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What are some good albums in 2006?
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I think there's going to be some new Wilco and Flaming Lips among other things.
Obviously, there's the B&S...probably some Shins, too.
It will be hard to top 2005 in my opinion, though.
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Wow, I thought 2005 was a horribly weak year for music. I certainly hope it isn't hard to top 2005.
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Originally posted by callat703:
Wow, I thought 2005 was a horribly weak year for music. I certainly hope it isn't hard to top 2005.
Did you listen to any of these from '05? * josephine foster - hazel eyes, i will lead you
* tivol - early teeth
* kreuzweg ost - edelrost
* v/a - good for what ails you: music of the medicine
shows 1926-1937 2CD
* songs of green pheasant - s/t
* desiderii marginis - that which is tragic & timeless
* v/a - gold leaf branches 3CD
* the prophet gabriel - s/t EP
* navicon torture technologies - all i want to hear is
the sound of my own heart stopping
* wooden wand - harem of the sundrum & the witness figg
* the protagonist - interim EP
* brothers of the occult sisterhood - lucifer's bride
* kiss the anus of a black cat - if the sky falls, we
shall catch larks
* sufjan stevens - illinois
* skullflower - orange canyon mind
* the protagonist - songs from experience
* james blackshaw - lost prayers & motionless dances
* v/a - invisible pyramid elegy box 6CD
* yellow swans - psychic secession
* residual echoes - s/t
* hive mind - death tone
* half man half biscuit - achtung bono
* uton - whispers from the woods 3CD
* derby - this is the new you
* v/a - charms cut from our trees
* acid mothers temple - anthem of the space
* deerhoof - the runners four
* yellow swans - live during war crimes
* terracid - the evacuation of earth
* darkwood - weltenwende EP
* oxblood reincarnations - split but for the roots
* reigns - we lowered a microphone into the ground
* residual echoes - phoenician flu & ancient ocean
* terracid - transcendent reign inheritor
* v/a - sun surrounds us vol. 2 2CD
* landing - brocade
* xenis emputae travelling band / the north sea - split
* god is an astronaut - all is violent all is bright
* hive mind - eldritch breath
* oxblood reincarnations - grasslands
* dead machines - futures
* brothers of the occult sisterhood - run from your
honey mind
* ilk - canticle
* the well of sadness - tarantella for the death
* starving weirdos - s/t
* double leopards - out of one, through one & to one
* jerusalem & the starbaskets - darkbasket
* lewis & clarke - bare bones & branches
* schwabinggrad ballett - s/t
* magic is kuntmaster - virgin ghost
* v/a - hall of mirrors 2CD
* psychic paramount - gamelan into the mink supernatural
* brothers of the occult sisterhood / golden oaks -
split
* davenport - marble seed
* a place to bury strangers - s/t
* esmerine - aurora
* the north sea & rameses III - night of the ankou
* hangedup - clatter for control
* spires that in the sunset rise - four winds
* v/a - maan matoset
* mint chicks - fuck the golden youth
* october falls - tuoni
* yellow swans - dreamed
* birchville cat motel - firepower fragrant cloud
* kawabata makoto - jellyfish rising
* v/a - sound surrounds us vol. 1
* the clientele - it's art, dad
* boris - pink
* growing - his return
* nadja - body cage
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Originally posted by callat703:
Wow, I thought 2005 was a horribly weak year for music. I certainly hope it isn't hard to top 2005.
Ditto
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Originally posted by SPARX:
Originally posted by callat703:
Wow, I thought 2005 was a horribly weak year for music. I certainly hope it isn't hard to top 2005.
Did you listen to any of these from '05?
* god is an astronaut - all is violent all is bright
* a place to bury strangers - s/t
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I fully agree with you Sparx! There was tons of good music as long as you knew how get away from all of the Mainstream Indie hype and the NME or Pitchfork. Those two of your's noted above were big highlights for me in 2005 along with tons and tons of other works. Everything from Windermere, Kent, the various artists collecton of "Never Lose That Feeling", The Morning After Girls, Monster Movie, Ceremony, Malory, The Black Angels, Greenspace, The Stevenson Ranch Davidians, Hammock, Eau Claire, DestroyAllDreamers, Flavor Crystals, Televise, Air Formation, The High Dials, Shade, Lycia Sleep, Soundclub and way more that have slipped my mind at present. 2006 is looking very promising too.
