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Got myself tickets to Hackney Visions festival and Rockaway Beach
http://www.rockawaybeach.co.uk/line-up-full/
http://visionsfestival.com
Pretty strong line ups at both but mainly looking forward to The Antlers, Girl Band and Pinkshinyultrablast as I've not seen any of those before (else it'd be Echo & The Bunnymen).
Has anyone heard Pinkshinyultrablast before? They've got a shoegaze band from Russia, pretty good too: https://youtu.be/z-cISmtXk1M
Convinced my girlfriend to see Metz with me too. I'm sure she'll appreciate that...
http://www.rockawaybeach.co.uk/line-up-full/
http://visionsfestival.com
Pretty strong line ups at both but mainly looking forward to The Antlers, Girl Band and Pinkshinyultrablast as I've not seen any of those before (else it'd be Echo & The Bunnymen).
Has anyone heard Pinkshinyultrablast before? They've got a shoegaze band from Russia, pretty good too: https://youtu.be/z-cISmtXk1M
Convinced my girlfriend to see Metz with me too. I'm sure she'll appreciate that...
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
This new Chelsea Wolfe album man, I said goddamn!!! It's fucking amazing, her best album yet I think.
Hadn't heard her before, but noticed her mentioned a few times so figured I'd listen to a few songs. Yeah...this is pretty fucking good. An absolutely huge sound when it kicks off.
New Titus Andronicus is on streaming services today. I thought Friday was new release day now? Or that didn't start yet?
Anyways it's killer. I've only been listening to pieces here and there as it's so long but I love it. I really need to pick up all their records. Didn't they do a 7" club after Local Business? Are some of the songs from the 7"s on Most Lamentable?
Edit: if you like Titus, check out Dillinger Four. Similar fast, fun poppy punk songs.
Anyways it's killer. I've only been listening to pieces here and there as it's so long but I love it. I really need to pick up all their records. Didn't they do a 7" club after Local Business? Are some of the songs from the 7"s on Most Lamentable?
Edit: if you like Titus, check out Dillinger Four. Similar fast, fun poppy punk songs.
pat never completed the 7x7 club or whatever haha. I'm not a subscriber but he supposedly had to send out apologies to all of them and say the rest of their singles were on the way, I think he only got up to 4 of the releases (and the first two of those were a double 7" reissue of their earliest singles). The only TMLT tracks from there were "Stranded" and "Fatal Flaw" and iirc the album versions are new recordings. both of those songs had been performed live as early as 2013 or 12, so the huge majority of this is new material.
Anyone daunted at TMLT's track list should listen to it by acts or chunks. Apparently the acts go something like this:
act 1=Angry Hour->Look Alive
act 2=Magic Morning->More Perfect Union
act 3=Sun Salutation->Fatal Flaw
act 4=Please->I'm Going Insane (Finish Him)
Act 5=The Fall->A Moral
But I've also enjoyed playing the suite of "I Lost My Mind ( +@ )" to "I Lost My Mind ( DJ )" (nice symmetry in there). And "FAtal Flaw" through "A Pair of Brown Eyes" has the catchiest rock songs of the whole album, like "Come On Siobahn". Or just pick out the No Futures, IV and V aren't as astounding as III or II or I but they're damn fun. It's a great record.
infiniteloop
Member
Yeah, love this.
I am still not too hot on Wolf Alice album, Wish they had a live version out.
Lol, I am going there as well, maybe we can set up a meeting!
Yeah, I have seen Pinkshinyultrablast earlier this year and they were really good. Their album is freaking amazing, but their live is a bit drone heavy for my liking but still good. They were quite humble and absolutely sweet since they talked to everyone who came to see them and I can see them becoming big in the future.
Metz is really loud live, I brought a girl with me (whom I really liked) to see them as they were supporting Fucked Up and Titus Andronicus and suffice to say, she never went with me to another gig!
I am excited to see Toy (saw them already 5 times, best live band I have ever seen), Girl Band, Gazelle Twin, Peaking Light, The Big Moon and Hinds. Also Fat Whiet Family are absolutely crazy live so I am looking forward seeing what they do this time (First time I saw them The guy ended up reading off a philosophy book and second time stripped naked)
Went to this festival last year and it was absolutely mint. Some of the best atmosphere and even better people there!
Lol, I am going there as well, maybe we can set up a meeting!
Yeah, I have seen Pinkshinyultrablast earlier this year and they were really good. Their album is freaking amazing, but their live is a bit drone heavy for my liking but still good. They were quite humble and absolutely sweet since they talked to everyone who came to see them and I can see them becoming big in the future.
Metz is really loud live, I brought a girl with me (whom I really liked) to see them as they were supporting Fucked Up and Titus Andronicus and suffice to say, she never went with me to another gig!
