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What are y’all looking forward to? Here’s my list so far:

2/10   Andy Shauf

2/24   Lucero 

3/10    Nude Party

Isbell will have a new one at some point as well. 
 

 

The National are teasing something new for this year. They released a teaser video with snippets of two songs on Friday imbedded over an image that hinted at song titles and collaborators. Not sure of the date but probably Spring.

On 1/15/2023 at 9:43 AM, mdmost said:

The National are teasing something new for this year. They released a teaser video with snippets of two songs on Friday imbedded over an image that hinted at song titles and collaborators. Not sure of the date but probably Spring.

4/28 release. New tune "Tropic Morning News" out today on your favorite streaming services -- and I like it a lot on first spin.

Tickets for world/NA tour go on sale next Wednesday. No Texas dates as yet.

 

sorta meh on first listen. its pretty tepid IMO. pretty sure he's still off the drink but i like dark, mopey Matt more. and my favorite part of the national, it being the drums, are definitely not a feature of that first track. I'm sure it'll grow on me, but then i did love the last album too.

i was hoping for a full on collaboration with justin vernon after they released "weird goodbyes" last year, but i'll take any new national i can get.

anyone here like circa waves?  the album they put out last week is pretty solid.

8 hours ago, Red Five said:

That's better than every song on their last album, IMO. 

Really? I thought there were some really terrific songs on the last album. "Rylan" is one of my favorite National songs ever.

ryuchi sakamoto - 12

john cale - mercy (tomorrow)

rerelease of mogwai young team (february)

m83 - fantasy (march)

lana del ray - did you know there's a tunnel under ocean blvd (march)

everything but the girl, smashing pumpkins, and the national all have april albums.

eluvium releasing something new in may.

peter gabriel has promised that i/o will release some time this year.

the new we are scientists album is pretty solid after a couple of listens.

I was trying to remember what the last The National album was - it was the one with all the female vocalists. It was fine but didn't really seem like the same band. I don't think I listened through it more than a couple times.

They're never going to be what they were from 2007-2013 and that's okay. They'll definitely need to reearn my interest though and that single isn't doing much for me. I'm sure I'll listen to the new album but I don't expect a whole lot from them anymore. 

Their real fuck up was Trouble Will Find Me being too good to ever follow. 

2 hours ago, BigOrange1 said:

the new we are scientists album is pretty solid after a couple of listens.

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Yeah Rylan was pretty great off of I Am Easy To Find. I liked the album. It was a departure but they had a whole theme going with it and the featured female artists. I saw speculation that Weird Goodbyes not being on the album is because we're probably getting a 2nd album of B-side material later in the year. There was a blurb on their website about Weird Goodbyes only being a digital release for now as it will have a future home on a physical medium later. 

On 1/20/2023 at 1:06 PM, ztejas said:

I was trying to remember what the last The National album was - it was the one with all the female vocalists. It was fine but didn't really seem like the same band. I don't think I listened through it more than a couple times.

They're never going to be what they were from 2007-2013 and that's okay. They'll definitely need to reearn my interest though and that single isn't doing much for me. I'm sure I'll listen to the new album but I don't expect a whole lot from them anymore. 

Their real fuck up was Trouble Will Find Me being too good to ever follow. 

I've listened to every National album dozens of times. I listened to that last one once. Just didn't do it for me at all. 

On 1/22/2023 at 11:30 AM, Red Five said:

I've listened to every National album dozens of times. I listened to that last one once. Just didn't do it for me at all. 

wow - that is certainly a take.  trouble will find me is excellent.  i'd agree that it was their last great record, though i have liked the last two plenty.

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There's been a lot of scuttle that Turnpike Troubadours recorded a new album sometime last year in Muscle Shoals.  They haven't said a word officially.  Would love for that to see the light of day ASAP.

This was technically new in 2022 but given the lack of views I'm assuming absolutely no one knows about it. But it's awesome (IMO) and her voice is fantastic

 

We’ll see…

 

New Graham Coxon band has been disappointing. Wondering what Blur fans think. 
 

 

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Talking about Blur fans… looking forward to new Gorillaz 

 

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New National single "New Order T-Shirt" released today.

 

Sounds like new granddaddy in 23. That’s good news. 

On 1/22/2023 at 10:30 AM, Red Five said:

I've listened to every National album dozens of times. I listened to that last one once. Just didn't do it for me at all. 

I am Easy to Find was their worst effort collectively, but Light Years is one of the best songs they have produced.

On 1/18/2023 at 3:39 PM, C-Man said:

4/28 release. New tune "Tropic Morning News" out today on your favorite streaming services -- and I like it a lot on first spin.

