good stuff from 2008

[TuralyonW3]

Originally Posted by I'm Hardcore

how did i know that you'd be the first to comment on that?

I heard that vol. 2 will be hawaiian polka

[D.]

Originally Posted by maoi

I don't know what to think of the new M83 yet.

i love it!

[daydreamer999]

Originally Posted by smashingjj

not much. it grabbed my interest at first but the songs are quite weak if you ask me. do you like it?

where have you been?

oh i quite like it but i agree that it's nothing spectacular really - i find them more interesting when they're not playing songs, which is a shame becuase i really liked at rear house by them

i've been busy and not home much

[Rockin' Cherub]

have we talked about vampire weekend yet? this is probably totally out of character for me but i enjoy most of what's on this album. it's like fela kuti meets the shins meets talking heads meets wolf parade

[I'm Hardcore]

wtf you actually like that shit??

[Rockin' Cherub]

the songs that actually have some sort of afrobeat influence, yes. i would dance to this, would i dance.

[I'm Hardcore]

i just hear guys making incredibly cheesy annoying music that i could only enjoy while on copious amounts of speed.

[Rockin' Cherub]

well do you like any of the bands i mentioned or any non-heavy rock music at all

[I'm Hardcore]

im listening to alot of heavy rock music at the moment, yeah.

that Bon Iver record is pretty decent, as is the new Black Keys.

2008 has been pretty uneventful so far IMO. Lets see...


robert martin - 'long goodbye'
experimental aircraft - 'third transgression'
daniel menche - 'body melt'
folk spectre - 'blackest medicine'
drag the river - 'you cant live this way'

thats about it, so far.

[Rockin' Cherub]

i'm not talking about folk / acoustic kind of stuff. do you like rock music that isn't heavy? do you like talking heads? any new wave?

sometimes it seems like the only music you like that could definitely be identified as rock is all heavy down tuned riffs, 60s/70s psych influence and guitar solos. a nebula avatar certainly doesn't help.

[I'm Hardcore]

Originally Posted by Rockin' Cherub

i'm not talking about folk / acoustic kind of stuff. do you like rock music that isn't heavy? do you like talking heads? any new wave?

sometimes it seems like the only music you like that could definitely be identified as rock is all heavy down tuned riffs, 60s/70s psych influence and guitar solos. a nebula avatar certainly doesn't help.

yeah well, this is what im listening to most at the moment. dont you go through phases, at all?

Wilco is rock music that isnt heavy. My Morning Jacket is rock music that isnt heavy.

I DONT KNOW WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME ALEX

[I'm Hardcore]

i do enjoy the Talking Heads, although i could take or leave alot of their stuff.

[Rockin' Cherub]

ok. i forgot you liked my morning jacket. check out early 80s post punk / new wave dance music like pylon or the very first r.e.m. albums. definitely one of my favourite kinds of music and the reason i can enjoy things like vampire weekend.

[I'm Hardcore]

you think i dont listen to post-punk. jeez, whats going on with you?

i really dont see any connection whatsoever between early REM and Vampire Weekend.

i dont really like Pylon too much

[Rockin' Cherub]

i don't mean all post punk obviously. only the stuff that later grew into new wave when it became dancier and poppier. stuff like the feelies.

don't take all this too seriously i just thought most guitar/bass/drums bands that don't play slow and heavy would annoy you. i was mistaken.

good night.

[I'm Hardcore]

man

[ravenguy2000]

Originally Posted by Rockin' Cherub

have we talked about vampire weekend yet?

I was crazy about the Blue CD-R last year and I kinda played it to hell and back. I hear the actual album is mostly a re-recording of the songs on that so I haven't listened to it yet, I want to give it some time so I can listen again with some fresher ears.

[cocksure]

i've listened to 63 albums that were released this year now and almost all of them are mediocre

what is wrong man? the xiu xiu one is the only one that's actually consistent and kind of interesting

[D.]

Originally Posted by ravenguy2000

I was crazy about the Blue CD-R last year and I kinda played it to hell and back. I hear the actual album is mostly a re-recording of the songs on that so I haven't listened to it yet, I want to give it some time so I can listen again with some fresher ears.

i did this, only with the actual album. i have played it A LOT since it leaked. i've had to stop myself from complete over-listen.

