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Neogaf Rock/Indie/Alt Music Thread (RockGAF?)
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While you are at it. Check out Human Tetris. Superior band, but sadly disbanded 2 years ago.
I remember them they were decent, Baltic Sea was my shit.
Will do man.
Haha, yeah I loved that new one. Already had it on my phone since it came out.I was going to recommend Colleen Green but then I read the rest of your post
The whole EP is justt damn perfect. Never gets old!
Fjordson, I would recommend Yuimi Zouma. Catchy synth guitar music.
I gotta say I'm not feeling this Mikal Cronin at all. It just sounds empty and generic to me. It kind of reminds me of Rogue Wave, but without and semblance of emotion. I mean I see how it's enjoyable for some, but it has absolutely no lasting impact on me in any fashion. I listen to it and I forget what I heard in the next minute, as I rush to put on something heavy to wash away the vanilla.
New Metz album streaming at: http://www.npr.org/2015/04/26/401774731/first-listen-metz-ii
I mean it dripped ofc. but not until last week. and I only see a small handful of reviews and the earliest was posted like 10 days ago.
That's a perfect recommendation, but I already have both of their EP's haha.
They are really good, though. Hope a full length album is in the works.
Check out Mitski
hell yea@Mitski and also the elvis depressedly record coming out which is less upbeat than Alvvays and Yumi but still fun and catchy and laid-back. just a couple songs so far:
n.m.s.s.
Bruises (Amethyst)
n.m.s.s.
Bruises (Amethyst)
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
My brain is still trying to parse the idea of this Sparks x Franz Ferdinand collab album.
chris121580
Member
This debut by Gang of Youths is so awesome. These guys are going to be huge.
The Diving Bell is pretty easily my song of the year so far. Sadly I can't find it anywhere to post it but give it a listen on Spotify. It's so good
The Diving Bell is pretty easily my song of the year so far. Sadly I can't find it anywhere to post it but give it a listen on Spotify. It's so good
Hmm, weird. All the ones I follow (The Line of the best line and The Quietus) have posted it more than 10 days ago, but I just checked, Yeah you are right, most of them are reviewing it now.
Fjordson, I actually gotten into Yumi Zouma recently (they released both EP collection in Japan as a collection) and I am just playing it on repeat.
I should check Mitski out.
chris121580
Member
Another new one from Leon Bridges. This album is going to be so good
River
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC5Lisj1hGI
Also, the new Ryan Adams live album Live at Carnegie Hall is so great. Just him and a guitar and it consists of both his nights there
River
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC5Lisj1hGI
Also, the new Ryan Adams live album Live at Carnegie Hall is so great. Just him and a guitar and it consists of both his nights there
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
Grantland posted a feature on the new Titus Andronicus album: http://grantland.com/hollywood-pros...e-29-track-rock-opera-about-manic-depression/
30 songs and 90+ minutes? Ehh... I thought The Monitor was even too grandiose. I love The Airing of Grievances, though.
30 songs and 90+ minutes? Ehh... I thought The Monitor was even too grandiose. I love The Airing of Grievances, though.
saw polaris at the echoplex near echo park in los angeles.
parking was really really really shitty. the valet who was not parking our car had parallel parked in front of us, and then decided to straighten out the car by not looking behind him or the rear view mirror to see if there was another car there. i honked the horn twice but he still bumped my car (and then pulled into a fire lane and started yelling at me across the street that it was my fault for his shitting parking skills). no harm to either car though, and i eventually found another spot on the street with a far tighter parking spot, but far better drivers, as i returned to my vehicle without any additional bumps or dings (and the fact the car was still there was something i was very thankful for as i am not familiar with this part of los angeles).
as for the night itself, i went with my sister, who was a fan of polaris before i was. we were 2 and 3 in line, and got shirts and the cassingle right away. it took about an hour before the opening band was 'upset'. i later had to look up the drummer, because she kicked ass. really energetic and fun start to the night.
