Treeship what do you think of the new Girlpool
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 04:57 (five years ago) link
this was one of the best albums of last year, glad that she's getting more exposure from all the boygenius excitement
― ufo, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 05:16 (five years ago) link
agreed ^
moreso than I did a year ago, I think Stranger In The Alps is a legit long-haul classic
― alpine static, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 07:31 (five years ago) link
and by that i just mean it still sounds so good and feels like it's getting better, even after what must be, idk, 60+ listens?
― alpine static, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 07:32 (five years ago) link
I also missed out on this last year and probably would've put it at the top of my list this year if I could. Love boygenius and their whole coming together but this album is.. some album.
― abcfsk, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 08:03 (five years ago) link
i only heard it right at the end of last year when going through my backlog for eoy season but it instantly went to near the top of my list, an immediate classic to me. so many delightful moments - the "falling" bass on "smoke signals", the way the bridge goes into the final chorus on "motion sickness", that synth choir line near the end of "scott street", when the guitar comes in a minute into "georgia"
thinking about it now it's fairly similar in feeling to this year's kacey musgraves album - singer-songwriter with gorgeous arrangements and lots of beautiful ambience filling up the space
― ufo, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 08:30 (five years ago) link
just to clarify what i was saying: i loved it a year ago, too. put it in the second half of my top 10, i believe.
but you know how a year or two or five later, some of the records in your top 10 kinda fade away and you don't reach for them as much, while a few come into focus as the ones you keep returning to? Alps is one of those for me, at least right now.
so is last year's Manchester Orchestra album.
― alpine static, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 08:44 (five years ago) link
I like Phoebe Bridgers a lot and really hate the Julien Baker I've heard which makes the Boygenius album effectively useless for me.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 10:27 (five years ago) link
Hating Julien Baker seems.. cruel. But there are several Boygenius tracks that don't sound like Baker tracks.
― abcfsk, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 11:50 (five years ago) link
Funeral kills me every time. It never doesn't make me tear up a little.
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 15:24 (five years ago) link
Yeah. She is just remarkably talented as a songwriter.
― Trϵϵship, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 15:45 (five years ago) link
― Matt DC, Tuesday, December 4, 2018 3:27 AM (ten hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
phoebe's presence in the boygenius stuff is wayyy heavier than julien's imo, outside of "stay down" there isn't really a typical julien baker moment on the ep
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 21:09 (five years ago) link
imo "motion sickness" is a perfect song, rest of stranger in the alps is pretty good
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 21:10 (five years ago) link
year of impact rule means i get to vote for this
― Mordy, Wednesday, 5 December 2018 04:16 (five years ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/news/phoebe-bridgers-covers-the-cures-friday-im-in-love-listen/
― flappy bird, Thursday, 6 December 2018 17:55 (five years ago) link
Weirdly disappointed to learn that the boyfriend who shells out for expensive hypnotherapy, sings in an English accent and was in a band when PB was born is (supposedly) Ryan Adams.
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Tuesday, March 6, 2018 2:04 AM (ten months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I just heard this song for the first time and I fucking hate the shit out of Ryan Adams, this is just amazing songwriting....
some of these lines are ice cold, damn love it:
And why do you sing with an English accentI guess it's too late to change it now
You said when you met me you were boredAnd you, you were in a band when I was born
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 11 January 2019 19:12 (five years ago) link
this is my album of the year even tho it came out in 2017 and consequently i will not be voting for it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
― Mordy, Friday, 11 January 2019 19:15 (five years ago) link
Ryan is great, but yes, that last line in particular is an all-time great dig xp
― alpine static, Friday, 11 January 2019 19:16 (five years ago) link
knowing that song is about ryan adams makes it 1) funnier, then 2) more upsetting
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Friday, 11 January 2019 19:28 (five years ago) link
album is much better than i gave it credit for upthread but i've also been depressed
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Friday, 11 January 2019 19:30 (five years ago) link
it also keeps getting better, imo
― alpine static, Friday, 11 January 2019 19:32 (five years ago) link
the album is good but not necessarily good for you
― Mordy, Friday, 11 January 2019 19:32 (five years ago) link
Her voice really does carry this weight of sadness. Incredible singer and songwriter.
― Trϵϵship, Friday, 11 January 2019 19:42 (five years ago) link
why date Ryan Adams in the first place? I've liked his music off and on for 20+ years but at no point during that time did he ever seem like the kind of person you'd want to spend any time around.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Friday, 11 January 2019 20:33 (five years ago) link
Idk she is young. I dated worse people than that.
― Trϵϵship, Friday, 11 January 2019 20:34 (five years ago) link
― Mordy, Friday, January 11, 2019 1:15 PM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Believe I was the only voter for "Funeral" last year in the songs poll. It was my #1. Still hits me like a ton of bricks every time.
― Indexed, Friday, 11 January 2019 20:39 (five years ago) link
why date Ryan Adams in the first place?
idk, why would ryan adams date someone twenty years younger than him
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Friday, 11 January 2019 21:20 (five years ago) link
Ryan Adams being that kind of skeeve shouldn't be surprising... but it is.
― louise ck (milo z), Friday, 11 January 2019 22:25 (five years ago) link
haha yeah no it's not
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 12 January 2019 00:05 (five years ago) link
gfvmic
― flappy bird, Saturday, 12 January 2019 03:44 (five years ago) link
co-sign the excellence of "Motion Sickness." a 2017 song that i kept randomly returning to in 2018.
