meh. mostly i just worded that way because at first it was going to be a jab at the decemberists. but then i switched course midway through to be more about music in general.

7/10/2007 1:09:19 AM

A better way to look at it is that perhaps giving people a taste of the wonders of classical orchestra via the music of a well-known band will encourage them to dig deeper and cultivate a taste for the classics

[Edited on July 10, 2007 at 1:19 AM. Reason : typo]

7/10/2007 1:18:41 AM

It's pretty cool seeing some of my favorite groups using orchestral accompaniment but it does seem gimmicky on some level. Although with as much as I listen to nowadays I don't know if I can differentiate between a gimmick and an earnest attempt at music anymore.

7/10/2007 2:10:41 AM

And with the Decemberists, most of those songs already HAD string arrangements on the album versions. It would have been neat to see that come to life in a live setting. My friend in LA said she was losing her shit.

7/10/2007 2:15:54 AM

and that's great, really. i'm not a fan of the decemberists, but if i was, i'm sure i'd be going crazy for it too. it just makes me wish that more people were exposed to a more a deep appreciation of what an orchestra can do.

7/10/2007 2:22:15 AM

I do enjoy listening to an orchestra but nowhere near the level of someone who can appreciate the arrangements. Mostly comes down to the dated feel an orchestra has on most people unless Nickleback decides they need a power ballad with some feeling.

7/10/2007 2:26:41 AM

god i hate to keep going on this tangent. but yeah, i think contemporary music is certainly more visceral and immediate than much of classical music. and i certainly don't listen to classical most of the time when i'm driving in my car or anything. but certainly some of the most profound and beautiful moments i've experienced have been when listening to "classical" music (though much of my favorite stuff has been made in the past 100 years)

7/10/2007 2:32:23 AM

bottom line: fuck the decemberists

7/10/2007 3:42:50 AM

new Stars up on the pig

7/10/2007 2:48:05 PM

J'aime le cochon.

7/10/2007 5:08:26 PM

hook it up?

7/10/2007 5:25:12 PM

I just got back from a busy day so I'll either get a link up before or when I get back from Harry Potter.

7/10/2007 6:25:42 PM

Well here's one I just upped.

Stars - In Our Bedroom After the War

hxxp://www.megaupload.com/?d=CJFI24X4

7/10/2007 7:16:38 PM

I've sent the a link to the album to a bunch of people who usually post in this thread hoping it will stay active longer. If I forgot you just pm me.

^ aha, ok. so everyone should get it.

[Edited on July 10, 2007 at 7:17 PM. Reason : drrr]

7/10/2007 7:17:08 PM

7/10/2007 7:18:25 PM

^, ^^ thanks to both of you for the Stars.

I am downloading it now.

That Decemberists performance is amazing. I think they're playing with the Baltimore Philharmonic this weekend.

7/10/2007 10:51:57 PM

^ I'm seeing them in Atlanta with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra this Friday. I'm really excited about it. I've resisted listening to the full show, as I have a feeling it will be an identical or similar setlist, but what I've heard has blown me away.

7/10/2007 10:59:37 PM

Lucky bastard. Enjoy it, mang.

7/10/2007 11:11:12 PM

anyone heard the latest Minus Story record?

it's good

7/11/2007 10:59:48 PM

iron & win

the sheperd's dog


is around

7/12/2007 7:05:53 AM

Stereogum did a pretty cool project here:
http://www.stereogum.com/okx/

I haven't listened to it yet but it's one of my fav music blogs so I'm expecting the result to be decent.

7/12/2007 12:36:58 PM

Here's the b-side to the "Peacebone" single Animal Collective is putting out soon, "Safer"
http://tunes.bluesummers.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/safer.mp3

in related news, http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1564568&vid=162160

[Edited on July 12, 2007 at 2:39 PM. Reason : .]

7/12/2007 2:29:23 PM

im just waiting for the second i can post a BTBAM leak in here. despite possibly hearing a new pumpkins record, I cant think of a new cd ive been as excited to hear in a LONG time

7/12/2007 2:38:21 PM

Has anyone ever gone to Local 506 without a membership? I don't have one and it says on their website you have to join 3 days in advance. I was planning to go there tomorrow night so I guess I'm fucked.

7/12/2007 11:33:18 PM

you can get a membership the night of.

7/12/2007 11:35:49 PM

^right, the membership thing is BS

[Edited on July 13, 2007 at 2:08 PM. Reason : ]

7/13/2007 2:08:18 PM

half the time, they don't even ask for a membership there.

7/13/2007 8:06:03 PM

I know it has been out for a couple of months but does anybody have the Ken Andrews album Secrets of the Lost Satellite?

