^ yes.

4/20/2010 8:37:35 PM

I have determined that it is impossible to listen to an album by The National one time and decide if you like it.

Fact.

That being said..... nothing wowed me. It's enjoyable, and I'm sure it'll grow, but nothing wowed me.

I was more pleased with it than my first listen to the new Broken Social Scene. I can honestly say I'll likely never listen to that record again. What a tremendous waste of time that was.

[Edited on April 20, 2010 at 9:28 PM. Reason : .]

4/20/2010 9:28:38 PM

the only National song I really like is that one on Dark Was The Night

the problem with that BSS is that it doesn't sound fresh at all. seems like something they could have recorded in their sleep.

4/20/2010 9:31:29 PM

I really can't stand the the lyrics to "Water In Hell"

mainly because of the "it's the year 2010" line

[Edited on April 20, 2010 at 10:02 PM. Reason : and you are dead-on about it not sounding fresh]

4/20/2010 10:01:05 PM

Is anyone else listening to the Two Door Cinema Club album? I keep coming back to it

4/20/2010 10:08:24 PM

agreed about the bss

there's a few tracks ive skipped on every listen

i dont get what the big deal about the national is

however, their live show has really picked up recently

saw them open for arcade fire in... 2006 or 2007, then at a small stage during festival the same year

then on a main stage at a festival last year

seemed like damn near the damn set list all three shows, but they really came into their own as performers. it's miles ahead of where they were the first time i saw them.

however, i havent listened to the new album yet, but i find it hard to not be bored with their music.

i'm just not excited by it.

the crystal castles however makes my panties moist.

4/20/2010 11:04:14 PM

It took me a long time to get into The National. I definitely get the argument that their albums can be snoozers. They're not always the most exciting band in the studio but they're 1000% solid, they don't make any bad music. Not the greatest band by any means, but one that makes some top shelf stuff every time.

[Edited on April 20, 2010 at 11:13 PM. Reason : and yeah, that Crystal Castles album is FUCKING BONKERS]

4/20/2010 11:13:08 PM

DOE DEER MOTHERFUCKERS

wish I could find something better than a radio rip, quality sucks, AND I MUST HAVE HQ OVERDRIVEN CHIPTUNES!!!

4/20/2010 11:15:35 PM

haven't listened to high violet yet but i really like the national

they have rockers like apartment story and mr november but can also slow it down with songs like the geese of beverly road..that song is f'ing gorgeous to me

4/20/2010 11:29:09 PM

Quote :

"It took me a long time to get into The National. I definitely get the argument that their albums can be snoozers. They're not always the most exciting band in the studio but they're 1000% solid, they don't make any bad music. Not the greatest band by any means, but one that makes some top shelf stuff every time."

hmm, indeed.

[Edited on April 21, 2010 at 6:19 AM. Reason : i admit they always sound the same... but i like it every time.]

4/21/2010 6:17:12 AM

the national: not too bad, great background music

crystal castles: the songs that don't sound like utter shit (i permanently deleted doe deer) are really fucking good

4/21/2010 8:24:49 AM

Quote :

"they always sound the same"

This is also true

4/21/2010 10:04:06 AM

[Edited on April 21, 2010 at 1:58 PM. Reason : nm]

4/21/2010 1:57:01 PM

I don't think the new BSS is all bad. I think there are some good ideas, I think it's just inconsistent and really drags towards the end. The first 5 tracks are pretty damn good (save for, maybe, "Forced to Love") and I think "Ungrateful Little Father" and "Meet Me in the Basement" are pretty solid, but after that, it gets pretty mediocre. Overall, I wouldn't call the record BAD, but decent. Still a disappointment considering it's their first album as Broken Social Scene in 5 or so years, though.

4/21/2010 3:38:36 PM

Quote :

"crystal castles: the songs that don't sound like utter shit (i permanently deleted doe deer) are really fucking good"

i felt exactly the same way about doe deer at first (even posted so here), but it has grown on me with each listen. i am curious though what other songs you think sound like utter shit on this album? it's really really solid from top to bottom and like other people have said, the louder the album is played, the better it sounds.

4/21/2010 5:03:57 PM

The New Pornographers' Together is on what. I haven't been into this band for about 4 years, but the new one, surprisingly, isn't half-bad.

4/21/2010 5:19:19 PM

192 kbps rip of the new National album is now up

4/21/2010 10:44:22 PM

Quote :

" i am curious though what other songs you think sound like utter shit on this album?"

fainting spells, the lazer sounds in birds, and the middle part of intimate. i just don't care for noise :-/

[Edited on April 22, 2010 at 9:26 AM. Reason : oh and i still have no idea what any of the lyrics are- that's par Ø]

4/22/2010 9:25:10 AM

I love noise, I just don't enjoy electronics as much. Crystal Castles puts me in a weird mood, and yeah, just not a fan.

If anyone likes dirty lo-fi, Fungi Girls came out with a couple new songs a while ago.

http://nomodestbear.blogspot.com/2010/03/fungi-girls.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NoModestBear+%28No+Modest+Bear%29

I also suggest their full album hxxp://www.mediafire.com/?zgmzotwloke

Crystal Roads is an awesome song.

