KODALINE ARE PEEWANK. (1 Viewer)

[ann post]

High hopes is pretty genre defining in terms of peewank.

Peewank is a subgenre of crywank.

 

[Unknown Convict]

Not every band from Swords can be amazing.

swords fife and drum band would spice up the lamb

 

[Unicron]

Are swords from Swords?

 

[CinnamonBoy]

They're more agreeable than Mumford and Sons.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Faint praise @CinnamonBoy, faint praise.


Anyway, that blog post in the Irish Times is pretty obnoxiously written but, well, it's a blog so it's never gonna more than opinion.

 

[Theseus Mock]

Great piece Una.

 

[Unicron]

I didn't read the original piece and then someone linked me to the retort. Took me a moment to realise that the author wasn't having an argument with themselves.

 

[GO]

Kodaline ..sounds like an over the counter headache remedy.
But ..paradoxically..they give me a headache*.

Oh the irony.


*I havent heard them.Prevention is the best medicine.

 

[therealjohnny]

I'm just glad I'm not alone is hating The Coronas

 

[Lili Marlene]

What song is the Coronas hit? I don't think i know anything by them

 

[GO]

I imagine there'll be someone along to call us all failed bitter haterz shortly

 

[therealjohnny]

The Coronas look and sound like every band from every village in Ireland; this is our Coldplay song, this is our Snow Patrol song, this is our Irish folky song...but they have inexplicably become popular

Hate is too strong a word..I'm more baffled at their popularity

and I hate them for making me feel that way

 

[GO]

Thats a great observation Jounny.

Theres a good two or three of those acts in this town!

 

[Lili Marlene]

At the end of the day I wish these bands all the success they can get

 

[GO]

Sure I wish that for everybody.

More power to everybody..in everything they do.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

At the end of the day I wish these bands all the success they can get

Some brilliant pop songs on that record.

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You're all a bunch of failed bitter haters.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

And wasn't Final Straw a good record for what it was?

Seems it's okay on here to fucking rave about a decent pop act like Wham! with the safety of time and retro sheen.
Most of ye would have been mortified to say ye liked Wham! when they were actually releasing records, because the only people that bought their records were teenage girls.

 

[therealjohnny]

I miss Glen..and veryslowey

 

[CinnamonBoy]

Seems it's okay on here to fucking rave about a decent pop act like Wham! with the safety of time and retro sheen.
Most of ye would have been mortified to say ye liked Wham! when they were actually releasing records, because the only people that bought their records were teenage girls.

I'd disagree with that. Sure most of them on here are Lana Del Rey fanatics and fully out about it.
Anyway, no Kodaline record will ever sound any better or have any kind of sheen, except shit sheen, in 25 years.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Some brilliant pop songs on that record.

There are zero pop songs of the type that I like on that record. I found it full of songs that were so terrified of sounding 'dated' that they retreated into retro noises in the mistaken belief that because some songs from the 60's and 70's somehow turned out to be timeless that all you had to do was emulate their sound and you'd be ok. They ended up completely devoid of any original character.

Kind of like how Haim make me want to listen to music from 1986 rather than Haim themselves.


Obviously if it ticked some boxes for you then listen away but don't expect to be able to talk me into liking it.

Seems it's okay on here to fucking rave about a decent pop act like Wham! with the safety of time and retro sheen.
Most of ye would have been mortified to say ye liked Wham! when they were actually releasing records, because the only people that bought their records were teenage girls.

I like plenty of modern pop music thanks.