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[Music] Albums Thread - 2017
- Thread starter Theatre of Trees
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Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
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There's a few new albums out that definitely need mentioning because I suspect they will be up there in a few best of lists come December.
First off is the very unexpected Fever Ray album 'Plunge'. It's been years since we've heard anything from one of music's most avant-garde female singer/songwriters but then last week there was a single release and then there's a whole album. Christmas, birthday and christening all rolled into one. She revisits a lot of familiar territory with a lot of the album, her distinctive singing/wailing over a very bass heavy synth dominates but there are also lots of variation with a few tracks taking on a distinctively African feel, 'A Part of Us' in particular and ' IDK About You' sees the album taking on a Shangaan electro-like beat that really works well with her singing style. I listened to her first album last night and this fits so well against it that it totally belies the 7 year gap between them. This second album sounds more muscular, it's got more of a 'world music' feel to it but it's still incredibly tense and personal.
I'm not sure how long this video will stay up but this track is probably the best of the bunch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An8ffrj9xQ0
First off is the very unexpected Fever Ray album 'Plunge'. It's been years since we've heard anything from one of music's most avant-garde female singer/songwriters but then last week there was a single release and then there's a whole album. Christmas, birthday and christening all rolled into one. She revisits a lot of familiar territory with a lot of the album, her distinctive singing/wailing over a very bass heavy synth dominates but there are also lots of variation with a few tracks taking on a distinctively African feel, 'A Part of Us' in particular and ' IDK About You' sees the album taking on a Shangaan electro-like beat that really works well with her singing style. I listened to her first album last night and this fits so well against it that it totally belies the 7 year gap between them. This second album sounds more muscular, it's got more of a 'world music' feel to it but it's still incredibly tense and personal.
I'm not sure how long this video will stay up but this track is probably the best of the bunch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An8ffrj9xQ0
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Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
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Next up Daniele Luppi and the Parquet Courts - 'Milano'
It feels like a concept album, the album starts off proto-punk with a Velvet Underground flavoured opener but rapidly moves towards the other end of the 70s into new wave and post-punk especially with the tracks that Karen O features on. Although she's not included in the title credits for the album, Karen O does get credited on no less than 4 of the 9 tracks from this album and her contribution is not a mere afterthought. Blondie, Talking Heads and even The Stranglers (track 3: Mount Napoleon especially) all have sizeable influences on this very accomplished and listenable album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nAs2-6KqjA
It feels like a concept album, the album starts off proto-punk with a Velvet Underground flavoured opener but rapidly moves towards the other end of the 70s into new wave and post-punk especially with the tracks that Karen O features on. Although she's not included in the title credits for the album, Karen O does get credited on no less than 4 of the 9 tracks from this album and her contribution is not a mere afterthought. Blondie, Talking Heads and even The Stranglers (track 3: Mount Napoleon especially) all have sizeable influences on this very accomplished and listenable album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nAs2-6KqjA
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Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
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Adrian Crowley 'Dark Eyed Messenger'
A completely new artist to me but he has been around for some time. A collection of very low key, piano-led tracks from a man with a very lovely baritone voice. If you're a fan of Lambchop's Kurt Wagner or (like me) a big fan of Bill Callahan then you will adore this album. His voice is VERY similar to Callahan's and in lieu of Callahan releasing anything recently, I've been using this album by Crowley as a Callahan surrogate which is a little unfair because it's a bloody good album in its own right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-e5-NXrEes
A completely new artist to me but he has been around for some time. A collection of very low key, piano-led tracks from a man with a very lovely baritone voice. If you're a fan of Lambchop's Kurt Wagner or (like me) a big fan of Bill Callahan then you will adore this album. His voice is VERY similar to Callahan's and in lieu of Callahan releasing anything recently, I've been using this album by Crowley as a Callahan surrogate which is a little unfair because it's a bloody good album in its own right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-e5-NXrEes
spring hall convert
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Wire may no longer be the trailblazers they once were but this is such a fine album. I've been back to it repeatedly all year.
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spring hall convert
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Shout out for the new John Maus album if lo-fi, baritone voiced, synth-pop is your sort of thing.
If you like his previous stuff, not much has changed. If you are new to him I'd probably listen to 2011's minor classic 'We Must Become Pitiless Censors of Ourselves,' first.
If you like his previous stuff, not much has changed. If you are new to him I'd probably listen to 2011's minor classic 'We Must Become Pitiless Censors of Ourselves,' first.
spring hall convert
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I'm surprised at how Knifey the Fever Ray record is. I was expecting something slow and menacing like the first album.
