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Behold! A Elk! posted:I listened to the song COUNTIN THE BILLIES posted and then I downloaded the entire catalog I am half way through mass romantic right now and loving it! Twin Cinema (which will be 3rd on your trek if you go chronologically from there) is one of my absolute favorite albums of all time, but Electric Version (which would be next) won't give you any reason to quit before you get there.
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Actually I didn't notice itunes was going alphabetically and I accidentally am listening to Together. Still good though.
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# ? Sep 8, 2012 07:22 |
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Behold! A Elk! posted:edit: these so called "New Pornographers" are quite nice! If you like the New Pornographers, check out the solo albums by Neko Case (early ones are listed as with Her Boyfriends, but it's all the same stuff). Middle Cyclone is probably closest to what you've heard, but I think you'll also enjoy Blacklisted and Fox Confessor Brings The Flood. Her first two albums were more countrified, so beware.
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# ? Sep 8, 2012 10:40 |
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Listening to the new The xx album. It's pretty fantastic, I think it's a lot better than their debut LP (which was also very good). They really know what they're doing.
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# ? Sep 8, 2012 12:42 |
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Behold! A Elk! posted:I realized about a few days ago that Belle and Sebastian accidentally became my favorite band. Does anyone have any recommendations in the style of "if you love [band] then you'll love [this band/these bands]"? I need more. I have everything they have released. B&S is basically what made Twee known to the mainstream so go listen to some of the classics (Camera Obscure was also recommended and is basically a female fronted B&S) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIppK6kDCUM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzHKSDy9cME Modern bands you might like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_JayWrkqDI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dROJvBiHrnU You can also try side projects like God Help The Girl or the (in my opinion mediocre) The Gentle Waves.
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# ? Sep 8, 2012 14:26 |
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Thank you! This is exactly like what I wanted. I was always scared to do a hardcore twee exploration just because it seems like there are so many bands to check out. I am especially loving heavenly. I did not care for that The Field Mice song, but maybe they have done other stuff that makes them worth giving another shot. Behold! A Elk! fucked around with this message at 07:11 on Sep 9, 2012 |
# ? Sep 8, 2012 16:05 |
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It's been awhile since I've heard a new indie band that has gotten my attention, but lately I've been digging The Rogue Apostrophes. I'd recommend them to anyone who likes the early output of They Might Be Giants. They have the same kind of experimental, genre-hopping sensibility and dark yet goofy lyrics. Their first album is on Spotify and it's okay, but their second is much more polished and accessible. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbkU9PRFt84 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQBAbBrAx4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXuRQM6GyFc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h7sM8YdXKQ
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# ? Sep 8, 2012 18:51 |
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The new Tame Impala is fantastic, best album I've heard all year.
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# ? Sep 9, 2012 08:35 |
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New How to Dress Well is streaming over here. http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/09/how-to-dress-well-total-loss-stream/ Just started listening to it, but I have really been waiting for this album for months. Tom Krell has an amazing voice for a skinny white boy. Also, the new Wild Nothing is good. Lacks the punch Gemini had, but I like it better in it's own right. I was friends with the guys down at Virginia Tech (when they were Jack and the Whale) I still have that album floating around somewhere... any interest in some proto-Wild Nothing? (I was given it to spread freely by the band, so no risk) PatrickDomino fucked around with this message at 18:32 on Sep 10, 2012 |
# ? Sep 10, 2012 18:08 |
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Band of Horses' new one, Mirage Rock, is streaming over here at the P-fork. Another good one in a year chock-full of them.
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# ? Sep 10, 2012 18:28 |
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^^^ Every time I see 'Band of Horses' and thinks it's 'I Break Horses'. So many horse bands... Behold! A Elk! posted:I realized about a few days ago that Belle and Sebastian accidentally became my favorite band. Does anyone have any recommendations in the style of "if you love [band] then you'll love [this band/these bands]"? I need more. I have everything they have released. You also might dig Jeremy Messersmith, he's pretty solid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLR9c8LyZww Also maybe Tennis? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DXBWzuwsxk
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# ? Sep 10, 2012 19:15 |
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The first Tennis album was so good, and the second one was pretty bad. Make sure you listen to the first one if you haven't heard them.
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# ? Sep 10, 2012 19:22 |
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T Fowl posted:The first Tennis album was so good, and the second one was pretty bad. Make sure you listen to the first one if you haven't heard them. I wouldn't say it was bad, just kinda more of the same with the first being way better. But I didn't really listen to it that much to be honest.
