Topic: Recent Finds? (Read 13165 times)

MobyDickhole · « **on:** 15 Dec 2007, 13:23 »

So, Now that everyone has started posting their favorite albums of the year, It's one of the best times to discover new music.

What have you been listening to lately thanks to the top album lists?
What have you givin a second chance?

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #1 on:** 15 Dec 2007, 15:28 »

Plus, man, he has a baby polar bear as his avatar. That's a double check from me.

I guess kinda on topic: I finally realized that I do in fact like Deerhoof. For the longest time I absolutely could not get into them. I've been trying every few months for the last couple years and each time I find them unpleasant and dull. Not so long ago though I gave them yet another show and something just clicked. Not sure what it was. Long story short I like them now. They're no Blond Redhead (I find the lyricists sound similar) but I like 'em.

casull · « **Reply #2 on:** 15 Dec 2007, 18:12 »

I gave ladytron a second listen after I got hooked on Playgirl from 604 and I like a lot of their stuff now. It's not really anything to do with top of '07 lists, just a product of my zune on shuffle.

Inlander · « **Reply #3 on:** 15 Dec 2007, 18:35 »

I have just recently discovered Baby Dayliner, and I'm pretty happy about that.

kablaaamo · « **Reply #4 on:** 15 Dec 2007, 21:31 »

A friend of mine gave me a Kings of Convenience album (Riot on an Empty Street) this year, and I've been listening to it a loooot.

The Russian Futurists too.

yossarian07 · « **Reply #5 on:** 15 Dec 2007, 22:30 »

I decided to try listening ti Jesu because they were on AV club's best of list, and I decided to give Against Me! another listen. Both bands are starting to grow on me.

KvP · « **Reply #6 on:** 15 Dec 2007, 23:24 »

One of the AV Club's writers recommended Pantha Du Prince's This Bliss, and I've been really enjoying it. Enough that I put it up in the sendspace thread. I also went cold into Let's Stay Friends by Les Savy Fav and it's one of my favorite records of the year.

Other than that, most everything new that I've heard this year is from the Sendspace thread. Gary Higgins and Muscles were prominently featured on my Zen.

Ishotdanieljohnston · « **Reply #7 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 00:27 »

My really satisfying find this year was Nina nastasia. I really couldn't get what Tommy was on about, and suddenly... late one night... it just clicked, You Follow Me is an utterly brilliant album.

MobyDickhole · « **Reply #8 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 01:37 »

Quote from: tommydski on 15 Dec 2007, 14:33

I can't decide if your username is brilliant or terrible...

Yeah, I think your username is brilliant after all.

Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 15 Dec 2007, 15:28

Plus, man, he has a baby polar bear as his avatar. That's a double check from me.

Ego: +500 EXP points

Anyways, I figure I should probably respond to my own topic...
I've found a ton of Great stuff in the past couple months. hell this years gone by soo fast i didn't even realize go team had a new album out. (i still need to get it)

I've downloaded the new Daft Punk which is pretty friggin sweet,
New Stars of the Lid,
Shitload of really indie stuff...
I started actually listening to The National's CD since it's been in most of the major top 10 lists,
Realized I haven't listened to hardly enough of the new Mum album,
Decided I need WAY more Godspeed You! Black Emperor,

I'm still finding stuff that I think might make it to my top 10. Hell I just found out about Boat. http://boat.ohnodisaster.com/music.html through a 'you aint no picasso' post. One of the guys in the band is a 6th grade teacher. Fucking awesome.

Ivana XL is also Awesome
Same goes for Tullycraft whom I had heard of, but just actually got a chance to listen to.

And I found them by somewhat un related means, but Detectivbyran just might change your life: http://www.detektivbyran.net/Nattoppet.mp3
http://www.detektivbyran.net/Nattoppet.mp3
http://www.detektivbyran.net/Nattoppet.mp3
http://www.detektivbyran.net/Nattoppet.mp3
http://www.detektivbyran.net/Nattoppet.mp3

There's way more but my itunes is dead so i'm basically listing stuf from memory. More later.

squawk · « **Reply #9 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 01:56 »

Hey this Boat band is pretty danged good!

