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The Avalanches - Since I Left You

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

Snowing - I Could Do Whatever I Wanted, If I Wanted

Death From Above 1979 - You're A Woman, I'm A Machine

Loma Prieta - I.V.





SpaceIsOnlyNoise  ·  3410 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Love Loma

user-inactivated  ·  3410 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Talk to me about those last three albums.

BrainBurner  ·  3410 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  

I could talk all day, especially about I.V. and ICDWIW.

Snowing was a 4 piece punk / emo band from the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania. They were part of the fourth of wave emo, which is another topic dear to me. Suffice it to say, Snowing is considered one of, if not the, best bands in this scene. Why? I think the songs they wrote do an excellent job of conveying the sense of angst, depression, and hopelessness felt by many teens and twenty somethings today. John Galm, the band's lead singer and primary songwriter was indeed one of these twenty somethings, and wrote primarily about his anxiety, his father's death, and his alcoholism. I know I can identify with most of these topics, so I have an easy time getting into this music. I hardly ever pay attention to lyrics when I listen to music, I prefer to just listen to the music. This album is probably the only album I know the majority of lyrics to, and I think that speaks volumes to how good the lyrics are. The actual playing is sloppy and raw, which reinforces the sense of dread, loneliness, and an intense inner emotional life. It's a relatively short album, 29 minutes, and feels even shorter when you listen to it..

DFA79 is 2 piece punk / dance band, one guy on the drums and one on a fucked up sounding guitar. IAW, YAM is essentially a self loathing breakup album. If you're not into songs about sex, with a nice dose of misogyny thrown in, stay away. That said, DFA79can write a mean hook. If you don't like Romantic Rights (imo, one of the best songs of the 00's), you're not gonna like the rest of the album. If you do, the rest of album stays essentially along this track, with a couple longer breather tracks in the middle and a nice ending come down track.

Loma Prieta is a screamo band. In fact, they are the harshest, most tortured band I have ever heard. I dig loud, angry music, and I'll take harshness over heaviness any day. Loma has been around for awhile, releasing, surprise, 3 albums before this. I.V. was a bit of a surprise in that Loma's previously thin, screamy sound had been turned into a thick, harsh, almost shoegaze like howl. I'll admit, a lot of the appeal of this album lies in that sound. Look past this, and you actually find some great songwriting chops. Fly By Night is catchy as hell, and Trilogy 6 is just staggeringly punishing. If you can get past the harshness, this is a fantastic album. However, most people won't, and I can't say I blame them. If nothing else, listen to this when you are at your saddest and loneliest.

user-inactivated  ·  3410 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks! I figured you could. I know I love the opportunity to talk about my favorite albums to a willing audience. I am going to listen to all of that this weekend.

BrainBurner  ·  3410 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Holy crap, my first badge! Thanks man, I appreciate it!

ButterflyEffect  ·  3408 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Not sure if how much attention you pay to Count Your Lucky Stars, but everything is free on their bandcamp for this weekend only. That goes for you too flagamuffin, if you like Snowing you'll like a good chunk of this labels music.

BrainBurner  ·  3407 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've grabbed most of CYLS's discography in past free giveaways! I did download Kittyhawk's new album, however, so I'm going to give that a spin or two.

user-inactivated  ·  3410 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hmm. That's a travesty. 700 days of valuable contributions.