Shuttlecock!

[phanan]

Fleet Foxes isn't indietastic anymore. Didn't their album go Tin in Malaysia?

Yes, but this is Shuttlecock we're talking about here. You know how their fans are.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Yes, but this is Shuttlecock we're talking about here. You know how their fans are.

sad freaks?

 

[impy13]

You know how their fans are.

That's why we have this thread. Philistines.

 

[LemonMelon]

Yes, but this is Shuttlecock we're talking about here. You know how their fans are.

The kind of people who spend countless hours examining shadows on potentially photoshopped fan-made album covers?

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

The kind of people who spend countless hours examining shadows on potentially photoshopped fan-made album covers?

they don't hold a candle to the ones who have already decided they don't like the new album based on descriptions of songs.

 

[impy13]

Is that really how bad it's got?

I mean, I like Shuttlecock and everything. But fuck.

 

[LemonMelon]

they don't hold a candle to the ones who have already decided they don't like the new album based on descriptions of songs.

The word "atmospheric" hasn't been tossed around nearly enough. I have a bad feeling about this.

 

[impy13]

Coming after Noble Beast and Merriweather Post Pavilion, Shuttlecock's record has a lot to live up to.

 

[LemonMelon]

Coming after Noble Beast and Merriweather Post Pavilion, Shuttlecock's record has a lot to live up to.

Thankfully for Shuttlecock, most of their fans will be blissfully ignorant of these albums.

 

[phanan]

A good thing, too. Or else we'd keep hearing how they somehow copied Shuttlecock.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

A good thing, too. Or else we'd keep hearing how they somehow copied Shuttlecock.

Shuttlecock invented MUSIC!!!!1!

 

[u2popmofo]

Fleet Foxes isn't indietastic anymore. Didn't their album go Tin in Malaysia?

If it's Malaysia, it should have gone Pewter. That's a little inside joke about Malaysia for those in the Malaysia know.


N E wayz, is Monday the real expected day we'll be hearing Get On Your Badminton Shoes?

 

[LemonMelon]

A good thing, too. Or else we'd keep hearing how they somehow copied Shuttlecock.

Life In Technicolor is a blatant copy of Where The Badminton Courts Have No Name. That's an objective fact right there.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

If it's Malaysia, it should have gone Pewter. That's a little inside joke about Malaysia for those in the Malaysia know.


N E wayz, is Monday the real expected day we'll be hearing Get On Your Badminton Shoes?

I don't get it, but it's still funny...

Monday is the day apparently

 

[impy13]

N E wayz, is Monday the real expected day we'll be hearing Get On Your Badminton Shoes?

Apparently. I try to pop in and check on just the vital information, but I get so inundated with stupidity that I often learn nothing.

But apparently there will be a radio rip or some shit on Monday. I'd rather just wait until the promo single comes out.

 

[u2popmofo]

Life In Technicolor is a blatant copy of Where The Badminton Courts Have No Name. That's an objective fact right there.

While that may be true, it can be argued that Badminton Court of Blinding Lights was a blatant copy of Where The Badminton Courts Have No Name as well. Shuttlecock themselves are quite the copycats in all honesty.

 

[LemonMelon]

Apparently. I try to pop in and check on just the vital information, but I get so inundated with stupidity that I often learn nothing.

But apparently there will be a radio rip or some shit on Monday. I'd rather just wait until the promo single comes out.

There may be an iTunes release on Monday. I would classify this as a confirmed rumor, so I wouldn't doubt its validity.

 

[LemonMelon]

While that may be true, it can be argued that Badminton Court of Blinding Lights was a blatant copy of Where The Badminton Courts Have No Name as well. Shuttlecock themselves are quite the copycats in all honesty.

This is true. Where The Badminton Courts Have No Name was the origin of music itself, after all. And the wall of red shuttlecocks that light up when Shuttlecock performs the song live are very shiny. Cracking stuff all around.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

But apparently there will be a radio rip or some shit on Monday. I'd rather just wait until the promo single comes out.

ANYTHING is better than those horrid beech racket clips I just want to hear something clear...

 

[phanan]

Apparently. I try to pop in and check on just the vital information, but I get so inundated with stupidity that I often learn nothing.

But now that you've created this thread, you've saved all of us.

 

[phanan]

ANYTHING is better than those horrid beech racket clips I just want to hear something clear...

Oh yes, the attention that Shuttlecock gets on the beach is enormous.

 

[lazarus]

This is out of control. 6 pages already, before I even get here? I'm like the Malcom McLaren of Shuttlecock.

Regardless, I'm really excited, and looking forward to a new sound after the tired, back-to-basics direction of All That You Can't Leave Courtside and How To Manhandle an Atomic Serve.

One thing I am worried about is the rumor that somewhere on the album there's the rhyming of "volley" and "trolley". Now that's just ridiculous.

 

[u2popmofo]

Who plays badminton on the beach any ways? Ridiculous.

 

[LemonMelon]

One thing I am worried about is the rumor that somewhere on the album there's the rhyming of "volley" and "trolley". Now that's just ridiculous.

That still isn't as bad as the "sex kitten/badminton" rhyme from A Shuttlecock And A Woman.

 

[lazarus]

Yeah, but what about the "Love...15...30...50!" count off in Shuttlego? I mean, not only is it wrong, but they're not even playing tennis!

 

[LemonMelon]

There may have been alcohol involved there.

Same goes for (Give Me The) Crumbs From Your Shuttlecock. Boner obviously made that one up on the spot.

 

[u2popmofo]

My favorite is still, "The air is heavy, heavy as a steel racquet"

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

My favorite is still, "The air is heavy, heavy as a steel racquet"

what about "intellectual tortoise"?



I can't even think of a badminton term for that - that's how bad it is

 

[lazarus]

There may have been alcohol involved there.

Same goes for (Give Me The) Crumbs From Your Shuttlecock. Boner obviously made that one up on the spot.

They totally ruined that song in the studio. I don't know what they were thinking with the badminton match crowd cheering at the end.

I mean, what the hell does that have to do with third world poverty, or uncircumcised penises, for that matter?

 

[lazarus]

For inspiration, from Wiki:

Shuttlecock
Main article: Shuttlecock
A shuttlecock (often abbreviated to shuttle and also commonly known as a bird) is a high-drag projectile, with an open conical shape: the cone is formed from sixteen overlapping goose feathers embedded into a rounded cork base. The cork is covered with thin leather or synthetic material.

Synthetic shuttles are often used by recreational players to reduce their costs as feathered shuttles break easily. These nylon shuttles may be produced with a cork made of a hard sponge instead of natural cork.

Additionally, nylon shuttlecocks come in three varieties, each variety for a different range of temperatures. These three varieties are known as green (slow speed), blue (middle speed), and red (fast speed). The colours, and therefore speeds, are indicated by coloured strips fastened around the cork. In colder temperatures, a faster shuttle is used, and in hotter climates, a slower one is chosen.