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Sufjan Stevens has just announced The Ascension due out September 25th. This will be only his third solo record since 2005's Illinois. That fact blows my mind.
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# ? Jun 30, 2020 15:20 |
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# ? May 21, 2024 16:07 |
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New Glass Animals track, after they delayed their record release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRD0-GxqHVo I love those guys
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# ? Jun 30, 2020 15:22 |
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Nihonniboku posted:Sufjan Stevens has just announced The Ascension due out September 25th. This will be only his third solo record since 2005's Illinois. That fact blows my mind. Carrie & Lowell The Age of Adz The BQE The Avalanche Illinois A Sun Came Enjoy Your Rabbit Seven Swans Michigan All Delighted People a bunch of one-offs too that aren't ambient or soundscape work like "Tonya Harding", "Love Yourself", "With My Whole Heart", etc.
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# ? Jun 30, 2020 15:50 |
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"since Illinois", so yeah, basically I'm massively curious as always. And the single will determine how excited I am. He always puts out quality work, but "excited" is not always the word for it.
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# ? Jun 30, 2020 16:07 |
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Solomon Gumball posted:Carrie & Lowell I'm aware of his discography. I was talking about his main records, not his collaborations, b-sides, random singles, side projects, or EPs. He's put out A LOT of work. But before September, he has only put out 2 main records since 2005. At this point though we're quibbling over semantics. Sufjan's work is vast and prolific. Nihonniboku fucked around with this message at 17:31 on Jun 30, 2020 |
# ? Jun 30, 2020 17:28 |
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Hello thread, I can only pick one. What do I do?
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# ? Jun 30, 2020 17:38 |
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Nihonniboku posted:I'm aware of his discography. I was talking about his main records, not his collaborations, b-sides, random singles, side projects, or EPs. He's put out A LOT of work. But before September, he has only put out 2 main records since 2005. Most of those aren't side projects. I don't know what you're counting, but he's released more than three solo albums by far. I could include all the side projects, which are long and I'm not about to argue about Sufjan Stevens. He gave up on the state project, why count Illinois out of all records as his last tent-pole release? Solomon Gumball fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Jun 30, 2020 |
# ? Jun 30, 2020 19:40 |
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Solomon Gumball posted:Most of those aren't side projects. I don't know what you're counting, but he's released more than three solo albums by far. I could include all the side projects, which are long and I'm not about to argue about Sufjan Stevens. So I want to preface this with saying that I love Sufjan, and I legit enjoy talking about this, and I apologize if this comes off as arguing. I could talk about Sufjan all day. I'm not saying that Illinois is his last tent pole release. I'm saying that since Illinois, there have only been 2 tent-pole releases, Age of Adz and Carrie and Lowell. I think you just misread what I was saying. The Avalanche is b-sides to Illinois. All Delight People is an EP, although it might as well be considered an LP given its length. The BQE was a commissioned project that he only did a handful of performances for in New York if I remember correctly, alongside that neat video project. I don't consider these tent pole releases because Sufjan doesn't consider them tent pole releases. This isn't me assigning some arbitrary label to them. The only major tours he's done for solo work since Illinois have been to promote Age of Adz and Carrie & Lowell. Edit, I just remembered that he did that short tour for his Christmas stuff back in 2012. I love The BQE and All Delight People. But I'll direct any new fan to his tent-pole releases first before the deeper cuts. Nihonniboku fucked around with this message at 20:09 on Jun 30, 2020 |
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Solomon Gumball posted:Most of those aren't side projects. I don't know what you're counting, but he's released more than three solo albums by far. I could include all the side projects, which are long and I'm not about to argue about Sufjan Stevens. I mean it seems pretty obvious? Avalanche was a B-side project and BQE was an instrumental soundtrack. I don't think anyone's disparaging their quality, they're just different.
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# ? Jun 30, 2020 20:11 |
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Carrie & Lowell is one of my favorite all time albums Also the new HAIM album is stupendous. Im on my like 10th full listen?
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# ? Jul 1, 2020 00:22 |
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Carrie & Lowell would have been the #1 most depressing album of the decade if Jason Isbell didn't write Southeastern in rehab two years earlier. It's a beautiful record though, and Sufjan Stevens is a beautiful man. I saw him at Newport Folk in 2015 when the album was new and it was pretty amazing to hear 20,000 people sing "we're all gonna die" in unison.
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exquisite tea posted:Carrie & Lowell would have been the #1 most depressing album of the decade if Jason Isbell didn't write Southeastern in rehab two years earlier. I cannot overstate how excited I am for a new Sufjan album to cry about for another five years.
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# ? Jul 1, 2020 06:55 |
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Remalle posted:I cannot overstate how excited I am for a new Sufjan album to cry about for another five years. Saaaaame. But I would also be happy for another dance party anthem like "Impossible Soul."
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# ? Jul 1, 2020 13:25 |
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Y'all got any playlists like this one? https://open.spotify.com/playlist/68KleIYpRxBuOSJb8gdbZg?si=SU2tBfE9Tny7IHZ8655rsQ It's all cozy, sleepy indie folk, very good playlist, I like it a lot!
