I had the misfortunate to recall this other track referencing 11:11, seemingly about the lead singer of Arkells sharing a passionate moment with a young fan at a show. Bad vibes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzQbI7nhLVY
Every song but two has a one-word name so as a long-time Pinegrove fan I'm baffled that they went with something so patently middle school-core for a title. And I'm into numerology bullshit but c'mon, 11:11 is the most obvious and lamest shit. They have a track called "Iodine", how much better of an album name is that?
Their craft services coordinator/Bridge Troll Adrienne discovered in the Catskills and adopted and domesticated (who may also be their craft services coordinator)
Is blog rock making a comeback? Because if so, I am absolutely here for it! I cut my teeth on blog rock in high school and wouldn't mind a fresh perspective on the genre.
Glad someone caught the 24 typo! And on point 25, Still Woozy's early singles are great but his debut album has some of the worst album art I've ever seen (especially compared to the single art, which his partner made!) and Surf Curse is a band my dad of all people really likes.
Finally hearing that Beach Boys influence towards the end😏 but in all seriousness this is a jam. There's a lot of neat riffs buried in all those guitars.
How do folks feel about A Heroes Death now that it's had plenty of time to breathe? It's grown on me considerably. "I Was Not Born" is the only thing that keeps me going when I have to drive into work, which, as I consider it now, is deeply ironic...
Hype for this. Like everything they've put out, it sounds phenomenal. I love how delicately balanced that heavy guitar riff is against Molly's vocals and the playfully folk picking. I still spin Plum regularly, hard to believe it's been about two years since we got the advance singles for that...
Really appreciate you dropping in down here, Charles. I'm hoping you (and your friends, and family) can close the book on the Wrens and move on to happier, less dramatic pursuits, even if they aren't necessarily music-related. I imagine this will hopefully be the last time we hear about the final Wrens album, save for an inevitable "albums lost to time" or what have you by some outlet, somewhere.
It may not be a bad idea on principle but, like every aspect of capitalism that has come to bear thus far, it's inception will not result in decentralized ownership spread among the masses but rather yet another massive transfer of wealth upwards as those with means simply buy it all up to resell. Take for example this recent NEBR study, which found that 90% of the Bitcoin mining capacity is controlled by 10% of all miners, and 50% is controlled by just 0.1%. That is significantly more unequal than the horrifically unequal economy in the United States as a whole. https://www.nber.org/papers/w29396
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Love Sweeping Promises, excited for the Bathroom Sessions and a (hopefully) an LP2, or honestly, whatever the duo wants to do next. Thank you Arielle for turning me on to Mini Dresses-- Heaven Sent is the low-key daydream-pop my brain has been craving!
What the fuck, this is absolutely horrible. Why does it increasingly seem like the most interesting and boundary-pushing artists, especially in the rap and rap-adjacent world, are being taken by violence while they are so young. It's almost like, who's left?
Absolutely tremendous security failure on the part of the One Upon A Time organizers too. How on earth did they manage to let someone not even shoot, but get close enough to stab an artist? Mind-boggling failure. This is so fucking sad.
I'm hoping the devi mccallion going absolutely no holds barred on LCD Soundsystem down here isn't the same Devi McCallion of Girls Rituals and Black Dresses. Although it would be a little funny...
Fantastic write up, Miles. Every time I feel the desire to revisit this album it feels like a fresh experience, a glimpse at something totally unique. It's hard to grasp that I first stumbled onto it (or snippets and memes of it, really) on some version of Blogspot almost ten years ago. I love how you put it's creation-- the music itself, a prior composition, a unique artistic work in it's own right, being played as if it were an instrument in the hands of another. What a phenomenal way to think!
Oh, wow, this is a hometown project that is near and dear to my heart! The person who started the Free Food Fridge (in Albany and Troy) is an exceptional pillar of the community-- smart, bold, fierce, determined, and bursting with love that she channels right back into everyone while putting up with exactly zero shit. I don't know them personally, but I've had the privilege of meeting them and spending time with them on a number of occasions, and it has been awesome in every sense of the word to see them carry projects of this scale and scope to fruition.
I'm looking forward to pitching in for this and spinning it- Josh (of Blue Ranger) and his brother Evan (who makes music as Russel the Leaf-- great indie pop and wildly varied in style!) are two really great dudes and neighbors. They're playing a hometown show next Friday I'm really looking forward to!
Thank you Chris for mentioning this and thank you Stereogum for featuring it, I'm just some random guy but it really means a lot to me.
I was on the waitlist for tickets to this but didn't score any 😢 Looks like it was an excellent show, and there isn't a better venue to kick off the reunion!
Fell in love with these ladies after one playthrough of "Chaise Longue". What infectious fun! Very excited for their debut next year.
Also, I do not believe Teasdale when she says their name doesn't mean anything. There is absolutely no way.
New Misty on the horizon is always a welcome sign. God's Favorite Customer has grown on me considerably since I panned it on release. "Just Dumb Enough to Try" is a heart-wrenching song.
I'm actually a big fan of his partner and wife Emma's film and photography work. She put out a short thriller titled "The Wheel" that is definitely worth 13 minutes of your time. https://vimeo.com/414333485
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