Music Megathread

[publicunofficial]

The new Modest Mouse album, "Strangers to Ourselves", has leaked online and will go on sale in a week.

I've listened to it, and it's pretty decent. Granted I am a HUGE Modest Mouse fan (The Lonesome Crowded West is my favorite album of all time), so I'll listen to even their worst songs. STO is about as good as Good News for People Who Love Bad News, and better than We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank.

"Coyotes", my favorite single from the album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UW5Or7bIVJk

[Maxwell]

So excited for new Sun Kil Moon (Universal Truthes). Fascinated by Mark Kozelek's new direction with his writing. The Possum and Ali/Spinks 2 are the first two songs out for the album, and both are great and weird and way too personal.

[Queen Liz <3]

So excited for new Sun Kil Moon (Universal Truthes). Fascinated by Mark Kozelek's new direction with his writing. The Possum and Ali/Spinks 2 are the first two songs out for the album, and both are great and weird and way too personal.

Mark Kozelek is such a sh-t person, but he's such a great musician. I've only had very brief exposure to Sun Kil Moon, but I can appreciate his talents.

[Maxwell]

So excited for new Sun Kil Moon (Universal Truthes). Fascinated by Mark Kozelek's new direction with his writing. The Possum and Ali/Spinks 2 are the first two songs out for the album, and both are great and weird and way too personal.

Mark Kozelek is such a sh-t person, but he's such a great musician. I've only had very brief exposure to Sun Kil Moon, but I can appreciate his talents.

I totally agree. That's kind of what makes his music so fascinating to me though.

[Maxwell]

One of my favorite weeks in music in a while. To Pimp a Butterfly appears on Spotify, and Earl Sweatshirt is coming out next week (and his new single is perfectly introverted and dark, which is where Earl Sweatshirt does the best).

[Хahar 🤔]

I feel like this forum isn't the right place to find a lot of Purity Ring fans, but they released their second album this month. This record is less weird lyrically and more pop-oriented than the last one, which has been the cause of some lukewarm reviews, but I like it a lot. If before they were a less poppy version of The Knife, now they're Chvrches with hip-hop beats. I'm fine either way.

[Maxwell]

I feel like this forum isn't the right place to find a lot of Purity Ring fans, but they released their second album this month. This record is less weird lyrically and more pop-oriented than the last one, which has been the cause of some lukewarm reviews, but I like it a lot. If before they were a less poppy version of The Knife, now they're Chvrches with hip-hop beats. I'm fine either way.

Nah Purity Ring is fairly solid, though admittedly I haven't heard their 2nd album yet.

[Saff]

Purity Rings new album is amazing.


Tame Impala just released their new single, and it's pretty sexy:

https://youtu.be/zjhH051Mrgk

[Thunderbird is the word]

Heard it through the grapevine-Marvin Gaye

[Eraserhead]

I'll have to check out Purity Ring's new record. Saw them live years ago.
 
Lately, I've been listening to a lot of Courtney Barnett, Father John Misty, Sufjan Stevens, Tame Impala, Ty Segall, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and that new St. Vincent track.

[ChainsawJedis]

Been going through an Odd Future nostalgia trip. Tyler and Earl are great, Mellowhype is pretty good (though I wouldn't be far off in calling Hodgy Beats a mediocre beyond mediocre rapper), and there are a couple Domo Genesis songs that are pretty nice ("Supermarket" is particularly fun), though generally Domo is also on the mediocre side.

Haven't gotten back to re-listening to Frank Ocean, but that man has pipes.

Have you heard Cherry Bomb?

[Ban my account ffs!]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rDcTgaoVwvs

This was cool.  Interesting how they look alike and have the same message from two opposite angles.  Think of it like Sinead singing to Miley and Wrecking Ball is the response to Sinead.  But both agree nothing compares to the other.

