Haim

[footychick]

They are fab.

 

[beardy gull]

They are indeed. Or at least 'Don't Save Me' is.

 

[tinx]

Saw them supporting Florence and the machine last year and they were very good at what they do. They were a bit overwhelmed by the exposure they were getting I think.

 

[narly101]

Over-rated steaming crock of horse shit. Same as Palma Violets and Tame Impala.

Don't believe everything you read in NME.

 

[footychick]

I don't read NME, I've just heard them for myself.

 

[tinx]

Over-rated steaming crock of horse shit. Same as Palma Violets and Tame Impala.

Don't believe everything you read in NME.

I agree about Palma Violets but Tame Impala are quality.

 

[beardy gull]

Over-rated steaming crock of horse shit. Same as Palma Violets and Tame Impala.

Don't believe everything you read in NME.

I don't read NME, I've just heard them for myself.

Likewise. Haven't read NME for 15 years. What I tend to do is listen with my ears and decide if I like it. Radical i know.

 

[narly101]

This is interesting. Can I ask a perfectly honest question, please? How did you find out about them footychick?

 

[narly101]

The reason I ask is that new music is far more accessible than ever before, but still the general public seem intent on listening to bands who are being plugged to the hilt by NME and the indie press.

There are bands out there that the music press ignore because they don't conform to a "standard".

New bands that people have probably never heard of, that should be given a listen;

Alpines
Breton
Binary
MS MR
Io Echo
Alt- J (ok they one the Mercury prize in 2012 so you may have heard of them)
Chvrches
Daughter
Deaf Club
2:54
Icona Pop
Karin Park (not new but not that accessible to the UK)
Merchandise
Polica
Purity Ring


Try em and let me know what you think.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Over-rated steaming crock of horse shit. Same as Palma Violets and Tame Impala.

Don't believe everything you read in NME.

I don't think it's possible for a band to be over-rated before even releasing an album.

 

[narly101]

I don't think it's possible for a band to be over-rated before even releasing an album.

They've been in the music press for well over a year. They've been touring for over a year now. I was amused that Florence and her management thought they were good enough to support her at the O2, and cringed throughout their entire set.

They have 7 dire songs on Soundcloud, three of which have been there for a year.

They are over-rated.

 

[Man of Harveys]

As possibly the only old farty venturing somewhat gingerly onto this thread, I heard Haim's newest offering whilst channel-hopping the other day and enjoyed it a great deal.

What can having old farties like me liking them must do for their cred wiv da kidz though? Anyway, they'll be huge I reckon.

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

They are over-rated.

Well, I've listened to a couple of their songs but I thought they were refreshingly different, if nothing else. For what it's worth, Other People's Problems was one of my favourite albums last year, so I'm with you on that.

 

[narly101]

ooh I forgot another one;

London Grammar

New track "Hey Now" is sublime - much better than Haim.

 

[trueblue]

I thought you meant Tal Ben Haim as a solution at the back... Saved me a rant..

 

[footychick]

This is interesting. Can I ask a perfectly honest question, please? How did you find out about them footychick?

I heard about them on Radio one, then my husband found and played their session on Radio One and I was hooked.

 

[KJP]

Shit player

 

[beardy gull]

The reason I ask is that new music is far more accessible than ever before, but still the general public seem intent on listening to bands who are being plugged to the hilt by NME and the indie press.

There are bands out there that the music press ignore because they don't conform to a "standard".

New bands that people have probably never heard of, that should be given a listen;

Alpines
Breton
Binary
MS MR
Io Echo
Alt- J (ok they one the Mercury prize in 2012 so you may have heard of them)
Chvrches
Daughter
Deaf Club
2:54
Icona Pop
Karin Park (not new but not that accessible to the UK)
Merchandise
Polica
Purity Ring


Try em and let me know what you think.

Yep, like quite a few of them. Chvrches - The Mother We Share one of my favourite tracks of last year.
Like Haim - Don't Save Me too.
Damn my ears.

 

[footychick]

The reason I ask is that new music is far more accessible than ever before, but still the general public seem intent on listening to bands who are being plugged to the hilt by NME and the indie press.

There are bands out there that the music press ignore because they don't conform to a "standard".

New bands that people have probably never heard of, that should be given a listen;

Alpines
Breton
Binary
MS MR
Io Echo
Alt- J (ok they one the Mercury prize in 2012 so you may have heard of them)
Chvrches
Daughter
Deaf Club
2:54
Icona Pop
Karin Park (not new but not that accessible to the UK)
Merchandise
Polica
Purity Ring


Try em and let me know what you think.

i've heard Alt-J and Polica and probably others but I don't recognise the names.

 

[footychick]

I thought you meant Tal Ben Haim as a solution at the back... Saved me a rant..