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[poppedcollar69]

http://www.neilcic.com/mouthmoods/

Released January 23, 2017

With 2017 on its way out, January feels like a long time ago. But Neil Cicierega's "Mouth Moods" doesn't just feel like an album that was released 9 months ago. It almost feels anachronistic, like it's some thing that's been with us for decades. And in a sense, it has, in that it draws its inspiration from pop music charts circa our youth. And though it lifts directly from this source material to create a unique music, the songs are more than just kitsch, or homage, or some vulgar remix. Neil created works of art, ones that stand on their own merits, and even further, as a whole, give us a taste of the Millennial Zeitgeist.

Anyways what else even came out this year?

 

[SomTervo]

... Better give it a listen

"what even came out this year" lol tho. DAMN. for one thing.

Really liking Protomartyr's new record too.

Also
- Life Without Sound (Cloud Nothings)
- DRUNK (Thundercat)
- 50 Song Memoir (Magnetic Fields)
- Everything Now (Arcade Fire)
- Painted Ruins (Grizzly Bear)

 

[MagnoSauce]

I literally did not make it one second before turning it off. I don't know what kind of music would sample that but I don't want to be a part of it.

 

[Chocolate & Vanilla]

Guess I should listen to this most important album of 2017 that I've never heard of


Edit: I gave it 3 minutes and I feel like that's way more than it deserved.

 

[Stumpokapow]

It's a well executed novelty mash-up album but this "the songs are more than just kitsch, or homage, or some vulgar remix. Neil created works of art, ones that stand on their own merits, and even further, as a whole, give us a taste of the Millennial Zeitgeist." is a little much.

 

[Majmun]

tragic

Buy Sevdaliza's ISON instead if you want good 2017 music

 

[Neith]

I'm going to say no this is not the most important album of 2017.

 

[falconxcrunner09]

No because Science Fiction exists

 

[Blitzrules240]

I gotta say I really respect this guy's craft.

 

[Dyle]

T I M E is incredible, Bustin is sick. Maybe not the most important album, but easily my favorite of 2017. Seems a little early to say that 2017 is on its way out with three whole months left though. Unfortunately nothing on it comes close to topping his best work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t-iFr9q1I8&ab_channel=NeilCicierega

 

[poppedcollar69]

T I M E is incredible, Bustin is sick. Maybe not the most important album, but easily my favorite of 2017. Seems a little early to say that 2017 is on its way out with three whole months left though. Unfortunately nothing on it comes close to topping his best work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t-iFr9q1I8&ab_channel=NeilCicierega

fucking true

 

[faridmon]

... Better give it a listen

"what even came out this year" lol tho. DAMN. for one thing.

Really liking Protomartyr's new record too.

Also
- Life Without Sound (Cloud Nothings)
- DRUNK (Thundercat)
- 50 Song Memoir (Magnetic Fields)
- Everything Now (Arcade Fire)
- Painted Ruins (Grizzly Bear)

I am sorry but that was a shit record, and I am saying this as a huge Cloud Nothings fan

 

[Doctor Ironic]

It’s not even better than Mouth Silence.

Piss is so good it could fit in on a Girl Talk record.

 

[Fat4all]

WOWWOW

 

[Zampano]

Converge have a new album due so... no.

 

[Gnome Scat]

I don't think important is the right world but it certainly is great.

 

[Dyle]

fucking true

Oh wait nevermind, how could I forget about Aaron, less memey but better music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVKIva2KddY

 

[SmackDaddy]

Don't we really know if an album is important until much further down the road? Awesome might be a better qualifier

 

[loudbill]

Nah. Lots of great albums have come out this year. King Gizzard, Idles, Brockhampton, Milo, etc.

 

[chekhonte]

It's not even the best album made from a collage of other music.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

I've baited and switched some friends using ACVC on several occasions.

 

[Ekai]

Nothing beats the new albums from The Mountain Goats, Gorillaz or Nana Grizol for me. Hard to do so.

 

[Mushroomer25]

It's in the conversation, for sure. I still think it's got weak spots (the two takes on 'One Week' are both fairly uninspired, and hit back-to-back) - but the whole thing is still tremendous. T.I.M.E is a perfect example of how a mash-up can fundamentally shift the way you hear the original song, forever. Bustin' managed to make one of the most ubiquitous tracks in pop culture into something totally fresh.

 

[MrPink93485]

I was not prepared for AC/VC when I first heard it. I knew what was coming, and yet I wasn't prepared.

