being able to hear the Pinkerton-session versions of "Getting Up and Leaving" and "I Swear It's True" will fill some sort of Weezer fan void i used to care about

8/24/2010 7:40:41 PM

this new Sufjan Stevens is exactly what i've been hoping for since Illinoise -- i'm fucking ecstatic about this

8/25/2010 2:41:22 AM

the beach house itunes session is pretty cool

the new version of "norway" is fucking spooky

8/25/2010 12:44:17 PM

http://funnynotfunnyrecords.com/post/1004822397/ordercd-r

8/25/2010 5:10:11 PM

Quote :

"BEACH HOUSE RULLLLEEEEESSSSSSS"

8/25/2010 5:35:41 PM

Finally checking out the new Griffin House album and so far so good. The other 2 albums of his I have were great though so I figured to like it.

8/25/2010 6:38:15 PM

Quote :

"new thermals is solid...i like the last one more, but the songs are good, particularly the single "i don't believe you""

it is solid. i've liked just about everything they have put out and thoroughly enjoy their live show as well. they definitely know how to craft a hook.

8/25/2010 11:29:51 PM

Libraries is #1 on the digital download album charts on Amazon. Pretty awesome.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/dmusic/digital-music-album/ref=pd_dp_ts_dmusic_1

8/26/2010 1:01:04 PM

^^yeah they put on a great show, i hope they make it to san diego again on this tour. after that last album they didn't make it here for like a year.

funny story: at that last show, there was this annoying guy who dragged his 2 friends to the show. so the annoying guy was like singing along to all the songs, which is fine, but he would CONSTANTLY turn to his friends and like sing to them.... it was very strange.

and then when they finally get to the encore, they played "100%" (sonic youth) and "everything thermals" (b-side from their first album) and the stupid guy didn't know either of them. he just stood there puzzled.

8/26/2010 3:30:39 PM

^^ Probably because it's only $2.99.

Also, Fantasia is in the top 20.

8/26/2010 3:32:44 PM

I just gave the Lost in the Trees reissue a listen...I remember when we had them for an in-store about a year and a half ago. I thought they sounded pretty good, but tschudi said something along the lines of he felt like they just added all the orchestral stuff to make mediocre songs seem better than they are. Now, listening to the reissue a year and a half later, I realize he was dead-on. The orchestral stuff is pretty unconvincing/unnecessary and the songs are mediocre to not good. And that guy's voice is pretty annoying.

[Edited on August 26, 2010 at 9:12 PM. Reason : .]

8/26/2010 9:11:58 PM

new gifts from enola...amazing

http://www.myspace.com/giftsfromenola

8/27/2010 9:21:25 AM

holy fuck, new kanye west/jay-z/justin vernon/rick ross/nicki minaj song, "monster," is amazing. can't picture justin vernon's voice used more perfectly in a rap song.

8/28/2010 10:26:56 AM

^ i listened to it and could only find justin vernon's voice at the beginning of the song. is it elsewhere?

8/28/2010 11:13:37 AM

the last 2 minutes or so

8/28/2010 12:32:58 PM

make that the last minute

8/28/2010 3:01:06 PM

Pretty pumped for Best Coast at Tir Na Nog on 9/9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AaAvVcPWhc&feature=related

8/28/2010 4:08:35 PM

there's a thread for that

8/28/2010 4:10:32 PM

^ linky?

8/28/2010 5:56:12 PM

message_topic.aspx?topic=591548

message_topic.aspx?topic=449608&page=52

8/28/2010 6:28:22 PM

if random motherfuckers keep me from seeing best coast i am gonna be pissed

i think the VIP should prevent that from happening, but still

8/29/2010 5:40:39 AM

yeah even with vip im really concerned about not getting in for that one.

and that will greatly piss me off.

8/29/2010 5:54:38 PM

Quote :

"the new version of "norway" is fucking spooky"

think i like this version better than the original.

8/29/2010 6:51:11 PM

ughhhhhhhhhhhh it's so frustrating that double dagger and best coast conflict.

considering how many bands at this thing I don't know at all.

8/29/2010 7:00:02 PM

i'm more pissed at akron/family and future islands playing at the same time.

8/29/2010 7:13:23 PM

If a girl in real life was as whiny and repetitive about a boy as the girl from best coast, you would send that bitch packing with a quickness. Why putting it to music makes it ok is beyond me.