7/14/2007 4:52:18 PM

Monte Towe just bought the new Spoon cd. thought this was funny

7/15/2007 4:16:30 PM

Fiest on a verizon commercial?

But that cherry ghost album is pretty hot

7/15/2007 11:05:23 PM

yeah, she was on some e-music commercial too. and architecture in helenski was also on some commercial.

if anyone enjoys horns in poppy indie music, i would recommend the new album by The Rumble Strips.

hxxp://link-protector.com/240600/

7/15/2007 11:46:44 PM

if anyone is into the Boredoms, here is the recording of the thing they did in NYC on 7/7/07 with 77 drummers. andrew wk was one of the drummers. needless to say, it is really awesome

http://www.sendspace.com/file/1xw7ca

also,: new fiery furnaces hxxp://www.sendspace.com/file/9z9ht6

[Edited on July 15, 2007 at 11:54 PM. Reason : blueberry boats]

7/15/2007 11:48:25 PM

Black Francis - Bluefinger

hxxp://sharebee.com/196c4d1e

7/16/2007 6:30:30 PM

anyone grab the new josh ritter?

7/16/2007 10:35:02 PM

I haven't found the new Josh Ritter yet... but, I don't have membership w/ the piggy

Here are a couple I have found that could be of interest---the Bishop Allen is a "must listen", the Aesop Rock isn't my thing, just seems to be getting a lot of buzz (aesop rock = indie rap)

here is the new Bishop Allen --- they're coming to the Local 506 on July 23rd
hxxp://www.megaupload.com/?d=3TGRABEP

Here's the new Aesop Rock, leaked yesterday
hxxp://link-protector.com/240072/

7/17/2007 8:21:24 AM

i hope both of those are still up when i get home from work

7/17/2007 8:52:18 AM

fucking loving the new animal collective

7/17/2007 10:15:01 AM

Quote :

"i hope both of those are still up when i get home from work"

If the new Bishop Allen isn't, I have a few other links and can also put it up myself and send it to your inbox.

The other one, I can easily get again, I think. I didn't download the AR, though.

On the new Animal Collective---- how good is Reverend Green? dayum. I'm not even a huge fan, but I can see myself getting into a few tracks on the new one.

7/17/2007 10:51:32 AM

on the AC,

i dont think i've "got" this album yet.

i dont know.

ive been in a weird mood that doesnt really suit itself for animal collective recently.


(i cant listen to anything besides the catherine wheel and the charlatans )

[Edited on July 17, 2007 at 11:06 AM. Reason : i mean, dont get me wrong.. it's good, it just hasnt struck a chord yet]

7/17/2007 10:56:02 AM

Listening to the Twilight Sad album(14 albums, 15 winters) and saw this thread, thought I'd jump in. It's good.

Went to Pitchfork this weekend, and really liked TS, Menomena, and Battles. I liked a lot of others like deerhunter and new pornos, but those three really stood out for me.

7/17/2007 11:06:06 AM

seeing battles thursday.

7/17/2007 11:08:28 AM

donde?

7/17/2007 11:10:48 AM

philadelphia.

7/17/2007 11:24:53 AM

ah, they're playing NYC friday, but I'm heading back to NC friday midday. oh well.

7/17/2007 11:43:24 AM

bishop allen is some good stuff, thx for the find

7/17/2007 11:54:05 AM

Quote :

"bishop allen is some good stuff, thx for the find"

No problem, man.

Phishbfm--- I think I put up the last Menomena album at someone's request a few pages back in this thread if you want to d/l it. If it's dead, let me know

[Edited on July 17, 2007 at 12:27 PM. Reason : .]

7/17/2007 12:27:29 PM

Quote :

"here is the new Bishop Allen"

Isn't really new. I mean, the album is a collection of stuff from all the monthly EPs.

7/17/2007 12:33:32 PM

yeah, but, it's easier than searching through a years worth of EP's released monthly in order to compile it though.

And, it actually is a bit different---- they reworked 9 of the tracks and they're different from how they appeared on the monthly EP releases:

http://pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/43847-bishop-allen-tie-up-ibroken-stringi-tour

Quote :

"The Broken String packs nine proper studio reworkings of tracks from the dozen EPs, two new cuts, and a whole lot of deft, charming indie pop."

7/17/2007 12:42:35 PM

StillFuchsia, i think you try to come off as a bitch way too much

lighten the hell up some...by god

jspack is a raging faggot also...
that is all

7/17/2007 12:46:00 PM

I'm not being a bitch about it, it's a good collection for people who haven't heard anything of his before. But if you were excited to hear about the "new Bishop Allen" and then see a bunch of songs you already know, it's rather anticlimactic.

7/17/2007 12:50:05 PM