If she is going to post this stuff publicly, anyone can weigh in. She is not speaking of her husband, but for him--a key difference. Nirvana never licensed a song for use in a commercial or movie before Kurt's death. This is a transparent effort on her part to try feel better about her decision to cash in here.
It's tasteless for her to keep popping up to say what Kurt would and would not have liked as if he was some puppet. Maybe she just wanted to brag she was there when the song was written (which can't be verified). The show is top tier riveting soap opera trash, not deep at all, and there is no "truly understanding" why the show used the song. Kendall is in his heart just basic alt bro and it was a rather obvious choice for his character.
Some odd details in this. These boars pinpointed a wrapped sandwich in her bag from some distance? No bystander in the park had their phone camera at the ready to capture this? Most importantly, her son's name is "Milan"?
About time. Retirement Plan Tour 2022. Some of these venues seem smallish? Or are they really just a niche taste these days? Or are their fans just getting too old and less inclined to come out...
Space imagery, pharmaceutical packaging, looping 50's chord progression, a gospel chorus, layered swelling arrangement, building to a blissed out peak--this guy really knows how to make a Spiritualized song!
The new album has little in the way of surprises, but is a nice warm blanket. For the ears. An ear blanket.
(Should we be concerned with Adam looking a bit rough these days? He just split with Longtime Actress Girlfriend apparently. Apologies for the gossip...)
I don't know about Cube, but there is definitely a contingent of people who are just opting not to do this to themselves without being "anti" it for others. It doesn't help the main narrative, so they must all be lumped together and branded "anti". This camp includes a range of people, including highly educated and those natural immunity from having beaten a previous infection. I am not in this camp myself, but I watch this stuff. There are many quite rational voices out there that get drowned out on this subject.
The breakbeat is the same sample for sure, but the added synthesizer chords are specific to MBV. They changed up the sound patch with a bit less reverb. The Boss's synth sound is a bit closer to MBV's (though the drums were reproduced live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2DtNW79sQ
It's interesting how Britney has become a blank vessel to discuss musical and cultural trends around her. She's a prism through which critics project their views of world at various points in time. A background actor in her own story.
The backing track here is clearly inspired if not outright copied from My Bloody Valentine's 1988 "Instrumental". (This same template would also be the basis of Bruce Springsteen's "Philadelphia".) When you write the book, Tom, right the record on MBV's influence.
https://youtu.be/Kqzvjr0tQ0k
They're the best, everyone loves them. Impeccable tune craft. This next album cycle for them will be interesting to watch. Do they make a Big Thief like leap to the next level? They mostly keep a low profile. But an opening slot for Strokes suggests they are ready to play the game. Huge rooms like this last night though don't suit them, their sound gets swallowed up by the acoustics.
Nice. I'm impressed/depressed/thankful of people willing and able to film entire songs or even whole shows. I can't even get through a whole song before I get tired or just too into the show.
He should hire this guy and call it Palmer & EL-P. Make the hyphen really small in the ads. Sell all the tickets and confuse the hell out of everyone when they hit the stage with their wild collab.
https://www.grammy.com/sites/com/files/styles/twitter_image/public/gettyimages-699927566.jpg
Great show though fairly business like. Standard setlist besides these debuts. Another stand out was mellow version of One Way Trigger. The crowd provided all the energy. Julian had jokes-- randomly sung the Safelite jingle, suggested we light up the Hollywood sign at night (not a bad idea). LAPD got a shout out in NYC Cops. He was definitely lubricated but more fun than angry. But zero band interaction. Feels like they are really in paycheck mode. Alvvays played 2 new typically excellent songs, watch out for videos.
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