Arghus wrote: » I am enjoying Entertainment by Spirit of The Beehive. Might not be to everyone's taste, the songs all have this deliberately chopped up and all over the place quality, and it contains many wild turns from song to song. But, I dunno it's keeping me interested after listening several times and what initially seems a bit mad and disjointed eventually works if you give it time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPOyZxJ_VMo
peteeeed wrote: » i read the pitchfork review and i'm still trying to decide if i love or hate it or maybe both , few more listens needed
peteeeed wrote: » The squid album lives up to the hype
Arghus wrote: » As mentioned above... New St. Vincent, Daddy's Home, is out today. It's another change of style, big 70's funk and soul vibe off it. So far, I like it, I'm a big fan, but she's never topped Actor/Strange Mercy era for me and her later stuff was fitfully brilliant, rather than downright inspired. But so far so good with this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ9iAlm-sJ8
mosstin wrote: » Very early days with this but really not getting into it at all. I just find it annoying more than anything else.
4Ad wrote: » Over hyped blandness.
BonnieSituation wrote: » That's pretty typical of her in fairness. I've never warmed to her stuff at all. I think it was 2018 and I went to see her in the Olympia and was unbelievably nonplussed about the whole experienced. Definitely one of those gigs where I feel like I missed something, cos everyone else was enthralled.
Arghus wrote: » To each their own but I think you're being harsh enough there! I think Actor and Strange Mercy are great records, really weird and angular. There's a real edge to those records, something kinda intentionally off or sick. Far from bland in my book - listen to something like Black Rainbow or Northern Lights from that era, both mad chaotic songs - and not really fitting neatly into categories. For better or worse, I don't think there's anyone else quite like her. I'd accept that what she's done since then has been less interesting, because it has been for me. A lot of her earlier weirdness isn't there in quite the same way and her albums seem to be as much motivated by persona and concept as they are by the music, but I still find her a really interesting artist and I appreciate that what she puts out is never a re-hash of what's she has put out before. I went to see her as well in 2017 and I totally get what you are saying, but, I dunno, I enjoyed what she was trying to do, even if the show didn't rock my socks off. She leaned a lot on the new material from 2017 in that show and that was definitely her most straight ahead and consciously pop material. It's a cliché, but her earlier stuff is better. As for the new album after a good few listens: it's good IMO. Maybe not great though. It has a very good opening half, some of which is pretty raw, but the second half is slightly samey. And some songs are all about the production and arrangement, when it wouldn't hurt to focus more on the songwriting and I wouldn't mind her returning to actually trying to rock a bit more.
ShaneU wrote: » Love the new Spellling album
Loving the new Clairo album
I need to give it a few more listens. Definitely hasn't grabbed me as quickly as Immunity.
Been a while since I posted anything here but The Vegan Leather's new record 'Furious, Not Ominous' is really, really good. They can of remind me of The Chalets, if anyone remembers them.
Been a while since anyone posted anything on here.
Big Thief - Warm Dragon etc etc is a cracker of an album
Ye Vagabonds new album
Super Champion - Otoboke Beaver
In a very similar vein to their debut, which I loved. Sounds good so far.
