Random Music Talk LXIX: Give it to Laz - He'll Eat Anything

[u2popmofo]

Chromatics: Check out Kill For Love. Many here, including myself, have listed it as one of our favorite albums this year.

Beirut: Their most recent, The Rip Tide, is probably a great place to start for the uninitiated.

In other words, you can totally pull a Cobbler with both of them.

 

[Imperor]

Chromatics: Check out Kill For Love. Many here, including myself, have listed it as one of our favorite albums this year.

Pretty much my country mile #1 at this point.

 

[cobl04]

Chromatics: Check out Kill For Love. Many here, including myself, have listed it as one of our favorite albums this year.

Beirut: Their most recent, The Rip Tide, is probably a great place to start for the uninitiated.

In other words, you can totally pull a Cobbler on both of them.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Why does it open with a really boring Neil Young cover, though?

 

[phanan]

I actually like the cover, but it is out of place with the rest of the album.

 

[the tourist]

So I just got the new Stars record. And wowza, I love it!

 

[bono_212]

It's great!

 

[cobl04]

Mofo, Flula is live-tweeting the debate today.

 

[LemonMelon]

I also really need to delve into Sigur Ros and Beck more...

Sigur Ros is pretty easy to rec: Agaetis Byrjun and Takk all the way. Anyone who suggests ( ) needs to look up "empathy" in a dictionary.

As far as Beck goes, he's one of my all-time favorite artists so it's tough to be objective. Odelay is obviously THE Beck record, even though I would rank it 3rd or 4th. You already heard Midnite Vultures and love it, so keep listening there. Guero is the album most in line with those and it is fun, if extremely slight. It's probably his weakest (some would say The Information, but that record is so dense and creepy that it has rewarded the many hours I've spent with it). Modern Guilt is a great Danger Mouse-produced album that's maybe a half hour long, and it really seemed to impress many here when it came out.

I like every Beck album to some degree, excepting the shitty pre-Mellow Gold tapes, and those I haven't mentioned I skipped because I wasn't certain you'd enjoy them as much.

 

[cobl04]

Cool thanks. I listened to Takk this morning (was able to hear the whole thing as the trains were hugely delayed) and whilst none of the songs stuck with me there were some awesome moments on it, can't wait to see them live

The climax in Glosoli is thrilling.

 

[martha]

Anyone who suggests ( ) needs to look up "empathy" in a dictionary.

This is why I may be poisoned against them. I saw it on sale when the Wherehouse was going belly up and bought it. It only works on one level: it's my go-to record when I need to fall asleep on airplanes. It works every time.


I know; I've posted all this before.

 

[djerdap]

The climax in Glosoli is thrilling.

Politik?

 

[cobl04]

Favorites are now Likes on Twitter. Thank goodness. It killed me not seeing "favourite"

 

[CrashedCarDriver]

Strange how Thurston Moore's solo music (without Kim Deal) is so mellow, especially given that he once was part of a noisy thrashy art grunge act Sonic Youth->

Thurston Moore - Blood Never Lies - YouTube

 

[Axver]

So I just got the new Stars record. And wowza, I love it!

It's great!

x2. Really enjoying that album.

 

[bono_212]

Horrible title, fantabulous song:

Stars - Hold on When You Get Love and Let Go When you Give It - YouTube

 

[the tourist]

 

[bono_212]

And I swear the chick sounds more like Emily Haines on every album:

Stars - Backlines - YouTube

 

[iron yuppie]

Beirut: Their most recent, The Rip Tide, is probably a great place to start for the uninitiated.

I have actually been meaning to tell you that Beirut is a band that I investigated largely because of your enthusiasm, and I have definitely enjoyed what I have heard. That was a solid recommendation.

 

[bono_212]

Man, Beirut is one of those bands (The Rip Tide especially) where I heard the album once, absolutely loved it, and have never had the opportunity to even relisten to a track or two from it, but I recall thinking it was fantastic.

 

[iron yuppie]

And "Gulag Orkestar" is one of the best album titles of the last decade.

 

[corianderstem]

But THIS is on ():

Sigur Rós | Untitled #8 (Official Live Video) - YouTube

I think I'd only listened to () once until I saw them in concert, and after I found out this one (they closed with it) was on that album, I was all "WHAT ELSE HAVE I BEEN MISSING????"

... well, not a ton. It's got a few good tracks. Not their best album, but it's not that bad. Anything that has this song can't be bad.

 

[the tourist]

I remember hearing () in its entirety on KEXP on my way to record my first band's first EP. I remember loving it. Then I listened to it later and was underwhelmed.

 

[The Sad Punk]

I'm seeing Beirut in a couple of weeks.

I didn't know Chromatics were coming over here, but Kill For Love is one of my albums of the year.

 

[LemonMelon]

I never said I disliked ( ), fwiw. I just think it would be like starting your Miles Davis journey with Bitches Brew.

 

[martha]

But THIS is on ():

I'm usually asleep by #4 or so.





AND,

I heard I Will Follow in the restroom of the restaurant I was in this evening. What a frickin' great song that is.

 

[cobl04]

Bitches Brew

 

[Jive Turkey]

Inflatable King Dong Penis Costume Black | Jokers Masquerade

Wasn't Impy talking about going in black face for Halloween a few years back?

 

[nielsgov]

I never said I disliked ( ), fwiw. I just think it would be like starting your Miles Davis journey with Bitches Brew.

I started with ( ) and it turned out alright.

Though seriously, AB is a better starting point.

 

[Jive Turkey]

Also, the recommended items to "Complete the desired look" kill me:

Snazaroo Face Paint (Brown - DarK)... Ok, makes sense
Snazaroo Make-up Sponge... Yep, still with you
4 Size AA Batteries that are "Perfect for our spooky voice changer..." What the fuck?