Albums of 2022

[Brett]

I'm hoping I can motivate myself and/or find time to write up my mini-reviews, but for now I'll join in with those listing favorites so far:

p2p - Impossible Burger
Joyfultalk - Familiar Science
Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
Esmerine - Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More
Duster - Together
Eric Chenaux - Say Laura
Country Phasers - Country Phasers
Animal Collective - Time Skiffs
Kee Avil - Crease
God Speed You Black Emperor! - All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling (it counts in my book)

[kreng]

Joyfultalk - Familiar Science
Eric Chenaux - Say Laura

i haven't really given my mid year list any thought but these two would definitely be near the top for me as well.

[Jorge]

I really like the new song by Lilito from her upcoming album Happy Horse Lamp.

[Rangi Guy]

Mid year list is pretty small, but better than last year, so that's something

Never Let Me Go - Placebo
Unlimited Love - RHCP
Zeit - Rammstien
Dropout Boogie - The Black Keys
Fear of the Dawn - Jack White
Warm Chris - Aldous Harding

[Brett]

Just saw a blurb on that Cola record. How round you describe it dad?

I know you asked this of dad, but I don't think he ever got back to you, so I figured I'd chime in. My cousin called it fairly straightforward post-punk, and it's definitely conservative in its aims and composition. It's quite rhythmically focused and kinda spiky with the guitar. I've been enjoying it myself, as I was a fan of Ought, the band that two of Cola used to be in, but also because I find it nestles nicely into my pleasure centers. It doesn't try to do anything grand, and I don't really want it to.

[dad]

Just saw a blurb on that Cola record. How round you describe it dad?

I know you asked this of dad, but I don't think he ever got back to you, so I figured I'd chime in. My cousin called it fairly straightforward post-punk, and it's definitely conservative in its aims and composition. It's quite rhythmically focused and kinda spiky with the guitar. I've been enjoying it myself, as I was a fan of Ought, the band that two of Cola used to be in, but also because I find it nestles nicely into my pleasure centers. It doesn't try to do anything grand, and I don't really want it to.

yeah, i definitely missed trag's question, but i agree with everything Brett said here. I'm just glad the Ought guys are still making music. one of the things I enjoy about Tim Darcy's vocals is they work in a post-punk record, and he can sound like Roy Orbison on his solo stuff.

[Norah]

Horsegirl record drops Friday. Very excited for that one.

[dad]

Horsegirl record drops Friday. Very excited for that one.

same. let's listen together.

[Norah]

no

[dad]

noted.

[Ello Sailor]

Kind of bored of everything already, save for the new King Gizzard.

[washing machine]

Suddenly excited about that Horsegirl album coming up this Friday. I've only heard Anti-Glory so far and it's really good. Maybe it's the summer heat, but I'm really feeling that jagged guitar.

Beyond Matador’s imprimatur, it was recorded in the band’s hometown of Chicago at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio by producer John Agnello, the indie super-producer whose client list includes Dinosaur Jr., the Hold Steady, Waxahatchee, Nothing, Hop Along, Kurt Vile, and many more. Steve Shelley and Lee Ranaldo, members of key Horsegirl influence Sonic Youth, contribute to a pair of the most thrilling tracks, the tumbling, flanging noise-pop stunner “Beautiful Song” (truth in advertising) and the triumphantly fuzzed-out closer “Billy.”

[Higgs]

I'm hoping I can motivate myself and/or find time to write up my mini-reviews, but for now I'll join in with those listing favorites so far:

p2p - Impossible Burger
Joyfultalk - Familiar Science
Black Country, New Road - Ants From Up There
Esmerine - Everything Was Forever Until It Was No More
Duster - Together
Eric Chenaux - Say Laura
Country Phasers - Country Phasers
Animal Collective - Time Skiffs
Kee Avil - Crease
God Speed You Black Emperor! - All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling (it counts in my book)

I need to check out that Duster disc.

[Higgs]

I heard this newie by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs this morning. I like it. It has Perfume Genius onboard.

[Ello Sailor]

I heard this newie by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs this morning. I like it. It has Perfume Genius onboard.

Bop status: slaps.

[dad]

Suddenly excited about that Horsegirl album coming up this Friday. I've only heard Anti-Glory so far and it's really good. Maybe it's the summer heat, but I'm really feeling that jagged guitar.

Beyond Matador’s imprimatur, it was recorded in the band’s hometown of Chicago at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio by producer John Agnello, the indie super-producer whose client list includes Dinosaur Jr., the Hold Steady, Waxahatchee, Nothing, Hop Along, Kurt Vile, and many more. Steve Shelley and Lee Ranaldo, members of key Horsegirl influence Sonic Youth, contribute to a pair of the most thrilling tracks, the tumbling, flanging noise-pop stunner “Beautiful Song” (truth in advertising) and the triumphantly fuzzed-out closer “Billy.”

trying this again...

let's listen together.

[washing machine]

Suddenly excited about that Horsegirl album coming up this Friday. I've only heard Anti-Glory so far and it's really good. Maybe it's the summer heat, but I'm really feeling that jagged guitar.

Beyond Matador’s imprimatur, it was recorded in the band’s hometown of Chicago at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio by producer John Agnello, the indie super-producer whose client list includes Dinosaur Jr., the Hold Steady, Waxahatchee, Nothing, Hop Along, Kurt Vile, and many more. Steve Shelley and Lee Ranaldo, members of key Horsegirl influence Sonic Youth, contribute to a pair of the most thrilling tracks, the tumbling, flanging noise-pop stunner “Beautiful Song” (truth in advertising) and the triumphantly fuzzed-out closer “Billy.”

trying this again...

let's listen together.

Yes.

[dad]

Suddenly excited about that Horsegirl album coming up this Friday. I've only heard Anti-Glory so far and it's really good. Maybe it's the summer heat, but I'm really feeling that jagged guitar.

Beyond Matador’s imprimatur, it was recorded in the band’s hometown of Chicago at Steve Albini’s Electrical Audio by producer John Agnello, the indie super-producer whose client list includes Dinosaur Jr., the Hold Steady, Waxahatchee, Nothing, Hop Along, Kurt Vile, and many more. Steve Shelley and Lee Ranaldo, members of key Horsegirl influence Sonic Youth, contribute to a pair of the most thrilling tracks, the tumbling, flanging noise-pop stunner “Beautiful Song” (truth in advertising) and the triumphantly fuzzed-out closer “Billy.”

trying this again...

let's listen together.

Yes.

[washing machine]

Dad, did you see they released a 7" "Billy" single with a cover of "History Lesson Pt. 2" as the b-side? I'm sliding into my local record store's DMs post haste.

https://www.roughtrade.com/us/horsegirl ... son-part-2

[dad]

Dad, did you see they released a 7" "Billy" single with a cover of "History Lesson Pt. 2" as the b-side? I'm sliding into my local record store's DMs post haste.

https://www.roughtrade.com/us/horsegirl ... son-part-2

i did not.

they definitely scratch an itch tho.