― jaymc, Saturday, 12 January 2019 05:13 (five years ago) link
the first two lines of Scott street have been stuck in my head all fucking day
― flappy bird, Saturday, 12 January 2019 05:32 (five years ago) link
That song is so good
― marcos smart (Spottie), Saturday, 12 January 2019 05:36 (five years ago) link
similarly this is a 2018 album for me albeit i did listen to it after they played a clip of funeral on the popcast and immediately thought it was stunning
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Sunday, 13 January 2019 11:23 (five years ago) link
a popcast year in review thing i mean
― in twelve parts (lamonti), Sunday, 13 January 2019 11:24 (five years ago) link
seems like she has some sort of collaborative project with conor oberst on the way, "Better Oblivion Community Centre"
― ufo, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 15:47 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAFZnvTfFAshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAFZnvTfFAshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAFZnvTfFAs
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 23 January 2019 15:54 (five years ago) link
and the collaborative album with conor oberst is out now!
https://open.spotify.com/album/5622zSt4RLqNSPShdqmWpj
― ufo, Thursday, 24 January 2019 05:11 (five years ago) link
what!!
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 24 January 2019 05:48 (five years ago) link
i'm halfway through and it's sounding very good, also there's a synthpop song?
― ufo, Thursday, 24 January 2019 05:58 (five years ago) link
Huh! Eagerly awaiting more solo material but since this just appeared it's a bonus
― abcfsk, Thursday, 24 January 2019 08:23 (five years ago) link
Oh man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VzWK08EmMk
― groovypanda, Thursday, 24 January 2019 11:21 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DSO-w_AxgQ
― ufo, Thursday, 24 January 2019 11:26 (five years ago) link
phomplaberst is not my thing
― why date Ryan Adams in the first place? (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 24 January 2019 19:32 (five years ago) link
it's a pretty fun record so far! only the opening track has really struck that quintessential phoebe bridgers note of emotional desolation though
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 January 2019 20:42 (five years ago) link
“Service Road” on the Better Oblivion record, the one about Oberst’s brother’s death, is haunting and amazing. Bridgers’ backup vocals are great.
― Trϵϵship, Sunday, 17 February 2019 17:00 (five years ago) link
was planning on ignoring this cause i've been out on oberst for a while and bridgers' 2017 album didn't stick with me, but wow is "dylan thomas" a good song.
― we're far from the challops now (voodoo chili), Monday, 18 February 2019 21:55 (five years ago) link
this is my favorite oberst related project for a while
― Trϵϵship, Monday, 18 February 2019 22:09 (five years ago) link
Whole album's a treat tbh
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 18 February 2019 23:59 (five years ago) link
"Dylan Thomas" and "Service Road" I hope show up in next year's track list.
― a Stalin Stale Ale for me, please (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 19 February 2019 00:01 (five years ago) link
Yep, love the EP and optimistic that they’ll all bring good material for the album.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 15 January 2023 20:11 (one year ago) link
Heard her on a Sirius XM radio show playing lots of melancholy rock ballads by Big Star and others and she was enthusing about Alex Chilton from Box Tops days to Big Star and solo
― curmudgeon, Monday, 16 January 2023 17:23 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJFaEfwu6J8
they sound fucking amazing together, once again
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 18 January 2023 17:17 (one year ago) link
Three tracks (including the above) on Spotify. All lovely but True Blue stands out as a Dacus masterclass.
― Shard-borne Beatles with their drowsy hums (Chinaski), Wednesday, 18 January 2023 17:35 (one year ago) link
I like them all, "$20" best because I always like when Baker rocks out a little. Hope there's at least a bit more of that on the album.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 18 January 2023 21:33 (one year ago) link
I think there should be a boygenius thread, really. Any objections?
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 18 January 2023 21:35 (one year ago) link
make it
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 18 January 2023 21:57 (one year ago) link
boygenius: Baker Bridgers Dacus LLC
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 18 January 2023 23:11 (one year ago) link
I absolutely love Phoebe Bridgers, but even as a huge Phoebe Bridgers fan, I would be very good with seeing about 65% fewer "artist X releases a new single featuring Phoebe Bridgers" headlines every month. Seems like they are hitting every few days right now.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 12 May 2023 19:28 (ten months ago) link
🤑
― treeship., Friday, 12 May 2023 19:50 (ten months ago) link
Phoeturing Phoebe.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 12 May 2023 19:57 (ten months ago) link
The National one is fucking ridiculous: 'contains tincture of Bridgers'.
― Stars of the Lidl (Chinaski), Friday, 12 May 2023 19:59 (ten months ago) link
What prompted this was realizing that today's Pitchfork headline about a new song with Rob Moose was indeed not the same headline as the one from two days ago about a new song with Arlo Parks.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 12 May 2023 20:27 (ten months ago) link
clearly a Bridgers too far
― jaymc, Friday, 12 May 2023 21:13 (ten months ago) link
It won't last, you're only the new cool kid for a while, but she seems like she's having fun.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 12 May 2023 22:46 (ten months ago) link
Also she obviously loves collaborating.
"Rob Moose" is killing me for some reason what a hilarious name
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 12 May 2023 22:51 (ten months ago) link
Mortal enemy ofhttps://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71EytrCqVML.jpg
― jaymc, Friday, 12 May 2023 22:53 (ten months ago) link
In the photo accompanying the pfork article, HE seems to be the one wearing her trademark "skeleton costume" garb... unexpected switcheroo!
― Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Wayne Manor (morrisp), Friday, 12 May 2023 22:54 (ten months ago) link
Lol every Pitchfoyk article about this Rob Moose guy has Bridgers’ name in the headline
― INDEPENDENTS DAY BY STEVEN SPILBERG (President Keyes), Saturday, 13 May 2023 15:21 (ten months ago) link