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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:03 pm
by putty
new Dr. Dog is fuckin goooooood.
maybe my favorite album of the year so far
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:21 am
by bear
agreed. however...
just wait til the new Apollo drops. that album is - in the words of Johnny Utah - "Amazing, Fucking Amazing!"
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:00 am
by Colin
PNUMA TRIO
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:56 pm
by bouche
Ray Lamontagne.
just saw the guy on Austin City Limits and was blown away. fantastic voice and songwriting.
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:46 pm
by tim
bear wrote:just wait til the new Apollo drops. that album is - in the words of Johnny Utah - "Amazing, Fucking Amazing!"
psyched for this as well. gonna order the vinyl copy today. they're releasing it next week, a month early.
in other listening, air france- no way down ep is rad.
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:54 pm
by bear
yeah, I'm reviewing it for tinymixtapes.com so i got it early. Its kind of a return to form of katonah. Lots of interludes and instrumental breaks interweaved within tight songs. 16 tracks in 38 minutes - unbelievable. the sonic landscapes are very intense but not overdone- listen while wearing headphones!
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:58 am
by rhythmicstorm
bon iver bon iver bon iver
holy shit
i love it so much it's painful.
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 11:05 am
by tyler
got the new Apollo Sunshine last night. it's pretty great. although I wish there were more longer guitar freakouts a la Lord or Phyliss on the last album. and WHY DID THEY DITCH BETTER CHANGE YOUR MIND. such a good song. and the whole utopian hippie vibe their lyrics have taken on is kinda schlocky and gets old after a while. i realize i have just wrote a list of complaints. but apart from those, it's a kickass album. really fantastic production, very psychedelic, and yet it doesn't sound muddy or messy (like the new Brendan Canning does, eek). very strong, short, punchy songs too, for the most part. think The Funky Chamberlain might be my favorite.
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:58 am
by Caleb
Rythmicstorm I agree,
pretty much listen to Bon Iver everday this week so far... call me behind the times ( I just got it), but its pretty effing awsome.
Others:
Still really like the Black Keys album
Enjoying the Low Anthem ( just found out about them from the last SMMD tour)
still havent hear the new Sigur Ros (did i miss a thread about this one?)
Havent heard the new Brenden Canning but Tyler's post makes me a little nervous
Also new Beck album rocks even more than the last
I'm at work... must go..
TTFN
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:29 am
by tyler
Canning's album isn't bad by any means, it's got a couple real good songs. But a lot of the songs get lost in the production. I typically like dense music but sometimes it gets to be a bit overbearing.
the new Sigur Ros album...hmm. The first four songs are the best they've ever done I feel. but after that it goes downhill into cliche Sigur Ros territory. Still good though.
new Beck is awesome. Danger Mouse is a genius.
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:09 pm
by GeMeNeYe
For Bon Iver fans:
check out the videos here if you haven't already:
http://www.newraleigh.com/articles/arch ... ows-video/
Three of the songs by the Bowerbirds (currently touring with Bon Iver) are pretty amazing as well, especially Bur Oak.
Just saw the tour in Portland, Maine. Wow. Don't miss Bon Iver if you get the chance.
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:28 pm
by tim
heard the new apollo sunshine a few times now and it's real tight. def lots of stuff going on at some points making for some tripped out atmospherics. kinda wonder how they'll pull some of that stuff off live or if they'll even try at all...
Eric Strom
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 3:34 am
by tote
This is kind of cool: my friend Eric quit his job as a scientist in order to be a musician, and, as a way of pushing the envelope and gaining a following, he made a website for his music. It's called "Eric Strom presents a daily song", and it's pretty neat, actually. He is really writing and recording a brand new song every day, I know that much. Just how? It's not a trick, that much I know, as he is my friend, and I asked him: What's the trick? I started listening daily out of the same impulse that makes you stop to watch a plane crash into the ocean... Surprisingly, I'm still on board. If you like it, he asks that you subscribe to his free podcast, so he can get featured on the front page of the istore. Then he wants to move to the city and be a musician full time. Anyway, here's his website. To join his podcast, I believe all you do is type his name into the istore search engine.
http://www.ericstromsdailysong.com/
On another note, anyone heard sad/happy? Some indie band I heard on t.v. They rocked, but I haven't had a chance to look into them any further.
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:58 pm
by tim
this new byrne/eno stuff sounds pretty good...
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 3:32 pm
by harrymcq
Just wanted to say that thanks to all of your recommendations I bought the new Dr. Dog... Just love it! It is getting a lot of play around our house.