Re: Albums of 2023
Posted: Thu March 09, 2023 3:15 pm
i love Protomartyr, but i'm not sure how i feel about this one yet.
new album Formal Growth in the Desert out June 2nd.
new album Formal Growth in the Desert out June 2nd.
I cameEllo Sailor wrote:Finally got around to Polachek's latest, and I fully understand the hype. She and Danny L Harle did an outstanding job on this.
Just a fascinating melding of sounds and influences -- the instrumental behind "Pretty In Possible" reminds me of super early Massive Attack/Enigma. "Crude Drawing of an Angel" is sparse yet meticulously textured, like a love letter to Peter Gabriel. The soaring synths of "Smoke" would be right at home in a Jamie xx DJ set. It's all over the place in the best possible way. And Polachek's vocals refuse to miss throughout.
Avant-pop? Righto. This is some good shit.
^^ Shweet. The last album of his I put some extended listening time into was the the "First Cow" soundtrack! This seems a tad different. Nice grooves.LetMeSleep wrote:Higgs. Dad. Strat. Roll up.
I haven’t listened to him enough, but I do like that he was in Lambchop and Silver Jews for a bit.Higgs wrote:^^ Shweet. The last album of his I put some extended listening time into was the the "First Cow" soundtrack! This seems a tad different. Nice grooves.LetMeSleep wrote:Higgs. Dad. Strat. Roll up.
Yep, checking this out at work this fine Friday morning while I review work and bill shit out. Good stuff - very interesting, engaging and enjoyable.Chris_H_2 wrote:I cameEllo Sailor wrote:Finally got around to Polachek's latest, and I fully understand the hype. She and Danny L Harle did an outstanding job on this.
Just a fascinating melding of sounds and influences -- the instrumental behind "Pretty In Possible" reminds me of super early Massive Attack/Enigma. "Crude Drawing of an Angel" is sparse yet meticulously textured, like a love letter to Peter Gabriel. The soaring synths of "Smoke" would be right at home in a Jamie xx DJ set. It's all over the place in the best possible way. And Polachek's vocals refuse to miss throughout.
Avant-pop? Righto. This is some good shit.
Huh? Are you sure you've got the right genre here?Higgs wrote:Just keep that art rock/pop shit away from me.
I wasn't saying Polachek was art-rock/pop, I was agreeing with your take on her being avant-pop (whatever that is).Ello Sailor wrote:Huh? Are you sure you've got the right genre here?Higgs wrote:Just keep that art rock/pop shit away from me.
To me "Crude Drawing of an Angel" is like a Sade song with this vaguely threatening aura to it, it's so good. The polyrhythms of "Sunset," the harmonies in "Hopedrunk Everlasting," everything about "Billions"... it's all so lush and thoughtfully crafted.Ello Sailor wrote:Finally got around to Polachek's latest, and I fully understand the hype. She and Danny L Harle did an outstanding job on this.
Just a fascinating melding of sounds and influences -- the instrumental behind "Pretty In Possible" reminds me of super early Massive Attack/Enigma. "Crude Drawing of an Angel" is sparse yet meticulously textured, like a love letter to Peter Gabriel. The soaring synths of "Smoke" would be right at home in a Jamie xx DJ set. It's all over the place in the best possible way. And Polachek's vocals refuse to miss throughout.
Avant-pop? Righto. This is some good shit.
Some stuff that no doubt technically fits the definition, but generally art rock is a big red flag for me.Ello Sailor wrote:Oh, I understood you fine. I just could've sworn you liked some art rock/pop. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, for example.
Sade is a probably more accurate. I'm not super familiar with their (her?) stuff, aside from the odd track that I've seen recommended by fretless bass nerds.Jorge wrote:To me "Crude Drawing of an Angel" is like a Sade song with this vaguely threatening aura to it, it's so good. The polyrhythms of "Sunset," the harmonies in "Hopedrunk Everlasting," everything about "Billions"... it's all so lush and thoughtfully crafted.Ello Sailor wrote:Finally got around to Polachek's latest, and I fully understand the hype. She and Danny L Harle did an outstanding job on this.
Just a fascinating melding of sounds and influences -- the instrumental behind "Pretty In Possible" reminds me of super early Massive Attack/Enigma. "Crude Drawing of an Angel" is sparse yet meticulously textured, like a love letter to Peter Gabriel. The soaring synths of "Smoke" would be right at home in a Jamie xx DJ set. It's all over the place in the best possible way. And Polachek's vocals refuse to miss throughout.
Avant-pop? Righto. This is some good shit.
Did you listen to Pang yet? It's just as good.
this is no ordinary loveJorge wrote:I love Sade