Comments on: Lord I Just Don’t Care

By: Little Green Man

Little Green Man — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 09:12:54 +0000

Its okay on the physical album, which is labelled correctly, but then the actual title along the side sleeve of the album is upside down. So when put upright with other albums you have to turn your head the other way around to read that particular album. It is quite odd.

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:57:22 +0000

Yeah, I mentioned in the other thread that they’re switched on Amazon’s MP3 version too – wonder if Spotify rip from Amazon, or if it’s a CDDB mistake and they both rip from there?

http://www.pentadact.com/index.php/2009-07-04-ive-got-confessions-to-make#comment-115159

By: Little Green Man

Little Green Man — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:31:14 +0000

I think the real problem with the track “Falling” is that on Spotify the Dog Days demo and Falling have each others names, so play the demo to listen to Falling.

By: nine

nine — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 05:20:48 +0000

I thought I'd mention that I just heard Dog Days on the only radio station worth listening to in this country

By: Captane

Captane — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:50:07 +0000

Lately I’ve started listening to Sufjan Stevens, DeVotchKa and Animal Collective (You should definately check out their newest album, they share a few similarities with the Russian Futurists)

Oh and I also got the Big Lebowski soundtrack a copuld days ago too. Good stuff.

By: Dave McLeod

Dave McLeod — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:48:37 +0000

Also, I have hugged Florence. This is the sort of thing I knew I’d be proud of one day.

By: Lack_26

Lack_26 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 23:01:42 +0000

Cant stop listening to ‘My Boy Builds Coffins’, thanks for the heads up of F&M.

By: EGTF

EGTF — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:22:24 +0000

@Palms: Classical is another guilty pleasure of mine. Which is strange, as I can’t play a single instrument and am not musically atuned at all. But I can listen to it on its own, or enjoy playing a violent video game with it.

Reminds me, I need to make another gaming playlist.

@DoctorDisaster: Ah, but when listening to it I don’t tend to have people tied to chairs and cutting their ear off.

By: DoctorDisaster

DoctorDisaster — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:49:24 +0000

@EGTF: Stuck in the Middle with You is one of my all-time faves, but I owe that entirely to Reservoir Dogs. If you haven’t seen it, you should.

By: nine

nine — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:22:16 +0000

Faker are an Australian band that get the sound of pop rock ‘only’ nearly perfect, and are amazingly interesting as a result. It’s like a reverse uncanny valley.

By: baumsquad

baumsquad — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:30:43 +0000

Cymbals Eat Guitars. Best new music on Pitchfork and the main man is a close friend of mine. At the bottom of the page they have a track you can download. You can listen to more at:

http://www.myspace.com/cymbalseatguitars

By: Palms

Palms — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:31:11 +0000

@EGTF
There’s nothing wrong with liking popular bands. Most of the time there’s a reason that they’re popular, and that’s that they’re good. I love Muse for example, and my guilty pleasure is Feeder. It is nice to have some lesser known stuff though, like it’s a secret or something. Elliot Smith is someone I listen to who isn’t incredibly well known. You can’t beat just one guy with a guitar if you want some emotion in music.

Of course if you want some REAL music, listen to some Beethoven. [controversial!]

By: Belcher

Belcher — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:40:29 +0000

Roadrunner: Except that most indie that I have listened to is happy and cheerful, quite frankly.

Nonetheless, “Indie” is a meaningless term, really. At least whenever it comes to musical merit and subject matter. Two Indie bands can be DRAMATICALLY different.

By: EGTF

EGTF — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:39:34 +0000

I’ll give anything a shot, though 60-80’s funk groove is where it’s at for me. Plus I’m odd in liking Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck in the Middle with you” as my song when I’m depressed. Hearing something so light hearted and corny I can’t help but smile.

I feel left out as none of my music is from obscure artists. I really don’t know where people find all these good sounding bands. Does liking well known bands like Fat Boy Slim and Jamiroquai make me a corporate whore? Ah well, no worries.

By: Palms

Palms — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:55:56 +0000

OH NOES!!! SUBJECTIVITY!!!

Let’s try and keep it nice and not insult anyone’s tastes…

By: Ispep

Ispep — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:48:18 +0000

Indie was never a very good genre – like “alternative”
… alternative to what?
Never made much sense to me :P
also, check out The Knife, they’re a brother and sister team from Sweden who make some sweet electro. Fun Fact: The song “heartbeats” by José Gonzales in that Sony ad with all the balls bouncing down the hill was originally by The Knife; and it was better. Check out the video for “We share our mother’s health”, it’s some trippy stuff.

By: DoctorDisaster

DoctorDisaster — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:21:13 +0000

Uh, Roadrunner, you’re thinking of emo. And making yourself look kinda dumb. Indie doesn’t really have a defined sound; if you want to trash it you’ll probably have to go after the fans or the people who make it.

By: Roadrunner

Roadrunner — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:48:41 +0000

Damn you indie fans! I feel so isolated. Excuse me, while I go listen to music without a whiny, angsty pre-pubescent 15 year old talking incessantly about girls he’d like to stick his wang into.
Atleast that’s what it all sounds like to me.

By: Robert64

Robert64 — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:01:44 +0000

I can guarantee no-one will appreciate my tastes in music like I do. But if you feel suicidal you can try some of my favorite tracks:

Soulcube – Chris Su, Axiom and Optiv
Forever – Bad Robot
The End of Me – Black Sun Empire
You Don’t Have to Run – Concord Dawn
The Ice Age – Concord Dawn and Chris Su
Anonymous – Syncopix
Tricks – Gridlok
Unexist – Jade

By: Palms

Palms — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:50:56 +0000

J-man, I recommend watching it on Youtube rather than listening to it. The video set up to the song is what makes it.