Funny thing is, many people would probably like a good 80% or so of what we've posted yet won't even bother to check most of them out until Pitchfork or the NME tells them it's okay to do so. :roll:
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Originally posted by Jaguar:
Funny thing is, many people would probably like a good 80% or so of what we've posted yet won't even bother to check most of them out until Pitchfork or the NME tells them it's okay to do so. :roll: [/QB]
Sad but true, makes it particularly hard on up and coming bands. I really like SRD as well. So,let me make it a little easier and hope a few people may enjoy these guys: http://www.thestevensonranchdavidians.com (http://www.thestevensonranchdavidians.com)
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good lord Sparx, talk about an exhaustive list that makes me feel uneducated.
of those on your list, I have only heard a pretty sizable handful.
my comment was more aimed at the things that have broken through into a larger audience. i think in any given year, you will always have some phenomenal releases if you can find them - so much music is put out these days, that if you look hard enough, you will be able to find great stuff. there isn't any doubt about that.
but to me, what really differentiates one year from another is what is sitting on the (relative) surface. that sounds ignorant, and I don't mean it to, but do you know what I mean?
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Well, it's not like I'm not interesting in discovering new music, but I barely have time to listen to the 2 CDs I bought this past Tuesday, much less track down and investigate 50+ bands I've never heard of before.
Convince me that I need to listen to these bands. Telling me how uncool I am for reading Pitchfork ain't gonna do it.
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Well, it's not like I'm not interesting in discovering new music, but I barely have time to listen to the 2 CDs I bought this past Tuesday, much less track down and investigate 50+ bands I've never heard of before.
Convince me that I need to listen to these bands. Telling me how uncool I am for reading Pitchfork ain't gonna do it.
You took the words right outta my mouth. In relative terms, I do a pretty good job at finding new music, though I know I'm a novice to some folks. That's the case for anything, I suppose.
Calla, I agree with you as well....not ignorant to me. As if that's any solace. ;)
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I think his point is if you're going to read up/listen for new indie music, to go to different sources than Pitchfork or WOXY.
Do you get all of your news from CNN and USA Today?
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Originally posted by Bombay Chutney:
Well, it's not like I'm not interesting in discovering new music, but I barely have time to listen to the 2 CDs I bought this past Tuesday, much less track down and investigate 50+ bands I've never heard of before.
Convince me that I need to listen to these bands. Telling me how uncool I am for reading Pitchfork ain't gonna do it.
Here's a simple and relatively painless way to check out bands by bio or audio clips in a matter of seconds. www.allmusic.com (http://www.allmusic.com)
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Originally posted by SPARX:
* half man half biscuit - achtung bono
You poser. I liked half man half biscuit before they were famous. I find all the good bands before they become sellouts and are put on allmusic.com.
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Originally posted by clyde725:
Originally posted by SPARX:
* half man half biscuit - achtung bono
You poser. I liked half man half biscuit before they were famous. [/b]
They're famous? Must be a broad definition of the word.
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Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
I think his point is if you're going to read up/listen for new indie music, to go to different sources than Pitchfork or WOXY.
Do you get all of your news from CNN and USA Today?
To compare pitchfork to USA today is silly. Sure, it is mainstream for the indie world, but have you forgotten about billboard or the top 40? The majority of music pitchfork talks about doesn't get a sniff of major radio play. We can discuss the music industry another time, but please, let's keep things in perspective.
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the album of the year, we've ALL Been waiting for!!!!!
yes, Paul Oakenfold and Fatboy Slim, together at last on ONE album!!!
:roll:
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My point was to say that you shouldn't rely too heavily on any one source. But you knew that, silly.
Originally posted by zoso483:
Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer:
I think his point is if you're going to read up/listen for new indie music, to go to different sources than Pitchfork or WOXY.
Do you get all of your news from CNN and USA Today?
To compare pitchfork to USA today is silly. Sure, it is mainstream for the indie world, but have you forgotten about billboard or the top 40? The majority of music pitchfork talks about doesn't get a sniff of major radio play. We can discuss the music industry another time, but please, let's keep things in perspective. [/b]
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saying a year wasnt good for music and someone disputing it is just silly.
obviously calla meant the year wasnt good for music "in his opinion". meaning not too much he heard impressed him. and naturally some people either heard different cds or like different music than he/she. jeez.
i wont remember 2005 as the year any of my all time faves came out either (yet).
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What I've heard off the new Rhett Miller album is really, really, really bad.
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While looking for something else I stumbled upon this tidbit which will make Bags jump for joy....
New Tommy Keene Studio Album Due Apr. 4 on Eleven Thirty Records
January 12, 2006, 10:27 am
First New Studio Album by Tommy Keene in Four Years
Street Date 4.04.06 on 1130 Records
"While we all know there's a fine line between 'rock legend' and 'cult figure,' there is no doubt that Keene is one of America's greatest, unheralded songwriters."