Not complaining, I think I already prefer it to 'Shaking The Habitual.'
Not complaining, I think I already prefer it to 'Shaking The Habitual.'
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Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
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Baxter Dury - 'Prince of Tears'
He's the son of Ian Dury and although he has never held back on the limitations of his dad as a parent and human being, he's clearly influenced heavily by the old man's music. Baxter's style is more talking through his records as if it's spoken word to a tune rather than singing, something Ian Dury was often wont to do and the various subjects tackled include his father, Baxter's love life and the world at large. It's very broad-brush in what it takes in and this could all sound all rather pseud or even worse like a Sleaford Mod rant (they feature on one song by the way) but the bile is reined in and instead we get a series of astute observations and clever word play. The music is really where it's at though. As with the Blockheads, everything focuses around the drum and bass guitar and he keeps it funky. In places it's very funky. Definitely an album that merits a good listen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyILwv1KBT4
He's the son of Ian Dury and although he has never held back on the limitations of his dad as a parent and human being, he's clearly influenced heavily by the old man's music. Baxter's style is more talking through his records as if it's spoken word to a tune rather than singing, something Ian Dury was often wont to do and the various subjects tackled include his father, Baxter's love life and the world at large. It's very broad-brush in what it takes in and this could all sound all rather pseud or even worse like a Sleaford Mod rant (they feature on one song by the way) but the bile is reined in and instead we get a series of astute observations and clever word play. The music is really where it's at though. As with the Blockheads, everything focuses around the drum and bass guitar and he keeps it funky. In places it's very funky. Definitely an album that merits a good listen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyILwv1KBT4
tinycowboy
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Looking forward to the James Holden and the Animal Spirits album - songs heard so far have been pretty good...
Theatre of Trees
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My latest mix can be found here: https://www.mixcloud.com/The_Airing_Cupboard/mix-33/
Tracklist:
1. Exploded View - Summer came early
2. Boys - Rabbits
3. Gulp - Morning velvet sky
4. Darlene Shrugg - Strawberry milk
5. Dream Wife - Let's make out
6. Invisible Church ft Marie Davidson - Collage
7. Colleen - The stars vs creatures
8. Aviadoras - PPT
9. Gel Set - Odds
10. Group Rhoda - Trespass
11. Silvia Kastel - Bruell
12. Superorganism - Something for your M.I.N.D
13. U.S Girls - Mad as hell
14. M.A Beat! ft. Galaxy Electric - Widow
15. Sebastien Tellier - Chrysalis
Length: 60 minutes
Tracklist:
1. Exploded View - Summer came early
2. Boys - Rabbits
3. Gulp - Morning velvet sky
4. Darlene Shrugg - Strawberry milk
5. Dream Wife - Let's make out
6. Invisible Church ft Marie Davidson - Collage
7. Colleen - The stars vs creatures
8. Aviadoras - PPT
9. Gel Set - Odds
10. Group Rhoda - Trespass
11. Silvia Kastel - Bruell
12. Superorganism - Something for your M.I.N.D
13. U.S Girls - Mad as hell
14. M.A Beat! ft. Galaxy Electric - Widow
15. Sebastien Tellier - Chrysalis
Length: 60 minutes
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More lovely, easy going indie Folk, this time from California. Pretty stuff.
With you on this. I think it’s quite a special album.
spring hall convert
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Hookworms are back with a new record next year 'Microshift' and a date at Patterns in February. Seems like a change of direction...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xufAOZiYF6c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xufAOZiYF6c
Did you get to see him in London....think you said you were going?
spring hall convert
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I did. It was lovely. Got to meet the great man as well. He's got 3 or 4 more records ready to go apparently. The hold up with this one was him building his own synths...
A colleague of mine went and also said it, and he, were great. I’m hoping to see him in a few weeks....gig passed me by and is now sold out so I’m working on a few angles to get a ticket. If you know any please let me know (just to clarify I’ll pay...not after a feeebie)
Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
- 20,681
The reboot of 'George Best' is fermkine excellent.
Slower, less jangle.
....pretty much sounding like a 50 year old rather than a 20 year old.
Which I guess is the point.
I love it, I bloody well love it
Slower, less jangle.
....pretty much sounding like a 50 year old rather than a 20 year old.
Which I guess is the point.
I love it, I bloody well love it
spring hall convert
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The new James Holden album is great. Psych-jazz-tech.
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spring hall convert
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I wrote this on listen 2, listen 5 now and it's AOTY stuff.
This is on my radar as well. Also, are you familiar with Golden Teacher?