FBadgers Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 13:50, SweeperDee said: We seriously showing no love for Blue Rev? It was fine, but didnt blow my mind to be honest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 3 hours ago, FBadgers said: It was fine, but didnt blow my mind to be honest. Why don't you like badgers? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I think I’m going off my head here but I’m putting it up there with Loveless. There’s something in there that years down the line will be viewed as integral to modern shoegaze and indie in general. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 On 08/10/2022 at 12:50, funky monkey said: Yeah Yeah Yeah's at 8 tracks long is short, but very sweet. More electronics than guitars. How smooth is Karen O's voice though? A very good offering. Agree wholeheartedly. An excellent album. I actually think it benefits from being so short and sharp. No filler at all. Loving it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Really enjoying the new album from Little Big Town ‘Mr Sun’. Widely regarded as a ‘modern country’ band, there’s more than a hint of Motown on a few of the songs, and their harmonies, oh my goodness. The combination of Karen Fairchild, Kimberley Schlappman, Philip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook’s voices. Sublime. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Don’t think Arctic Monkeys’ “The Car” will tempt folk who didn’t like TQBHAC, and I actually find it a bit frontloaded. No bad songs on the second half: just not as strong as the first half. 7.5/10. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Really enjoying the latest by The Trend , and by Beth Orton. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky monkey Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 The new Nightingales album is hitting the spot. As good as anything they've released. Post punk goodness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpetmonster Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 New Afghan Whigs LP is way better than it has any right to be, especially given most of it was literally phoned in and assembled over lockdown. 'Domino & Jimmy' is a proper duet between Dulli & Marcy Mays; lots of theories it might be about the couple she sang about on 'My Curse' and that they've come good. I hope it is. Greg Dulli writing feelgood songs, who'da thunk it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) On 20/10/2022 at 20:52, SweeperDee said: Don’t think Arctic Monkeys’ “The Car” will tempt folk who didn’t like TQBHAC, and I actually find it a bit frontloaded. No bad songs on the second half: just not as strong as the first half. 7.5/10. A useful review, that confirms I will not be wasting my time on yet more of that bizarre, lounge room dross 'genre' they're trying to create now. Alex Turner and Matt Bellamy seem to be competing with each other in getting a perfectly good band to disappear up their own rectum as often as possible, rather than just producing a fucking tune. Edited October 23, 2022 by vikingTON 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 The Car is comfortably worse than TBCAH, every song sounds the same and none of them are remotely interesting. TBCAH at least had some variety and of course some novelty surrounding the change in sound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staggie_93 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Another Alex Turner solo album featuring some more elevator music. He’s trying too hard to be David Bowie. Shame on the rest of the bad really because they are great. Matt Helders is especially an excellent drummer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 I’ll still go for “Blue Rev” as album of the year. Alvvays basically touching MBV Loveless levels. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Another Alex Turner solo album featuring some more elevator music. He’s trying too hard to be David Bowie. Shame on the rest of the bad really because they are great. Matt Helders is especially an excellent drummer.I do find it a bit telling that it’s only ever Turner and Helder mostly giving the interviews; was the same for the last album. Could be wrong but all the radio interviews I’ve listened/watched it’s just been those two. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 10 hours ago, virginton said: A useful review, that confirms I will not be wasting my time on yet more of that bizarre, lounge room dross 'genre' they're trying to create now. Alex Turner and Matt Bellamy seem to be competing with each other in getting a perfectly good band to disappear up their own rectum as often as possible, rather than just producing a fucking tune. Money + coke x ego = bad music. It’s a tale as old as, well, coke. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Money + coke x ego = bad music. It’s a tale as old as, well, coke. Alex Turner, cocaine? Never. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Can’t really see Turner replicating station to station era Bowie though…I maintain Turner’s best work is his OST for the film “Submarine”. You can see the genius in his song writing; Christ, you can ALMOST see it in the last 2 AM albums, but just use some more actual music. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 I feel like this conversation comes up every time the Arctic Monkey release a new album (apart from maybe AM because they had two or three songs on that which felt like throwbacks to the first album*). A large chunk of people won't be happy until they're back writing a second "Mardy Bum". I liked Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. It was fun. They embraced a total change of direction and it mostly worked. This new one has some highlights, and other parts that don't quite hit the mark. It's not terrible; it's not brilliant. There are better albums this year and that's okay. *And despite that, Mad Sounds and No 1 Party Anthem were probably my favourite two songs on the album. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 I feel like this conversation comes up every time the Arctic Monkey release a new album (apart from maybe AM because they had two or three songs on that which felt like throwbacks to the first album*). A large chunk of people won't be happy until they're back writing a second "Mardy Bum". I liked Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. It was fun. They embraced a total change of direction and it mostly worked. This new one has some highlights, and other parts that don't quite hit the mark. It's not terrible; it's not brilliant. There are better albums this year and that's okay. *And despite that, Mad Sounds and No 1 Party Anthem were probably my favourite two songs on the album.Also agree with this. They aren’t the same wee dafties just fresh out of Sheffield. They’ve had their “huge” album in the shape of AM, all the way back in 2013. I’m all for Tranquility base and The Car, I don’t hate them at all, but surely there’s a way to make it not seem like Alex Turner solo projects? In saying that; “The Ultracheese” is probably my favourite Arctic monkeys song so, who knows. “I ain’t quite where I think I am” is a funky as f**k tune, almost silk sonic-esque; it feels like it’s building, then just ends. Fair does, it leads to “Sculpture of anything goes” which sounds like it could have been on AM. It’s frustrating; the extraordinary talent is still there, it’s just not getting utilised efficiently. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 I’m conflicted. Could well be that the songs sound great live (like this one does here) but I can see where the dislike can arise from (especially Turners wanky on stage mannerisms). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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