SeanBateman · « **Reply #10 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 02:38 »

MobyDickhole · « **Reply #11 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 03:28 »

Quote from: Dirk Hopeless on 16 Dec 2007, 02:38

hmmm

There's a few of those I really want to hear.

I've only heard stuuf produced by blockhead and it's pretty darn good (namely aesop rock)
1990's I've been wanting to listen to for a while

They all sound interesting.

KvP · « **Reply #12 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 03:32 »

The 1900s record was uploaded to the Sendspace thread not long ago. Might still be operational.

mfpole · « **Reply #13 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 05:13 »

Uhh
Jawbreaker, Dismemberment Plan, Minutemen, Silkworm, Brainiac... and King Tubby

Im 0-6 for finding bands that are still together.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #14 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 08:46 »

Quote from: MobyDickhole on 16 Dec 2007, 01:37

New Stars of the Lid

Possibly the best album of the year in my opinion. Truly brilliant stuff. If you haven't heard it yet, Copia by Eluvium has a similar sound and is terrific. I also recently listened to Akron/Family extensively for the first time and based on what I've heard I don't think I'll be stopping anytime soon.

pentaen · « **Reply #15 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 12:19 »

Hai Guys there is a tiny practicaly unsigned band called SNAKES SAY HISS that i can't stress how good they are for their size. Think the energy of Les Savy Fav mixed with the Spirit of LCD soundsystem

SeanBateman · « **Reply #16 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 12:38 »

MobyDickhole · « **Reply #17 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 17:13 »

Found this in the sendspace fourms:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/rutq0h

It's by a band called Leech. It's pretty great.

MusicScribbles · « **Reply #18 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 17:22 »

I have to say that it's taken me a bit to get into Sun City Girls, but I think it finally clicked this year. I don't know when or how, but I'm exquisitely pleased that I gave them another try.
Also, this guy did a partial discography for them, if anyone's interested.
http://experimentaletc.blogspot.com

ScrambledGregs · « **Reply #19 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 17:28 »

--While I have owned Get Lonely for most of the year, it was only when I downloaded a complete discography torrent of The Mountain Goats that I realized how fucking amazing John Darnielle really is. Tallahassee became one of my favorite albums after only one listen while suffering from insomnia last night.

--In the same way that the Field Music's Tones of Town outdid the Shins's Wincing The Night Away this year, I am listening to the Stars of the Lid's And Their Refinement of The Decline right now and it is already better than Eluvium's Copia. Which is weird, because I love Wincing and Copia a lot.

--I got really into Tom Waits and Fugazi this year, and this is something I recommend everyone do once in their lives: go through a Tom Waits phase and a Fugazi phase.

Ernest · « **Reply #20 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 21:55 »

I finally decided that Boris's awesome recording style and slow soundscapes with that wailing guitar make up for their annoying thrash tendencies.

Tom · « **Reply #21 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 22:11 »

Today marks exactly one year since I began listening to indie music, so I'm not going bother listing them all. I did find a pretty awesome unsigned Sydney band called Cloud Control, they play really folky indie pop.

Johnny C · « **Reply #22 on:** 16 Dec 2007, 22:36 »

Quote from: n0t_r0bert_b0yle!! on 16 Dec 2007, 22:11

Today marks exactly one year since I began listening to indie music

Wow. I never marked down the exact date, so I can never celebrate this anniversary. Good work though dude.

This year wasn't the year I discovered Fugazi but it was the year I started listening to them SO MUCH.

valley_parade · « **Reply #23 on:** 17 Dec 2007, 07:26 »

I think this was the year I got way into post-rock.

Joseph · « **Reply #24 on:** 17 Dec 2007, 07:38 »

This was the year I got really into Will Oldham, Current 93 and Joan Of Arc. I'd listened to all occasionally before, but never nearly as intensively as I began this year.

