RockyRaccoon Posted April 25, 2013 Author Report Posted April 25, 2013 Kurt Vile's new album is pretty good. Imagine if Lou Reed were a folk singer, you'll probably get a good idea of what Kurt Vile sounds like.
RockyRaccoon Posted April 27, 2013 Author Report Posted April 27, 2013 "Anxiety" by Autre Ne Veut. Listen to it, it's amazing. Seriously.
TheLizard Posted April 29, 2013 Report Posted April 29, 2013 I have. It's very good. Ripely Pine by Lady Lamb the Beekeeper is the early contender for debut album of the year.
TheLizard Posted May 1, 2013 Report Posted May 1, 2013 Usually when a new artist gets blown up by a bunch of hype I treat it with some skepticism, but Jake Bugg is the real deal. He's a British songwriter who is steeped in his influences, from Oasis to the Beatles to Dylan, but he definitely combines them into his own voice. I'd recommend this guy to the SF community, he could have come right out of the 60s.
RockyRaccoon Posted May 2, 2013 Author Report Posted May 2, 2013 If you want to hear a new artist who sounds like a replacement Liz Phair, check out Waxahatchee's new album "Cerulean Salt". It's pretty good.
TheLizard Posted May 2, 2013 Report Posted May 2, 2013 Very timely. That's a perfect example of a much-hyped album that didn't do much for me.
RockyRaccoon Posted May 2, 2013 Author Report Posted May 2, 2013 (edited) Very timely. That's a perfect example of a much-hyped album that didn't do much for me. I felt the same at first, but the second half of the album is great. The first half is whatever, but the second half is very introspective and very well done. For example, this song. That being said, I didn't think the album was amazing or anything. Altogether, I thought it was pretty good. Edited May 2, 2013 by Guest
TheLizard Posted May 2, 2013 Report Posted May 2, 2013 Yeah, I definitely get the Liz Phair comparison with that song.
TheLizard Posted May 3, 2013 Report Posted May 3, 2013 The new Stooges album is much better than it has any right to be.
Carl Posted May 3, 2013 Report Posted May 3, 2013 new Stooges album I didn't know this existed, but Iggy has done some great stuff on the other side of his mountain. His voice has ripened nicely. Will listen...
TheLizard Posted May 7, 2013 Report Posted May 7, 2013 Another well-hyped band that's earned all the acclaim: Savages. Their debut, Silence Yourself, is AMAZING.
RockyRaccoon Posted May 7, 2013 Author Report Posted May 7, 2013 The new album from Born Ruffians, "Birthmarks", is everything I hoped it would be and more.
RockyRaccoon Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Posted May 8, 2013 Youth Lagoon's "Wondrous Bughouse" is quite good. Lots of moving parts to it, a great example of neo-psychedelia. Took me a couple listens to really appreciate it, one of those albums that to really get it, you have to stop and just listen to it. Good though, I enjoyed it.
TheLizard Posted May 8, 2013 Report Posted May 8, 2013 I agree, I didn't quite get it the first time, but now it's one of my favorites from this year so far.
RockyRaccoon Posted May 9, 2013 Author Report Posted May 9, 2013 The new Vampire Weekend album is good. It's different from their past two in some aspects, but it's pretty good. Though I'd say it's the weakest of their three albums so far.
RockyRaccoon Posted May 14, 2013 Author Report Posted May 14, 2013 New Daft Punk album might be the best album of the year so far/Daft Punk's best album
TheLizard Posted May 14, 2013 Report Posted May 14, 2013 That's The Way of the World and Piper at the Gates of Dawn had a baby and called it Random Access Memories. Fantastic.
RockyRaccoon Posted May 14, 2013 Author Report Posted May 14, 2013 Phosphorescent's "Muchacho" is really good. Sounds like if Bright Eyes decided to go in a slightly more country direction.
TheLizard Posted May 17, 2013 Report Posted May 17, 2013 I've been a big Vampire Weekend fan since their very first single, and their third album might be their best yet. They've certainly managed to expand their sonic palette beyond "world's best Paul Simon tribute band".
RockyRaccoon Posted May 17, 2013 Author Report Posted May 17, 2013 I've been a big Vampire Weekend fan since their very first single, and their third album might be their best yet. They've certainly managed to expand their sonic palette beyond "world's best Paul Simon tribute band". I liked their most recent album a lot, but I kind of think I liked their last one a bit better.
RockyRaccoon Posted May 24, 2013 Author Report Posted May 24, 2013 The National have finally released the album I hoped they would. "Trouble Will Find Me" is amazing.
RockyRaccoon Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Posted June 3, 2013 I didn't like James Blake's first album. After listening to his new album "Overgrown", I admit that I was wrong about him, because "Overgrown" is very good. It just took me time to like him. I need to revisit his first album again.
RockyRaccoon Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Posted June 3, 2013 Understandable. I found him incredibly boring at first. When I saw "Overgrown" had come out, I was like "No, I shouldn't get it, I'm going to hate it" and then, after much debate, I got it, listened to it, and liked it. Especially the song with RZA rapping, pretty cool song.
RockyRaccoon Posted June 5, 2013 Author Report Posted June 5, 2013 Album that's gotten good reviews that I wasn't too much of a fan of: "Shaking The Habitual"- The Knife. It has its moments, but generally speaking, not a terribly interesting album.
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