well I guess I was wrong about Bon Iver having the #1 album, but #2 with over 100k albums sold in a week ain't bad

6/29/2011 12:16:45 PM

#2 is the first loser.

6/29/2011 12:52:33 PM

if you ain't first yer last

6/29/2011 12:53:22 PM

I'll buy it when it becomes the new Ferrante and Teicher album in thrift stores in 5 years for $1.

6/29/2011 12:57:53 PM

I figured everyone here would hate foster the people because of how catchy that pumped up kicks song is

6/29/2011 3:40:33 PM

really looking forward to the Eleanor Friedberger album

absolutely love that My Mistakes song

6/29/2011 4:26:26 PM

Really digging Wu Lyf. SUMMER JAM 2K11.

7/1/2011 11:36:46 AM

wu lyf has totally dominated my ipod at this point.

7/1/2011 12:15:27 PM

new patrick wolf i s

7/1/2011 12:33:53 PM

It took about 5-6 listens, but I finally was able to appreciate what the strange vocal delivery adds to the arrangements on the WU LYF album. Very solid debut.

7/1/2011 10:37:09 PM

I just tried for a third time to get into WU LYF. I don't think its going to happen. His voice doesn't bother me, in fact, I like it. If he could just keep the voice and actually pronounce words (think a more gruff Future Islands) I could deal with it.

7/2/2011 2:08:32 PM

definitely the best thing I've heard in a little while (wu lyf)

7/2/2011 2:32:42 PM

Quote :

"new patrick wolf i s "

i gave it a quick once over and its at least better than The Bachelor.


will have to listen to it some more to get a better feel for it.


Been playing the shit out of Wu Lyf right now. We Bros and Heavy Pop are my favorite tracks so far.

7/2/2011 5:57:14 PM

I like the Wu Lyf -- the vocals don't bother me too badly and I don't find them overly distracting.

sounds pretty similar to Isaac Brock's delivery, honestly.

7/2/2011 9:59:41 PM

w u k i l l

7/2/2011 10:13:43 PM

new beirut leaked.

7/3/2011 4:13:23 PM

Quote :

"I like the Wu Lyf -- the vocals don't bother me too badly and I don't find them overly distracting. sounds pretty similar to Isaac Brock's delivery, honestly."

I was jamming out to the new Wu Lyf and my roommate walked in and the first thing he asked me was, "if that the new Modest Mouse?".

This album is realllllly good though, can't stop listening to it.

7/3/2011 6:26:42 PM

i like the washed out

7/5/2011 5:52:27 PM

Well you also liked the latest Cold Cave, and I'm sure some others that sucked, so I doubt anyone cares...

7/6/2011 12:23:39 AM

mmmk

[Edited on July 6, 2011 at 9:37 AM. Reason : i like the (new) washed out (album) ]

7/6/2011 9:24:22 AM

i like the new washed out album a lot too. great background music

7/6/2011 2:06:17 PM

in complete contrast, the new YACHT album is whoa bad

[Edited on July 6, 2011 at 3:40 PM. Reason : lazy ass cover to boot]

7/6/2011 3:39:51 PM

the girl in Yacht used to post regularly on the same Weezer messageboard I posted on in 2000. saw a picture of her last year and was like, wtf

/cool story bro

7/6/2011 3:47:49 PM

^^there at least a couple of good tracks

7/6/2011 4:46:47 PM

Quote :

"definitely the best thing I've heard in a little while (wu lyf)"

7/6/2011 8:28:39 PM

Quote :

"definitely the best thing I've heard in a little while (wu lyf)"

7/7/2011 9:12:34 AM

Wrong Thread...
Uh...

Haven't heard the new Yacht, but won't be anticipating it.

[Edited on July 7, 2011 at 12:48 PM. Reason : d]

7/7/2011 12:47:04 PM

that new Beirut album is fucking incredible.

i hope to god i get to see him/them live one day.

7/8/2011 12:05:44 PM

Yeah I'm really enjoying that

7/8/2011 12:09:20 PM

^^ and ^Yeh, it's deceptively simplistic but repeat listens yield all sorts of treasures. I think it's his strongest set of material

7/8/2011 12:31:59 PM

Something tells me they will make it to NC this time around.

