The singer from Portishead and bass player from Talk Talk made an album years ago and it’s fuckin great. I like it best when it veers away from the Portishead high drama and intrigue, but it’s great the whole way through. Recorded by engineer bad ass Phill Brown and apparently Beth does vocals through a 57 and still sounds like god.

I’d thought it was a kind of home recording deal but apparently it’s only partially so. Still, it’s beautifully done with all sorts of orchestration.

I don't mean to offend my fellow FMs here at the PRF, but I'm sorry to say the new Lorde single is weak sauce.

losthighway wrote: Thu Apr 24, 2025 1:53 pm I don't mean to offend my fellow FMs here at the PRF, but I'm sorry to say the new Lorde single is weak sauce.

Have been completely out of the loop on Lorde recently but because of this post I decided to look up her latest. Thoughts:

- She's (still) gorgeous
- Song is meh, but for radio fodder it isn't awful
- If wife or kids listened to this, I wouldn't be at all upset

Just finished watching Mario from Gojira's latest drum solo.

jfv wrote: Thu Apr 24, 2025 2:16 pm

losthighway wrote: Thu Apr 24, 2025 1:53 pm I don't mean to offend my fellow FMs here at the PRF, but I'm sorry to say the new Lorde single is weak sauce.

Have been completely out of the loop on Lorde recently but because of this post I decided to look up her latest. Thoughts:

- She's (still) gorgeous
- Song is meh, but for radio fodder it isn't awful
- If wife or kids listened to this, I wouldn't be at all upset

My daughter and I bonded over Melodrama. Watching Lorde roll out the cringe-inducing Solar Power album complete with George Michael interpolated songs, spa references, and daytime TV performances I found an unusually clever pop mega star had gotten understandably lost (the lead off single from it was bordering on the old 30 second challenge thread around here). I can see her trying to conjure her former glory, which is never the way to make good art.

Agree with your three points though.

The music isn't bad at all thanks to the original lineup sans Glen RIP, but it's more than a little funny hearing creepy Alice vocals come out of born-again conservative Alice.

Chris Brokaw - Ghost Ship

The Film Sumac & Moor Mother

Picked-up this heater at Tone Deaf last week. Proper raw gospel soul, r&b, and funk. Bangers.

Sometimes a dose of the Angry Samoans just hits the spot…