What, are you listening too? [August 2012]
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Holy Other - Held
Probably my favorite album of the year so far.
Minus The Bear - Infinity Overhead
Better than Omni but they still haven't topped Planet Of Ice. Still a very solid album.
Mono - For My Parents
Mono doing what they do best. Making some of the most beautiful, grand music.
The xx - Coexist
Really good. Feels like a continuation from their previous album.
Bloc Party - Four
Pretty different than what I was expecting but I've been digging this album. Lots of raw, grungy and fun energy here.
Mount Eerie - Ocean Roar
I like this so much better than Clear Moon.
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Lauryn Hill
Snaggletooth
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Agnes - One Last Time (Spotify link).
Randolph Freelander
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New Found Glory - Hit or Miss
I love everything in this album. Just pure NFG goodness. The new album, Radiosurgery, is pretty good too.
Panic! At the Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
This album is fantastic too, I listen to it on a regular basis.
Scary Kids Scaring Kids - The City Sleeps In Flames
I haven't listened to the rest of the album yet, I only got it for the song Darkest Hour.
Taking Back Sunday - Notes From The Past
Gotta love TBS. Been listening to them non-stop since I came back from Warped. Favorite song on this album is Cute Without the 'E'
Fireworks - Gospel
Love Fireworks. I've been listening to them non-stop after Warped as well. We're Still Pioneers is my favorite on the album.
Paramore - Brand New Eyes
Paramore is in my top 5 bands, so I've been listening to them a lot too. Can't wait for the new album.
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Matthew Dear - Beams
It's absolutely brilliant, much improved over Black City (which was very good as well).
Example: Earthforms
Her Fantasy
AOTY material right here.
Found another killer album which I've been blasting the entire day:
Shlohmo - Beat CD '09
Some choice tunes from the album:
Brown Note Research, Pt. 1
Shitface
Shlohmo - Beat CD '09
Some choice tunes from the album:
Brown Note Research, Pt. 1
Shitface
ThanksVision
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Matthew Dear - Beams
It's absolutely brilliant, much improved over Black City (which was very good as well).
Example: Earthforms
Her Fantasy
AOTY material right here.
Listen to this album, ppl.
Giles Corey - Giles Corey
In preparation for the new EP, which is supposed to be released sometime today.
Really? Awesome! Love Giles Corey. Have a Nice Life needs to put something new out too.
Don't expect anything similar to the s/t though, apparently it's going to be really experimental. I'm kind of waiting to see what exactly that means.
vatstep
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Have a Nice Life is one of my favorite bands of the last decade, but I was hugely disappointed by Giles Corey for some reason. I certainly wasn't expecting HANL2 or anything like that... just couldn't get into it. I will probably check out the new release anyway, though, just to support the stuff that Dan does.
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Matthew Dear - Beams
It's absolutely brilliant, much improved over Black City (which was very good as well).
Example: Earthforms
Her Fantasy
AOTY material right here.
This is good. Very good.
Found another killer album which I've been blasting the entire day:
Everything by the WEDIDIT Collective is top notch. Check out R.L. Grimes next!
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
Well, this ought to be interesting...
Haven't been into too much new stuff lately other than the XX and Jessie Ware. There's a new Mono album out, but I haven't gotten to it yet.
After a couple of listens, Castratii's Eora is phenomenal. And how about that Koreless remix of How To Dress Well?
Yeah, apparently you're supposed to isolate yourself, turn off the lights, wear a blindfold...it all sounds pretty weird to me. I think I might just close my eyes.
Holy Order Sol
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So hyped for Midwest Marauders 2.
DesertEater
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Oh, wow. Listening to Earthforms and its amazing.
Matthew Dear - Beams
It's absolutely brilliant, much improved over Black City (which was very good as well).
Example: Earthforms
Her Fantasy
AOTY material right here.
Edit: And Her Fantasy is equally good if not better. Will get the album.
Sye d'Burns
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HotHamWater
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Menomena - Tithe
Radiohead - The Daily Mail
and Purity Ring - Lofticries
Oh, and I Will Kiss - Underworld at least once a day since the opening ceremony.
Radiohead - The Daily Mail
and Purity Ring - Lofticries
Oh, and I Will Kiss - Underworld at least once a day since the opening ceremony.
Getting back into Grimes. My first listens of Visions didn't really capture me, but I'm really liking it now for some reason. My favorite tracks are Genesis, Oblivion, Be A Body, and Colour of Moonlight. I'm thinking about getting a ticket to see her soon. I also need to listen to her older stuff because I wasn't really aware of her until this album.
I'm still listening to Purity Ring. Shrines is just an amazing album (except for Grandloves). The first four tracks are pretty much my favorites, and I'm actually really excited to see them live in a couple weeks!
