I don't think anyone's mad about the catchy song but rather the unusual amount of opportunity and attention they're receiving at this stage, particularly in comparison to other equally if not more deserving artists.
I don't see this hitting FM alt radio, it's a too dry and punky to slot alongside those bands and no one knows WTF a chaise is. It may seem like they're everywhere but it's only within a very narrow range of cool kids and niche outlets. The fever pitch around them will not get any bigger than it is now.
Related to this streaming hellscape that is gauging smaller artists, did people catch the story broken by Benn Jordan about the former NYT journalist that bilked 400+ indie artists into giving away original music and signing over royalties to his wife's phony nonprofit?
https://www.inputmag.com/culture/ian-urbina-new-york-times-spotify-music-royalties-benn-jordan-youtube
All things considered, for a debut event in a new city in a Goldenvoice territory, this is a damn good lineup. I wouldn't have minded a different venue as this park is not all that great. Hope to see some good preshows over that week and that they allow bands to book club shows in town once it sells out.
I heard whispers of an August thing coming together but didn't expect it to be this stacked. This kind of lineup owes a lot to the groundbreaking of FYF Fest (R.I.P.)
I feel this angst as well, but I would bet new material is coming sooner rather than later. They got a ton of solo work, soundtracks, and archival releases out over this current hiatus. On the AMSP tour, the nightly sets were like 25% new songs, they played every song from it. Plus they dust off random deep cuts on each tour. Their visual presentation of each tour makes each time feel unique (I'd give U2 that same nod.) I'd imagine they will continue all this on the next cycle and make it feel worth the wait.
Right, a great single or even two does not a great band make. Their live clips show them as just competent performers but hardly transcendent and each subsequent song doesn't really reveal any new tricks.
Ah that old story, running into Ed Sheeran on video shoots, as one does. They're fun and catchy AF but nothing radically new. Some of Dry Cleaning's influence obvious. Two sellout headline LA shows and added to the Chvrches gigs. The machine is clearly on full throttle for them.
Nice. Always the tastiest covers with these guys. Hopefully there's at least a few couple songs that get out in a damn 20 night stand. Looks like James is a little trimmer in the footage than the stock photo up top, good for him.
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