Topic: 2010 in Music (Read 392720 times)

scarred · « **Reply #800 on:** 10 Aug 2010, 10:00 »

maybe you can suck a dick, similes was great

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #801 on:** 10 Aug 2010, 10:46 »

It had some great moments but it's probably his least memorable album by far and often sounds like a bunch of sketches, like he had some cool ideas but couldn't quite bring them to fruition. This has been a year full of ambient artists using vocals for the first time and to be perfectly honest not one of them has been super successful. Similes is no exception. Seeing him live for the 5th or 6th time or so and having it be a fairly lame show (far too quiet, almost entirely new material which, let me tell you, does not translate into an interesting live show) certainly didn't help. Luckily his upcoming ep on temp. res. has an 11-minute long instrumental in the vein of Taken or New Animals From the Air which makes me very, very happy to hear.

JD · « **Reply #802 on:** 11 Aug 2010, 23:50 »

admire the new weezer album cover

scarred · « **Reply #803 on:** 12 Aug 2010, 00:38 »

never listened to weezer, never will, but i'd made that decision long before i saw that atrocious cover

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #804 on:** 12 Aug 2010, 02:17 »

That is an incredibly silly decision.

scarred · « **Reply #805 on:** 12 Aug 2010, 02:26 »

probably not

McTaggart · « **Reply #806 on:** 12 Aug 2010, 04:29 »

It's a decision that's getting better by the day.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #807 on:** 12 Aug 2010, 06:14 »

Yeah but just because their new music is pretty middling doesn't mean you should ignore pinkerton or weezer. Granted, everything after the green album is forgettable, and I'm sure that one is even just a big nostalgic factor for me. But pinkerton is still one of those albums I really enjoy listening to quite often.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #808 on:** 12 Aug 2010, 06:54 »

Quote from: Zombiedude on 11 Aug 2010, 23:50

admire the new weezer album cover

?

Vuk · « **Reply #809 on:** 12 Aug 2010, 09:20 »

Anyone heard that Boris collaboration with Ian Astbury? They sold it at the show, but I was saving my money for Amplifier Worship.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #810 on:** 12 Aug 2010, 09:57 »

A long time ago we had a "worst album cover" thread. If that were to be resurrected, and I'm definitely not saying it should be, that Weezer cover would be high on my list. Or low on my list. Near the number one spot, in any case.

JimmyJazz · « **Reply #811 on:** 12 Aug 2010, 13:07 »

And in recent news, Rivers Cuomo smokes 20 bowls of crack at once before deciding on the final cover for the next Weezer album.

KvP · « **Reply #812 on:** 12 Aug 2010, 13:13 »

Quote from: StaedlerMars on 12 Aug 2010, 06:14

their new music is pretty middling

That's putting it very, very lightly.

Zingoleb · « **Reply #813 on:** 12 Aug 2010, 23:24 »

That cover still isn't as bad as Raditude's was.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #814 on:** 13 Aug 2010, 10:18 »

A picture of Jorge Garcia is worse than any dog picture ever.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #815 on:** 15 Aug 2010, 17:13 »

I thought the cover of Radtitude was pretty cool. The only even remotely OK thing about that utter fucking trainwreck of a cultural document, actually.

scarred · « **Reply #816 on:** 20 Aug 2010, 13:11 »

New sufjan stevens ep

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #817 on:** 20 Aug 2010, 16:05 »

scarred · « **Reply #818 on:** 20 Aug 2010, 16:18 »

IT'S SO GOOD.

scarred · « **Reply #819 on:** 20 Aug 2010, 16:21 »

new Klaxons is kinda shitty though

JD · « **Reply #820 on:** 20 Aug 2010, 16:56 »

I want the Scott Pilgrim Vs The World: The Game soundtrack so bad

also Fuck You

scarred · « **Reply #821 on:** 20 Aug 2010, 18:25 »

Quote from: Zombiedude on 20 Aug 2010, 16:56

Fuck You

FYP

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #822 on:** 20 Aug 2010, 18:46 »

Quote from: scarred on 20 Aug 2010, 16:18

IT'S SO GOOD.

Is it? The title track is messy and bloated, The Owl and the Tanager has been transformed from the gorgeous, haunting, and powerful solo piano/voice piece that it is live into some echo-y, spaced out snoozer, Enchanting Ghost and Amrika are totally forgettable, Mouth of Gabriel is downright irritating with its stupid electronic gurgles and bleeps, and the less said about Djohariah, a song which should have really started around the 11 minute mark, the better. And this is coming from a genuine Sufjan Stevens fan. This sounds like a random collection of bad B-sides. For the first real material from the dude in years and years, I'm seriously disappointed.

Tom · « **Reply #823 on:** 20 Aug 2010, 19:23 »

Quote from: scarred on 20 Aug 2010, 16:21

new Klaxons is kinda shitty though

SURPRISE

scarred · « **Reply #824 on:** 21 Aug 2010, 01:12 »

Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 20 Aug 2010, 18:46

Is it?

yes

scarred · « **Reply #825 on:** 21 Aug 2010, 01:15 »

also i liked a fair few songs off klaxons' old record a lot. golden skans is catchy as fucc

KvP · « **Reply #826 on:** 21 Aug 2010, 13:58 »

New Venetian Snares yaaaaaaaay. And it's a return to breakcore from the hardcore acid of Filth yaaaaay.

yaaaaay.

