I'm just not hearing it

there are some good tracks, but overall? meh.

4/9/2014 8:53:48 PM

i mean, i didn't say album of the year or anything. it's just one of those "this is great for what it is" kinds of albums

4/9/2014 9:02:34 PM

I was referring to the critical reception of it

4/9/2014 9:33:20 PM

listened to it last night

not really my style but it's nice

4/9/2014 11:29:07 PM

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"I was referring to the critical reception of it"

Of course you were, since Pitchfork/AVClub/etc dictates your opinions on music and film. It's nice to see you finally admit to it!

4/9/2014 11:31:55 PM

you kind of contradicted yourself there, sir

4/9/2014 11:37:16 PM

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"I'm just not hearing it there are some good tracks, but overall? meh."

so first you share your personal opinion

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"I was referring to the critical reception of it"

then say you were citing critical reception


[Edited on April 9, 2014 at 11:44 PM. Reason : i assume this is where you say you meant "wasn't" when you said "was"]

4/9/2014 11:41:48 PM

you not seeing the post in between my posts?

4/9/2014 11:45:22 PM

I didn't mention critical reception in my first post about it, so I'm not sure how you were referring to that exactly

4/10/2014 9:50:13 AM

the only thing about the Todd Terje album to me is that the best songs on it have all been out for over a year. so it's basically just filler and then the really good, previously released tracks. Inspector Norse ftw.

4/10/2014 10:06:38 AM

new G. Love, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, Black Keys, Chromeo and Rise Against albums all coming out soon. Gonna be a good summer for music

4/14/2014 3:02:58 PM

I have recently stumbled on some good shit on soundcloud.

Like Pauline Andrès, can't stop listening to this track

https://soundcloud.com/paulineandres/goin-crazy-demo-street-version

Or this guy, I think that bold lion is a good track.

https://soundcloud.com/traverdan/the-bold-lion

These are some really high quality recordings for relative unknowns. I wonder what is going on with it, like if it is some pre album deal teaser.

[Edited on April 14, 2014 at 5:08 PM. Reason : s]

4/14/2014 5:07:31 PM

I've really been digging the tracks that newly-dubbed Antemasque has been releasing this past week:

http://antemasque.bandcamp.com/

Cedric + Omar (The Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, De Facto, etc.) + Flea

4/15/2014 12:35:46 PM

have you people listened to the new protomartyr lp? it's so tight. mad crossover appeal for all the norms like parquet courts has but better. slim's thursday!

4/15/2014 7:54:52 PM

^
it's good as shit. thanks for reminding me to listen again

4/15/2014 8:58:08 PM

new wye oak is pretty god damn great

4/21/2014 7:53:25 PM

jesus fucking christ. the new swans is fucking incredible. absolutely fucking amazing. michael gira is the king of sound. how this was possible after the seer, I do not know. just.....fuck

5/5/2014 6:25:53 PM

3 things:

1. ^ what he said

2. new Woods rules, esp. the title track

3. tune yards are the worst

5/6/2014 8:32:36 AM

Finally got to see Beat Antique at the cradle last night. They put on an absolutely insane show, and their new stuff is a lot of fun.

5/6/2014 9:29:10 AM

not 2014 at all but I just started listening to Idaho's catalog (especially some of the older stuff) and it is right up my alley. Not sure how I never listened before.

5/6/2014 12:30:38 PM

2 things

1) Tuneyards are, in fact, the worst
2) Idaho is awesome - enjoy

5/6/2014 5:25:29 PM

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"jesus fucking christ. the new swans is fucking incredible. absolutely fucking amazing. michael gira is the king of sound. how this was possible after the seer, I do not know. just.....fuck"

"nathalie neal". god damn.

5/6/2014 10:58:39 PM

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"2) Idaho is awesome - enjoy"

I definitely am. So far I think I might dig Hearts of Palm the best but I'm enjoying what I've heard overall.

