great short albums (2 Viewers)

[dunderhead]

 

[Nate Champion]

hissing prigs isn't that short.13 songs.

Yeah, but it's only 34 minutes long, which maybe too long for the short short fans.

 

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Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire De Melody Nelson.

28 mins.
Amazing record.

 

[hermie]

Yeah, but it's only 34 minutes long, which maybe too long for the short short fans.

have you got bonsai superstar?how does it compare, i can't find it anywhere

 

[Nate Champion]

have you got bonsai superstar?how does it compare, i can't find it anywhere

No, I don't have it. I've heard a song or two off it, they're good songs, but as the saying goes it's not a patch on 'Hissing Prigs...'

 

[hermie]

No, I don't have it. I've heard a song or two off it, they're good songs, but as the saying goes it's not a patch on 'Hissing Prigs...'

that's the worst saying i've ever heard.smack bunny baby is class but it has no John Schmersal, so it's bound to be good.if i find it i'll burn it for ya

 

[Nate Champion]

smack bunny baby is class but it has no John Schmersal, so it's bound to be good.if i find it i'll burn it for ya

I'm confused Hermie, like this confused - . 'it has no John Schmersal , so it's bound to be good'? So you don't like Enon? He has a considerable imput on 'Hissing...' to my ears.
Yeah, a burn would be sweet Hermie.|..| ::clef:: .

 

[hermie]

I'm confused Hermie, like this confused - . 'it has no John Schmersal , so it's bound to be good'? So you don't like Enon? He has a considerable imput on 'Hissing...' to my ears.
Yeah, a burn would be sweet Hermie.|..| ::clef:: .

no, no, no.smack bunny baby has no john schmersal (great surname by the by) and it's still class.so surely their first with him (bonsai superstar) is amazing.

 

[Nate Champion]

no, no, no.smack bunny baby has no john schmersal (great surname by the by) and it's still class.so surely their first with him (bonsai superstar) is amazing.

Oh right, wires crossed. Have you heard Schmersal's first solo project John Stuart Mill? It was called 'Forget Everything', came out before 'Believo!' - it's very lo-fi and quite brief, but the man's got ideas...he's produced the new Thunderbirds are now! (tracks up on their myspace) 'Make History', not out til October.

I've cut this from their myspace:

Make History, Detroit band Thunderbirds are Now!'s 3rd full-length and second on Frenchkiss Records, does away with a band in full tail-chase and depicts one at it's peak: no longer stressing about what people might expect, but rather wearing their influences better than one of Interpol's tailored suits. "We live off of pop music," says singer/guitarist Ryan Allen. "Some Beatles for breakfast, a little Smiths for lunch, and the Pixies for dinner. Sometimes we'll have a little New Pornographers for a midnight snack." Further, "making an album full of melodies, actual choruses, songs in major keys it's something I think we all grew up with, so it was inevitable that we'd make a record like this. It's our chance to do right by our influences and by ourselves."

To document Make History the band convened in New York and Philadelphia with longtime friend John Schmersal, famous for his signature guitar skronk as a member of Brainiac and for his skewed-pop sensibilities with his current band Enon. Schmersal's ear for melody as well as unconventional sounds and structures helped TAN! find a perfect marriage between the straight-ahead and the peculiar. It's a coupling that can be heard all over Make History. Take the opener, "Panthers in Crime," which starts off with an acoustic introduction and crashes to an end with keyboardist Scott Allen manning a Hammond organ and drummer Matt Rickle bashing his kit. Or examine "The Veil Comes Down," a four-on-the-floor rocker that features bassist Howard Chang's steady rhythms and some of the most eccentric keyboard noises the band has ever cooked up. The eleven-song album culminates with live staple "(The Making of...) Make History" and its chorus of pop-centric "ba ba da ba's" singing the album to its triumphant close. It's all done with the utmost intent of separating themselves from the dance-rock and the post-post-punk pigeonholing that has plagued some of their contemporaries, making their own history along the way.
For those unfamiliar with the band's ever-changing evolution, let's get you up to speed: The band started off as a five-piece in the suburbs of Detroit, eventually trimming down to drummer Mike Durgan, bassist Marty Smith, keyboardist Scott Allen, and singer/guitarist Ryan Allen. The band released two EPs and one full-length record (2003's rambunctious Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief on the Action Driver label), before signing to Frenchkiss Records to release their 2005 breakthrough Justamustache. The record garnered praise across the board from tastemakers like Pitchforkmedia.com and others. After Smith left the group to become a married man the band drafted bassist Howard Chang and hit the road with fervor, touring with the likes of Enon, Minus the Bear, The Hold Steady, The Constantines, These Arms are Snakes, Supersystem, and Rahim. Summer 2005 saw the band make their first appearance on the American summer festival circuit playing the Pitchforkmedia-curated Intonation Music Festival. To cap off their year the band visited the UK for the first time. In early 2006, Durgan left the band, so new drummer Matt Rickle (of Detroit faves Javelins) stepped in to the fray, joining the band for their first-ever Australian tour alongside Les Savy Fav and the Hold Steady. 2006 promises more of the same upward trajectory for TAN! starting with Make History in the fall and their patented brand of unrelenting touring and inspiring live shows around the globe to follow.

 

[hermie]

yea that frenchkiss label's a belter,must check them out.so are you a 'believo!' or a 'high society' man?

 

[Nate Champion]

yea that frenchkiss label's a belter,must check them out.so are you a 'believo!' or a 'high society' man?

'Believo!'s a really good debut, but 'High Society' is a classic album. It's also the entry point for Toko Yasuda.
I never bothered to get 'hocus pocus', i heard it just didn't have the fervour and suss of it's predecessor. I've heard a few songs that seemed quite different. Last October I heard that Seth Jabour was playing guitar on the new Enon album (or that he had more or less joined them). Tim Harrington had gone and got himself married and Les Savy Fav seemed on hiatus. Yet Les Savy Fav were back playing shows earlier this year. I also have heard nothing since of this Enon album. The news on enon.tv is outdated.

Did you see them when they played some paddy's day function organised by local bands in the village? They were on fire.

Check the fuck out of a band called Javelins.

 

[hermie]

yea saw them at that, superb alright.thought they were even better at ATP the following year, maybe because i knew the material a bit better.that'd be savage if seth got involved.match made in heaven.