Krev wrote: Wed Oct 09, 2024 3:17 pm I'm really liking this. It sounds like Pavement crossed with early Grateful Dead.

Oh yeah, definitely see this appealing to all the aging millennial/Xer Grateful Dads I know.

Have continued to listen to this more.

Side 1 is very different from the other three sides, and it's not just because 3/5 of side 1 was released ahead of time. It's like almost a separate EP or even band.

If only side 1 was released separately, it would have been a killer EP.

Also: never realized how much Matt Sweeney's singing voice reminds me of Nick Drake.

the corpo wrote: Sun Oct 06, 2024 11:10 am Sweeney and Kelly can't really sing

I wasn’t going to reply to this but what planet are you on?

For all the Sweeney haters, remember dude was in Chavez.
I think he's mainly a big-time session player now, so it'd make sense if he's more in the background/supporting Malkmus here.

Yuppie music, hard pass.

(Let's hear your record, cocksocket)

Finally nabbed this on vinyl, and a big fan after letting it sink in this weekend. Some really ace songwriting and playing here, production is lovely. Winner, all told.

First clips of this band playing live are being posted. WOULD SEE.

"Rio's Song"



"Six Deaf Rats"

The songs seem fine, but the publicity rollout is a bit much.

- Their first three shows are in LA, New York, and London -- then an Australian tour

- A short film that's with a title that's kind of goofy and ironic "A Tender Look at the Hard Quartet", but also wants to sell the back story.

- Multiple music videos, one of which is a winking remake of a Rolling Stones video.

They're having some laughs, sure, but someone (the record label, I guess?) is spending real money to establish them as an important band right away based in part on aesthetics and pedigree while acting like they don't really care.

It's the Boygenius marketing plan adjusted for an older and more cynical demographic, plus younger people who have recently discovered Pavement.

All of that said, I'd probably cheerfully listen to the album while running errands or trying to fix things around the house.

London tickets are about £40. Oof.

LuciousSandwich wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2024 12:43 am the publicity rollout is a bit much.

I noticed that too...but I expect it's just standard for an album drop from a buzz band these days, and we're just not typically listening to things that are being actively promoted. I guess even nobodies are making limited purple vinyl runs and soforth. I doubt these old farts have any say in all that. Still weird.