I am excited to see Toy (saw them already 5 times, best live band I have ever seen), Girl Band, Gazelle Twin, Peaking Light, The Big Moon and Hinds. Also Fat Whiet Family are absolutely crazy live so I am looking forward seeing what they do this time (First time I saw them The guy ended up reading off a philosophy book and second time stripped naked)
Went to this festival last year and it was absolutely mint. Some of the best atmosphere and even better people there!
I'm sure something can be arranged, yeah.
At Glastonbury the bbc had to cut 20 minutes off of the Fat White Family's set on the iplayer. He was literally beating himself off while shouting the line "all your dads are dead, kids".
I had to see Lilly Allen with my girlfriend once, so she owes me (thought it was quite good though!).
I've seen Toy a few times, but they never really grabbed me. Always thought they sounded like a slightly less good version of The Horrors. "Kopter" is pretty amazing though, and I've not listened to the second album.
I have met Linius couple of time,
I don't bit, ask him
Toy is really extraordinarily bizarre band to me. I think they are the only band , where I absolutely hate their record releases because of the whiny vocals that doesn't go well with the music and the over-busy drones, but absolutely love their live set because the vocals is droned out heavily by the noise and the reverb of the guitar and bass play which makes it inaudible, while their drone heavy music just creates a really hypnotic psychedelic effect akin to Hookworms and Bo Ningen. I just go crazy at their life set banging my head and whatnot.Their second album is as shit as their first one although I have to say ''Conductor'' is one hell of a track mainly because f the build up and the fact its instrumental helps.
Here is Toy performing ''Conductor'' at Shepherd Bush Empire, their first headline show at a big venuee and it was the first time I had to pay an inflated price of a scalper to get it.... and it was worth it!
I need to listen to it more. it's so far in the direction of synthpop, wasn't expecting it. I thought it would be poppier than Get Color but that album had moments of aggression and feedback and distortion that Death Magic didn't seem to have. it's closer to Purity Ring's first record than I ever would've thought.
Initial impression is that Get Color is the perfect in-between, the ideal blend of noise rock and synthy dance-punk, while HEALTH is a bit too noisy to get a handle on and Death Magic is too clean to really grab me.
I've only seen them as support or at festivals, so maybe that's it. Though I did also see them at Shepherds Bush, but supporting British Sea Power. I'll give those songs a listen later, as I'm on a pier in Llandudno at the moment.
Actually, Their support play with British Sea Power was my first time seeing them and I thought they were good. British Sea Power blew me away though that night.
chris121580
Member
I had no idea Dustin Kensrue of Thrice released a new solo album this year...just getting around to it and it's damn good. Strongly recommend it...it's an incredibly enjoyable listen...really heavy Bruce Springsteen vibe all over it
I had a torrid time at that gig. I was near the back, and you just can't see from there in that venue. I'm not short either. I always begrudgingly go with seated tickets there now. And yeah, BSP were great. I've seen them 16 or 17 times now and they're always pretty great.
I remember the shootout in the airport and that soundtrack kicking in. So good.
I am sorry that you had to experienced that way. I was seated upstairs just right of the stage where I had clear view of the whole thing. They stage-play like of the bears were quite amusing. That was my only time I have seen them live and it was an experience. To bad most of their show are rather expensive.
I got to see what gigs are like for most women, at least. Are they more expensive than most, I've never really noticed. I guess they just charge a price that a more established band would charge. The only time I noticed it was expensive was the recent 'Decline Of...' show at the roundhouse. But they were on for 2 hours and Bo Ningen supported, so that was alright.
I love Stonefish; hear it on the radio all the time. Can't find their album anywhere legit, though?
It's streaming on NPR. Like the Chelsea Wolfe
It's streaming at NPR http://www.npr.org/2015/07/29/425893138/first-listen-health-death-magic
Edit, beaten by about an hour. Damn mobile Internet failing to refresh the page properly...
chris121580
Member
This new Small Black single is so good. Excited that they have a new album out in October. Their debut is incredibly underrated as Stereogum states:
http://www.stereogum.com/1820034/small-black-boys-life/mp3s/
http://www.stereogum.com/1820034/small-black-boys-life/mp3s/
Looks like they only talk about Limits of Desire-- I forgot to check that one out but their self-titled EP and their debut New Chain were some of my favorite releases out of chillwave. i'll need to get around to Limits
chris121580
Member
Wow, I actually didn't realize they had an album before Limits of Desire. That's what I was referring to as underrated. I need to check out New Chain now and yeah, definitely check out Limits...it's fantastic
new richard papiercuts in september!
track from the album is great
fuckin finally. been waiting for this news for a while
track from the album is great
fuckin finally. been waiting for this news for a while
Some news nobody'll care about but me: killer Raleigh synth-post-punk/noise rock band Whatever Brains have a record coming out this year again. Not a surprise, given they've released a record a year since 2011--well, last year instead of an LP they released a double EP. and that double EP was incredible. the first EP is a single 22 minute track of pieces that flow together, which fucking rocks and also "chronicle the plight of a Russian family who lived in complete isolation in remote Siberia for more than 40 years". It's far more fun than that sounds. The second EP has this relentlessly catchy earth-scorching song "UVOD". This upcoming 4th untitled/self-titled LP has several songs they've released in demo/b-side form before, like on this ludicrous 46-track hour-plus compilation of sketches and demos from earlier this year. I really love "TAPE". Going by the difference between some of the versions on there and their final versions (like the final "UVOD" compared to this demo), there'll be big changes in the new recordings.
