Neogaf Rock/Indie/Alt Music Thread (RockGAF?)
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Spot on and I agree.
chris121580
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Oh man, loved his last one. Is it streaming somewhere?
chris121580
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My favorites of the year so far. This has been one of the best years in a long time and it's only April!
Catfish and the Bottlemen - The Balcony
Twin Shadow - Eclipse
Buxton - Half a Native
Houndmouth - Little Neon Limelight
Twin River - Should the Light Go Out
Chadwick Stokes - The Horse Commanche
Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
Title Fight - Hyperview
Viet Cong - Viet Cong
Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love
All We Are - All We Are
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Lord Huron - Strange Trails
DCFC - Kintsugi
Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too
Toro y Moi - What For?
Modest Mouse - Strangers to Ourselves
Catfish and the Bottlemen - The Balcony
Twin Shadow - Eclipse
Buxton - Half a Native
Houndmouth - Little Neon Limelight
Twin River - Should the Light Go Out
Chadwick Stokes - The Horse Commanche
Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
Title Fight - Hyperview
Viet Cong - Viet Cong
Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love
All We Are - All We Are
Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Lord Huron - Strange Trails
DCFC - Kintsugi
Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too
Toro y Moi - What For?
Modest Mouse - Strangers to Ourselves
yep
I don't know what my favourites are so far this year. Nothing has really blown me away. Maybe Colleen Green's new one, Yumi Zouma's second EP or the Laura Groves Committed Language EP. Hopefully Bully and Chromatics deliver in the near future.
I still like Old Love / New Love though.
Yeah, I was pretty disappointed in it.
I still like Old Love / New Love though.
Since no one is even mentioning Sufjan I have to ask. Why are you guys not mentioning him?
It's my favourite of the year
.Red Blaster
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i really like dvrk wvrld and the graduates on the new speedy but yeah, their guitar aesthetic is big part of why they're cool--stuff like the song puffer sounds like some awkward mishmash of yeah yeah yeahs and nicki minaj.
chris121580
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To each their own but I really enjoy it
I'm pretty sure that Twin River is the most slept on album so far this year. It's so damn good. Love her vocals
equippedwithtowel
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Waiting for that album that's gonna brighten up spring, maybe it'll be MCIII.
Top 5 would probably be Viet Cong, Kendrick, Mount Eerie, Sufian and Father John Misty.
Top 5 would probably be Viet Cong, Kendrick, Mount Eerie, Sufian and Father John Misty.
Anyone with Viet Cong as one of their tops of the year so far should make sure they're up on Yvette-- first album from 2013 is streaming in full on bc, they just put out an awesome new song on a comp and are supposedly putting a new record out before the year ends.
Cosmic Bus
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I like that Yvette album, although the opener really sets it off in a way the rest can't quite live up to.
Of this year's [indie/rock] stuff, the James Blackshaw and Swami John Reis albums are the only things I've kept around for repeated listens.
Of this year's [indie/rock] stuff, the James Blackshaw and Swami John Reis albums are the only things I've kept around for repeated listens.
Shorty11857
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Anyone else pick up anything for RSD?
So happy I got the Manic's album, love that one so much
A modest grab, but it was exactly what I went for. (And the last copy of each on the floor. The crowd wrangler was yelling that Polaris would be really hard to grab, as I was at the register paying for it.)
Cosmic Bus
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Anyone else pick up anything for RSD?
So happy I got the Manic's album, love that one so much
PETRIP-TNT will so thrilled to see that you bought the Springsteen LP.
PetriP-TNT
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PETRIP-TNT will so thrilled to see that you bought the Springsteen LP.
Hahah!! Guilty as charged...
I am not even mad at people buying the records, I am mad at the labels pressing them and clogging up every single pressing plant out there. I think I posted on the vinyl GAF thread about the subject and sort of frustrates seeing so many releases postponed...
I am going to go to this bar to see my friend who is DJ'ing there, I'll ask if he could play some Bruce in your honor mr. Cosmic Bus
Ditto for this. Have really dug Mikal since the Epsilons days...
Cosmic Bus
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I am going to go to this bar to see my friend who is DJ'ing there, I'll ask if he could play some Bruce in your honor mr. Cosmic Bus
Ahaha. Well, maybe tonight I should proudly bust out my $3 bin copy of Born to Run
Forgot about Natalie Prass' album. One of my favourites also.
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chris121580
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My favorite album of all time. Great articles
New album by Mew, my most anticipated of the year, is streaming now: http://www.npr.org/2015/04/19/399615381/first-listen-mew
Rows :OOOOOOOOO
Rows :OOOOOOOOO
maquiladora
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Really loving the new Built To Spill record. That final song
Yesssss. It's great. Much better than There Is No Enemy.
chris121580
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This is really good. I didn't like their last couple but love And The Glass Handed Kites and Frengers
the national is coldplay with a deeper voice.
Lol wat
That can't be true because coldplay just sound like late U2 and national don't really sound like late U2.
also, hmph at this Speedy Ortiz record. I love Homonovus and loud Puffer and noise pop-punk Swell Content after are nice...but otherwise this is a bust. They try a lot of little tics and touches, from the addition of synths to the sometimes folkier sound of the guitars, but rather than make their sound specific in a new way they feel sorta blandly alt rock. Homonovus at least has that earwormy post-hardcore element. Even Dupuis' lyrics didn't impress me much.
also, hmph at this Speedy Ortiz record. I love Homonovus and loud Puffer and noise pop-punk Swell Content after are nice...but otherwise this is a bust. They try a lot of little tics and touches, from the addition of synths to the sometimes folkier sound of the guitars, but rather than make their sound specific in a new way they feel sorta blandly alt rock. Homonovus at least has that earwormy post-hardcore element. Even Dupuis' lyrics didn't impress me much.
Yeah, I was never able to get into them much overall. Though Alligator is a solid album.
chris121580
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Are we listening to the same band?
Also Coldplay sound just like Radiohead. And Muse ripped off Radiohead. The National, U2, Coldplay, Radiohead, Muse - they're all basically the same band.
If all you hear is a lullaby then you're really not getting it at all. Which is fine. Not all music should be for everyone.
oh damn I forgot this Jackson Scott record was coming so soon! NPR stream's up: http://www.npr.org/2015/04/19/399614580/first-listen-jackson-scott-sunshine-redux
First album was hazy fun and his recent EP with his collective Calypso is enjoyable.
First album was hazy fun and his recent EP with his collective Calypso is enjoyable.