Tickets for world/NA tour go on sale next Wednesday. No Texas dates as yet.

 

the more i listen to this song the more i absolutely fucking love it.

On 2/27/2023 at 9:51 PM, MoJames said:

I am Easy to Find was their worst effort collectively, but Light Years is one of the best songs they have produced.

As mentioned above, I think Rylan is a wonderful song. I also like Not in Kansas and Light Years quite a bit. You Had Your Soul With You is pretty good too.

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new hold steady slams and goes pretty fucking hard.  Sixers and Birdwathers are excellent.

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Really digging this new Lana Del Rey album. Also the new Yves Tumor album is great. Reminds me of TV on the Radio.

not surprising, Hayden's new one is pretty great.

On 3/31/2023 at 12:52 PM, NOMAAA said:

new hold steady slams and goes pretty fucking hard.  Sixers and Birdwathers are excellent.

I fucking loved Open Door Policy but have struggled to get into this one as much.

Saw The New Pornographers (Neko Case, AC Newman plus others) last night with my pops. Really solid group and their latest album from a few weeks ago is especially good. A couple I like:

 

 

 

 

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i listened through last night, but was pretty tired.  think this one is gonna take a few listens.

On 4/26/2023 at 7:47 PM, ztejas said:

Saw The New Pornographers (Neko Case, AC Newman plus others) last night with my pops. Really solid group and their latest album from a few weeks ago is especially good.

It's very good.

There is not enough Bryan Devendorf on this album for my taste. And I hate when artists drip-feed singles months before the album release; it ruins the anticipation and excitement of hearing the songs in context. I think the best songs were the ones already released, kind of like seeing the best parts of a movie in the preview. 

There aren't enough percussions-driven bangers on this album, fine. But the lyrics get a bit schmaltzy on the slow jams and the melodies are a bit trite on the uptempo jams. I like it because Matt makes everything sound pretty good for the most part and its The National. It'll take me a while to love this album i think, once i'm able to align the prereleases back into the album and hear them in the context the band/producer wanted them, but right now its on the lower end of favorite TN albums.

 

How I'd rank the tracks:

1. Tropic Morning News

2. New Order T-shirt

3. Eucalyptus (best drums)

4. This isn't Helping

5. Grease in Your Hair

6. Once Upon a Poolside

7. Send for Me

8. Ice Machines

9. Your Mind is Not Your Friend

10. The Alcott (really wanted more from this one)

11. Alien

 

 * I reserve the right to change my mind after seeing this album live. Can't wait.

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take that back about Alien. Just re-listened and it probably one of the better melodies even though i don't love the lyrics. probably goes right after Grease for me.

About halfway through. I like this much, much better than their last one. They sound like The National again.

@Bottlecap I really hadn't listened to the singles much - I think I listened to one or two of them a couple times. Maybe that helps. 

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On 4/28/2023 at 1:43 PM, Bottlecap said:

There aren't enough percussions-driven bangers on this album, fine. But the lyrics get a bit schmaltzy on the slow jams and the melodies are a bit trite on the uptempo jams. I like it because Matt makes everything sound pretty good for the most part and its The National. It'll take me a while to love this album i think, once i'm able to align the prereleases back into the album and hear them in the context the band/producer wanted them, but right now its on the lower end of favorite TN albums.

I labored through this, and skipped forward through some of the songs. They have turned into a band I just don't care to listen to, sadly.

I like the new National but they really need to bring the drums back. There's a live recording of a show they did the whole album front to back coming out this Wednesday. It will be interesting to hear the live versions which should have more life to them. 

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New Deer Tick out today. Some good tunes as usual. 

 

after 1 listen, the new qotsa is already way more enjoyable than the last record. 

I know this isn't a big hip-hop thread but this album is fucking amazing and transcends genre. I'm trying to think the last time I heard a rap album this impressive. 

Instant classic. Chappelle does the intro on the third track. CeeLo to kick it off. Crazy feature list - Andre 3k halfway through. 

Even if you are very picky/choosy when it comes to hip-hop I might check this one out. 

One of the best songs I saw at the Dallas show.  Maybe album 2 is coming soon. 

On 6/16/2023 at 10:43 AM, stc said:

after 1 listen, the new qotsa is already way more enjoyable than the last record. 

I liked the last one quite a bit, but the new one is definitely better.

new sigur ros came out on friday.  easily the most ambient of their albums.  will be a hit with some of their fans and too slow for others.

59 minutes ago, sidis said:

new sigur ros came out on friday.  easily the most ambient of their albums.  will be a hit with some of their fans and too slow for others.

I like it. In a "if I need help sleeping" sort of way. 

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