Lester Ballard
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I really struggle with BCNR and a few others too. Tried my best, but just a bit too frenetic, jarring and discordant for me. I can appreciate what they’re doing though.
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Think I probably would have been in 2019. Been done to death and not interesting enough to hold attention.
There's a new Frog record out on Friday so that gets my full attention. Love em and feeling blessed to have two records in a year!
BCNR are absolutely worth going back to as they're nothing at all like that now, and they're very good. Last two records have been outstanding.
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You’ve talked about Frog before. Tell me where to start and I’ll have another go.
Lester Ballard
Midfield
I’ll give them a go mate. Did the singer leave or something?
Yeah, he had mental health issues.
The latest album is good, they’re super talented, but I struggle with them live these days
Ants from up there was a magic record
Start with Kind of Blah (Photograph if you need a track to get you going) and if you don't enjoy that then DM me and I'll arrange a scrap.
You’re lucky you’ve got a thread of nearly 1,000 pages of music snobbery
Yeah, as Chunky says. They don't play anything from when he was in the band either, it's all new material so essentially a fresh start.
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This is the peak of what they've done since imo. This full session is incredible as well, they're so stupidly talented.
Don'tListenToTheHat
Striker
Yeah absolutely fair. I think I just get fatigue. I feel like I’ve been around the block now, seen it, heard the rising brass section and landed back at the start. Saoirse is a good song though.
Yeah same here for me. I appreciate what it’s doing but for me, the musicality, whilst superb, just doesn’t really feel authentic enough for me.
What are we doing to celebrate the 1,000th page? It's creeping up.
I’ll probably be at Radiohead. You?
Lester Ballard
Midfield
I’ll make sure I listen to the new stuff mate, thanks.
Joan Shelley's album is an act of brilliance (over the course of 39 minutes).
Away from the probable album of the year, the Greazy Alice EP that came out a couple of weeks ago is superb (Silver Jews vibes), Wednesday have made a corker and Black Lips have made a good Black Lips album. Might report on other stuff later but waiting for others to post. There's always a post-Wednesday burst then silence. (post-Wednesday meaning after Wednesday the day not Wednesday the band).
Away from the probable album of the year, the Greazy Alice EP that came out a couple of weeks ago is superb (Silver Jews vibes), Wednesday have made a corker and Black Lips have made a good Black Lips album. Might report on other stuff later but waiting for others to post. There's always a post-Wednesday burst then silence. (post-Wednesday meaning after Wednesday the day not Wednesday the band).
The Music Man
Midfield
The new Divine Comedy album has its moments.
FlyingLotus
Midfield
The Wednesday album is another cracker from them. Very likely to be on my end of year list.
The Music Man
Midfield
There's a few of this Friday's releases available to hear early through Bandcamp listening parties tonight:
6pm (now!) Cate Le Bon
8pm Kathryn Williams
8pm The Cords
Some fantastic songs on Cate Le Bon's album including one with John Cale.
6pm (now!) Cate Le Bon
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8pm The Cords
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Some fantastic songs on Cate Le Bon's album including one with John Cale.
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Obviously, three of the new releases are listed above but I'll repeat them anyway. There are new albums this week from Amanda Shires, Cate le Bon, Coach Party, Doja Cat, Fred Armisen, Geese, Glaive, Jeff Tweedy (30 tracks so a triple album of Tweedy), John Maus, Joy Crookes, Mariah Carey, Mulatu Astatke, Neko Case, Olivia Dean, Patrick Watson, Perrie, Purity Ring, Robert Plant, Sloan, Sprints, The Starting Line, Tom Skinner, Young Thug, Zara Larsson, Kathryn Williams, Sam Prekop, Donny McCaslin, Immersion, Hannah Frances, Alex E.T., EERA, Emma Pollock, Sir Richard Bishop, Your Heterosexual Violence, Lady Wray and The Cords.
Mariah aside, who are people looking forward to?
Mariah aside, who are people looking forward to?
I'm partial to a bit of Pollock as well.