[Saff]

New MS MR is pretty good too. This year is going to be great for music.


https://youtu.be/vZMV1M8gID4

[twistory123]

I spent my time listening to music
and m really like all kinds of music
But if talk about stories and lives
every song helps to know how to face life
one of my favorite bands s queen

[DemPGH]

What's great about music the older you get is that you forget about stuff and then come back and find it again, and it's great again!

Phil Collins is of course awesome, but I forgot how utterly catchy Invisible Touch is - and was back when I was a kid. Heard it this morning and it's been in my head all day.

[AutumnLeaf]

I love different styles of music...but my favorite band are The Rolling Stones, they`re the best band in all the world my favorite LP is "It`s Only Rock and Roll" (1974)
I love Radiohead, too...my favorite album is "The King of Limbs" and " Amnesiac"
I like Bob Dylan, bob marley, peter tosh, malcolm mc laren, janis joplin, jimmy hendrix, sex pistols, leonard cohen, tom waits, xpensive winos, matisyahu, amy winehouse, velvet underground (and lou redd, too), iggy pop

[Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself]

I love Radiohead, too...my favorite album is "The King of Limbs" and " Amnesiac"
I like Bob Dylan, bob marley, peter tosh, malcolm mc laren, janis joplin, jimmy hendrix, sex pistols, leonard cohen, tom waits, xpensive winos, matisyahu, amy winehouse, velvet underground (and lou redd, too), iggy pop

Freedom Fighter!

[Saff]

Saw Purity Ring last night. Definitely one of the best shows I've been to, top five easily. They played a nice combination of their two albums, though the highlights were Lofticries, Belispeak, Body Ache, and Sea Castle. Apparently it was the biggest show of their tour. The only downside was they refused to play an Encore, but the set itself was pretty solid. I'd recommend seeing them live if you get a chance.



My vid of them opening with Stranger Than Earth:
http://youtu.be/zIbyKX_f-h4

[PUT YOUR POM POMS DOWN]

I don't think I've ever posted here as obsessed with music as I am but I'm trying really hard to tell as many people as I can that they should check out Haitus Kaiyote. So do that.

[Eraserhead]

Saw Purity Ring last night. Definitely one of the best shows I've been to, top five easily. They played a nice combination of their two albums, though the highlights were Lofticries, Belispeak, Body Ache, and Sea Castle. Apparently it was the biggest show of their tour. The only downside was they refused to play an Encore, but the set itself was pretty solid. I'd recommend seeing them live if you get a chance.



My vid of them opening with Stranger Than Earth:
http://youtu.be/zIbyKX_f-h4

Saw them a few years ago (they were opening for Dirty Projectors along with Wye Oak). They were okay but they had to play in broad daylight before most of the crowd had even arrived.

[Saff]

Saw Purity Ring last night. Definitely one of the best shows I've been to, top five easily. They played a nice combination of their two albums, though the highlights were Lofticries, Belispeak, Body Ache, and Sea Castle. Apparently it was the biggest show of their tour. The only downside was they refused to play an Encore, but the set itself was pretty solid. I'd recommend seeing them live if you get a chance.



My vid of them opening with Stranger Than Earth:
http://youtu.be/zIbyKX_f-h4

Saw them a few years ago (they were opening for Dirty Projectors along with Wye Oak). They were okay but they had to play in broad daylight before most of the crowd had even arrived.

Way to kill the atmosphere, but still I will pretty impressed with their performance. Her vocals were on point the entire night, and the light show was pretty something.

[Saff]

Anyone have any top albums of 2015 so far?

[Small L]

Anyone have any top albums of 2015 so far?

I loved Beat the Champ by the Mountain Goats and The Unpopular Pop Artist by Trouble Andrew. Wilco's new album wasn't too bad either.

Pretty sparse, but I don't listen to a lot of new music and usually discover stuff after it has aged a bit.

[Saff]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bfReEcV6CI

Because of the funk, that's why.

[Cаквояжник]

Am I the only person here who thinks that Songs About Jane is one of the best albums of the 2000s?