By: J-Man

J-Man — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:47:48 +0000

Looking it up on spotify now… this better be good.
May I also point out I like all the Florence songs except Kiss with a fist.

By: Random

Random — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:53:12 +0000

@J-Man: You clearly underestimate I’m on a Boat, as it is clearly the greatest song of all time.

By: J-Man

J-Man — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:26:37 +0000

DISREGARD LAST COMMENT
greatest song ever created of all time, ever.

The Lonely Island – Dick in a box

By: J-Man

J-Man — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:55:24 +0000

Wow, spotify is great.
Good artist, eh?

Girl Talk or Mountain Goats

By: Roadrunner

Roadrunner — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:02:02 +0000

And I forgot to add, something i’ve been getting into… Spotify “Jazzanova” and listen to thier latest album “of all the things” It’s different to thier other stuff, and it was meant to arrive off amazon ages ago, but failed >:(

By: Roadrunner

Roadrunner — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:00:06 +0000

The Source ft. Candi Staton’s version is far better.
That person voice is….not working to say the least.

By: Pentadact

Pentadact — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:24:00 +0000

Cheers everyone. I managed to post this the night before a day I would mostly spend listening to an interview recording, so now I have a long Spotify list to start with tomorrow.

Nano: Not For Lack Of Trying is great, and gets bonus points for using voice clips from the Chayefsky film Network.

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:13:13 +0000

Ooh… time to raid Napster then. ON MY WAY!

By: Ispep

Ispep — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:59:56 +0000

I recently rediscovered the shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine, great stuff to chill out to while also being musically and lyrically substantial… Florence has got a voice and a half though, the cover of the Beirut song Hospital Beds (the b-side on Kiss With A Fist)is rather good. I don’t know if you’ve heard/heard of Lightspeed Champion but he’s recording a new album atm, which should be good – as is the material from his mate “Frederick Blood-Royale” (of Les Incompétents fame)and his new-ish band ox.eagle.lion.man. – progressive indie stuff, very interesting… enjoy!

By: Frosty Chives

Frosty Chives — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:35:32 +0000

Frank Turner. Frank Turner. Frank Turner. Frank Turner. Frank Turner. Frank Turner. Frank Turner. Frank Turner. Frank Turner. Frank Turner. Frank Turner. Frank Turner.

That is all.

By: Smurfy

Smurfy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:18:44 +0000

The Apples in Stereo are rather good. Lemon Demon is still forever my favourite music though.

By: Jimmay

Jimmay — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:18:33 +0000

After another listen or two, I still think it’s fantastic, but it’s criminally short. I’ll have to remember to check James after work so I can find the band online.

By: Jimmay

Jimmay — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:52:28 +0000

That… is fantastic. Good pull, Tom.

I’ve been listening to a lot of Minus the Bear. Their album Menos El Oso is one of those that you can put on and not have to skip a single song, it’s great.

By: Nano

Nano — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:04:05 +0000

Heard of a band called Maybeshewill? Might be a little bit heavy for your tastes, but they build up some amazing melodic moments, then crash down like an aural tidal wave.

Apart from that, you’d probably prefer Ampop. Best song being ‘Youth’. Heartbreaking.

Must admit…I have a secret guilty pleasure in the song ‘Paparazzi’ by Lady Gaga. I know it’s trite, but there’s something about the harmonies the chorus that steal me. Don’t look at me like that.

By: Palms

Palms — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:01:57 +0000

I’ve been getting into Bob Dylan recently, about 50 years too late… I only really like his early stuff, his voice is just so sincere and full of sentiment and emotion, it’s beautiful stuff. V relaxing, and the lyrics are brilliant. A subtle poetry which is severly lacking in today’s music.

By: The Poisoned Sponge

The Poisoned Sponge — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:56:41 +0000

Listening to this song really reminds me of some of Blue Sky Black Death’s stuff. They’re very hip-hop/jazz, but some pretty powerful vocals. Also, my favourite song of the minute. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA_ubhYgjAc

By: Bobsy

Bobsy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:17:56 +0000

I love Spotify. I’m incapable of listening to any radio other than Radio 4 because of the shear amount of interminable bullshit they throw in from vapid DJs and godawful Simon-Cowell-induced pop blather. So I go through very long periods where I’m entirely immune to popular music. You know, last night was the first time I properly sat down and listened to the Arctic Monkeys? It’s that bad! Plus, I got around to listening to all the other Kaiser Chiefs songs I’d not heard already. They weren’t as good.

By: Dave McLeod

Dave McLeod — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:30:04 +0000

If the Alphabeat kick has worn itself out, rejuvenate it with Das Pop. Saw them week before last; their history includes supporting Soulwax, Justice, and The Kills (all of whom if not recognized, are also recommended).

Also;
http://www.myspace.com/emmythegreat – A very pretty, dirty Florence & The Machine
http://www.myspace.com/passionpitjams – musical valium
http://www.myspace.com/hockey – Vampire Weekend with life.

By: Pwnzerfaust

Pwnzerfaust — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:52:15 +0000

If you like Florence and the Machine, I think you might enjoy the up-and-coming artist, Adele. As fate would have it, she too sports a head of vibrant red hair.

By: Xargon

Xargon — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:45:45 +0000

I’ve been really getting into Kate Covington and Emilie Autumn of late. Both are highly listenable.

By: nine

nine — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:14:00 +0000

You’ve heard of neko case, right? She’s another redhead, so you can’t go wrong there.
There are a lot of similar artists getting signed in the UK lately (small girls with big voices), but most of them are doing acoustic guitar only stuff, so it’s less exciting. See: Laura Marling, Lisa Mitchell, etc