Indie/Altie Chitter Chatter.

UrbanSprawl

Anesthetize wrote: »

Alt. and indie has borders? Why wasn't I informed?

Dunno man..but why not have just one music forum so ..there aint all that much activity on any forum cept the gig forum ..

Anesthetize

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

Dunno man..but why not have just one music forum so ..there aint all that much activity on any forum cept the gig forum ..

Why not just have one forum on boards.ie, full stop. Threads about Radiohead right next to threads about feeding chickens.

UrbanSprawl

Anesthetize wrote: »

Why not just have one forum on boards.ie, full stop. Threads about Radiohead right next to threads about feeding chickens.

I am arguing against mushing all music in one genre.

UrbanSprawl

Twee. wrote: »

Picked up two tickets, beans on toast for the rest of the weekend :pac:

Congrats for buying into that marketing routine.

UrbanSprawl

UrbanSprawl wrote: »

I don't think so.Perhaps if you compared him to other giants in that specific genre(whoever they might be idk..m&m,snoppy doogy? ..to me rap and hip hop is retarded victim music unless they talking bout the chronic and havin a chill .. but its sacrilege to compare that man to the smiths and the pixies..there is no comparison.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwLvKRTpLX4

Gonzovision

Just picked up tickets for God is an Astronaut, been a while since I've seen them.

Gonzovision

Anyone see God is and Astronaut last night in Galway or heading to Cork tonight? Looking forward to it now.

UrbanSprawl

Gonzovision wrote: »

Anyone see God is and Astronaut last night in Galway or heading to Cork tonight? Looking forward to it now.

Seen them a few years ago yea they were great but i dont know that their discography extends much past those heady days of the debut ,,they have serious competition these days and I wouldnt consider them as alt or indie either but sure when did that ever matter.

Gonzovision

Very disappointing to see Bon Iver not playing Ireland on their upcoming tour. This is becoming a bit of a theme this year (more than I remember in previous years)

So far, bands that I wanted to see, and usually play here are - Russian Circles, 65dos, Wild Beasts ( I know they played EP) and now Bon Iver, and I'm sure there are plenty more this year.

Anyone have any ideas on what's going on?

frantic190

Gonzovision wrote: »

Very disappointing to see Bon Iver not playing Ireland on their upcoming tour. This is becoming a bit of a theme this year (more than I remember in previous years)

So far, bands that I wanted to see, and usually play here are - Russian Circles, 65dos, Wild Beasts ( I know they played EP) and now Bon Iver, and I'm sure there are plenty more this year.

Anyone have any ideas on what's going on?

Lack of suitable venues really, Bon Iver doing mid-sized venues on this tour and we simply have none and fitting multiple Olympia dates in often just wont cut it with a hectic touring schedule. Although there is a massive gap between the Bon Iver London dates which they could easily play Bord Gais again maybe in between.

As regards to Russian Circles/65dos, the types of promoters in Ireland that book them have quite limited budgets which were probably just allocated elsewhere.

I would expect to see Bon Iver at EP2017.

lordgoat

No venue I'd guess.

UrbanSprawl

fanningsessions ‏@fanningsessions 21h21 hours ago Looks like the @sultansofpingfc @whelanslive show on Dec 10th is almost sold out..

A Happy Death

Is there an album recommendations thread?

loyatemu

A Happy Death wrote: »

Is there an album recommendations thread?

here you go

Birneybau

Radiohead playing 3Arena 20th June 2017. Tickets on sale Friday

Birneybau

http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/sport/you-need-to-see-music-groups-as-euro-panini-stickers#gallery-2

UrbanSprawl

2017 European tour dates announced!
Tickets at www.blonde-redhead.com
22/02/17 Treviso (IT) @ New Age club
23/02/17 Lausanne (CH) @ Les Docks
25/02/17 Barcelona (ES) @ Razzmatazz II
26/02/17 Madrid (ES) @ Joy Eslava
28/02/17 London (UK) @ Islington Assembly Hall
01/03/17 Paris (FR) @ Le Trianon
03/03/17 Lyon (FR) @ Épicerie Moderne
04/03/17 Lille (FR) @ L'Aéronef
06/03/17 Brussels (BE) @ Botanique
08/03/17 Liège (BE) @ Reflektor
09/03/17 Kortrijk (BE) @ De Kreun
10/03/17 Amsterdam (NL) @ Paradiso Amsterdam
11/03/17 Groningen (NL) @ Vera Groningen
13/03/17 Malmoe (SWE) @ Malmö Live - The Cube
14/03/17 Copenhagen (DK) @ DR Koncerthuset
16/03/17 Warsaw (PL) @ Klub Proxima
17/03/17 Berlin (DE) @ Columbia Theater Berlin
19/03/17 Athens (GR) @ TBA
20/03/17 Istanbul (TK) @ TBA

Dammit No Dublin date,a trip to Amsterdam is in order I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7FqUNlEdwA

Birneybau

Fleet Foxes playing Iveagh Gardens July 2017.

