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SLOWDIVE!!
well yr in for a treat, michael!
its called “Bronny on a Breakaway” and it was released a few months ago. i know its on iTunes for sure
too bad the camera was on the backup singers the whole time he was gettin down on those drum pads… cmon Jools
Louie, y’all.
best show + man crush
easily
T.H.E. is the new H.A.M.
don’t get me wrong, hard as a motherfucker is pretty hard – but its not the hardest ever. will.i.am is a genius.
what?? ok these are fine, but i’ll be damned if they’re anywhere near as good as ‘The Voices’ or ‘Too Much MIDI’
after one listen, i think its another great album by Girls. everything sounds awesome, and chris’ songwriting is just getting better and better… i also really loved the lyrics on this one, he just sounds so optimistic sometimes, its hard not to smile while listening to it!
definitely feelin the more Floyd-y vibes too
album of the year, probably.
everything on it is just so SOLID! the only exception might be “Romance Layers”, but its still pretty good, and serves as a much needed breather. every other song is basically perfect though. way to go Gang (Gang)!
oh my god, can everyone please stop bitching about absolutely EVERYTHING stereogum does!? holy shit. i see this stuff in almost every thread now.
what is the point of telling the writers that they suck?
would you rather them not write anything at all?
what is the point of complaining about some new section/format they want to experiment with?
it sounds like you all should just start your own music blogs…
really, am i missing something here? are we all entitled to and deserving of a perfect music blog (for absolutely no reason), and anything less than perfection is not worth tolerating?
(i’m sorry stereogum, you have the shittiest readers ever. i, however, appreciate what you do here and i’m glad you continue to do it despite what all these assholes say)
holy shit 2 pizzas, 2 breadsticks, and 2 sodas for $8!!!
i just want to reccomend that everyone buys this, or at least finds the 320 copy that just leaked yesterday… the stream was fine, but this is the bees knees! it sounds so damn good.
anyway, most everything has been said already, i don’t have much to add. ive been obsessively following the build-up to Tomboy for like 16 months – we finally have it, and its amazing. sonic boom did great with production, and all the non-single songs blew my mind… i might have listened to the bootlegs and singles a bit too much, but thats not gonna stop me from blasting this for a long long time. (i can’t imagine what would have happened to me had i listened to this without knowing anything about it beforehand… oh man. if thats you – im jealous)
Tomboy is just special, and definitely the only album of its kind. thank you Panda!
wait, last time i checked, Coca Cola was allllll about exploiting africa. especially in regards to controlling their access to clean water. so now they are fighting for them?? i really hope no one is buying this shit…
for anyone who cares, panda’s contribution “The Preakness” is the song referred to as “A Day Ago” from some of the older boots from last year… i was bummed to see it left off of Tomboy, but now we get it anyway! Winning.
also, sonic boom says he had nothing to do with the recording – its all panda.
anyway, i’m really excited for this. avey’s song will undoubtedly be good, as well as deakin’s. i wonder what the hell geo will sound like by himself?? vocals? that would be a first, and crazy
haha. this song is not really representative of the rest of the EP. i’d say it fits well as the opener, but not something that could really stand on its own!
that being said, kevin barnes never ceases to amaze me… with every new album that comes out i always think “well now he’s REALLY lost it”. he just keeps getting crazier and freakier and i love it, although i realize not everyone digs that sort of thing.
as always there are plenty of lines that are just money (“your pussy is a star”), but the music is pretty different here. lots of noisy bits, and screams and stuff. and also a few extended jammy parts with added strings and everything.
anyway, i think its awesome.
oh cmon, there HAS to be others…
so a shitty, shitty Strokes song gets a zillion comments, and Gang Gang only gets one??
listen to this, people! its great
damn.
well, all my worries about Tomboy being re-mixed have been squashed! great job Mr. Boom!
from what i can tell, he added some bass during the kicks, which was definitely needed. theres also a little more reverb on the vocals, and now the harmonies are a little more distinct. sounds like the percussion bits are more prominent in the mix and show up more often, and the main organ-sounding instrument is pushed up a little as well. and its all the better for it!
(trying not be obsessed, but i think i’m a little obsessed…)
i’ve realized after going the past two years that the spots that matter the most are the main stage later in the day, so, headliners and near-headliners – because thats where and when bands will sound the best. the headliners this year are SHIT (unless The Flaming Lips get to headline one night), but there are a ton of smaller bands i really want to see… it just sucks that i know they’ll end up playing a smaller stage with sub-par sound at 1pm.
i’d wait until the schedule gets a little more finalized before deciding to go any of the days
i gave this album its first listen while studying the other day – so sort of passively, to be honest. but i liked most of what i heard when i was really paying attention, except for one painful song… the 2nd track “Dig A Little Deeper” sounds so much like Vampire Weekend, and thats not good. all the elements – the ‘tropicalia’ sounding guitars, the ‘african’ style drums, the cheesey ‘whoa-o’s – it all just sounded like awful trend-hopping to me. anyway, you’ve been warned!
i’d say it reminds me a lot more of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wkZGMktFCw
… melody and everything
really excited for this album! Catacombs was one of my favorites from 2009, and i like the sound he’s going for with this song.
also i feel like a lot of people are missing out on this guy – i hardly ever hear anyone mention him…
and last i checked it was out on 4/19, not 4/11… although i wouldnt if you were right!
Surfers Hymn is not Atiba Song, its Surfers Hymn.
Afterburner is Bullseye
Sheherezade is the King Tubby jam.
So, the only possible new one is Friendship Bracelet…
(btw this probably only makes sense if youve followed the boots)
also the next 7″ is Surfers Hymn w/ remix by Actress.
Stoked to finally hear it though after like 2 yrs of anticipation! Lets hope Sonic Boom didnt fuck it up! haha
good to see Taylor Swift right on top of Caribou… haha. i didn’t realize that people took albums from an artist like her seriously.
wait, we’re still calling her music ‘freak-folk’?