Theodore Flooseveltproud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelodorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered Userregular
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duuuuude
I only found out about saintseneca about a year ago, I had no idea they'd come out with something since Last (which i played the bejeezus out of)
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I've been listening to so much of the Arctic Monkeys. Trying to make up for the 8 years of my youth in which I ignored them. So here's this jam, which is fun and a tiny bit melancholy, for me anyway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUGzWETn1HQ
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miscellaneousinsanitygrass grows, birds fly, sun shines,and brother, i hurt peopleRegistered Userregular
ooh, i'm digging what i'm hearing so far
gonna check them out further, thanks
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Theodore Flooseveltproud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelodorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered Userregular
Sky Ferreira has some excellent stuff. Her latest album is much more consistent, though I still think the EP prior to it has my two favorite songs of hers
also my fave from her newest album (should not actually be NSFW, as I'm pretty sure it's the non-boobs edited album cover, but I don't want it to come out of nowhere for anyone)
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I love the Arctic Monkeys. I didn't catch on to this until they were 3 or so albums right in, so I binged hard. What really stands out to me is how individually talened they are, and how good they are at bringing those talents together. Their songs are absolutely filled with little moments where everything just comes together perfectly. I also really like the lyrical style and imagery.
Theodore Flooseveltproud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelodorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered Userregular
also! if you like girls with great voices, listen to Angel Olsen
this is one of the more garage-y tracks off her new album, itself a more garage-y album than her previous, which played much more in the delicate, acoustic, occasionally yodeling and also very good end of her spectrum
Here's another one for the folks who like stringed instruments and dudes singing.
Middle Brother, it's made up of three guys from three amazing bands. Deer Tick, Dawes, Delta Spirit (seriously, all three are gold cocaine for your ear).
Here's my favorite song, because it features all three:
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edited April 2014
okay, let's kick up the tempo
Los Campesinos!
this song is the definition of GET HYPE. I will never ever be bored of the opening accellerando+crescendo (crescellerando?) http://youtu.be/Nj6SO_yKMe8
Instead of being over produced and stuff, they just slide all the levels to 10, twist the nobs to 11, and break them off.
That, or they're purposefully using old busted processors. Which... Is probably just a style thing.
I mean, Autotune is a sound people like... So, anything is fair game.
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I totally bounced off Sleigh Bells sound the first time I heard it, both for the intentially distorted production and the kinda overwhelming volume/intensity
I don't really have an answer for you though, it just kinda grew on me. I don't like it all the time, but it definitely fits certain moods (and helps shape my moods to fit it)
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Theodore Flooseveltproud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelodorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered Userregular
yeah, sleigh bells is purposefully blown out and distorted and people do like how that sounds
their later two albums have kinda droppe that super-blown-out-maximum-volume thing, though (and also are not as good as their first)
I fucking love Lake Street Dive. I think their whole first album, self-titled, is on Youtube. "My Speed", "Hello? Goodbye!", "Neighbor Song"and "Got Me Fooled" are my highlights. Their cover of Hall and Oates' '"Rich Girl" is also a good time.
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I'm a huge fan of the Lo-Fi sound, which is has become kind of a rarity it seems, but even I can only take so much of it. Sometimes bands go out of their way to produce a certain "sound", and they forget that having some traditional "we record good songs and make sure you can hear all the parts" sounding stuff is also a good idea. Occasionally use a high end mic with great processing, so I can hear all the words in your song... Maybe?
I mean, most concerts are fuckin' criminal with their audio engineers. They balance that bass up to crazy levels, and washout the vocals. I have never been able to get a straight answer. It's like these guys never take off the headphones they have plugged into the board, and actually listen to the room.
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Theodore Flooseveltproud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelodorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered Userregular
I actually like the beat and riff on that one posted but I can't listen to the whole thing
Glad people like it though!
I totally get loving something weird about a band right off the bat though
That's def understandable; it's something I'd suggest trying to come back to intermittently if you like certain aspects of it, you might be surprised by what you find yourself able to dig into given enough exposure
for instance, I could not really handle Ty Segall for similar reasons (super distorted production, though in different directions) upon first hearing him, even though I'd liked things in similar veins. But after occasionally listening to his stuff for a bit, I'm pretty much totally into it now
I actually like that, I could do without the vocal distortion, the guitar was bangin', though.