5/7/2014 11:53:43 AM

new Chromeo and Black Keys albums are streaming for free on itunes right now. Both are great

5/8/2014 11:51:27 AM

I'm a big Black Keys fan but I'm not totally digging the new album. A couple of the songs are growing on me a bit, but in general I think it may just not be my style

5/8/2014 12:18:48 PM

yeah I didnt care for it much after the first couple of listens, but its grown on me. Its not close to Brothers level, but I still like it

5/8/2014 12:23:15 PM

Check out Black Pistol Fire

Found them on Spotify a week or so ago and can't get enough

5/8/2014 12:31:32 PM

^good call

I think White Women by Chromeo is an early favorite for my album of the year. So many good tracks

5/9/2014 8:25:07 AM

different reviewers, and typically i don't even care about reviews, but swans' to be kind just got a higher rating than the seer from pitchfork. not gonna start a conversation as to which is better because it'd be pointless, but i do want to talk about how ridiculous it is that michael gira has managed to put out 2 magnificent albums consecutively in his late 50s/early 60s. dude rules so hard.

5/12/2014 8:41:43 AM

wish Miniature Tigers would go ahead and leak

5/14/2014 9:07:48 PM

Glad to see Pitchfork give the new The Pains of Being Pure at Heart a decent review. It's getting pretty poorly received otherwise. I'm really enjoying it. Love this band's albums but they kinda sucked live.

5/16/2014 10:51:27 AM

Sturgill Simpson is the shittttttttt

5/16/2014 6:11:21 PM

nearly halfway through the year, Mac Demcaro, Sylvan Esso, and Future Islands are solidly in my Top 3

5/16/2014 8:00:41 PM

can't wait to hear the new Trioscapes album later this year. Just got to catch them live last night and it was pretty ridiculous.

5/18/2014 10:26:59 AM

^^ same here except replace all 3 of those with swans

5/18/2014 12:06:53 PM

Saw Panda Bear at the 9:30 Club on Friday. His new album is going to be amazing.

5/18/2014 5:19:30 PM

^ for some reason i thought that show was in june. arg.

i take it you live in the DC area. did you know geologist lives around H st/eastern market?

5/18/2014 5:50:01 PM

Dave Lamb from Brown Bird passed away at 35. Another highly underrated acoustic band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm2EiJs3QxQ

5/20/2014 1:02:56 AM

a good amount of the new Parquet Courts album sounds like a Modern Lovers album

'tis good

maybe even good enough to convert vinylbandit

5/26/2014 1:00:03 AM

hmm.

5/26/2014 1:06:05 AM

i like the "new" MJ song Love Never Felt So Good

does that count?

QJ is right about the money grab, but i wonder if he's just mad he didn't get a piece

5/26/2014 1:36:13 AM

http://music.cbc.ca/#/play/Jesse-Kinos-Goodin/playlist/Glass-Boys

The new Fucked Up album is streaming.

5/26/2014 10:38:20 AM

http://grantland.com/features/blog-rock-clap-your-hands-say-yeah/

fun read.

5/28/2014 8:40:14 AM

Bought the new Agalloch last week. Really starting to grow on me. I like this song in particular:

5/28/2014 10:56:04 AM

^^that was great. pretty much a who's who of bands i listened to my last two years of college. i guess that makes me a blog rocker.

5/28/2014 7:34:40 PM

this parquet courts album is A+.

5/28/2014 9:30:40 PM

Mariah Carey should retire.

5/29/2014 2:54:58 AM

new royksopp/robyn is so fuckin good

5/29/2014 9:32:52 AM

sharon van etten's new one will be getting a lot of replays.

i also like the new tune-yards for the most part. come and get me, haters

5/30/2014 12:15:10 PM

i like a lot of what tune yards does. it's the "quirky" bullshit that bugs me. esp. the intro to water fountain

5/30/2014 1:10:04 PM