8/30/2010 1:36:41 PM

it's an album, not a conversation

specifically, it's an album about boys that's appropriately titled crazy for you

pet sounds is highly repetitive in its subject matter and it's rightly regarded as one of the best albums of all time

why didn't you make this post in the suburbs thread and bitch about motherfuckers always talking about goddamn neighborhoods and houses and buildings downtown and shit

8/30/2010 2:15:33 PM

^his problem isn't that its thematically repetitive.

he just doesn't like the theme itself.

8/30/2010 3:27:08 PM

im not sure i like sufjan anymore

nothing really against this new ep

it's ok

just... idk, not my cup of tea anymore

i relistened to illinoise for the first time in a long time afterward, and this is how i've come to the conclusion

8/30/2010 6:42:49 PM

feel the same way

8/30/2010 7:09:04 PM

everyone is off sufjan now. i wonder what happened. he used to be the golden child. i, for one, love the new EP.

8/30/2010 8:00:45 PM

Quote :

"motherfuckers always talking about goddamn neighborhoods and houses and buildings downtown and shit"

And "kids." Don't forget "kids."

Quote :

"everyone is off sufjan now. i wonder what happened. he used to be the golden child."

Not enough songs about Snacks the Cat.

[Edited on August 30, 2010 at 8:13 PM. Reason : .]

8/30/2010 8:10:44 PM

apparently the new sufjan LP is going to be over the top electronic.

8/30/2010 9:24:43 PM

Quote :

"everyone is off sufjan now. i wonder what happened. he used to be the golden child. i, for one, love the new EP."

Not everyone is off Sufjan...

It's just hard to build momentum back up when you've been off the scene for 5 years, I think. Plus, Sufjan getting backlash is no different from every other indie darling ever getting backlash.

8/30/2010 11:27:46 PM

My girlfriend and I do a webcomic, and our latest one is about a recent experience seeing the Arcade Fire in Atlanta, GA. Check it out. We update every late Monday/ early Tuesday. Be sure to zoom in to see all the details.

http://carveyournamecomics.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/cync-7-all-generalities-are-false-in-general/

8/31/2010 12:13:21 AM

nice drawing i suppose, but thats gotta be the most unoriginal topic/joke i can think of.

8/31/2010 12:20:00 AM

^^good effort.

keep it up. the more you do 'em, the better they'll be.

8/31/2010 12:31:41 AM

^^ fair enough. we aren't really going for a 'joke' comic-- more an account of lived experiences. i agree that the 'hipster critique' is an overdone topic, but we couldn't resist adding our two cents. glad you liked the artwork.

^ thanks-- that's what we're aiming for. we're still getting our feet wet at this point.

keep checking back. there will be comics about raleigh (see comic #2 for record shopping at Nice Price) and other topics you may find relevant to your own experiences.

[Edited on August 31, 2010 at 12:32 AM. Reason : g]

[Edited on August 31, 2010 at 12:32 AM. Reason : gg]

8/31/2010 12:31:51 AM

really enjoy the new Sufjan EP

8/31/2010 9:02:12 AM

you shouldve put this guy in your comic

8/31/2010 9:21:03 AM

^ haha... nice. that v-neck tee really completes the ensemble

8/31/2010 10:36:08 AM

so i says to mabel

[Edited on August 31, 2010 at 12:29 PM. Reason : meh]

8/31/2010 12:22:03 PM

I says

8/31/2010 2:36:10 PM

mabel

8/31/2010 5:33:37 PM

so anyway i says to mabel

8/31/2010 5:43:53 PM

this twin shadow record is quite enjoyable. it's what toro y moi would sound like with better lyrics and a more refined sound.

8/31/2010 6:31:03 PM

9/1/2010 8:12:50 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ZetW6bQ7Q&feature=related

Someone embed, that video is hilarious.

9/1/2010 11:08:38 PM

Kid A turns 10 next month

I feel really really old

9/2/2010 4:40:34 PM

gave ^^^ a listen

didnt realize till i was done that i had my itunes sorted wrong and listened to it last song -> first song.

it worked well for background clean the kitchen music, but not sure if i'd actively choose it out of a hat when sitting down to listen to something

not bad though

[Edited on September 2, 2010 at 6:24 PM. Reason : started with "killer" and whooo boy it was tough to not turn off and forget about the album]

9/2/2010 6:23:44 PM