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such an insanely good record, pure balm.

as above

Happy birthday Thom

Can this thread rock out for a change? Fuck!

Angel Olsen - All Mirrors (2019)

Phenomenal album.


Just ... seriously one of the best releases of the year, I think.

Flanch - Flanch

......sounds like backing tracks to a unreleased Price album.

Taco City Rockers LP Compilation

Tracks:
1. Menudocide- Taco City Rockers (1993) 0:00
2. Shit Magnets- Big Woman Touch (1987) (not here)
3. Mystery Dates- Man in the Middle (1982) 1:54
4. Smart Dads- Reality (1981) 3:35
5. Raging Woodies- Duh (1985) 7:06
6. Paul Love- Tough Guy (1994) 8:30
7. Marching Plague- Who Cares (1982) 11:00
8. Toe Jam- Maria (1985) 12:43

Originally released on guacamole-green colored vinyl by Kaniption Records from San Antonio, TX in 1995

Limited pressing of 500, all covers hand-made out of mexican food restaurant to-go menus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dodU78eR7FE

In a way I understand the sentiment. A lot of the harmonies on this album are stunningly beautiful, it always brings in something new and isn't very repetitive and of course, she's a very gifted vocalist. I'm not completely sold yet though. But I'm a bit biased there. I went in mostly knowing and appreciating her early stuff. So the transition from Folk singer with minimalistic arrangement and a focus on the extraordinary voice to full-on Operatic Pop with electronic touches was a bit jarring. As was the case with the new Weyes Blood Album, my major issues are with some of the choices on the production side. Angel has a really great voice and it really did shine in some of her more folky songs. This album utilizes a lot of reverb and her voice kind of gets buried below a lot of the layers of production. Also, since this seems to be a bit more pop-oriented, I found that there are a lot less sections where she uses her pipes as an instrument like she used to do. I thought that it was more singing along as opposed to really putting herself out there on quite a few of the tracks. Towards the end there are one or two tracks that buck that trend though, which made me happy. Anyway, I'll listen to it again. And I can see myself possibly loving it in the future, but right now it takes some getting used to. But maybe it's on me for missing the transition and having very specific and outdated expectations.

Edit: "Lark" however is amazing and stands toe to toe with Weyes Blood's "A Lot's Gonna Change" as my favorite album opener of the year.

I’ve liked Angel for a while too. I appreciate the transition in sound, and how well it’s executed.

There’s so much folky singer-songwritery stuff out there (surprising for the 2010s, but true) that I’m really less interested in hearing more of it than I am in hearing the artists I like approach it from different angles or blow it to hell as their sounds progress and evolve.

MY WOMAN took a pretty bold step away from folk, and had a bluesy grit to it. All Mirrors feels like a natural progression for me, and I’m on board for it. It is a bit jarring compared to previous albums, but she nails the landing.

Happy 50th

YASSS

It's that little souvenir of a terrible year...

damn, how could I miss chapter III. It's the best of the first three volumes!

(I don't like chapter II as much because of the opera vocals)

One week 'til Chapter Four...

New Kim Gordon solo album ...


New first-ever Kim Gordon solo album...

Y’all probably won’t like it because of Alzheimer’s or whatever, but it’s great.

Think I'll give it a listen tomorrow. Haven't heard a single track yet but the descriptors sound very interesting. Wanna go in with a blank slate.

I must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Severian again.

Into Track 2 and I really dig it so far. Dark, noisy, rough, somewhat Trip-Hop-esque at times. Still very Kim.

I ordered the physical edition

I’m loving this.

The first track is infectious as HELL and has a straight up post-hip-hop beat.

Kim’s making shit happen man.

It's really solid and cohesive. It's different, but it feels completely her own still. At times I was reminded a bit of Yoof tracks like NYC G&F's "Lightnin'" or the noisier parts of A Thousand Leaves' "Female Mechanic Now On Duty". "Hungry Baby" is an obvious standout, as is "Sketch Artist" as you've mentioned before. But the whole album is just really good. I can tell a lot of thought went into it and this sound really suits her performance style. And I really dig the transitions from one track to another. I know, this is a very specific obsession of mine, but I care a lot about that sweet flow. And sweet flow this has in spades. The sequencing is exactly right. :D

^pretty much this. so perfectly encapsulates kim, sounds oddly timeless because it's exactly what she should be doing. and just from a more personal perspective it seems to embody her far more readily than SY or even body/head in that it's got a detached, sardonic, withering glare to it but is simultaneously very human. just a really fucking great record.

as sad as it is to see the band break up, the blossoming that kim has gone through/the confidence that she's got in herself at the moment has been so sweet to watch. her voice sounds stunning, her guitar work is finally getting its due, and she's found a way to marry it to a sound/structure that works so well for her.

I listened to it and damn. That style is exactly my thing. So good.

Damn all of you who are already listening to No Home Record. I'm still waiting for my shrinkwrapped copy. No matter what This Heat sang, shrink wrap rules. And I fuckin' love hype stickers.

How about, if you want to hear it so badly, sucking it up and just finding a stream?

EDIT: Because I don't want to post in this thread just to be an asshole - I'm listening to a My Bloody Valentine bootleg. (1991-11-25 Osaka, Japan, in case you want to yourself.)

My post was funny.