courtney barnett.

[cobl04]

Hahaha fuck I am loving American music sites. They just gave Depreston BNM which is awesome but then they wrote this which makes it seem like Preston is some Detroit neighbourhood.

"Depreston is Barnett's somber tale of house-hunting in the suburbs of Melbourne, a depressing neighborhood with few cafés and visible crime, heavy with an emptiness"

It's actually quite a nice, middle-class suburb with a crime rate lower than that of several other Melbourne municipalities (although it isn't exactly low).

 

[BigMacPhisto]

I've been a fan for awhile I guess and bought the Double EP on Vinyl from Milk. Good lord were the shipping costs insane to send that to the States.

 

[cobl04]

I would make a snarky comment about cassettes but I like that you forked out good stuff

 

[BigMacPhisto]

I just heard the new track and that's enough to make the LP worth the preorder given that I also loved "Pedestrian at Best". Orange vinyl with the tote bag was tempting, but that was $25 not including shipping/taxes...went with the standard edition on Amazon Prime for $0.62 thanks to rewards points.

 

[nielsgov]

So Depreston is actually a neighborhood? What an awful name.

 

[Kieran McConville]

It's actual name is Preston or something. I, like about 80% of Australians, don't live in Melbourne or whatever. Hard to believe, but true.

 

[nielsgov]

It's actual name is Preston or something.

Oh okay. Now it makes sense.

 

[cobl04]

Yeah, the suburb is called Preston. What Courtney Barnett has done is put 'de' in front of Preston, so it sounds like 'Depression', but maintains the suburb's name in the title. It's a pun, a play on words, I think it's really quite brilliant.

 

[cobl04]

Was hoping to get the white LP version... $40 so not horrendously expensive. until you factor in the $16 shipping from a factory 10 minutes from my house.

 

[cobl04]

streaming streaming streaming streaming streaming streaming streaming streaming streaming streaming streaming streaming streaming streaming

 

[Kieran McConville]

So Debbie Downer (hope I got the title right) turned up on the radio today. The Barnettescence rolls on.

 

[cobl04]

streaming on iTunes for Aussies (you can access via the radio part of the music app) and here for errbody else NME News Courtney Barnett streams debut album online – listen | NME.COM

 

[cobl04]

Kim's Caravan is an absolute monster.

 

[scrumpyjsk]

Five star review for Miss Barnett in The Guardian.


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[david]

Pedestrian at Best got played today on KROQ. It was a nice breath of fresh air on their otherwise horrible play list.

 

[scrumpyjsk]

Really disappointed by this album. I don't know what I expected. Her lyrics are incessantly clever and her sound is pretty well set in stone. Despite that... nothing grabs me. The opening track is jaunty and enjoyable, I like Pedestrian At Best a rocky single and Depreston is the stand out. Outside of that however (three of the first five tracks) it just doesn't go anywhere. It's too one-noted.

Like I say - I don't know what I expected. This is her sound and her shtick. I just kinda hoped I'd like more. Instead, it feels like another extended EP of sketches. Slacker rock indeed.

 

[PhilsFan]

Her accent is very strong.

 

[Saracene]

I liked the songs I've heard so far, and her lyrics are fantastic. I even made an effort of looking them up word for word on the lyrics site, which I don't normally do. I don't know yet if I can take her vocal style in album-sized doses, though.

 

[Danny Boy]

I bought this based on hearing just one track. Will give it a listen on my commute tomorrow.

 

[nielsgov]

Pedestrian At Best is the standout for me which is funny as I didn't like it that much when I first heard it.

 

[Danny Boy]

Pedestrian At Best is the standout for me which is funny as I didn't like it that much when I first heard it.

When I first read that, I thought you were saying the album was pedestrian at best and I was going to Internet punch you.

 

[nielsgov]

Not trying to be a Debbie Downer but I think the album is a bit Depreston.

 

[Danny Boy]

 

[gump]

Depreston, An Illustration of Loneliness and Nobody Really Cares... are my favorite. Depreston is really a wonderful song.

 

[cobl04]

No love for Kim's Caravan? I like pretty much everything but I'd say that and Depreston are the best songs for mine.

 

[dan_smee]

Kim's Caravan is a cracker. As is Depreston.

She really reminds me of the female Darren Hanlon, though with a bit more band music behind her. A witty, smart, funny lyricist who writes surprisingly good songs despite what may at first glance seem a bit of a novelty.

 

[Kieran McConville]

The Darren Hanlon comparison doesn't make me feel happy thoughts. But I've heard enough of her songs now that I can sort of see the logic.

 

[dan_smee]

The Darren Hanlon comparison doesn't make me feel happy thoughts. But I've heard enough of her songs now that I can sort of see the logic.

Don't like Daz? The guy is the king

 

[Kieran McConville]

To me, Hanlon is sort of like Vance Joy with better lyrics.

 

[gump]

No love for Kim's Caravan? I like pretty much everything but I'd say that and Depreston are the best songs for mine.

It's a really good song, and a great ending, but it hasn't clicked with me the way those other songs have. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the album, but I think the double EP is a bit stronger.