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# ? Jul 1, 2020 16:52 |
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Have you ever listened to Luluc? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXWaLtxyC5w
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# ? Jul 1, 2020 17:37 |
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Diggin the new HAIM and it's definitely their best alb so far, though it kinda feels like it's been overshadowed by so much other good music - big testament to how many high quality have dropped so far this year
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# ? Jul 1, 2020 17:50 |
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I still like their first album more but it's close.
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# ? Jul 1, 2020 19:13 |
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Bob Dylan's newest album is fantastic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-oOCo1Y1bw
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# ? Jul 2, 2020 23:07 |
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New Sufjan single has dropped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK9EImqaKvI It's good. A little bit Age of Adz, a little bit Planetarium, a little bit Carrie & Lowell live. Another song, "My Rajneesh" has leaked online. It's better. It has some slamming drums, and even samples some of what I think is "Vesuvius."
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# ? Jul 3, 2020 15:34 |
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Nihonniboku posted:New Sufjan single has dropped.
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# ? Jul 3, 2020 19:00 |
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BigglesSWE posted:Bob Dylan's newest album is fantastic. This is a really good album. Possibly his best since Love & Theft. Oddly, Love & Theft had just come out to a lot of praise, and that was the first Dylan album I tried listening to. It took a few years for that album to sink in, and I had to go back to the beginning of his career.
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# ? Jul 3, 2020 21:40 |
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If only Suff Jan could make more whispery flute songs themed after Delaware or Wyoming. I control his Wikipedia page and the state discography section I keep labeled as WIP.
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# ? Jul 4, 2020 07:19 |
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the brilliant women of boygenius put up some demos yesterday on Bandcamp for BC's "everything goes to the artist Friday" and donated all the proceeds to charities picked by each of the three of them. the demos are... you know, demos. a little insight into the recording process but of course their EP is one of the most perfect pieces of music I've ever heard so I was happy to get even just a little more. go listen to boygenius' EP again. it's real good.
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# ? Jul 4, 2020 08:57 |
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# ? Jul 4, 2020 09:13 |
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Twin Cinema posted:This is a really good album. Possibly his best since Love & Theft. “Mississippi” is easily one of his best songs. Love & Theft is a good listen any day of the week.
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# ? Jul 5, 2020 18:09 |
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I don't foresee Sufjan finishing out the state project. He said so far as much as he bit off more than he could chew and didn't want to be writing songs like that all the time. He blew through states he's familiar with, there's only a few left. I've heard from Sufjan fans that C&L is considered the Oregon album which I get the intent, it's not about Oregon or doing the background extensive research on it. I feel he already had a good grasp on the states he covered but I think it'd be incredible time-consuming for him to research on top of writing material on states he's no super familiar with. New Bob is a good as Tempest and L&F. Modern Times was solid, too. I still think Leonard Cohen has had him beat in the older years if these are Bob's swan songs from the vault.
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# ? Jul 6, 2020 07:20 |
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https://twitter.com/kasabianhq/status/1280094179100680193?s=21 Tom has always been such a great frontman and nice person when I’ve heard him speak(obviously things weren’t pretty though). This sucks. edit: band just revealed they kicked him out once he was found guilty of domestic assault. Paperback Writer fucked around with this message at 22:47 on Jul 7, 2020 |
# ? Jul 6, 2020 13:17 |
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Technically doesn't "America" complete the 50 states project?
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# ? Jul 6, 2020 13:52 |
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First new Future Islands single in 3 years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC_2tlsnpMw
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# ? Jul 8, 2020 15:20 |
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angrygodofjebus posted:First new Future Islands single in 3 years I will never get tired of FI beats and Sams voice.
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# ? Jul 9, 2020 01:17 |
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Slandible posted:I will never get tired of FI beats and Sams voice. And that video is bangin
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# ? Jul 9, 2020 02:43 |
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My favourite thing about Future Islands is that Sam sounds like some kind of archwizard, and that is good as hell.
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# ? Jul 9, 2020 06:20 |
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Slandible posted:I will never get tired of FI beats and Sams voice. 100% agreed. And their amazing live shows in better times
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# ? Jul 9, 2020 16:02 |
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angrygodofjebus posted:100% agreed. And their amazing live shows in better times I've seen them twice and they delivered in spades each time. New James Blake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL_-bakSRlc
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# ? Jul 9, 2020 17:31 |
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Happy new Beths album to you all https://open.spotify.com/album/048KrxquURM9stY0MgH3kw?si=m1d8aBR1Q6SzBG8bLw1TSQ
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# ? Jul 9, 2020 20:16 |
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Captain_Person posted:Happy new Beths album to you all drat YOU i WAS getting excited. I thought maybe it was tomorrow in NZ already and this was out "early" for the uncivilized world. But no it's all dimmed for me.
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# ? Jul 9, 2020 20:18 |
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For those of you who aren't in the best timezone (it's NZ time, sorry I don't make the rules) and can't listen to the new album or go see them on the release tour, The Beths are doing a livestream in about 2.5 hours. https://youtu.be/eN9yRNa4ZUM
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# ? Jul 9, 2020 20:23 |
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gently caress I'm sorry for getting your hopes up. Album good though. Hopefully it isn't locked for much longer.
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# ? May 21, 2024 16:07 |
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New Doves single! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q02PXRTMus4
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