--Rolling Stone
From his start in the DC alternative scene in the early '80s through acclaimed releases for Geffen and then Matador in the '90s, Tommy Keene returns to the public eye with Crashing the Ether, his first studio album since 2002. Keene's fans, many of them fellow musicians and critics, have long recognized that Tommy has written some of the best pop/rock tunes of his generation. This sense of craftsmanship and distinctive guitar sound brought him sideman slots with the likes of Velvet Crush and Paul Westerberg. In January 2006, he'll be playing guitar and keyboards with Guided by Voiced mainman Robert Pollard as he tours for his first post-GBV release, From A Compound Eye. (Look for a Keene/Pollard collaboration as "The Keene Brothers" out later this year.)
For Crashing the Ether, Keene's tenth solo release in over two decades, Tommy tried a different studio approach, recording much of the album himself at his L.A. home, with drums by John Richardson and scattered contributions from regular Keene band members and friends. The resulting tracks are arguably Tommy's best to date. "It was really liberating. I'd always thought that the more people I brought into a solo record the more 'personality' it would have. This time, I tried the Prince routine, and it was such a freeing experience. Every night, I could go and practice in my home studio and overdub any instrument until I got it right."
The result is 10 original tracks, with guest appearances by Jesse Valenzuela (Gin Blossoms) and R. Walt Vincent (Pete Yorn). Sonically, the album is dazzling, with big drums �" they were recorded live in the huge open foyer of Tommy's house - and open, ringing guitars, while lyrically, the album could be Tommy's great leap forward, with subject matter ranging from a nostalgic, black & white snapshot of New York, Warren Beatty and mixed signals via "Texas Tower #4."
With Crashing the Ether and the new Pollard projects, 2006 heralds the return of one of the finest singer-songwriters/guitarists going. Here's hoping it brings Tommy Keene the larger audience he has long deserved.
Catch Tommy and his band on tour in spring 2006.
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Very cool, Kosmo. I wonder when Tommy's own tour starts. I just got a ticket to see Robert Pollard in NYC on April 20, and I hope to HELL Tommy is there (I am so saddened at missing the DC show later this month, but I have a work meeting I have to attend).
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Go-Betweens to Release Live DVD/CD
David Nadelle reports:
Australian comeback kids the Go-Betweens are celebrating yet another banner year in their second life as a band. Their latest studio album, Oceans Apart, figured prominently among many "best of" lists for 2005, and the rejuvenated outfit are to release a live DVD/CD entitled That Striped Sunlight Sound on February 7 through their American label Yep Roc. (It comes out January 27 on Tuition in Europe).
The live concert portion of the set is a recording of a sold-out October 2005 show at the Tivoli Theatre in the band's hometown of Brisbane that includes run-throughs of Go-Betweens standards like "Streets of Your Town", "Spring Rain", and "Karen".
For super-fans, though, the real selling point has to be the "Sunday Acoustic Session" bonus feature. A sit-down-and-hash-out clambake with group leaders Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, it's an acoustic ramble through the essential tracks of their oeuvre, featuring song origin and composition insights from both songwriters. So basically it's "VH1 Storytellers" for cool people.
Tracklist:
Disc One (DVD):
"Live at the Tivoli Theatre":
01 Black Mule
02 Clouds
03 Boundary Rider
04 Born to a Family
05 Streets of Your Town
06 Here Comes the City
07 Draining the Pool for You
08 Finding You
09 Spring Rain
10 Was There Anything I Could Do
11 Surfing Magazines
12 The Devil's Eye
13 Too Much of One Thing
14 People Say
15 The Clock
16 Karen
"Sunday Acoustic Session":
17 Lee Remick
18 Cattle and Cane
19 Part Company
20 Bachelor Kisses
21 Head Full of Steam
22 Bye Bye Price
23 Dive for Your Memory
24 German Farm House
25 Too Much of One Thing
26 Here Comes the City
27 Finding You
Disc Two (CD):
"Live at the Tivoli Theatre":
01 Black Mule
02 Clouds
03 Boundary Rider
04 Born to a Family
05 Streets of Your Town
06 Here Comes the City
07 Draining the Pool for You
08 Finding You
09 Spring Rain
10 Was There Anything I Could Do
11 Surfing Magazines
12 The Devil's Eye
13 Too Much of One Thing
14 People Say
15 The Clock
16 Karen
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This might be in one of the 15 other threads on new albums....
Club Morrissey
Updated 01:54 PST Wed, Jan 18 2006
Morrissey has unveiled a lengthy U.K. tour in support of his upcoming album, Ringleader Of The Tormentors.
The singer, who hasn't toured since fall 2004, will play 29 shows across the U.K., beginning April 18 in Salford and running for nearly six more weeks.
The itinerary includes three dates at three different venues in Morrissey's hometown of Manchester May 5-8. He'll visit the London Palladium three Sundays in a row, including the last date of the tour May 28.
Ringleader Of The Tormentors is Morrissey's second album through Sanctuary Records on his own Attack imprint. It's set for release April 3 in the U.K. and a day later in the U.S.