I was sitting here thinking about where I've heard that sound before, Heartless Bastards. These guys really love their distorted guitar, and they definitely do something to the vocals, but not all the time. They also have a huge range... Lots of ballad work, rock and roll, grungy, beat driven, it's crazy... I have a hard time picking a good example because they do a lot.
Theodore Flooseveltproud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelodorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered Userregular
I actually like that, I could do without the vocal distortion, the guitar was bangin', though.
I was sitting here thinking about where I've heard that sound before, Heartless Bastards. These guys really love their distorted guitar, and they definitely do something to the vocals, but not all the time. They also have a huge range... Lots of ballad work, rock and roll, grungy, beat driven, it's crazy... I have a hard time picking a good example because they do a lot.
with Ty it's definitely the blanket vocal distortion that was tough to get into; the song I posted isn't the most egregious even, as he's singing in a lower register and at a lower volume
when he starts wailing and/or hollering it can pile up
but yeah heartless bastards are great, just solid rock n roll
I am fairly into some German music, though I don't speak very much (enough to get directions, order food)
It has recently come to my attention that one of my favorite bands has started to re-release some of their songs in english, but the lyrics are not a direct translation
They've attempted to get across the same idea, but the words are changed to fit the rythm better
What are you guys' thoughts on song translations? Keep it in the original language? Do your best (as they appear to be)? Sing a direct translation?
I was at karaoke once and had a friend sing the entirety of 99 Luftballons in German. To his credit (?), he had memorized the German version and the lyrics that were provided were English. It was pretty amazing at the time but I was also really drunk.
You know, I don't listen to any foreign music. I've listened to some French punk, but not much and not for long. I'm also a little too familiar with Spanish (Mexican) hiphop and rap. I mostly just don't get it because I don't speak any language proficiently. I can say that I'd rather listen to the original version, instead of a translation. I mean, song's lose something when the singer isn't really singing the words they want to be singing. Might just be me though. Every translated German song I've heard has been really.... Not great.
You know, I don't listen to any foreign music. I've listened to some French punk, but not much and not for long. I'm also a little too familiar with Spanish (Mexican) hiphop and rap. I mostly just don't get it because I don't speak any language proficiently. I can say that I'd rather listen to the original version, instead of a translation. I mean, song's lose something when the singer isn't really singing the words they want to be singing. Might just be me though. Every translated German song I've heard has been really.... Not great.
In this case its... ok, but you can clearly hear that some of the oomph and passioni has been removed.
Theodore Flooseveltproud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelodorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered Userregular
I don't listen to much music with non-English lyrics, just... out of not being exposed to much of it very often, I suppose
but a buddy of mine introduced me to some great Japanese rock that I've been digging lately
After I got my job to unblock Google Play, I've been listening to SO much random stuff. It's done a really good job of making me branch out to some other stuff.
Of the stuff I've been listening to, most of it is usually Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age, and Them Crooked Vultures. So mostly Josh Homme stuff!
You sir, have good taste. I'm a huge QOTSA fan, listen to them more than any other band or artist. Their last album ...Like Clockwork was my album of last year, fucking fantastic. The art and animation in the music videos leading up to it's release is goddamn great too.
QotSA is awesome. They faded into obscurity a little too quickly, I know they're still producing some music... But they're good enough to have stayed popular.
I grabbed Knife Man, Can't Maintain, and People That Can Eat... From AJJ. Really diggin' it. I'm a big fan of the "I'm so passionate I just shout into this mic sometimes, but most of the time I try to sing."
I'd also recommend grabbing their EP Only God Can Judge Me, has some songs on there that'll break your heart.
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I only found out about saintseneca about a year ago, I had no idea they'd come out with something since Last (which i played the bejeezus out of)
gonna check them out further, thanks
Sky Ferreira has some excellent stuff. Her latest album is much more consistent, though I still think the EP prior to it has my two favorite songs of hers
also my fave from her newest album (should not actually be NSFW, as I'm pretty sure it's the non-boobs edited album cover, but I don't want it to come out of nowhere for anyone)
"With folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache
stood and puffed your chest out like you'd never lost a war"
Clearly I haven't been listening.
this is one of the more garage-y tracks off her new album, itself a more garage-y album than her previous, which played much more in the delicate, acoustic, occasionally yodeling and also very good end of her spectrum
Middle Brother, it's made up of three guys from three amazing bands. Deer Tick, Dawes, Delta Spirit (seriously, all three are gold cocaine for your ear).
