Fang Island AKA The Sound of Everyone High-Fiving Everyone

[u2popmofo]

Many of us seem to be enjoying this album, so here's a thread for it.

I bought the album immediately after seeing this musical video:

YouTube - Fang Island - Daisy

 

[onebloodonelife]

In other words...you bought it after I sent you that video, Scumbo.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

These guys are playing the same festival in September that has Roky Erickson and Okkervil River. Perhaps I will check them out.

 

[u2popmofo]

In other words...you bought it after I sent you that video, Scumbo.

Proverbs 16:18

Biblical ownage, or something.

 

[onebloodonelife]

Proverbs 16:18

Biblical ownage, or something.

Too bad I'm a dirty Commie, hippie, pot-smoking atheist...therefore, I don't understand the implications of this ownage.

 

[lazarus]

I'd pack a couple of those fannies.

 

[phanan]

Many of us seem to be enjoying this album, so here's a thread for it.

And deservedly so.

 

[onebloodonelife]

Just in case people don't know, the "sound of everyone high-fiving everyone" quote is from the band themselves, when asked to describe what they sounded like. This is why I love Fang Island.

 

[martha]

I love them too.

 

[corianderstem]

Huh, never heard of them. Will check it out.

 

[agentorange]

I've been enjoying this album. I too was exposed to Fang Island on this board (although I missed the video - ?), so I appreciate all the name droppers. I've just learned that when I see a band mentioned repeatedly on this board, I should take note.

I hope to see these guys live soon. The music can approach exhilarating.

 

[martha]

I hope to see these guys live soon.

Yes. Yes, you do.

 

[LMP]

Sold!

 

[phanan]

I've had this, Sleigh Bells, and 65daysofstatic on constant rotation this week.

It's been fun.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

This album is wild. And pretty god damned fun.

I f'ng LOVE when the vocals and everything drop out and that new guitar tone comes in around 2:20 or so on "Sideswiper"

Looking forward to seeing these guys in a couple months. Judging by the album, I think the show will probably be loud. As fuck.

 

[UberBeaver]

I'm 1:00 in and so far it's boring the shit out of me.
Ah, here it goes.
I like it. It's happy.
It's like Rusted Root and Arcade Fire had some dirty liberal hippy love child that played electric guitar in Alcest.

 

[u2popmofo]

Pitchfork: TV: Careful Crossers Music Video

 

[bono_212]

Sold!

Agreed. This is absolutely great.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

This has a good chance of making my Top 10 for the year. Really fun record.

 

[u2popmofo]

It'll be on mine as well, Gaffer.

I may as well listen to it right now.

 

[bono_212]

This has a good chance of making my Top 10 for the year. Really fun record.

It's just outside of it right now, but I don't see it passing up LCD Soundsystem anytime soon .

 

[martha]

By miles.

 

[u2popmofo]

Spoiler

LCD Soundsystem won't even make it into my top 20

 

[onebloodonelife]

Spoiler

LCD Soundsystem won't even make it into my top 20

Spoiler

Me either. Probably not even my top 50, if I went that far.

Fang Island, on the other hand, will be in my top 10. At the very least.

 

[bono_212]

There is one thing about Fang Island I'm not sure if I like or not.

And that is the similarity to the riff in "Welcome Wagon" to that in Judas Priests' "Breakin' the Law"

 

[phanan]

Whenever I listen to this album or Sleigh Bells, it puts a smile on my face. Definitely two of the more "fun" listens this year.

EDIT:

It's been fun.

Guess my opinion hasn't changed.

 

[LemonMelon]

Treats, at the risk of sounding curmudgeonly, is just noise and recycled beats. What's a novelty record if it's not even catchy? I couldn't hum the melody of one song on there. I realize that's hardly the be-all end-all of great music, but it surely matters when there's no lyrical weight present. Maybe I just don't get it, maybe it's beyond me.

Fang Island made a really fun record here though. Kind of thin, definitely short, but it's exhilarating, and sounds fresh every time I hear it. Will absolutely see them live when I have the opportunity, as their music seems best suited for that setting.

 

[cobl04]

Spoiler

don't listen to them Murph

 

[lazarus]

If it makes you feel better Cobbler, This Is Happening is currently my #2 for the year, above The Suburbs. But under Los Camp!

 

[cobl04]

we have the same top two laz, just reversed.

as for the rest of these lunatics...