Hume Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 is i might be wrong considered an EP? i always thought it was just a proper album because its 40 minutes long. but yeah its pretty great, spinning plates and true love waits in particular. 2012 has been one of my favorite years in a while, despite some disappointing releases. what kind of stuff are you looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleman26 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I Might Be Wrong was labeled as an EP, incorrectly imho. The My Iron Lung EP changed my life, so I have to include it. Jar of Flies was a brilliant collection, probably the best thing AIC ever did. As far as 2012, weakest year in recent memory. I was really disappointed with The Mynabirds second effort, since What We Lose In The Fire.... was one of my favorite albums of it's time. The xx, Twin Shadow, Stars, Animal Collective and Crystal Castles all failed to impress me (again). The new Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Jens Lekman, Andrew Bird and Regina Spektor albums were subpar, which is more painful because I actually expect a lot from them. The Shins was terrible. Sigur Ros put out an album that wasn't worth getting the band back together for, and Godspeed put out a B-Sides album from 2000 listed as new music. The David Byrne/St. Vincent collab was awful. The Chemical Brothers album sucked, but that's as much my fault for expecting them to do anything good anymore. Basically, off the top of my head, 10 albums from this year worth listening to; - Young Man in America - Anais Mitchell - Algiers - Calexico - Maraqopa - Damien Jurado - Observator - The Raveonettes - Quakers - Quakers - Open Your Heart - The Men - An Awesome Wave - Alt-J - Yours Truly, Cellophane Heart - Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny - Until The Quiet Comes - Flying Lotus (and I'm grasping now, because this was not exceptional) - Like, Ben Kweller, I guess? He deserves credit for coming around and putting out a decent album again So many disappointments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hume Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 you didn't like the grizzly bear? what the heck, why not? and what i mean by "why not" is just that i don't really understand how someone who has liked grizzly bear's work in the past wouldn't like this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleman26 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I didn't care for Veckatimest either. They kind of went, to me anyways, from a band where their first LP I was a bit excited, their second LP matched the enthusiasm I had for them, and then I was just never able to find a place to meet them again. I far prefer Daniel Rossen and Chris Taylor's solo work to GB. It's not even just that I thought Shields was subpar, I think it's the worst Grizzly Bear album to date. There's few bands, in my opinion, that would benefit as much from a long hiatus as Grizzly Bear. If you wanted it in a less emotional responsive way, I simply don't think they've written a song as good as Knife in their last 2 albums. Like, not even close. It's formulatic. I'm not going to be that guy who calls it hipster trash or manufactured, I know they're into what they do, and that's cool. I just feel like they're more interested in writing songs that sound like Grizzly Bear than they are writing good songs nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh captain my captain Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 November 13th... The Trilogy... xo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleman26 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 November 13th... The Trilogy... xo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hume Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 that's weird, with the new album i actually felt like they shed some of the pretention and did things a little more straight-forwardly satisfying. i sometimes also feel like they're more into taking themselves really seriously and sticking to their aesthetic than putting out the best music they possibly can, but i felt like their super detailed/textured sound worked perfectly with this batch of songs, and i found over half of them super memorable in a way that's a lot less obnoxious than the hits on the last album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleman26 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 It might help to know that I've enjoyed Grizzly Bear, but I've never, ever loved Grizzly Bear. That might play into things. They're certainly not terrible, but I don't ever feel the need to defend their greatness, so it's pretty easy for me to listen to Shields 4-5 times, give it 3 stars and walk away from it indefinitely. Although, this is one of my favorite things: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleman26 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 btw, has anyone found a replacement Youtube to MP3 converter since the major ones got shut down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.K. Chesterton Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4exJGLyKQY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 If you wanted it in a less emotional responsive way, I simply don't think they've written a song as good as Knife in their last 2 albums. Like, not even close. It's formulatic. I'm not going to be that guy who calls it hipster trash or manufactured, I know they're into what they do, and that's cool. I just feel like they're more interested in writing songs that sound like Grizzly Bear than they are writing good songs nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh captain my captain Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 ? I assume this isn't a Green Day reference, since you seem interested in it. Is The Weeknd doing another trilogy? EDIT: Ah, there it is. Well, the trilogy was decent, but I'd say it's counts as three 2011 releases. I don't see the point of re-releasing it. EDIT 2: Apparently the re-masters of the songs steal the atmosphere from the album. That's disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleman26 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 The only possible response I could give to that is 'The Raveonettes are new to me' which they were. I thought the album was real solid, but I haven't taken the time to go into their back catalogue so there very well may be a revisionist history portion of my love for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coleman26 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 So, yeah, you could easily say that Grizzly Bear has the disadvantage of expectation. However, based on this convo, I'll give Shields a good headphone listen the next time I score appropriately good weed, so maybe I'll have a change of heart on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humble Rodent Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Yeah, I have a meticulously maintained RYM account. http://rateyourmusic...lemanslawsky/oo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 So, yeah, you could easily say that Grizzly Bear has the disadvantage of expectation. However, based on this convo, I'll give Shields a good headphone listen the next time I score appropriately good weed, so maybe I'll have a change of heart on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 That B Cox video is priceless. especially when he's reading Christian Death lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humble Rodent Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 oh yeah, i guess I Might be Wrong isn't an EP at all. i just mentally lump it in with their EPs i guess. so my top pick has been voided, damnit. what have you loved this year? i guess what i generally look for lately is stuff that kind of fits conventional pop structures while bringing things to the table that are exciting or unexpected to me. vague i know, but i'm super open to anything you want to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humble Rodent Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 as for older stuff i've been listening to a lot of punk, misfits and dead kennedys mostly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 i'll add you, mine is http://rateyourmusic.../~ledradiofloyd kind of. its basically all the title suggests, a place where people rate music, haha. reviews, lists all that stuff. it also has films and stuff. i find it useful just for cataloging i've listened to and keeping track of my thoughts on it and everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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