Gonzovision

Well that's a balls, Bon Iver has cancelled his European tour.

Birneybau

Gonzovision wrote: »

Well that's a balls, Bon Iver has cancelled his European tour.

Not the whole thing?

http://pitchfork.com/news/70685-bon-iver-cancel-tour/

Only as far as end of February.

pappyodaniel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYgPznBrjiA

Gonzovision

Sad to see Wild Beasts calling it a day. Was a big fan of the first 3 albums, I thought their output dipped on the last 2, but still a really special band to me. Have seen them on most tours they've done over here and have never disappointed.

loyatemu

Gonzovision wrote: »

Sad to see Wild Beasts calling it a day. Was a big fan of the first 3 albums, I thought their output dipped on the last 2, but still a really special band to me. Have seen them on most tours they've done over here and have never disappointed.

shame, they had an interesting sound and Two Dancers and Smother were both excellent. Difficult for bands to carry on if they can't break out of that "cult following" bracket and make some actual money. However their last 2 albums were lacklustre IMO.

Interesting to note that The Horrors (who I would've had in the same bracket) have gone for a more commercial sound on their new one, & it's getting great reviews (though it's not really grabbing me in the way Skying did).

Amirani

Anyone else think Comedown Machine by The Strokes is very underrated? Listening to it for the first time in a while and it sounds amazing - well up there with Is This It and Room on Fire.

lordgoat

The Mountain Goats are the band of our times.

Achasanai

lordgoat wrote: »

The Mountain Goats are the band of our times.

Any suggestions of where to start?

Arghus

Achasanai wrote: »

Any suggestions of where to start?

Second this. I've been blown away by individual songs, but I've yet to be floored by an entire album. But, I'm willing to be convinced.

steve_r

I'm a huge fan.

I'll give two options:

1. The Sunset Tree. Some great songs, and a throughline of his struggles with his foster father.
2. All Hail West Texas. Primarily becuase theres a podcast series on it at the moment called "I only listen to the mountain goats". The podcast goes song by song through the album and interviews John so its fascinating.

Don't be daunted by the back catelogue!

lordgoat

Sunset Tree probably the easiest album. I also think the more recent ones quite approachable too. Beat the Champ is an amazing album and I didn't think much of it when it came out first.

All Hail is great as well, very personable relatable songs. Not enjoying the pod as much as I thought but you do get a good insight into JD and his history.
I like Tallahasse too. Both albums have a big themes running through them.

Matthew 25 21 is my favourite song this week.

UrbanSprawl

Not familiar with this band at all but I do like 'Rainy night in soho' ..will give this goths album a whirl!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anS6bcPpvoQ

Achasanai

lordgoat wrote: »

Sunset Tree probably the easiest album. I also think the more recent ones quite approachable too. Beat the Champ is an amazing album and I didn't think much of it when it came out first.

Will try Sunset Tree, and explore from there.

Recognition Scene

Sunset Tree is considered the "breakthrough" album, their following got a lot larger after that. Of the most recent albums, I'm most partial to Transcendental Youth. All Hail West Texas is probably the pinnacle of the boombox-recorded albums, and as mentioned already, there's a podcast running at the moment about that album that gives a lot of insight into it.

My personal favorite album is Get Lonely, but it's definitely quieter and more subdued than other albums. Big fan of "Life of the World to Come" as well... well, I guess I'm a big fan full stop, must have seen them at least a dozen times at this stage.

steve_r

"moon over goldsboro" was actually my first mountain goats song, I think I must of gotten into them around the time (or maybe a bit later) than when it was released.

An excellent album, a bit quieter but the songs will stick.

lordgoat

They're all i've really listened to in the last few months. JD is some man.
Recog Scene - did you see them recently? Get Lonely got a great rendition.

Recognition Scene

Had tickets to both nights at the Fillmore here in SF back in June but ended up only being able to attend the 2nd night. No 'Get Lonely' that night but saw them do it twice on the Beat the Champ tour. Would love to see Wild Sage.

Birneybau

Now that I've grabbed my 2 tickets...


https://twitter.com/whelanslive/status/1139240518666395649

UrbanSprawl

few years ago I would so be there now well idk helicopter remains their peak?