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# ? Sep 10, 2012 19:48 |
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appropriatemetaphor posted:I wouldn't say it was bad, just kinda more of the same with the first being way better. Yeah, the same as the first one sound wise, but as far as hooks and songwriting, much poorer.. aka not very good.
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# ? Sep 10, 2012 21:48 |
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appropriatemetaphor posted:Every time I see 'Band of Horses' and thinks it's 'I Break Horses'. So many horse bands... I have a friend who's mostly into the deer bands, but I'm more of a bear guy. Bear Hands, Minus the Bear, Bear In Heaven, Bear vs. Shark, Grizzly Bear.
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# ? Sep 11, 2012 04:00 |
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Schremp Howard posted:I have a friend who's mostly into the deer bands, but I'm more of a bear guy. Bear Hands, Minus the Bear, Bear In Heaven, Bear vs. Shark, Grizzly Bear. Yeah I check gorilla vs bear pretty often for all my bear related needs.
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# ? Sep 11, 2012 04:31 |
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doctor thodt posted:First listen of the David Byrne/St. Vincent album: really great, but not at all what I expected. Lots of horns. Love it.
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# ? Sep 11, 2012 07:05 |
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Found out about Now, Now and I just can't stop listening to them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AInwQRyn76I
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# ? Sep 12, 2012 17:49 |
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Been listening a lot to the Joy Formidable, especially the two song that they've recently released that are on their next album. Wolf's Law and Cholla. Got to see them live a week and a half ago as well, which was amazing.
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Jedit posted:If you like the New Pornographers, check out the solo albums by Neko Case (early ones are listed as with Her Boyfriends, but it's all the same stuff). Middle Cyclone is probably closest to what you've heard, but I think you'll also enjoy Blacklisted and Fox Confessor Brings The Flood. Her first two albums were more countrified, so beware. "Fox Confessor" is probably the best album to come out of that whole collective, but I'm a pretty unashamed Neko Case fan. "Twin Cinema" is my favorite TNP album, but "Electric Version" and "Challengers" are also very good. "Mass Romantic", their first, has some amazing songs, but the album as a whole is weak in my eyes. (I'm often alone in that opinion.) If you want a little more of their power-pop sound, check out AC Newman's solo stuff, and if you like the weirder songs, check out Dan Bejar's band Destroyer.
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# ? Sep 13, 2012 19:19 |
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Yeah I'll second AC Newman's solo stuff, you really can't go wrong on The Slow Wonder, it's good song after good song.
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# ? Sep 13, 2012 19:27 |
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PatrickDomino posted:any interest in some proto-Wild Nothing? (I was given it to spread freely by the band, so no risk) YES.
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# ? Sep 14, 2012 07:08 |
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is iamamiwhoami still a thing to anybody because kin is still rocking my worlds. it is my gap to the sophomore fever ray album that will never come.
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# ? Sep 14, 2012 07:41 |
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berenzen posted:Been listening a lot to the Joy Formidable, especially the two song that they've recently released that are on their next album. Wolf's Law and Cholla. Seconding this: their live shows are incredible and Matt Thomas is a show in and of himself.
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Serisothikos posted:Seconding this: their live shows are incredible and Matt Thomas is a show in and of himself. I missed them last time they were in NYC and I'm still sad about it. Stupid weekday shows, and right during my works busy season. Hope they come back soon.
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# ? Sep 14, 2012 16:38 |
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Anyone recommend any bands similar to Phantogram? I've been digging on MS MR lots. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brJozYDT0Ts
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# ? Sep 14, 2012 17:10 |
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They aren't that similar but check School Of Seven Bells, Phantogram themselves are fans of them and they occasionally got a similar sound going on.
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# ? Sep 14, 2012 18:13 |
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cheese eats mouse posted:Anyone recommend any bands similar to Phantogram? This is good stuff, but goddamn the new single every monday is pissing me off. Just release it already! Although it is cool how they're releasing an official remix with each track plus the stems to remix your own. http://msmrmusic.tumblr.com/
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WaterIsPoison posted:Found out about Now, Now and I just can't stop listening to them. My old roommate went to high school with these cats, they're very popular here in MN and I'm digging them a lot now.
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# ? Sep 15, 2012 17:04 |
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I am in love with the new Menomena album, Moms. Anyone else? They've always been super-consistently good, even though I think it took a while to warm up to some of the songs on Mines. Also, I really thought they'd have lost a critical component when Brent left the group, but it's like the other two members have gone into overdrive. It's surprisingly aggressive and really cohesive.