People should hear this band. everything is free on their bandcamp. no excuse
Album art:
People should hear this band. everything is free on their bandcamp. no excuse
Album art:
I like this. will have to check his earlier album
chris121580
Member
I've never heard of Dilly Dally before but came across this song Desire on Spotify today. It rocks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C36oJgwbvb0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C36oJgwbvb0
On a mission to get more people to listen to Young the Giant. Had some hits on their first (excellent) album but the second one mostly flew under the radar and it's fucking great. Give a few of these a shot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6z946kUzCI&index=6&list=PLPOVSQSnwvddVRv7fbUU_Y8ZwK4OcwvOP - Daydreamer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF5uMvCGUCM - Crystallized
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWWRGmWKkfI - Mind Over Matter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO6LJUyNA0M - It's About Time
Absolutely love this album and they are truly phenomenal live. Sameer Gadhia's voice is amazing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6z946kUzCI&index=6&list=PLPOVSQSnwvddVRv7fbUU_Y8ZwK4OcwvOP - Daydreamer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF5uMvCGUCM - Crystallized
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWWRGmWKkfI - Mind Over Matter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO6LJUyNA0M - It's About Time
Absolutely love this album and they are truly phenomenal live. Sameer Gadhia's voice is amazing.
Most of the gigs I go are in the £8 - 16 price range so 20 and above is pricey to me. I am always broke so that should explain things.
Speaking of which, Visions Festivals timetable is posted and it seems Girl Band are on early :/
Lot of clashes happening: Merchandise or Hinds, The Big Moon or Girl Band, Son Lux or Gazelle Twin and Peaking Light is just clashing with both Toy and Fat White Family.
My program is probably gonna be: pixx > Girl Band > Merchandise > break > Gazelle Twin > Luke Abbott (half) > Toy > Fat White Family
Red Blaster
Member
going from a wolf alice live performance to the album is one of the most disappointing bait n switches of all time
Exactly my feeling!
I think I have already written about that, their live performance was really good, had a n omph about and the switching tempos mid songs actually gave them a relative signature in comparison. The album is just too poppy and closer to ballad than the heavier, grungier side of their live performance. Their EPs had a lot more personality too!
Overall, a disappointing record to otherwise a talented band that kick ass live.
My feelings exactly. They definitely missed something on that album that they do live.
Most of the gigs I go are in the £8 - 16 price range so 20 and above is pricey to me. I am always broke so that should explain things.
Speaking of which, Visions Festivals timetable is posted and it seems Girl Band are on early :/
Lot of clashes happening: Merchandise or Hinds, The Big Moon or Girl Band, Son Lux or Gazelle Twin and Peaking Light is just clashing with both Toy and Fat White Family.
My program is probably gonna be: pixx > Girl Band > Merchandise > break > Gazelle Twin > Luke Abbott (half) > Toy > Fat White Family
The guy I was going with hadn't got the tickets yet and isn't sure he wants to go now as the bands he wanted tof see clash as headliners. I'm trying to convince him.
I know Mac Demarco's new album leaked a while back, but I held off on listening to the whole thing til it went up on Spotify. Great album, though not quite as consistent as Salad Days was as a whole. Dude is getting better musically with each project he puts out though.
NPR stream of Another One if anyone hasn't heard it yet
NPR stream of Another One if anyone hasn't heard it yet
Tell him he is going to see at least one of them, also the fact that he is going to discover great talent that may headline in the future (Like Pixx as she is recently signed with 4AD) and generally great atmosphere and even better food. Oh and friendly people!
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TRAAMS new album on November. Fuck Yes, this year continues to be amazing!
also new track from them
Succulent Thunder Anthem
Actually its a bit disappointing track. Less of a Post-punk and very much sounds close to be The Cribs rip off.
TRAAMS new album on November. Fuck Yes, this year continues to be amazing!
also new track from them
Succulent Thunder Anthem
Actually its a bit disappointing track. Less of a Post-punk and very much sounds close to be The Cribs rip off.
How the hell do you get free pass? I am so jealous because that is a strong line up
and yes Mourn were really good at Best Kept Secret!
The Mourn show I went to on friday was organized by the festival and they had a blind-test. I came third by myself but the winning team already had their passes so they gave it to me.
And all of that because I couldn't stand that a Blur song wasn't found in 15 secs.