7/8/2011 5:50:38 PM

saw them at duke coffeehouse a few years ago. after about 6 songs that sounded identical (if good) i got a little bored of it all.

7/8/2011 11:22:39 PM

Anxiously awaiting the release of Slave Ambient by the War On Drugs.

However, I'm not a fan of a 45rpm record release, because they aren't exactly the most hi-fi band out there, and I don't see why else they would release it like that (sound/recording quality)...

7/9/2011 4:46:46 PM

I haven't looked at the length of it, but it's possible that it's not quite three sides' worth at 33, so might as well put it on 45 and use up all of the available space since you're already pressing two discs.

7/10/2011 6:50:00 PM

yes, the foster the people album (finally listened yeah, yeah) is totally catchy. cheesy fo sho but very catchy. i dig it.

new cults really never did anything for me. haven't even listened to it again. oh well.

still stuck on wu lyf, bon iver, and the future islands before the bridge ish

i liked the new Beirut but haven't listened to that again since i downloaded it either. will have to give it another listen.

7/10/2011 11:14:12 PM

for whatever reason I have been obsessed with that Abducted song all week

like 5 or 6 listens per day obsessed

7/11/2011 12:15:49 AM

this new Marissa Nadler album is really great

7/11/2011 1:39:57 AM

Quote :

"i like the washed out"

[Edited on July 11, 2011 at 6:53 AM. Reason : herpes]

7/11/2011 6:53:33 AM

listened to some of the new pokey lafarge on NPR earlier this morning. it rules.

7/11/2011 12:23:27 PM

I don't see the big deal about this WU LYF business

7/11/2011 1:24:14 PM

yeah, while good, really don't see what the fuss is about

7/11/2011 1:35:24 PM

I'm with you twos.

definitely nothing that catches me at all.

I don't hate it, but I won't buy it.

[Edited on July 11, 2011 at 10:53 PM. Reason : dsaas]

7/11/2011 10:53:34 PM

whew i thought i was going crazy with all the wu lyf lovefest that was going on in this thread

7/11/2011 10:55:15 PM

I'm glad that folks like it, but I don't get it either...

7/12/2011 12:22:37 PM

And this is how hype and backlash on the internet works

7/12/2011 2:47:34 PM

When is Widespread Panic coming out with new studio tracks, b?

7/12/2011 4:41:58 PM

its whatev. the wu lyf is one of the only records that has had much relistening power for me lately. and the only one that i have actually really really loved.

it is what it is. you don't have to get it. i don't get people jizzing over cults and james blake (and i like james blake do not get me wrong). people rave about a lot of stuff ITT i don't get the hype for. *shrug* and the overhype shit is true. when i first listened to this no one had said anything about it and i had no expectations. i'm sure that has a lot to do with it. and why i don't LOVE a lot of things people rave about here. because i've read all this shit and my expectations are way high and then i'm just like "meh"

i also think the vocals alone probably already make it super inaccessible to a lot of people. i just have been mega bored by a lot of stuff that has come out recently. or if it isn't boring, it just seems like the same old shit. to me this is not boring to me. i mean i'm sure part of it is that it definitely has a certain nostalgic effect in that it is sort of reminiscent of early modest mouse and wolf parade and explosions in the sky (bands i used to love love love). and in parts has almost an animal collective feel (another fav). they apparently recorded the album in an abandoned church? pretty interesting. i think spitting blood through the end of the album is an awesome progression of songs (concrete gold. yes, please)

i def sound like a crazy fangirl. i just honestly haven't had an album in a long while that i've said YES this is what i've been looking for about. i don't get how people DON'T love it

i think my fav albums of the year so far are: wu lyf (duh), akron/family (taking it bad to the beg of the year), austra. obviously liked a ton more but these are my top 3 favorite favorites so far (i think anyway haha)

[Edited on July 13, 2011 at 12:33 AM. Reason : .]

7/13/2011 12:15:34 AM

as far as faves of the year so far, i could listen to that black lips record all day every day

7/13/2011 4:54:57 AM

Quote :

"that new Beirut album is fucking incredible. i hope to god i get to see him/them live one day."

Just got back from Italy where I saw them open up for The National. Zach came out and played trumpet for their last few songs. It was great.

7/13/2011 5:34:32 PM

i really love that wu lyf album. i don't mind saying it on the internet.

7/13/2011 9:53:37 PM