Getting the spins

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:07 pm

Not to mention the only instrument Trey has in the video is whatever his high-as-fuck imagination has conjured up.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:15 pm

Say, how about somebody change the subject, now?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:21 pm

This new El Vy song "Return to the Moon" is either really great or proof I'd love anything with Berninger's voice on it.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:27 pm

How about that new Deafheaven? Anyone?

Post by **brian** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:31 pm

Deafheaven is awesome. Waiting patiently for that new album to drop.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:40 pm

Yup, that's good. More like the stuff I listened as a disaffected youth, but still pretty damn good.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 1:44 pm

Jesus. I think I had an auditory seizure!

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 2:40 pm

Anyone dig Frank Turner?

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Aug 21, 2015 2:47 pm

Excerpt from what I'm pretty sure is meant to be a positive review of Bon Jovi's new release (from iTunes):

Viva La Jovi wrote:I love Saturday Night Gave Me Sunday Morning!!! It sounds very similar to Nickelback's "Gotta Be Somebody".

Denis · Post by **Denis** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 9:15 am

Thanks for the Helms Alee. That was great.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Fri Sep 04, 2015 12:31 pm

The Youtube black hole brought me to this and I can't stop listening to it. God, she was fucking incredible.

Post by **Shirley** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 12:08 am

Her voice was incredible, but holy crap is that song awful. I couldn't make it past about halfway.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 9:18 am

Father John Misty's new one is good but if someone whose musical likes almost mirror mine hates it, I would understand. Not for everyone.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 11:15 am

mister d wrote:Father John Misty's new one is good but if someone whose musical likes almost mirror mine hates it, I would understand. Not for everyone.

Based on a small sample size, I think I hate Father John Misty.

Post by **brian** » Sat Sep 05, 2015 11:59 am

I love it. Looking forward to seeing him in October. But I hear you.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Sep 10, 2015 6:10 am

I heard this song yesterday on the radio:

and it took me a couple of beats to place where I knew it from. Then my ipod was nice enough to actually play "When Gunpowder Raps" this morning, just after I got done pulling a turd tangled up in some unholy combination of grass and my wife's and/or kid's hair out of my dog's ass. In the rain. Thanks man!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 8:27 am

Digging this a lot.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 10:14 am

govmentchedda wrote:
Digging this a lot.

I mostly enjoy Taylor's music as it is, and no I'm not ashamed of that. But this is unexpected and neat. Hit and miss for me, but neat.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 10:16 am

Seeing Adams and Kozelek get all gimmicky with more popular artists is pretty weird, right?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:19 pm

Adams and Swift are apparently good friends.

And I've listened to some of the songs, and they just underscore that Swift is a talented songwriter.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:30 pm

A_B wrote:Adams and Swift are apparently good friends.

And I've listened to some of the songs, and they just underscore that Swift is a talented songwriter.

Exactly. I think his versions really show how great her songwriting is, as well as how talented he is to rearrange them in his own style.

And, fuck Kozelek. #teamwarondrugs

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:32 pm

Yeah, it just seemed out of line and lame and probably 100% intentional. Kozelek seems like a real dick.

Post by **brian** » Tue Sep 22, 2015 7:54 pm

The new Lucero album (All A Man Should Do) is possibly their best album yet. And this is coming from a huge fanboy* who thinks that Tennessee is probably one of the best 40 or 50 albums of all-time.

I think the cover of Big Star's "I'm In Love With A Girl" with Jody Stephens of Big Star singing backup is what put it over the top for me.

RIP Alex Chilton

* - Yes, this cuts both ways, but I haven't put any of their last three albums in my post-year Top 10 lists. I think I'm capable of being objective.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 7:57 am

govmentchedda wrote:
A_B wrote:Adams and Swift are apparently good friends.

And I've listened to some of the songs, and they just underscore that Swift is a talented songwriter.
Exactly. I think his versions really show how great her songwriting is, as well as how talented he is to rearrange them in his own style.

And, fuck Kozelek. #teamwarondrugs

Style was probably my favorite song on the album by Swift, and Adams's version is even better.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:00 am

Yeah, holy crap 1989 is good. Agree with AB on Style, but had I just picked this up not knowing the background, it'd be one of my favorite Ryan Adams records for sure. Bad Blood sounds the most similar to the Swift version, but it's amazing.

Also digging the new Gary Clark, Jr. Haven't had a chance to listen to the new Lucero.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 9:38 am

I listened to "Shake It Off" and thought it was stupid.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:22 am

mister d wrote:I listened to "Shake It Off" and thought it was stupid.

That's my least favorite cover of the singles from the original album. His version of Out of the Woods is better than hers, IMO.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:40 am

mister d wrote:I listened to "Shake It Off" and thought it was stupid.

Listen to Screaming Females doing "Shake It Off" for the AV Club undercover. Its great...

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:46 am

That didn't do it for me either. Its possible my hatred of the word "hater" is ruining any potential enjoyment here.

(I always forget about the Undercover series. Its so great.)

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:52 am

Leighton Meester singing that Cardigans song? I'll take two.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:56 am

[media]http://v.theonion.com/onionstudios/video/3036/640.mp4[/media]

(Biased because I still love this dumb song.)

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 2:40 pm

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Sep 23, 2015 3:13 pm

Father John Misty also finds the covers album dumb: http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/910-the-m ... 989-jibes/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:31 am

Sounds like the perfect asshole for Pitchforkians to love.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:41 am

Giff wrote:Sounds like the perfect asshole for Pitchforkians to love.

I about as likely to care when someone start a sentence with "So I saw in Pitchfork..." as I am if they start with "So I was reading US Weekly..."

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:53 am

Oh yeah, it was perfect all around.

(If we're chatting Pitchfork, has anyone explained since the last time I asked why they do "indie" music and then the most popular rap in the world versus closer-to-underground rap?)

((Just so we don't gloss over, I absolutely still do read Pitchfork. I like their review system.))

Post by **brian** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:28 pm

Really digging this new Kurt Vile album. I only really liked a couple or three songs off his last album, but this one seems more....focused, I guess? Less of a stoner-y vibe.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:45 pm

Did you read the Grantland interview?

(Here: http://grantland.com/features/kurt-vile ... a-sunrise/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

Post by **brian** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:58 pm

Nope, hadn't seen that actually. Thanks for the link. Pretty good stuff in there.

Post by **Shirley** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 1:35 pm

I'm listening to the Ryan Adams now. I actually haven't listened much to either him or Taylor Swift - outside a few of her big hits on this album. It definitely reminds me of some late 70's Springsteen. Or maybe the slightly poppier 80's Springsteen, actually.

Bad Blood just doesn't work in this style. Too obviously poppy.