JD · « **Reply #827 on:** 21 Aug 2010, 20:45 »

The new Thermals album leaked

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #828 on:** 21 Aug 2010, 21:29 »

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #829 on:** 21 Aug 2010, 21:40 »

like, my day was pretty awesome already, but you just made it infinitely better. I need pay day to happen and then not spend the money until so that I can justify downloading this right now.

JD · « **Reply #830 on:** 21 Aug 2010, 22:31 »

I'm liking it better than Now We Can See.

Your Love Is So Strong is a thing of beauty

valley_parade · « **Reply #831 on:** 22 Aug 2010, 08:12 »

Quote from: Vuk on 12 Aug 2010, 09:20

Anyone heard that Boris collaboration with Ian Astbury? They sold it at the show, but I was saving my money for Amplifier Worship.

Give me a week. I ordered it from Southern Lord on Friday.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #832 on:** 22 Aug 2010, 18:01 »

So, I like it, but I'm a bit surprised by it? Not as much anthemic chanting and rock, but it's still definitely ... the thermals?

squawk · « **Reply #833 on:** 22 Aug 2010, 21:13 »

New Thermals is rad yes.

Radical AC · « **Reply #834 on:** 23 Aug 2010, 04:49 »

I like its bassier punch, but miss the twangy guitar leads sometimes.

amok · « **Reply #835 on:** 24 Aug 2010, 12:07 »

probably several pages too late but the new !!! is rather good

KvP · « **Reply #836 on:** 24 Aug 2010, 15:15 »

Jimmy Edgar's new album is like Controversy-era Prince, Rick James and Daft Punk fucking and recording the results for posterity.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #837 on:** 24 Aug 2010, 18:43 »

Quote from: amok on 24 Aug 2010, 12:07

probably several pages too late but the new !!! is rather good

yeah it is.

scarred · « **Reply #838 on:** 25 Aug 2010, 11:54 »

fuck yessssss

JD · « **Reply #839 on:** 25 Aug 2010, 14:52 »

I thought they were called PYRAMIDDDD

Radical AC · « **Reply #840 on:** 25 Aug 2010, 22:38 »

They changed their name back.

SWOON! at My Gravitas · « **Reply #841 on:** 26 Aug 2010, 06:27 »

They are streaming two songs from Julie Christmas' forthcoming solo album. They sound remarkably like Made Out of Babies material, which is more than I could ever ask for

Album's out November 7th

JD · « **Reply #842 on:** 26 Aug 2010, 10:50 »

I am excite

Dazed · « **Reply #843 on:** 26 Aug 2010, 10:58 »

I am unsure if anyone itt actually listens to power metal, but the new Blind Guardian album finally came out in the U.S. and is fucking awesome.

Vuk · « **Reply #844 on:** 26 Aug 2010, 12:16 »

Anyone know anything about that new Maserati album coming out? I know it's the final recordings with their deceased drummer, but did it leak or anything?

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #845 on:** 26 Aug 2010, 19:58 »

My top ten records of the year so far at this moment (since it's around the 2/3 mark) in no particular order are:

Emeralds - Does it Look Like I'm Here?
Higuma - Den of the Spirits
Altar Eagle - Mechanical Gardens
Daniel Bjarnason - Processions
Ajilvsga - Origin of the Chaul
Forest Swords - Dagger Paths
Yellow Swans - Going Places
Kyle Bobby Dunn - A Young Persons Guide to...
The North Sea - Bloodlines
Motion Sickness of Time Travel - Seeping Through the Veil of the Unconscious

And my most anticipated releases are:
Xela - The Sublime
Xela - Excorcisms
Xela w/ Svarte Greiner/Keith Fullerton Whitman Split
Twells and Christiansen - Coast
Concern - Casaerean
Higuma - Pacific Fog Dreams
Barn Owl - Ancestral Star
Moholy Nagy LP
En LP

JD · « **Reply #846 on:** 26 Aug 2010, 21:56 »

Never heard of any of them

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #847 on:** 27 Aug 2010, 02:02 »

Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 26 Aug 2010, 19:58

Barn Owl - Ancestral Star

Are these the Glasgow Barn Owl?

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #848 on:** 27 Aug 2010, 07:42 »

Nope, these guys are from California. Didn't know there was another one although I guess I'm not too surprised.

Quote from: Zombiedude on 26 Aug 2010, 21:56

Never heard of any of them

check out the Emeralds and the Forest Swords albums. I think you might like them. Oh! and the Altar Eagle, of course. Pop album of the year, that. You can hear that one here: http://typerecords.com/releases/mechanical-gardens-2

amok · « **Reply #849 on:** 27 Aug 2010, 09:02 »

Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 26 Aug 2010, 19:58

Daniel Bjarnason - Processions

never heard of most of the stuff on yr list (gives me a few more ideas to check out in the near future anyway so cheers!) but this is legitimately awesome. good call

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