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Mt. Modular posted:I am in love with the new Menomena album, Moms. Anyone else? They've always been super-consistently good, even though I think it took a while to warm up to some of the songs on Mines. Also, I really thought they'd have lost a critical component when Brent left the group, but it's like the other two members have gone into overdrive. It's surprisingly aggressive and really cohesive. I stumbled upon it just a couple days ago after not even knowing who they were, and it's been on constant rotation on my playlist since then. I am really enjoying it. Guess I will have to check out their older stuff now! Any recommendations?
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thehoodie posted:I stumbled upon it just a couple days ago after not even knowing who they were, and it's been on constant rotation on my playlist since then. I am really enjoying it. Guess I will have to check out their older stuff now! Any recommendations? Friend and Foe is, in my opinion, their best. But "I am the Fun Blame Monster" (an anagram for "the first Menomena album") is also pretty fantastic.
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# ? Sep 15, 2012 22:19 |
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I'm not sure if this has been posted, but if it has its a good reminder. http://www.dogstarradio.com/search_...count=66&page=0 That link goes to the list of AltNation songs that have been played the last few days and has been where I've gotten a lot of my music from. It also seems to be the proving ground for new artists, as I've heard several bands that have made it big quite a while before hand (Foster the people come to mind especially).
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# ? Sep 16, 2012 03:51 |
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I couldn't ever get into I Am the Fun Blame Monster, but Friend and Foe is amazing and Mines is solid as well. Moms is fantastic, though - totally didn't expect that with Brent gone.
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Kinetica posted:I'm not sure if this has been posted, but if it has its a good reminder. You should definitely dial that back 1 station to XMU XMU is the indie rock station, and the springboard for bands you'll hear on AltNation in 6 months.
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# ? Sep 16, 2012 15:17 |
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If you missed Frank Ocean on SNL last night watch it cause he loving owned. John Mayer was pretty good too. http://pitchfork.com/news/47857-watch-frank-ocean-on-saturday-night-live/
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# ? Sep 16, 2012 15:39 |
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Hi, For any acoustic song lovers here's Daughter's 'Youth'. I feel kind of mixed about her EP, but this track is killer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuC2sc-1CMU Generationals haven't been mentioned here before, but I absolutely love them. I feel like the poster who was looking for more twee sounding music might like 'em as well. Here's 'Ten-Twenty-Ten' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2-4PTjB7Do. 'When They Fight, They Fight' is really simple, but catchy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w45SZvEKMME If you're a fan of Rilo Kiley or generally like female-led poprock bands then check out Gold Motel. I heard they had some members from The Hush Sound, but I can't really be bothered to check. They're really easy to listen to pop. My favorites from them are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4rjbj24R8c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI2o9Tmo8M8 The Raveonettes recently released an album called 'Observator' and it's a pretty awesome piece. If you're into reverb heavy, dream like rock check them out. Here's 'She Owns The Streets', https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGBLKevkdUw On topic of the new The xx album I really don't like it in comparison to their debut self titled. I think it's cool that they decided to emphasize more of the vocals and an almost soothing ambient vibe, but I personally think they simplified their music too much. Most of the people I've spoken to about the album feel the same way, but to each his own. I'm glad they're really cultivating their own style if anything. guppiehaus fucked around with this message at 04:35 on Sep 17, 2012 |
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BonoMan posted:This is good stuff, but goddamn the new single every monday is pissing me off. Just release it already! I know! I hope they have a full album in the works. I've heard everything they're releasing now on YouTube already.
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# ? Sep 17, 2012 08:15 |
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Did you guys listen to Cat Power's last album "Sun"? She now seems to be under antidepressant treatment, but i wouldn't say that she's radically changed. Most songs are more joyful and a bit more up-tempo than before, with more electronics thingies, which makes the LP more pop-ish, but i'm still not a fan. For reasons i don't fully understand, people around me seem to have a crush on "Ruin", but "3,6,9" is my favorite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nl3Oo4-IQ4 On a completely different register, i like very much WhoMadeWho's latest album. It's in the exact same electro-pop vein as the previous one, similar to Hot Chip, New Order, the Presets etc. Here's a video of "Running Man" and "The Sun": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucQ3lc4lkhY
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Mother Mother's new album is streaming It's officially released tomorrow, I'm really enjoying what I've listened from it so far. fits fucked around with this message at 23:14 on Sep 17, 2012 |
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