I finally got around to giving Jessie Ware's Devotion a good listen, and it's really fantastic! My favorites are 110%, Devotion, Night Light, and Wildest Moments. I hope she comes to Chicago soon!
Still on a Radiohead kick as well. King of Limbs is an album I can listen to over and over. Lotus Flower is one of my favorite songs of all time. I hope I can see them live again sometime, because they are so so so super fantastic.
Also Marina & the Diamonds obviously. And James Blake, and the Scissor Sisters as well, although the latter has been mostly just me playing Let's Have A Kiki on repeat.
I'm still listening to Purity Ring. Shrines is just an amazing album (except for Grandloves). The first four tracks are pretty much my favorites, and I'm actually really excited to see them live in a couple weeks!
I finally got around to giving Jessie Ware's Devotion a good listen, and it's really fantastic! My favorites are 110%, Devotion, Night Light, and Wildest Moments. I hope she comes to Chicago soon!
Still on a Radiohead kick as well. King of Limbs is an album I can listen to over and over. Lotus Flower is one of my favorite songs of all time. I hope I can see them live again sometime, because they are so so so super fantastic.
Also Marina & the Diamonds obviously. And James Blake, and the Scissor Sisters as well, although the latter has been mostly just me playing Let's Have A Kiki on repeat.
DesertEater
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Stereolab - Dots and Loops
texasairhead101
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In a hip-hop mood lately.
Kno - Death is Silent
The production is the star here, almost flawless throughout. Quality album.
Chuuwee & Sundown - Adventures of the Millennium Falcon
Playing the hell out of this album. The production is incredible and both Chuuwee and Sundown are good on the mic (especially Chuuwee).
Has a nice relaxed feel to most of it, and the loose Star Wars theme is pretty neat (complete with a few samples from the original trilogy and a skit set in the Mos Eisley cantina).
These are really amazing from the tracks i've listened to, especially Chuuwee & Sundown.
Alpine ~ A is for Alpine/Gasoline ~ Indie Pop/Synthpop/Alternative
Cian Ciaran~ Outside In/You & Me ~ Chamber Pop/Orchestral/Welsh Soul
Genotype ~ Ill Sh*t EP/Breaking the Rules of Sound ~ Electronic/Glitch/Ambient
Holy Other ~ Held/Held ~ Witch House/Electronic/Dark Ambient
Ghostek ~ Vacuum/Barricades ~ Post-Dubstep/Future Garage/Ambient
Doron Diamond ~ Faryn/Song Sampler ~ Freak Folk/Lo-Fi/Alternative
John Tejada ~ The Predicting Machine/When All Around Is Madness ~ Minimal Techno/Electronic/House
Acid Pauli ~ mst/La Voz ~ Techno/Glitch/Electronic
Yeasayer was actually super disappointing (more so than their last album because I was hoping for a return to form). Anyways this Divine Fits album is pretty good. I'm not sure whether they were going for some special unique sound or they just said fuck it let's make a easy going pop album. It just sounds like Spoon songs with less guitar and Handsome Fur synth lines. Certain songs are basically a single chord and a piano note. Britt is really good at melody and using his voice in the studio though. It's not an incredibly deep or revolutionary album but it's much better than the last Spoon album.
and yes...Matthew Dear continues to move farther from the minimal techno that I fell in love with and is somehow getting better.
and yes...Matthew Dear continues to move farther from the minimal techno that I fell in love with and is somehow getting better.
kitchenmotors
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So...this week...
I've been getting into Grimes again. Visions is a great album, although it kind of peaks for me in the first 4-5 tracks for me. Genesis and Oblivion are so amazing, it's unreal.
I'm still listening to Purity Ring obsessively. I've been working on making my own music in the past couple months, and Purity Ring, along with SBTRKT have been a huge influence and inspiration as far as the direction I'm taking my sound.
I also was inspired by the Battle Born thread to give The Killers' Day & Age and Hot Fuss another listen, and they're both fucking fantastic, although Day & Age is far and away my favorite album by them.
I saw Linkin Park in concert this week, and was listening to the album mainly lamenting over the fact that they only played 4 songs off the new album live, which was extremely disappointing to me.
Marina & the Diamonds' The Family Jewels is the best pop album of all time and if you disagree I hate you forever and ever
(Florence + the Machine's Ceremonials comes close in the top 5!)MGMT is redeemed only because Justice did an incredible remix of Electric Feel which I've had on repeat forever this week alongside everything else.
Hypereides
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The Black Keys and going back to the basics by listening to Nina Simone.
Treefingers
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Swans - The Seer
This album is an incredible journey. If you have 2 hours free and are open to more experimental music, I highly recommend it.
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