timpickens wrote:I might be able to see them for free on Halloween, I think they're playing with Pylon. Think I should go?I've only heard a few songs that sounded kind of bland, is their live performance as stellar as everyone says? My other option is trick-or-treating for beer.
HELL YES, because you get to see Pylon.

PYLON!

FOR FREE!

wes9 wrote:New album out today, "Microcastle." Only listened once so I haven't formed an opinion...pieces of it are really cool, others are not. Never understood how these guys got on Kranky. Not forming completes sentences today, apparently.

This album is good. Real good. Cryptograms was okay enough...a little too pretentious in spots, but Microcastle blows me away. Very melodic without sounding sappy or trite; interesting arrangements without resorting to uber-cerebral nonsense...it moves me, man. And the noise, that glorious, soaring noise. So good.

Can't wait to see them in a few weeks.

Very GOOD live!! Not Crap.

I thought this was about the movie. Fuck.

Yeah, Microcastle is really great. Plus, the bonus disc is fun too. I also like the EP they released about a year back. Still haven't clicked with Crypto.

John W. wrote:Yeah, Microcastle is really great. Plus, the bonus disc is fun too. I also like the EP they released about a year back. Still haven't clicked with Crypto.

Somehow I like the bonus disc more than Microcastle hm hm

Thus far, I'm ambivalent.I'm also repetitive...

I recently saw them live. Having only heard Cryptograms prior, I now have a solid respect for them as a live band. Not sure about the records though.

They sound like a late 80s psych influenced band in that their music is 20 years too late but it's good enough to not be called crap for sure. Right in the middle.

Bloodjet wrote:I recently saw them live. Having only heard Cryptograms prior, I now have a solid respect for them as a live band. Not sure about the records though.Saw them live a few months back. I agree that they are a great live band. The studio stuff doesn't do them justice at all.