 

[WaffleTaco]

You really think this beat's Macklemore's critically acclaimed album GEMINI? Seriously, he's one of the few rappers with something to say and his more recent effort is his best yet. Buy on iTunes and learn to love yourself =)

 

[Randdalf]

The transition at the start of Wallspin is one of the few times I've genuinely laughed at a song, thanks for making me aware of this OP

 

[eot]

I hope this thread is ironic

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

"Visions of a Life".

 

[Unaha-Closp]

Iglooghost just dropped Neo Wax Bloom so no I did laugh out loud the other day in the centre of town to that Eye of the Tiger cut up though lol Good lord it's so good.

 

[Galang]

There is never a correct answer for this. Plenty of albums released this year are important and for many different reasons. They don't always have to be groundbreaking to have an impact... sometimes just being relatable is enough.

 

[Zeus Molecules]

So did OP just drop a "check out my mixtape" thread?

 

[Cyan]

Annoyed Grunt is the best song of the decade.

How do you explain... Tim Allen.

 

[Fat4all]

Annoyed Grunt is the best song of the decade.

"How do you explain... Tim Allen?"


"... and up next we've got Phil Collins!"

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Nah. Lots of great albums have come out this year. King Gizzard, Idles, Brockhampton, Milo, etc.

Brockhampton’s both albums Saturation 1 and 2 (3 IS COMING) are probably my favourite albums this year. Benjamin Clementine’s new album as well.

Honestly there’s a lot of albums this year that are so damn good that it’s going to hard for me to make a top 10 this year. 2017 is a good year for music

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

Man, it seems like I can't really fuck with Gaf's tastes in music. The Jazz-Hop thread since the only place where I like everyone's suggestions.

 

[The Argus]

I feel like I'm back in 2006 discovering Girl Talk. What's so special about this, op?

 

[collige]

You can't judge how important an album is the same year it was released, it takes a while to comprehend the impact. If you want the best album released this year though, my boy Varg (not the murderer) has it on lock with that Swedish techno.

 

[SomTervo]

I am sorry but that was a shit record, and I am saying this as a huge Cloud Nothings fan

Thought it was great. Grower material rather than immediate impact. Only clicked after a handful of listens. More catch in the choruses than the verses.

Critically it was pretty well received?

I like literally all of his records anyway, but AoM is probably my fave

 

[Glass Shark]

It’s the album I’ve listened to most this year. The Starting Line, Annoyed Grunt, and Shit are legitimately great songs.

 

[Zubz]

It's definitely my favorite this year, but culturally speaking, I wouldn't even call it important.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

Brockhampton's both albums Saturation 1 and 2 (3 IS COMING) are probably my favourite albums this year. Benjamin Clementine's new album as well.

Honestly there's a lot of albums this year that are so damn good that it's going to hard for me to make a top 10 this year. 2017 is a good year for music

Yeah, Bronx-Man was tripping when he said 2017 is lackluster this year. It's going to be hard for me too. I got: Cunninlynguists, Demetria McKinney, and Ruby Ibarra for stuff that was just released in the past 3 days and outside of that:

Substantial
Flamingosis
Denai Moore
Kari Faux
Hempress Sativa
Childhood
2 Christian Scott Albums
Rapsody

for a few

And I'm still waiting on the new Kamaiyah and Esperanza, but I feel like the Esperanza will come out in 2018.

 

[Modest Mauser]

SOME people call me the space cowboy

 

[Protome]

I only really like Bustin' by him, and that song is a few years old at this point so I'd say no.

"Visions of a Life".

I like you.

 

[LiQuid!]

Answer: no

But that said, Annoyed Grunt may be the most important song of all time.

 

[Transistor]

Going off of GAF threads, every almum is the most important album of the year.

 

[faridmon]

Thought it was great. Grower material rather than immediate impact. Only clicked after a handful of listens. More catch in the choruses than the verses.

Critically it was pretty well received?

I like literally all of his records anyway, but AoM is probably my fave

Critically acclaimed does not mean a crap when indie music is fan driven industry. Amongst the fans its considered the weakest of their entire discography, and that includes the middling first 2 records.

Personally, i thought it had great few tracks, like Modern Act, while others were just grating to listen to, like realise my fate and up the surface with no real progression of ... anything really. sterile and devoid of any lasting impact. One of the underrated things about their previous albums is how the base completed their sonic aggression, on this, it was just used like any other indie band , just background melodic piece. and the writing was just meh, few hard hitting topic, but nothing as deep as Stay useless and Fall in.

Also where the fuck are the blasting 7+ mins tracks?

very underwhelming record and easily one of the most disappointing record of 2017

AT least its a great album played live, I'll give it that.

 

[Lijik]

Wow Wow is a legitimate jam