31 (eight years ago) link
also lol @ the Charli XCX and Rita Ora cardboard cut outs
I bet Rita Ora is horrified to be included.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Thursday, 29 October 2015 23:53 (eight years ago) link
I almost died when i saw him kissing the harry styles cardboard cut out.
― Nourry, Friday, 30 October 2015 06:19 (eight years ago) link
this video is my sexuality
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 17:28 (eight years ago) link
Did I die? Am I in heaven? omg
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 17:34 (eight years ago) link
just a teeeny bit of michael hutchence realness too
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 17:35 (eight years ago) link
maybe it's the shirtless flailing but this song has started to make me think of an alternate-universe bubblegum Jane's Addiction
― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Tuesday, 3 November 2015 17:35 (eight years ago) link