Also, slowcore in general. All that was really on my radar before was Low, and only a couple albums. I delved far deeper into their discography, and checked out plenty of like minded bands, such as Codeine, Bedhead, The New Year, and Seam.

2HourHiatus · « **Reply #25 on:** 17 Dec 2007, 07:47 »

I recently discovered this noise band from Montreal called ttttttttttttttttttttt. I was browsing noise torrents on waffles, and then I saw this band. I had to check it out due to the ridiculous name. They're really good actually.

SeanBateman · « **Reply #26 on:** 17 Dec 2007, 07:49 »

Hey do you have an extra waffles invite?

Kai · « **Reply #27 on:** 17 Dec 2007, 16:01 »

all I know is that the past few months I've mostly just listened to the Velvet Underground. It is hard to find new music you like when you would much rather just listen to "Sweet Jane".

dalconnsuch · « **Reply #28 on:** 17 Dec 2007, 18:27 »

i can't say that i've found any new music thinks to the top albums lists, but i have given portishead another shot after the portishead topic, still hate em

De_El · « **Reply #29 on:** 17 Dec 2007, 19:47 »

Thanks to the Sendspace thread I am now rather fond of Wintersleep and Hum.
Also: Tortoise. I get the impression that they're pretty "important" as far as recent music history goes, and being influential, but despite recommendations from friends I kind of ignored them for a while. I even saw them live two years ago, but I still didn't like them because I was fourteen and very grumpy from lack of sleep at the time.
Also: Mr. Bungle. Uh...yeah.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #30 on:** 18 Dec 2007, 12:18 »

Quote from: De_El on 17 Dec 2007, 19:47

Thanks to the Sendspace thread I am now rather fond of Wintersleep ~~and Hum.~~

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #31 on:** 18 Dec 2007, 12:21 »

thanks to the sendspace thread, none of my friends will hang out with me because they hate all the music i put on.

thanks, internet!

carrotosaurus · « **Reply #32 on:** 18 Dec 2007, 12:56 »

I recently discovered Sandy Bull, even though he's been around for a long time. Still Valentine's Day 1969: Live At The Matrix, San Francisco is probably one of the best live albums I've ever heard.

Ernest · « **Reply #33 on:** 18 Dec 2007, 23:06 »

Quote from: Scandanavian War Machine on 18 Dec 2007, 12:21

thanks to the sendspace thread, none of my friends will hang out with me because they hate all the music i put on.

thanks, internet!

These forums really did a number on me. I don't know if I'd be interested in half of the music I'm into if not for these forums. And it has had a trickle down effect in that I've managed to get several of my friends interested in bands they otherwise probably would never have heard of. I've also convinced my primary plays-music-with-me friend to join the forums (rhinohelicopter) so he won't feel inadequate next to me in his musical knowledge.

Of course another effect of these forums is that what I view as accessible music is usually unbearably inaccessible to other people. I consider .22's The Worker to be a very accessible album, but one of my best friends told me that he thought it was pretty good but they were too repetitive. Needless to say I have never played him any Om.

StreetSlugin · « **Reply #34 on:** 18 Dec 2007, 23:54 »

I just started listening to missy higgins recently. great choice (if you like piano/pop/female vocals). Also, the blue scholars new album Bayani is a GREAT BUY!! (if you like hip-hop)

valley_parade · « **Reply #35 on:** 19 Dec 2007, 09:28 »

Quote from: carrotosaurus on 18 Dec 2007, 12:56

I recently discovered Sandy Bull, even though he's been around for a long time. Still Valentine's Day 1969: Live At The Matrix, San Francisco is probably one of the best live albums I've ever heard.

Grand Funk's "Live Album". C'mon.

