I'm curious about this beef you seem to have with Jenn Pelly since I consider her to be a strong journalist, not just a strong music journalist. She seems like someone who could do real investigative reporting if she chose, which is refreshing considering that it's often difficult to tell whether those who report on music use the informal blogger voice because it's appropriate to the subject matter or because they wouldn't know AP style from their assholes.
The 1996 Olympics helped Atlanta become an international business hub, and the city became far more multi-cultural after that point. Whenever you speak with anyone who worked in any service industry in the city during that time, their eyes light up as they talk about the halcyon days of everyone having jobs and being showered with money. After the Olympics passed, new companies set up their headquarters there, which meant more jobs. I have a really hard time believing that the Olympics are this awful thing that's going to ruin cities. Considering that Atlanta was hardly prepared to take on the the sudden masses before they arrived, it seems like a city would have to be a complete fuckup to screw up such an opportunity.
Throughout the 90s I kept my Fleetwood Mac love a secret, since it definitely wasn't cool during the grunge days to be a fan. If I was ever caught listening to their music, I'd pass it off as nostalgia for my parents and the music they raised me on. I'm so relieved that people are getting excited about this music. Now I'm out and proud Fleetwood Mac fan!
My friends and I once did the thing where you play Dark Side of the Moon while watching The Wizard of Oz. We were creeped out and amazed by the coincidences. After the album ended, we kept the movie going and the CD changer switched to Sheryl Crow's "Run Baby Run" just as the scarecrow started running. Then we laughed until we got the munchies.
Wanted to make a snarky remark about this sounding too much like The Human Beinz, but more bands would have done right by taking after The Human Beinz.
I started listening to Harvey around the time that Rid of Me was released after I first heard "Man-Size". I've always had an odd love/fear relationship with her music. The honesty in her songs was so terrifying to me because I recognized the same vulnerabilities in myself. As a female fan, I always worried that I was confessing to too much by liking her music.
Beautiful photos, but odd venue choice for the band. I used to go to The Masquerade years ago and remember the sound being dreadful every time. A band on M83's level should have been able to play The Variety Playhouse, The Roxy or even The Tabernacle to do their music any justice.
Seriously. Cobain wore white sunglasses for a famous photo shoot but he wasn't known for them at the time. I would have sooner have guessed that this supposed to be Mickey Michel Polnareff.
I wanted to make a tasteless joke about Ian Curtis being such a downer but I can't. Something about prefering the "happy"-sounding band that evolved after his passing doesn't sit right with me though. You're right about about the happier sound, but preferring NO over JD for that reason just feels gross.
Tim Presley is mad sexy when he performs. I love White Fence and the more modern-sounding songs are way better than the Nuggets fetishism. Super stoked about the Ty Segall collaboration.
Yeesh. You sound like one of those ultra-conservative anti-immigration Finns.
Anyhow, as someone who actually did listen, I think it's a beautiful track. I admire how Wagner's voice can be somber but delicate enough that her songs don't feel so heavy that I can't listen to them repeatedly (which is somewhat of the problem that I have with Doe Paoro).
Haunting song. Finland has an interesting subculture of African immigrants (mainly refugees). I always wanted to know what their stories were, coming from famine or war and being dislocated in a foreign land.
I hate to make the obvious Leonard Cohen comparison, but this track reminds me a lot of Songs from a Room. Definitely interested in hearing more.
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