4/22/2010 2:15:59 PM

New Band of Horses leaked. It's REALLY poppy. Hipsters will renounce them (the few that haven't already) and their fans will likely be pissed...but I kind of like it. That said, I have a higher tolerance for really cheesy pop music than most. I'm not really nuts about their first two records, but I kinda like this one.

4/22/2010 2:42:45 PM

The new Minus the Bear is dope. It took me a few listens to get into the first song 'My Time', but after that I listened to the rest of the album which is even better.

They are playing Fillmore with another one of my fav bands Young the Giant (formerly the jakes). So bummed that I'm not gonna be able to make it.

4/22/2010 3:37:01 PM

listening to it now...i like it

4/22/2010 4:52:36 PM

i listened to a bit of the stream the night I posted that link and I liked what I heard. It felt like a slight lack of the guitar noodling that I love from them and a lot of synth but I'll see what I think when I hear the full thing.

4/22/2010 4:54:31 PM

i'm liking together after a couple listens. probably not enough to warrant going to the show in chapel hill this summer though.

[Edited on April 22, 2010 at 4:56 PM. Reason : -]

4/22/2010 4:56:12 PM

for those that don't like to look, here's a link to the band of horses album. Still haven't been able to listen to it, but if it's poppy like you say, I'm looking forward to it.

hxxp://www.mediafire.com/?vhmxt2txvde

4/22/2010 5:37:15 PM

sorry about the double post...but I just wanted to say I don't like that album.

4/22/2010 6:26:53 PM

new black keys leaked on what.cd

4/22/2010 6:50:22 PM

it's fantastic

4/22/2010 6:58:08 PM

Quote :

"it's fantastic"

seconding this. "sinister kid" might be one of their best songs to date.

4/22/2010 7:25:41 PM

this band of horses is so boring. not bad... just really boring.

4/22/2010 11:11:49 PM

upon first listen of the new black keys, i really like

4/22/2010 11:17:54 PM

There have been an inordinate number of great releases/leaks recently

[Edited on April 22, 2010 at 11:31 PM. Reason :                []

4/22/2010 11:30:07 PM

could someone please post a link to the new new pornographers?

4/23/2010 10:37:25 AM

i want to call my band "the new new pornographers"

seems like a better idea than "the new the the"

4/23/2010 10:45:50 AM

^ hehe... yeh, after typing that I realized it sounded rather retarded, but I agree it'd be a bomb band name

4/23/2010 11:48:47 AM

When you put out a new record, it would be the new The New New Pornographers record. Has a rhythm to it. That would be fun. You could name your band The New New Record, and then it would be the new The New New Record record. ABABBCC.

But, there would inevitably be a cover band called The Knew New Pornographers. Then things would get really confusing.

4/23/2010 11:58:38 AM

In 15 years there will be a Neu Pornographers revival

4/23/2010 12:00:29 PM

this gloomy weather is making the new national a good listen

conversation 16 is my fav track so far

4/23/2010 12:03:30 PM

^ that's a great one. my favorite is 'vanderlyle crybaby geeks'. i think it's the most gorgeous song the national has ever written

4/23/2010 1:12:25 PM

What exactly is a Vanderlyle Crybaby Geek?

4/23/2010 1:24:43 PM

it's the national, it doesn't matter what the songs actually about.

4/23/2010 3:55:42 PM

fuck ... he explained the title at the Lincoln Theatre show last year.

I can't remember for the life of me what the explanation was.

4/23/2010 4:28:58 PM

I'm loving the new Future Islands, but i still like Wave Like Home better i think. Its more synthpoppy. But the new has more growing potential maybe.

new Crystal Castles is good, but i like the old CD better, too, i think. perhaps i'm getting crotchety.

I also like the new Foals.

checking out the new minus the bear and the new the national now.

4/23/2010 9:50:08 PM

Just starting my second playthrough of the new Flying Lotus album. Genuinely good stuff on here. Each track has a completely different sound, at least when played in order. Jazz, ambient, trip-hop, r&b all up in this bitch.

4/23/2010 11:08:11 PM

just finished listening to the new band of horses, and i gotta say, I really like it. i loved their first album, was mediocre on the second one. as others are saying, this one is pretty poppy and i could do with a few more rockers, but after the first listen, i can honestly proclaim it to be a great summer record

4/23/2010 11:26:16 PM

this new Black Keys is just as boring as all their other releases

good live band though

4/24/2010 8:07:40 PM

light pollution - Apparitions http://www.mediafire.com/?zrww5jykuyy

4/24/2010 8:07:49 PM

it took about 5 listens through, but i really like high violet. "runaway" is probably my favorite track right now.

4/24/2010 8:56:33 PM

could someone please reup that band of horses?

4/24/2010 8:57:37 PM

Quote :

"i loved their first album, was mediocre on the second one. "

ditto

But this album sucks

4/24/2010 9:08:04 PM