[D.]

updated Top list for me:

Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
Helio Sequence- Keep Your Eyes Ahead
M83 - Saturday = Youth
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
Horrorpops - Kiss Kiss Kill Kill
The Gifted Children - Whitespace Differences
Panda Riot - She Dares All Things
In Flight Radio - The Sound Inside
Elika- Trying to Get Us Nowhere
Duke Spirit - Neptune
Autumn's Grey Solace - Ablaze
Goldfrapp - The Seventh Tree
British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?
Nada Surf - Lucky
Miimi - Ephyra
Russian Red - I Love Your Glasses
Sleepmakeswaves - In Today Already Walks Tomorrow
Teenagers - Reality Check
Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing

that's pretty much the order i'd put them in, with a few minor changes

[cocksure]

yeah vampire weekend is fun but it's not great

it's like a 6.5/10

but you put nada surf above fuck buttons so i'm basically talking to myself here

[ravenguy2000]

this is my top ten now

The Steeldrivers - The Steeldrivers
The Tallest Man On Earth - Shallow Graves
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
Kat Flint - Dirty Birds
The Felice Brothers - The Felice Brothers
Shelby Lynne - Just a Little Lovin'
Hercules & Love Affair - Hercules & Love Affair
Sun Kil Moon - April
Matmos - Supreme Balloon
Punch Brothers - Punch

i have a lot more listed but this is all from this year i would seriously recommend to most people so far, the rest gets a bit more suspect in quality

[D.]

Originally Posted by cocksure

but you put nada surf above fuck buttons so i'm basically talking to myself here

well, anything after in flight radio gets murky. i have to update it as the year goes on.

but, no, fuck buttons are going to be towards the bottom of it regardless - it's ok... i mean, better than just "ok", but not great

[TheMilstead]

Originally Posted by Rockin' Cherub

the songs that actually have some sort of afrobeat influence, yes. i would dance to this, would i dance.

In the words of my friend: "I gave Vampire Weekend a try recently. It made me want to run in circles and break shit."

[TheMilstead]

Originally Posted by D.

well, anything after in flight radio gets murky. i have to update it as the year goes on.

but, no, fuck buttons are going to be towards the bottom of it regardless - it's ok... i mean, better than just "ok", but not great

That makes me sad, D.

[D.]

Originally Posted by TheMilstead

That makes me sad, D.

i'll be listening to it again, maybe it'll click after a few more listens. stranger things have happened!

[Shapan]

um top 10ish so far

the kills - midnight boom
devotchka - a mad & faithful telling
the french kicks - swimming
xiu xiu - women as lovers
the roots - rising down
beach house - devotion
cloud cult - feel good ghosts
mount eerie - black wooden ceiling opening
tokyo police club - elephant shell
the duke spirit - netpune

[greymedallia]

I think this stuff is pretty good, but certainly nothing monumental yet:

Samamidon - All Is Well
Beach House - Devotions
Carl Craig - Sessions
Justus Kohncke - Safe and Sound
AZ - Undeniable
Xiu Xiu - Women as Lovers
Thee Oh Sees - The Master's Bedroom is Worth Spending a Night In
Pete Rock - NY's Finest

I almost put Sian Alice Group on too, but it's really not even close to as interesting as I would like to be.

[Mo]

No idea, so many.
Right now I can think of:

Kettcar - Sylt
Tocotronic - Kapitulation Live
Portishead - Third
Dresden Dolls - No, Virginia

Erm...

[JapanAlex]

portishead - third
black lips - good bad not evil
boris - statement
chin chin - chin chin
cut copy - in ghost colours
dandi wind - concrete igloo
ladyton - velocifero
man man - rabbit hands (okish)
marnie stern - in advance of the broken arm
MGMT - oracular spectacular
possessed by paul james - cold and blind
the dillinger escape plan - ire works
tokyo police club - elephant shell (love the songs but album is a bit dull aaw)
the whip - x marks destination
the tallest man of earth - shallow graves
the roots - rising down (getting a bit dull)
the mars volta - the bedlam in goliath

phew! pretty long list - i don't know how much wasn't actually released in 08 so sorry if I seem silly for posting it