Albums You're Digging II
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Tom from the Top
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Tages - Contrast
More people should listen to this band. This is the first of two albums this Swedish psychedelic pop/rock band put out in 1967 (their 4th overall, according to RYM, though earlier ones may have been comps). The second LP of that year (and their final), Studio, is a real gem. If you like The Beatles, The Kinks, Small Faces, The Pretty Things, The Idle Race, Status Quo, etc at their poppiest, you owe it to yourself to check it out. I've only recently acquired Contrast and have played it a few times. It's a little less poppy I'd say, but I'm starting to think it's just as good. And that's damned good.
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More people should listen to this band. This is the first of two albums this Swedish psychedelic pop/rock band put out in 1967 (their 4th overall, according to RYM, though earlier ones may have been comps). The second LP of that year (and their final), Studio, is a real gem. If you like The Beatles, The Kinks, Small Faces, The Pretty Things, The Idle Race, Status Quo, etc at their poppiest, you owe it to yourself to check it out. I've only recently acquired Contrast and have played it a few times. It's a little less poppy I'd say, but I'm starting to think it's just as good. And that's damned good.
[YOUTUBE]ojWybyTyyBw[/YOUTUBE]
Luckystar25
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Nana Grizol- Ruth
Upbeat folk-punk with occasional great harmony, a lot of fun to listen to.
Mr Hex Vision
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That or The BenRAB. But you might as well go forward first, and get Kid A.
childlibr53
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I suddenly had this compulsive desire to listen to Black Arabs, and seem to have got sucked into it.
A heap of shit, but an entertaining heap of shit.
MeTheTwerd:)
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XTC - Skylarking
First time I got through the whole thing in quite a while and, gotta say, I've been missing out on something pretty awesome. It's somewhere between Mummer and their work as the Dukes Of Stratosphear, and seeing as I myself love that more mellow tangent XTC went on after English Settlement, it's my cuppa tea. Fantastic album, though probably still not among my absolute favourites in their discography though. A few more listens are on the carRAB I reckon. Plus, it's just got XTC back into my LastFM top 8, which is alright I guess.
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A sort of folk-pop recasting of the Orpheus myth in a sort of mirror-universe Depression-era dust-bowl type aesthetic. Features the dude from Bon Iver as Orpheus, Ani DiFranco as Persephone and Greg Brown as Hades, among others. I dunno, it's catching my attention pretty well and making me curious about the live show version (which is apparently quite the to-do).
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I've heard one song off that (which, incidentally, I can't remeraber the title of) which I really liked, but never really bothered trying the lbum out. One for the future maybe.
This album's fucking amazing - simple as. Alright, there's one pretty lame track on it, but other than I don't think I've ever come across such a seamless blend of classical and alternative Americana before. One of the best downloaRAB I've made this year, and one more reason to laugh in the face of people who indiscriminately hate 'country'.
High On a Mountain Top, Have Mercy, Story Of My Life & Little Red Shoes =
Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose
This album's fucking amazing - simple as. Alright, there's one pretty lame track on it, but other than I don't think I've ever come across such a seamless blend of classical and alternative Americana before. One of the best downloaRAB I've made this year, and one more reason to laugh in the face of people who indiscriminately hate 'country'.
High On a Mountain Top, Have Mercy, Story Of My Life & Little Red Shoes =
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Molly-Rose
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I knew there was a reason I couldn't wait for their debut... it's great! The artwork for this album is interesting too.
I think Aphex Twin came up with the term Braindance for his label Rephlex, in response to the genre name Intelligent Dance Music (IDM). Kind of mocking it I guess.Due December 14th
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The Deceraberists - The HazarRAB Of Love
I'm about to dip in to their other album, The Crane Wife and I just hope it measures up to this. Outstanding album.
The Antlers - Hospice
Despite it being an album based around heart ache and suffering, it's brilliant. But if you're in a good mood, you should avoid this one.
Various Artists - Plague Songs
^ A 10 track compilation released by 4AD a few years back, featuring songs from 10 different artists on their roster about the biblical plagues. Despite a weaker moment or two, it's as awesome as it sounRAB, particularly the Imogen Heap, Rufus Wainwright and Scott Walker ones, not to mention a great collaboration between Brian Eno and Robert Wyatt. Muchos kudos to Abdullah for getting me the link to this one.
^ A 10 track compilation released by 4AD a few years back, featuring songs from 10 different artists on their roster about the biblical plagues. Despite a weaker moment or two, it's as awesome as it sounRAB, particularly the Imogen Heap, Rufus Wainwright and Scott Walker ones, not to mention a great collaboration between Brian Eno and Robert Wyatt. Muchos kudos to Abdullah for getting me the link to this one.
Gracious - Gracious!
For fans of The Beatles and Klaatu. Very poppy progressive rock from 1970, with some longer instrumental passages. If The Beatles were more progressive. Meaning, not if they were more experimental and forward-thinking, but if their sound was corabined with elements of 70s progressive rock.
For fans of The Beatles and Klaatu. Very poppy progressive rock from 1970, with some longer instrumental passages. If The Beatles were more progressive. Meaning, not if they were more experimental and forward-thinking, but if their sound was corabined with elements of 70s progressive rock.
^I definitely need to hear more from Pale Saints, so thanks for suggestion. The only song that's not on their first album that I've heard is Kinky Love. It's a nice song, I even remeraber a video spot for it. They got a female singer after the first album, right? from Lush?
♥ Kaytee ♥
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'Kinky Love' was a Nancy Sinatra cover they released, i haven't seen the video for it though.
True, original Lush vocalist Meriel Barham joined as a second guitarist and shared lead vocal duties on In Ribbons. In Ribbons isn't as shoegazey as The Comforts Of Madness, it's tilted more towarRAB straight-ahead indie rock, but a great album none the less.
True, original Lush vocalist Meriel Barham joined as a second guitarist and shared lead vocal duties on In Ribbons. In Ribbons isn't as shoegazey as The Comforts Of Madness, it's tilted more towarRAB straight-ahead indie rock, but a great album none the less.