Lexington, 125 · « **Reply #36 on:** 19 Dec 2007, 11:03 »

Quote from: Kai on 17 Dec 2007, 16:01

all I know is that the past few months I've mostly just listened to the Velvet Underground. It is hard to find new music you like when you would much rather just listen to "Sweet Jane".

Same here. try and listen to Justice, get three tracks in, & I have to spin Sister Ray. Listen to 2 Merzbow tracks, then i can't help but put on Loaded.

Kai · « **Reply #37 on:** 19 Dec 2007, 13:47 »

FEEL SICK AND DIRTY MORE DEAD THAN ALIIIII-HIIIIIIIIVE

Joseph · « **Reply #38 on:** 19 Dec 2007, 14:01 »

Quote from: MusicScribbles on 16 Dec 2007, 17:22

I have to say that it's taken me a bit to get into Sun City Girls, but I think it finally clicked this year. I don't know when or how, but I'm exquisitely pleased that I gave them another try.
Also, this guy did a partial discography for them, if anyone's interested.
http://experimentaletc.blogspot.com

I've been meaning to figure out, where do I start with this band?

Ernest · « **Reply #39 on:** 21 Dec 2007, 22:46 »

Quote from: tommydski on 19 Dec 2007, 06:14

An overwhelming majority just think of music as something that sounds nice and they don't need to know any more.

It's difficult for me to put on music for friends and then have them not be interested in it at all. I'm just thinking "what? Aren't they hearing this?" They just don't hear the same things I do because what they value in hanging out with me is not the music I'm playing (which they might think is "pretty cool") but the conversation we might have or where we might go. The friend I mentioned earlier likes music, but he does other things more. For instance, he reads a lot more than I do. I would say that reading is one of my hobbies, but I listen to music more. He does the opposite. He also considers lyrics more important than I do, or at least puts higher standards on the lyrics. I'm more interested in sound. It's not that I don't like lyrics, or that I ignore them (I don't), it's just that I'm looking at the overall sound more.

I guess I should think of his interest in music like my interest in, I dunno, graphic novels (something he is really into). I think they can be interesting, but I just don't get what makes them so great.

dalconnsuch · « **Reply #40 on:** 22 Dec 2007, 17:17 »

Quote from: MobyDickhole on 16 Dec 2007, 01:37

Quote from: tommydski on 15 Dec 2007, 14:33
I can't decide if your username is brilliant or terrible...

Yeah, I think your username is brilliant after all.

Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 15 Dec 2007, 15:28
Plus, man, he has a baby polar bear as his avatar. That's a double check from me.

Ego: +500 EXP points

Anyways, I figure I should probably respond to my own topic...
I've found a ton of Great stuff in the past couple months. hell this years gone by soo fast i didn't even realize go team had a new album out. (i still need to get it)

I've downloaded the new Daft Punk which is pretty friggin sweet,
New Stars of the Lid,
Shitload of really indie stuff...
I started actually listening to The National's CD since it's been in most of the major top 10 lists,
Realized I haven't listened to hardly enough of the new Mum album,
Decided I need WAY more Godspeed You! Black Emperor,

I'm still finding stuff that I think might make it to my top 10. Hell I just found out about Boat. http://boat.ohnodisaster.com/music.html through a 'you aint no picasso' post. One of the guys in the band is a 6th grade teacher. Fucking awesome.

Ivana XL is also Awesome
Same goes for Tullycraft whom I had heard of, but just actually got a chance to listen to.

And I found them by somewhat un related means, but Detectivbyran just might change your life: http://www.detektivbyran.net/Nattoppet.mp3
http://www.detektivbyran.net/Nattoppet.mp3
http://www.detektivbyran.net/Nattoppet.mp3
http://www.detektivbyran.net/Nattoppet.mp3
http://www.detektivbyran.net/Nattoppet.mp3

There's way more but my itunes is dead so i'm basically listing stuf from memory. More later.

i saw boat last year in seattle, they're really good, but the band headlining the show "the shaky hands" owns them with no trouble at all

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Author Topic: Recent Finds? (Read 13165 times)

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