there was an older yuppie guy next to me all night and he seemed to have been a fan of miracle legion when he was in college or something. all night he had this weird super high level of respect for mulcahy in particular, and was trying to talk to him as though he was having a one-on-one conversation. we were right at the front of the stage, which was pretty awesome (and kind of awkward when mulcahy came up real close for some songs). david mcaffrey seemed to be having the most fun on stage. mulcahy was kind of quiet and quirky the entire night. early on there was a comment from one guy in the audience that was something like 'what does it feel like that you got popular before most of your audience was born?' and mulcahy responded with, 'it doesn't work if you yell stuff at us...' which kind of had me worried that the crowd would suck. later the guy yelled something else and mulcahy just played it off with a smile. towards the middle of the night, he recommended people to be cool with one another for some crowd control. apparently the night before, a fight had broken out in the audience.
from what i recall they played ashamed of a story i told, everywhere, saturnine, coronado ii, summerbaby (which is the song little pete sees them sing in the garage and was fucking surreal to be kind of part of that in real life), she is staggering, ivy boy, great big happy green moon face, hey sandy (where mulcahy mimicked the launch sequence to the song found on the album, inviting the crowd to countdown from 5 to 1), and waiting for october. there was also what i think was a solo song of his that i couldn't quite place. in the set they also played miracle legion songs all for the best and madison park, which was just fucking rad. at the end, they closed with my favorite polaris song, the monster's loose. for the encore, they came out and did out to play (another miracle legion song), a new song most likely for mulcahy's upcoming solo album, and closed with 'recently,' a song that i enjoy and my sister does not.
will mcrobb, co-creator of pete and pete was also present, watching the show from the side of the stage. mulcahy got him to come on stage and wave hello for a little bit.
the crowd was pretty well-behaved, aside from the one dude who kept yelling stuff (and even then, i think he was trying to be funny and wasn't intending to heckle). other people who did yell stuff were shouting thank yous and saying that these guys made their childhood and other things along those lines. There were quite a few little pete hats too.
parking was really really really shitty. the valet who was not parking our car had parallel parked in front of us, and then decided to straighten out the car by not looking behind him or the rear view mirror to see if there was another car there. i honked the horn twice but he still bumped my car (and then pulled into a fire lane and started yelling at me across the street that it was my fault for his shitting parking skills). no harm to either car though, and i eventually found another spot on the street with a far tighter parking spot, but far better drivers, as i returned to my vehicle without any additional bumps or dings (and the fact the car was still there was something i was very thankful for as i am not familiar with this part of los angeles).
as for the night itself, i went with my sister, who was a fan of polaris before i was. we were 2 and 3 in line, and got shirts and the cassingle right away. it took about an hour before the opening band was 'upset'. i later had to look up the drummer, because she kicked ass. really energetic and fun start to the night.
there was an older yuppie guy next to me all night and he seemed to have been a fan of miracle legion when he was in college or something. all night he had this weird super high level of respect for mulcahy in particular, and was trying to talk to him as though he was having a one-on-one conversation. we were right at the front of the stage, which was pretty awesome (and kind of awkward when mulcahy came up real close for some songs). david mcaffrey seemed to be having the most fun on stage. mulcahy was kind of quiet and quirky the entire night. early on there was a comment from one guy in the audience that was something like 'what does it feel like that you got popular before most of your audience was born?' and mulcahy responded with, 'it doesn't work if you yell stuff at us...' which kind of had me worried that the crowd would suck. later the guy yelled something else and mulcahy just played it off with a smile. towards the middle of the night, he recommended people to be cool with one another for some crowd control. apparently the night before, a fight had broken out in the audience.
from what i recall they played ashamed of a story i told, everywhere, saturnine, coronado ii, summerbaby (which is the song little pete sees them sing in the garage and was fucking surreal to be kind of part of that in real life), she is staggering, ivy boy, great big happy green moon face, hey sandy (where mulcahy mimicked the launch sequence to the song found on the album, inviting the crowd to countdown from 5 to 1), and waiting for october. there was also what i think was a solo song of his that i couldn't quite place. in the set they also played miracle legion songs all for the best and madison park, which was just fucking rad. at the end, they closed with my favorite polaris song, the monster's loose. for the encore, they came out and did out to play (another miracle legion song), a new song most likely for mulcahy's upcoming solo album, and closed with 'recently,' a song that i enjoy and my sister does not.
