random music thoughts today:
-Al Stewart is kind of awesome and possibly an unrecognized influence on Belle & Sebastian
-"Sick of Myself" by Matthew Sweet is one of the best singles of the 90s
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random music thoughts today:
-Al Stewart is kind of awesome and possibly an unrecognized influence on Belle & Sebastian
-"Sick of Myself" by Matthew Sweet is one of the best singles of the 90s
That's the most Pitchforky-list ever compiled.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThePlashyBubbler
Animal Collective AND Grizzly Bear? I'm feeling sleepier by the second.
Grizzly Bear are sleepy-inducing, but not as much as swipes at Pitchfork for being Pitchfork.
Tell me that is not a Pitchfork wetdream of a concert lineup and I will retract my statement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boner M
I doubt I'd be a profound GB apologist, but I really only got into them after the recent Daniel Rossen EP. I find many of their compositions wacky and unique, kind of like Dirty Projectors.
Sweet is an all-time great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pop Trash
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Some of the best guitar tone ever produced - period.
Yeah, I'm a fan of the 90s power-poppers in general: Sweet, The Posies, Lemonheads. Even the first Weezer and Gin Blossoms records could fall in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by D_Davis
Totally. First Fountains of Wayne also.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pop Trash
Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
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Daniel, thought you'd get a kick out of this:
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(the album is pretty sweet, too)
http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/f...icebreaker.jpg
I'd add Material Issue to that list as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pop Trash
Yup! I like both those bands. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by transmogrifier
Meanwhile, cutting edge, non-sleepy-making band The Delgados accrue 1000+ plays on trans' last.fm page (whose top ten includes perennial Pitchfork-hater faves Sonic Youth, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, Sleater-Kinney, The Fiery Furnaces, Deerhoof and LCD Soundsystem).
The Delgados are a million times better than either Animal Collective or Grizzly Bear.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boner M
Okay, maybe not a million.
Two million.
They're fine, nothing offensive, but basically a textbook example of a middling 90's indie band that's been understandably shrugged-off in recent years. See also; Grandaddy, Clinic.
I know what I'll be listening to at work all day. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Russ
Yellow & Green, the new Baroness album. Heck yeah.
http://halcyonline.com/wp-content/uploads/19908.jpg
Pretty fucking cool.
The 2CD Andy Stott EP comp has dominated my speakers this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by kopello
Oh hey, another killer new Aussie band
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Swell Maps (band) - Jane from Occupied Europe (album)
Good stuff. Proto-post-punk. I guess.
Definitely one of the best band names (not to mention bands in general) of all time.
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This guy is my new hero. No pretense. No irony. He's the real deal.
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Second one's a lot better than the first one, which might as well be a Tim & Eric sketch. Still, outsider music = thumbs up.