For some reason this album reminds me of lcd sound system - sound of silver. I'm hoping it will grow on me the same way as sound of silver. I like all the songs and the way he builds his melodies is unique.

But it doesn't really leave me begging for more listens like Dear Science and Merriweather did. At the moment I am enjoying it as much as I am perplexed. I like the quote from David Byrne: "it sounds like it is made by someone who has never heard pop music, only heard about it."

Grizzly Bear also puzzles me, I love some songs and others are just boring. I just can't listen to it anymore.

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Originally posted by chaos:
Every time I hear that Temecula Sunrise song I want to smash something. Words can't describe how much I hate that song. I've listened to it several times and still can't find one redeeming moment. The Mariah Carey esque song is ok though.

But yet you keep listening I take it. Sounds like a soon to be convert. You should look into counseling for that anger issue.

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Originally posted by dza360:

But yet you keep listening I take it. Sounds like a soon to be convert. You should look into counseling for that anger issue.

I like to give a new album a chance, so I listen to it several times to decide whether or not it's any good. This would explain why I've listened to it several times, although that should've been obvious.

As to the anger issue, I realize that in our over-feminized, emasculated society anger is not an acceptable emotion for a man to express and if a man does express anger he must have a serious issue that needs to be addressed. But I assure you, there is no issue. Now pardon me while I go kick my dog.

For me the weakest song on the album is Stillness, which I know I'm going to get a lot of shit for. It just sounds like they had to throw in a dance number. Sticks out like a sore thumb.

The album is brilliant from tracks 5-8. I don't know why everyone is giving Remade Horizon such shit. Pitchfork says the last two songs are the weakest, and suddenly everyone jumps on the bandwagon?

As for Rise Above: it might be a better album, but I like it for different reasons. I have to be in the mood to listen to it. Bitte Orca can play through my speakers just about any damn time it pleases.

As for the comparisons to GB.... Useful Chamber kicks anything off of Veckatimest out of the water!

On a side note I think the St. Vincent kicks everyone's ass!

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Originally posted by PrairieFire:
I like the quote from David Byrne: "it sounds like it is made by someone who has never heard pop music, only heard about it."

Where'd you get that quote? And was it in reference to this album or something else?

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Originally posted by BContrat:

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Originally posted by PrairieFire:
I like the quote from David Byrne: "it sounds like it is made by someone who has never heard pop music, only heard about it."

Where'd you get that quote? And was it in reference to this album or something else?

I think it can be found on his blog when he's talking about working on the Knotty Pine collaboration.

God I love this album. Maybe not as much as MPP, but damn its good. I find myself going back to it more than Veckatimest. As pretty as the tracks on Veckatimest are, they just dont grab me the same way this album does. Not to mention there's a decent sized lull in that album between "Cheerleader" and "While We Wait For the Others" (with the possible exception of "Ready, Able")

"Stillness Is The Move"
"Two Doves"
"Useful Chamber"

What an incredible three song stretch. And to consider that they released the brilliance that is "Knotty Pine" as well this year... I must say I'm impressed. And this is coming from someone who has never been a big DPs fan.

FWIW, I agree that "Stillness" sticks out, but for me its not in a bad way at all.

I'm pretty sure Bitte Orca and Meriweather Post Pavilion are pretty much making this the year I became too old to understand "kids and their music". I can respect that there is some interesting stuff going on on these albums, but I'm shocked out of my tan dress pants that these albums are being heralded with such unanimous praise.

There is nothing here that grabs me. And a lot of the songs just sound like noise (and this is coming from a guy that has heard a lot of really good noise over the years). But there is nothing that draws me back. I'm not about to say that people that love these albums aren't genuine though. Enjoy your 'music' kids.

Now get off my Lawn! I'm going inside to rock out to some Superchunk.

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Originally posted by Shadrach:
I'm pretty sure Bitte Orca and Meriweather Post Pavilion are pretty much making this the year I became too old to understand "kids and their music". I can respect that there is some interesting stuff going on on these albums, but I'm shocked out of my tan dress pants that these albums are being heralded with such unanimous praise.

Hey I'm only 22 and I feel the same way. But I do enjoy MPP a bit, not as much as the others.

Yeah, I'm young and not really digging any of the three. Bitte Orca is definitely my favorite, though. GB's songs just aren't memorable and AC is too repetitive, while there are some songs I like on the DP album.

Ah, for the halycon days of my youth in 2008.

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Originally posted by Shadrach:

Now get off my Lawn! I'm going inside to rock out to some Superchunk.

haha, I'm gonna keep listening to my noise, pops.

Love this album.

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Originally posted by BAfé:

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Originally posted by Shadrach:
I'm pretty sure Bitte Orca and Meriweather Post Pavilion are pretty much making this the year I became too old to understand "kids and their music". I can respect that there is some interesting stuff going on on these albums, but I'm shocked out of my tan dress pants that these albums are being heralded with such unanimous praise.

