Nah, Glee was definitely directly responsible for the greenlight for Pitch Perfect, which kicked off the a capella explosion.
That show had SO many a capella covers -- remember the Warblers!? That soundtrack reached No. 2 on the Billboard chart, just missing out on the top spot.
In fact -- just found this out -- Pentatonix was actually created as a way to win a competition to meet the cast of Glee! (See this bio.) It all comes full circle!
True, but it's also a completely updated version since (if I remember correctly) Grimes lost the original file for the track. The iTunes version lists it as being 45 secs longer than what we got earlier this year.
Everyone's movin' around, unfortunately -- most of 'em are still in school, I think.
From Spin: "Guitarists/vocalists Carmen Perry and Catherine Dwyer are planning a move to Philly. Other members will attend medical school, finish up at Kenyon, move out west to teach Latin."
Idk about GFOTY, but HD and XCX are tight.
They just did a photo shoot together (which the image up top is from) and I'm sure they've been in the studio.
Ahh, but I'm pretty sure they just mean the actual vinyl pressing itself -- it'll still be in the same packaging, I think :( RIP hopes of an all-glitter cover
Hope it doesn't feel like I harped on the release schedule too much -- I don't really care, it's been done before. I'm just not sure it was the right option for the kind of band that Beach House is. A good example of two separate but close together releases making a lot of sense are Bright Eyes' I'm Wide Awake & Digital Ash. They both stand well enough alone, but also do a lot to inform each other.
Ehh, I can see it both ways. I was thinking more in terms of technical achievement -- DC songs are a lot bigger, more intricate, require a lot more know-how. But TYLS are relatively stripped back and low-key, they need more heart to play than mind.
Probably just a bad analogy to use in general!
The latter. The RTJ tapes don't seem to be up for sale yet, but the other Urban "exclusives" for Halsey & Marina are just their most recent albums that haven't been released on tape yet.
FYI, they're retailing (at least online) for $10 - $12 dollars. Considering how many of these are pressed, they probably cost literally less than a few cents each to manufacture.
Lol...
Chiming in to say I think that the back half of Red is reaaaal dire. Only really good song after "We Are Never" is "Holy Ground." "Starlight" and "Begin Again" are OK.
*cough* Speak Now > 1989 > Fearless > Red > self-titled *cough*
Mt Home Arts does some super awesome things. Granted, their a little more expensive than your typical tape. But a lot of times tapes will come with zines and other additional material.
A lot of the packaging is pretty blah, I'll admit, but no more blah than a boring CD-R with a paper insert would be, which is about what level these bands would be able to afford. I'd imagine nice booklets gets expensive.
As someone who buys a lot of tapes from small bands, I think the appeal of it comes down to wanting to get something physical back for your investment. A lot of the packaging that tape labels come up with is really cool, and it feels more permanent than mp3s. I'd rather fork over a few extra dollars and get something tangible back.
I have an old-school boombox, but I don't really play them all that often, to be honest. It's probably stupid to buy them in the long run, but I still do it!
Yah, sure, here's the ~unofficial rundown~: We got an email to the tips line about it (on a Monday morning!!1), and I ended up writing it up. I guess looking back, it kind of rubbed me the wrong way, but I had never heard Wayne speak before and figured maybe he ran his voice through a modulator or something because he's ~wacky~. I listened to about half the interview (skimmed around), and it was all supremely boring stuff, so it didn't even really occur to me that it would be a prank because it wasn't very funny or interesting. And the Beach House song at the end, while mediocre, did sound like them enough.
So after the first comment rolled in saying it didn't sound legit, I reached to PR and they quickly confirmed it wasn't real so we took it down! Must have been up for, like, twenty minutes, but I guess other sites had already started posting about it, so it kinda became a thing.
Oh well! Feel bad that I misled you guys :( but in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't matter at all. Happy I got a shoutout on Gawker, though, since I've been reading that site since middle school!
Yeah, I knew I'd get some shit for not including "7/4" and "Swimmers."
I love both those tracks a lot and they're probably my most listened to songs, but that's mainly because they are a quick fix when I want some BSS but don't have time to listen to a full album. I just don't know if they really can compare to some of their more elaborate tracks. I almost subbed out "Forced To Love" for one of them, but I didn't want FRR to get completely shafted.
tl;dr Picking ten songs is hard!!!!
I was shuffling between "Forced" and "All To All." A toss-up!
Honestly, the first five songs on FRR are impeccable, but after that most of it just turns to mush for me. The songs aren't distinctive enough for me to remember what any of them sound like (save for a few, like "Sentimental X's" and "Sweetest Kill.") It's a good album, though, but I think I had moved on from the band at that point so a lot of it didn't stick with me.
They put an EP out on Bandcamp back in 2013 that got big on Tumblr, which is where I first heard of them, and quickly got scooped up by a major. At least I think that's what happened.
Definitely some spooky big-label machinery going on in the background now though, but I'd argue the music is definitely way above average :)
I'd add Sorority Noise to that list too, but otherwise those are the ones to beat.
I think you'll grow to like Harmlessness a bunch -- all the really genius stuff took a few listens to jump out at me. It's pretty overwhelming the first time through.
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