[Music] 6 Month Album Review

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

I personally have been disappointed with the majority of albums that I was looking forward to this year. EMA, Mogwai, Phantom Band, all below expectation. Liars I have enjoyed more than any and Sleaford Mods though it is not as good as Austerity Dogs. Wild Beasts gets better the more I listen to it. Ought and Perfect Pussy( looking forward to seeing them at the end of the month) also very good. Yet to listen to Swans and Parquet Courts.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Keep remembering albums- The Amazing Snakeheads! Probably in my top five.

 

[spring hall convert]

Perfect Pussy( looking forward to seeing them at the end of the month) also very good.

Let me know if you hear of any spare tickets, I slept on it.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Let me know if you hear of any spare tickets, I slept on it.

Will do.

 

[Machiavelli]

I almost prefer it, very reminiscent to early Pavement.

I bought the new Thee Oh Sees album and it doesn't stand up to last year's effort. I'd definitely give it a listen online somewhere before buying.

Got a few of your favourites, and here's my first impressions after one or two listens:
Angel Olsen -- impressive, and liked it even more second time round
Sun Kil Moon -- have been meaning to encounter Kozelek for a while, and glad I have; only one listen, but very much like
Real Estate -- only heard it once but don't like.

 

[Mr Banana]

Parquet Courts, Sunbathing Animal is my favourite so far. Not as immediate as light up gold but a cracking album.

I love Parquet, to the point where I'd consider discarding my earthly possessions and pursuing them around the globe on a neverending tour (they put houmous and carrots and bread on their rider), but I wish they'd put this on their album, which is the b-side to the Sunbathing Animals single and probably the best of its kind I've heard, certainly in years at least:

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[tinycowboy]

I will go with:

tUnE-yArDs - Nikki Nack
East India Youth - Total Strife Forever
Frankie Cosmos - Zentropy
Perfect Pussy - Say Yes To Love
GOLD-BEARS - Dalliance
Mutual Benefit - Love's Crushing Diamond

Haven't made my mind up about Honeyblood yet - I'm wondering whether it's a bit Radio 1 for me, but it has its moments.

 

[Buzzer]

Has anyone heard the Super Furry Animals side project, Season Sun's new album 'Gulp' yet? I've only heard one track on it and it's pretty damn good but would appreciate any other views.

 

[Albumen]

I'm still struggling.

 

[Kumquat]

My current top 3 is
1) War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
2) Sisyphus - Sisyphus
2) Sun Kil moon - Benji.

But will check out a few mentioned so far especially Swans and Neneh Cherry. Didn't realise that Parquet Courts had a new one. I loved the last one so I'll be on it like vomit.

 

[Worthingite]

As NPR and Resident appear to be doing it, what are your favourite albums for the first 6 months of this year?

Here is my top 20.

1. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness

2. Swans - To Be Kind

3. Sun Kil Moon - Benji

4. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream

5. Real Estate - Atlas

6. Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else

7. White Lung - Deep Fantasy

8. Posse - Soft Opening

9. Perfect Pussy - Say Yes to Love

10. Ought - More Than any Other Day

11. Marc DeMarco - Salad Days

12. Todd Terje - It's Album Time

13. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal

14. tUnE-yArDs - Nikki Nack

15. Marisse Naddler - July

16. Eternal Summers - The Drop Beneath

17. Hospitality - Trouble

18. Ben Frosy - AURORA

19. Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra - ***** Off Get Free we Shine Light on Everything

20. Mutual Benefit - Loves Crushing Diamond

These threads kinda knob me off a little bit to be honest - just seems like groups of people (usually the same ones) playing a desperate game of of "My musical tastes are more obscure than your's". I have literally never heard of ANY of these bands in the top 20!!!!! Maybe I'm getting old, or I'm just not "trendy" enough

 

[Badger]

The Horrors - Luminous

Bought this a couple of weeks ago, fantastic album

I like the new self-titled Embrace album too.

 

[Ali_rrr]

1. The Orwells- Disgraceland is my number one, absolutely brilliant album. Can't wait to see them live.

2. Parquet Courts- Sunbathing Animals. I was excited for this and it didn't disappoint.

3. The War On Drugs- Lost In The Dream is a fantastic album.

4. The Rifles- None The Wiser, a massive improvement from their 3rd, which was a complete let down considering how superb the first two are.

5. The Black Keys- Turn Blue. Lacks a bass line, which was usually made up by the guitarist using pedals. Still a good album though.

They're the top 5 I can think of on the top of my head.

 

[spring hall convert]

These threads kinda knob me off a little bit to be honest - just seems like groups of people (usually the same ones) playing a desperate game of of "My musical tastes are more obscure than your's". I have literally never heard of ANY of these bands in the top 20!!!!! Maybe I'm getting old, or I'm just not "trendy" enough

Or maybe people just like different things to you?

Maybe people put a bit more effort in?

I find the accusation that people are just trying to be willfully obscure pretty insulting to be honest. Take this track from the OP's top album



Is that obscure? Really?

 

[Worthingite]

Or maybe people just like different things to you?

Maybe people put a bit more effort in?

I find the accusation that people are just trying to be willfully obscure pretty insulting to be honest. Take this track from the OP's top album



Is that obscure? Really?

Pay no mind to me, I'm having a absolute C**t of a day, and I was being a dick. I'm sorry. That doesn't sound bad at all (admittedly never heard it though!). I guess it's this sort of stuff that spotify was made for, and I kinda waste my tenner a month on ignoring the new stuff.

 

[spring hall convert]

Pay no mind to me, I'm having a absolute C**t of a day, and I was being a dick. I'm sorry. That doesn't sound bad at all (admittedly never heard it though!). I guess it's this sort of stuff that spotify was made for, and I kinda waste my tenner a month on ignoring the new stuff.

No worries man - we've all been there.

There's a few records that appear a lot on this thread, perhpas give those a go. You could do a hell of a lot worse than go down the OP's list, there's some outstanding stuff on there. You won't like it all but that's kind of what it's all about!

 

[Buzzer]

Pay no mind to me, I'm having a absolute C**t of a day, and I was being a dick. I'm sorry. That doesn't sound bad at all (admittedly never heard it though!). I guess it's this sort of stuff that spotify was made for, and I kinda waste my tenner a month on ignoring the new stuff.

What kind of stuff are you into? If you're a rock fan and like big guitar solos then Strands of Oak might be right up your street.

 

[Kumquat]

On the well received Parquet Courts, read this just now. Views welcome

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/28/parquet-courts-using-social-media-punk-new-york

 

[mune ni kamome]

These threads kinda knob me off a little bit to be honest - just seems like groups of people (usually the same ones) playing a desperate game of of "My musical tastes are more obscure than your's". I have literally never heard of ANY of these bands in the top 20!!!!! Maybe I'm getting old, or I'm just not "trendy" enough

Be there or be square daddy-o.

 

[Worthingite]

What kind of stuff are you into? If you're a rock fan and like big guitar solos then Strands of Oak might be right up your street.

Three times I've listened to this now, and I've added it to my "Not sure, but keep just in case" playlist on Spotify (Yes, all my playlists are titled as vaguely!!!), but I'm still a little bit unsure as to whether I like it or not!!!!

I've got a weird taste in music - very eclectic, clearly very commercial, but it seems as I'm getting older my tastes are getting older and older too - I'm listening to a lot of Fleetwood Mac, The Who, T-Rex, Yes, early Genesis, Mike Oldfield, along with new (er) stuff. At 32, I still have a little bit of a fondness for early 2000's two step garage, and I have a whole playlist dedicated to cheese. If someone raided my Spotify, they'd need therapy for months!!!