Hey I'm only 22 and I feel the same way. But I do enjoy MPP a bit, not as much as the others.

I know Shadrach's post was tongue in cheek, but all the same it has caused me to wave my arthritic (I am an ancient 38 years old) but momentarily unironic hands in the air-er and post without hesitation that I am enjoying the music released this year more than I have in a long while and the latest efforts from AC, GB and DP particularly impress.

Also, Superchunk and most of that grunge/lo-fi alterna-pop-rock lot never impressed me much - excluding of course the majestic Pavement whose bunch of recent deluxe edition reissues have been causing me so much joy - "Wowie Zowie" particularly has aged well - then again that's pretty noisy!

Interesting Melv. Also, I feely admit that this has very little to do with age, and more to do with individual likes and dislikes. It just strikes me as odd that this year I'm officially "pushing 30" and suddenly there is this onslaught of music that everyone loves and I totally don't understand.

Funny enough though: I didn't mention Grizzly Bear, and I personally love Veckatimest, so this is all relative. I think Veck is grounded in traditional sounds and rhythems for the most part, whereas the other two albums we have been mentioning are more modern. In a blind study I doubt someone could easily place an exact decade to "Two Weeks", but "My Girls" and "Stillness.." would instantly be classified as being sometime in the past three years at least.

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Originally posted by Shadrach:
I'm pretty sure Bitte Orca and Meriweather Post Pavilion are pretty much making this the year I became too old to understand "kids and their music". I can respect that there is some interesting stuff going on on these albums, but I'm shocked out of my tan dress pants that these albums are being heralded with such unanimous praise.

There is nothing here that grabs me. And a lot of the songs just sound like noise (and this is coming from a guy that has heard a lot of really good noise over the years). But there is nothing that draws me back. I'm not about to say that people that love these albums aren't genuine though. Enjoy your 'music' kids.

Now get off my Lawn! I'm going inside to rock out to some Superchunk.

I feel like the three albums everyone seem to be talking about (Veckatimest, Merriwether Post Pavilion, and Bitte Orca) are way more divisive and off-putting than any frontrunner of past years. (Except 2006. 2006 was a weird, weird year.)

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Originally posted by Chamberk:

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Originally posted by Shadrach:
I'm pretty sure Bitte Orca and Meriweather Post Pavilion are pretty much making this the year I became too old to understand "kids and their music". I can respect that there is some interesting stuff going on on these albums, but I'm shocked out of my tan dress pants that these albums are being heralded with such unanimous praise.

There is nothing here that grabs me. And a lot of the songs just sound like noise (and this is coming from a guy that has heard a lot of really good noise over the years). But there is nothing that draws me back. I'm not about to say that people that love these albums aren't genuine though. Enjoy your 'music' kids.

Now get off my Lawn! I'm going inside to rock out to some Superchunk.

I feel like the three albums everyone seem to be talking about (Veckatimest, Merriwether Post Pavilion, and Bitte Orca) are way more divisive and off-putting than any frontrunner of past years. (Except 2006. 2006 was a weird, weird year.)

One point I just thought of is that in some ways what is going on over the last year or so is the arrival of a different business model when it comes to music distribution. Instead of promotional hype being strictly controlled from a distance by the music industry promotion machines with their overblown demographics driven market researching, now hype is a more intimate, immediate and crazed affair with the rapidly a la virus proliferating blogospheres whipping up frenzies for the latest, freshest thing based on sometimes controlled and sometimes uncontrolled leaks way, way before official hard copy or soft copy release dates.

In some ways the releases by AC and then GB, DP and others are the first real front runners out of this process. Put simply, perhaps a whole section of diverse youthful music obssessives are driving the market to a greater extent than before...for better and/or for worse...

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Originally posted by Shadrach:
Interesting Melv. Also, I feely admit that this has very little to do with age, and more to do with individual likes and dislikes. It just strikes me as odd that this year I'm officially "pushing 30" and suddenly there is this onslaught of music that everyone loves and I totally don't understand.

Funny enough though: I didn't mention Grizzly Bear, and I personally love Veckatimest, so this is all relative. I think Veck is grounded in traditional sounds and rhythems for the most part, whereas the other two albums we have been mentioning are more modern. In a blind study I doubt someone could easily place an exact decade to "Two Weeks", but "My Girls" and "Stillness.." would instantly be classified as being sometime in the past three years at least.

I see what you mean about GB - the key word you use is "grounded" - AC and DP are anything but that! They are heady and flighty.

If there was any one thing I remember about hitting thirty it was that it was a grounding experience, a taking stock of things time. I took it all badly at the time and as Kid A was released at that very time, it became the glowering soundtrack to my resistance to being grounded! Like Radiohead, but with far less talent and grace, I got over it eventually!