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Eugenia
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I think “Warner Bros” has something to do with it.
This is simply amazing!
No wonder he’s sick. If he doesn’t eat at least fish and shellfish (particularly oysters), then he has compromised his health in a number of ways. And it’s not just B12 I’m talking about, but a whole host of nutrients that the body needs to operate properly, that aren’t found in plants (or they’re found in too small quantities, or they’re found in different forms).
I very much dislike this video. Yes, it looks impressive with its slow-mo and nice locations and all, but in my opinion, it’s not a video that fits the genre. Here we have Toro y Moi, a child of a very experimental and interesting genre, looking and behaving on screen like Puff Daddy. I expect newer genres to push some intellectualism, progressive visuals, not try to become some kind of “soft hip-hoppers” from 10 years ago.
Chillwave is the only music I still listen to 90% of the time. For me, it’s my favorite genre because it evokes images to me (I’m a synesthete). Other indie genres do it less, and others not at all. But chillwave just works for me. If I have to stay static in 2009 and never acquire new music tastes, I’m contend with that.
This band is amazing, but I don’t understand why is it now that it’s getting the attention of the media. Their previous albums were very good. So why now and not 3 years ago? Anyways, can’t wait for the album too.
For example, when she sings the “aaaaa” part in the chorus, that could have been so ethereal and melodically powerful with the right production…
You might not agree with the following, but it’s just my personal opinion.This is a classic case of a melody that is stellar, but the production of the track is very poor. The song has very nice highs, but the music itself doesn’t follow the vocals, it’s like background music. The music itself should have been richer and more complex, and it should have been the one carrying you through from one point to another, along the vocals. Instead, we just got a plain pop song, with overpowering vocals that almost feel acapella in some sense (a’la Florence). Too bad. I think this song could have reworked beautifully by someone like the Grizzly Bear guy or Caribou (“Jamelia”‘s musical complexity comes to mind).
As for the video, it’s nothing to cheer for. It’s a compilation of shots. She looks pretty.
I absolutely love Trust!
The best thing that came out of the Bay Area in the last 10 years. An amazing band, great live too!
I loved their first album, and I loved even more their instrumental EP (their best work), but this song is so blah. I don’t like how the voice is mixed so high compared to the music either, not ethereal at all. It just feels like boring pop. I had high hopes for their second album.
I hope their new album is just like that. I played this for my husband too, and he liked it best as well. It sounds somewhere between Peaking Lights and Lower Dens, very trippy, very modern.
I LOVE this. This is the sound I like these days: far out, out there, up high. Or something. I found Wye Oak the best in what they used to do, but what they used to do in general wasn’t my favorite “genre”, so to speak. This one is, and they seem to be doing it right! It feels so modern to me! Can’t wait for the album!
I love The Soft Moon! One of the few bands that I go to see live over and over again.
I think Peaking Lights’ “936″ is one of the most underrated albums of 2011. I really liked it, although my husband found it too stony.
Fully agreed. This video is a sum-up of her 1990-1995 videos. I can “see” Vogue in there, I can see “Human Nature” in there too. It’s like she’s playing it safe (although the editing was modern). Either that, or she can’t innovate anymore at 53 years of age.
That BigBang video was indeed ridiculous, but it probably fits the music anyway, so overall makes it “appropriate”. I believe people who like this sort of music, will like this sort of video too. So each to its own.
Please allow me to introduce you to another video released this week, which in my opinion is superior from any in this list. http://vimeo.com/38318118 While this video is unofficial (so far), it’s *original work*.
Terrible. I mean, where are the revolutionary videos shot when with White Stripes? This is like going 30 years back in time in terms of video art. And the song is not that great either.
Some of the best chillwave acts out there, very nice music. They have quite a few free songs on their bandcamp page too.
I think that’s a good direction for CFCF. For years, I was loving his remixes, but not so much his original music. It was good, but not as good as his remixes. This direction suits him better. If I’m to give one advice, it would be to add a few surprising twists in the pieces, maybe by suddenly introducing different sounds, or going a bit off key momentarily etc. Just let the listener wait the unexpected.
I love Teen Daze.
I can’t stand her. Not because the songs are bad (they have good hooks actually), but because she sings in 95% of the duration of each of her songs. There is no actual music in there to speak of, it’s just background noise to Florence’s voice — a voice which doesn’t leave anything to imagination.
I don’t like it either, I don’t hear any catchiness or epicness into their music. This is like the indie rock version of some really bad commercial hip-hop.
Now, THIS was music! That’s the kind of stuff I want to be seeing here.
I love Austra! Can’t wait for the new album!