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Either of Breathe Owl Breathe's last two albums from the last two years. They did a track review of a song last year, but it's a shame they never picked up on the album to review/give more exposure to.
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RAA. I think a review could really help this album gain more attention.
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| Posts: 557 | Location: Michigan | Registered: 27 February 2008 | |
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quote: RAA. I think a review could really help this album gain more attention.
Yah, I really think these forums struck gold when they found this little band...if only Pitchfork would review their album already, they could be far more popular...and deservedly so. I'd also like to see Pitchfork (or anybody) reviewing the Cymbals Eat Guitars album.
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| Posts: 1756 | Location: Los Angeles, CA | Registered: 16 August 2008 | |
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quote: Originally posted by Lawrence_Of_Suburbia:
RAA. I think a review could really help this album gain more attention.
Unless they get a 4.3 or something.
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| Posts: 1287 | Location: Vancouver, BC | Registered: 20 December 2006 | |
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Jedi
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quote: Unless they get a 4.3 or something.
You think Pitchfork would have the gall to do something like that? They would, wouldn't they?
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| Posts: 1756 | Location: Los Angeles, CA | Registered: 16 August 2008 | |
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I'd give them a 6 something.
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I still don't think Pitchfork has reviewed any Cunninlynguists albums.
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| Posts: 446 | Location: the moon. | Registered: 27 June 2007 | |
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quote:
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
While it wasn't reviewed, Pitchfork did placed it at number 14 in its top albums from the 90's list. Here's what they had to say: "Make a new cult every day"? For a few years, Belle and Sebastian's second album, If You're Feeling Sinister, did just that. Back then, the band's legend was built around the band's self-propagated myths, and their evasive attitude toward touring and the press. Their debut, Tigermilk, was pressed only on vinyl in a limited edition of 1,000 copies, and those that heard it usually did so via nth-generation dubs. Further adding to the band's mystique, Capitol Records subsidiary The Enclave folded shortly after releasing Sinister in America, leaving precious few copies of the album in circulation. When the shroud was lifted, what was revealed was this delicate record: If You're Feeling Sinister was not just a lush blend of folk-pop and 80s indie pop sensibilities, but also a condensation of the singular worldview and sharp lyrical- and character-oriented songwriting of Stuart Murdoch. "Nobody writes 'em like they used to/ So it may as well be me," he shrugged on "Get Me Away from Here, I'm Dying". And for a few years, this was a good thing, as Murdoch traced a legacy that included The Smiths, Felt, and the bands of Postcard and Sarah Records rather than dabbling in soul-boy pastiche. Trading in S&M and Bible studies, romance and lust, and tales of childhood woe and insensitivity, Murdoch's introspective and sensitive characters sought solace in books, found anxiety on walks home alone, and harbored sinister sexual desires. It clicked with many-- and when thousands of people took pictures of their obsessions, what developed was the sublime poetry of a reclusive Scottish lad, a band whose rich details were worth devouring, and a Kafka reader lounging in front of a morning window, bathed in red. --Scott Plagenhoef
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| Posts: 709 | Location: New Zealand | Registered: 21 February 2008 | |
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i wish they would just review an animal collective cd already
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| Posts: 86 | Location: Chicago | Registered: 18 May 2008 | |
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quote: Originally posted by CandyFlossGirl: quote:
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
While it wasn't reviewed, Pitchfork did placed it at number 14 in its top albums from the 90's list. Here's what they had to say: "Make a new cult every day"? For a few years, Belle and Sebastian's second album, If You're Feeling Sinister, did just that. Back then, the band's legend was built around the band's self-propagated myths, and their evasive attitude toward touring and the press. Their debut, Tigermilk, was pressed only on vinyl in a limited edition of 1,000 copies, and those that heard it usually did so via nth-generation dubs. Further adding to the band's mystique, Capitol Records subsidiary The Enclave folded shortly after releasing Sinister in America, leaving precious few copies of the album in circulation. When the shroud was lifted, what was revealed was this delicate record: If You're Feeling Sinister was not just a lush blend of folk-pop and 80s indie pop sensibilities, but also a condensation of the singular worldview and sharp lyrical- and character-oriented songwriting of Stuart Murdoch. "Nobody writes 'em like they used to/ So it may as well be me," he shrugged on "Get Me Away from Here, I'm Dying". And for a few years, this was a good thing, as Murdoch traced a legacy that included The Smiths, Felt, and the bands of Postcard and Sarah Records rather than dabbling in soul-boy pastiche. Trading in S&M and Bible studies, romance and lust, and tales of childhood woe and insensitivity, Murdoch's introspective and sensitive characters sought solace in books, found anxiety on walks home alone, and harbored sinister sexual desires. It clicked with many-- and when thousands of people took pictures of their obsessions, what developed was the sublime poetry of a reclusive Scottish lad, a band whose rich details were worth devouring, and a Kafka reader lounging in front of a morning window, bathed in red. --Scott Plagenhoef
I saw that, but the placing doesn't do much for me. I think they placed Brian Eno's "Another Green World" #10 on their list, but gave it a 9.8. It's a good score, but #10 on a list that spans a decade should merit a 10.0 |
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| Posts: 446 | Location: the moon. | Registered: 27 June 2007 | |
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Canasta's We Were Set Up. Even though it might be a tad late (it was released in 2005), I'd really like to hear their opinion on it because a) it's a really good album and b) it would give the band more exposure. EDIT: Also, I'd like to see them review Marching Band's Spark Large, for pretty much the same reasons.
"And in conversations about which Breakfast Club character you'd be, I'd be the one that dies."
"No one dies..."
"Well then what's the point?"
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quote: Originally posted by modestaretaloger:
I saw that, but the placing doesn't do much for me. I think they placed Brian Eno's "Another Green World" #10 on their list, but gave it a 9.8. It's a good score, but #10 on a list that spans a decade should merit a 10.0
Well if you're upset by the discrepancy between a 9.8 and a 10.0, you're thinking a little too hard about it.... For the record, a live recording of "If You're Feeling Sinister" scored a 9.1 in a pitchfork review in 2003 or 2005 I think..
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| Posts: 1114 | Location: San Diego//Duke University | Registered: 24 July 2006 | |
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quote: Originally posted by slightly_insane:
EDIT: Also, I'd like to see them review Marching Band's Spark Large, for pretty much the same reasons.
It was a nice album, but not anything really amazing. I somehow think that it would be an album Pitchfork wouldn't like though. |
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quote: Originally posted by airboy paul: quote: Originally posted by slightly_insane:
EDIT: Also, I'd like to see them review Marching Band's Spark Large, for pretty much the same reasons.
It was a nice album, but not anything really amazing. I somehow think that it would be an album Pitchfork wouldn't like though.
Well... I admit that it's a little bit same-y, but it's very enjoyable. And it strikes me as the kind of album that they'd score somewhere in the high-5 to 7 range... they'd say that it was average, probably.
"And in conversations about which Breakfast Club character you'd be, I'd be the one that dies."
"No one dies..."
"Well then what's the point?"
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quote: Originally posted by BContrat:
Well if you're upset by the discrepancy between a 9.8 and a 10.0, you're thinking a little too hard about it....
For the record, a live recording of "If You're Feeling Sinister" scored a 9.1 in a pitchfork review in 2003 or 2005 I think..
Scoring a 9.8 is good, but it's no 10.0, you know? Same way I felt about The Moon and Antarctica. It's like the silver medal. I saw that. A high rating on a live album from them is pretty rare, but I don't think it clearly represents their opinion of the studio album. Ha, I sound very picky right now. |
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