will mcrobb, co-creator of pete and pete was also present, watching the show from the side of the stage. mulcahy got him to come on stage and wave hello for a little bit.
the crowd was pretty well-behaved, aside from the one dude who kept yelling stuff (and even then, i think he was trying to be funny and wasn't intending to heckle). other people who did yell stuff were shouting thank yous and saying that these guys made their childhood and other things along those lines. There were quite a few little pete hats too.
chris121580
Member
New album by Best Coast is streaming at the link below. It's great...going to be perfect to blast with the windows down on a sunny day
http://irlirl.tumblr.com/bestcoast
http://irlirl.tumblr.com/bestcoast
Woo Polaris
They covered Man on the Moon during their Portland set, was surprisingly good. (And Mark could not remember the launch sequence for Hey Sandy, the audience had to talk him through it. Poor guy.) Their opener here was Holiday Friends, I assume this was the opener for LA? (I'm always kinda interested in openers, can be hit or miss but you can discover interesting stuff.)
The echo's one of the easier places to park. There's a lot just east of the place off lemoyne that stretches for like 3 blocks. it's free after 8 or 9 and there have always been spots even when I've shown up late for shows. and my car's never been stolen either lol.
Upset are nice.
Woo Polaris
Their opener here was Holiday Friends, I assume this was the opener for LA? (I'm always kinda interested in openers, can be hit or miss but you can discover interesting stuff.)
yeah that was them. i can see man on the moon working out really well considering they started off with being compared to rem.
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aahhhhhhhh that was free parking. damn. i wasn't sure, but that's good to know. i would have preferred parking there.
At first I felt the way about "Dimed Out" that I do about "Fatal Flaw" and "Stranded"--i.e. just okay songs. but not that I've been singing the chorus in my head for a day straight I'm pretty sure I love it.
I think The Monitor was successful of the bands downfall in comparison. That album was so good, so anything Titus Andronicus releases just becomes average comparison. A Verschlimmbesserung!
There were couple of albums i got because Linius recommended me which I sort of went cold on them. Now, I am actually coming across liking them more and more on each repeat. Protomartyr and Cheataahs album are actually really good and I am really loving them atm! Thanks dude
There were couple of albums i got because Linius recommended me which I sort of went cold on them. Now, I am actually coming across liking them more and more on each repeat. Protomartyr and Cheataahs album are actually really good and I am really loving them atm! Thanks dude
If only he would pull a similar feat and enjoy the new Satellite Stories album
Just saw Manic Street Preachers here in LA and they blew the roof off the fucking dump. Sadly there's only one date left (in SF) on this Holy Bible tour but if you get a chance to see 'em, go.
Brought my post-college music fandom full circle, as MSP was the first show I saw in LA 15 years ago.
Brought my post-college music fandom full circle, as MSP was the first show I saw in LA 15 years ago.
forgeforsaken
Member
You can tell touring with Perfect Pussy has rubbed off on them somewhat.
Not positive if this is the right place, but I posted an OT (first created Gaf thread ever for me ever, actually) for My Morning Jacket's The Waterfall, which is up on iTunes now but releases tomorrow.
I haven't given the album a full continuous spin yet, but I'll be doing so tonight. They're my favorite band so I'm pumped.
I haven't given the album a full continuous spin yet, but I'll be doing so tonight. They're my favorite band so I'm pumped.
chris121580
Member
It's up on Spotify now. I really enjoyed it after my first listen. 'Only Memories Remain' is a great closer
Fidelis Hodie
Infidelis Cras
Sup fellow rockers. My indie rock band made huffington post, figured I'd share the article here!
Stairouais
Member
YES!
These new tunes will probably slay live. Far better than drop. And i kinda liked drop.
equippedwithtowel
Member
Good to hear it's a step up from Drop. Never really clicked with me, especially compared to the excellent Floating Coffin.
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
Can't believe that Joanna Guesome is literally 20 minutes long. Y'all ain't that punk: put an actual album together, kids.