Here's my favorite song, because it features all three:
Los Campesinos!
this song is the definition of GET HYPE. I will never ever be bored of the opening accellerando+crescendo (crescellerando?)
Sleigh Bells
The Pack A.D.
(warning, car-cyclist accident in the intro of the video, not super gory/graphic, but definitely intended to be a jumpscare)
Is the production like a hook or do people actually really like how that sounds
I like their writing but its tough to listen to
Instead of being over produced and stuff, they just slide all the levels to 10, twist the nobs to 11, and break them off.
That, or they're purposefully using old busted processors. Which... Is probably just a style thing.
I mean, Autotune is a sound people like... So, anything is fair game.
I don't really have an answer for you though, it just kinda grew on me. I don't like it all the time, but it definitely fits certain moods (and helps shape my moods to fit it)
their later two albums have kinda droppe that super-blown-out-maximum-volume thing, though (and also are not as good as their first)
I actually like the beat and riff on that one posted but I can't listen to the whole thing
Glad people like it though!
I totally get loving something weird about a band right off the bat though
I fucking love Lake Street Dive. I think their whole first album, self-titled, is on Youtube. "My Speed", "Hello? Goodbye!", "Neighbor Song"and "Got Me Fooled" are my highlights. Their cover of Hall and Oates' '"Rich Girl" is also a good time.
I mean, most concerts are fuckin' criminal with their audio engineers. They balance that bass up to crazy levels, and washout the vocals. I have never been able to get a straight answer. It's like these guys never take off the headphones they have plugged into the board, and actually listen to the room.
That's def understandable; it's something I'd suggest trying to come back to intermittently if you like certain aspects of it, you might be surprised by what you find yourself able to dig into given enough exposure
for instance, I could not really handle Ty Segall for similar reasons (super distorted production, though in different directions) upon first hearing him, even though I'd liked things in similar veins. But after occasionally listening to his stuff for a bit, I'm pretty much totally into it now
I was sitting here thinking about where I've heard that sound before, Heartless Bastards. These guys really love their distorted guitar, and they definitely do something to the vocals, but not all the time. They also have a huge range... Lots of ballad work, rock and roll, grungy, beat driven, it's crazy... I have a hard time picking a good example because they do a lot.
I also think she has a fuckin' awesome voice.
with Ty it's definitely the blanket vocal distortion that was tough to get into; the song I posted isn't the most egregious even, as he's singing in a lower register and at a lower volume
when he starts wailing and/or hollering it can pile up
but yeah heartless bastards are great, just solid rock n roll
This shit is so good. I've lost a lot of music in various hard drive failures, this was one of them.
I am fairly into some German music, though I don't speak very much (enough to get directions, order food)
It has recently come to my attention that one of my favorite bands has started to re-release some of their songs in english, but the lyrics are not a direct translation
They've attempted to get across the same idea, but the words are changed to fit the rythm better
What are you guys' thoughts on song translations? Keep it in the original language? Do your best (as they appear to be)? Sing a direct translation?
fuckin' Eleki happens
(hat-tip to @Lost Salient for introducing me to this awesomeness)
In this case its... ok, but you can clearly hear that some of the oomph and passioni has been removed.
For comparison
Original:
English:
it's easy to forget that these people torch cars in protest as a national pastime
(as opposed to french canadians who only do it after losing hockey games. or winning them.)
she's in this song too, singing in english. Warning, it is unreasonably catchy.
but a buddy of mine introduced me to some great Japanese rock that I've been digging lately
here is a Number Girl song
(it is super long and live but is fun)
You sir, have good taste. I'm a huge QOTSA fan, listen to them more than any other band or artist. Their last album ...Like Clockwork was my album of last year, fucking fantastic. The art and animation in the music videos leading up to it's release is goddamn great too.
Also had much more sombre and softer songs, which were also great.
EoDM and TCV are also rad as hell, the Palm Desert scene in general is unique and fantastic.
I'd also recommend grabbing their EP Only God Can Judge Me, has some songs on there that'll break your heart.
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