The Hotelier - Goodness (May 27, 2016) Album • Page 60

Yeah of course, was more focusing on the people who have the level of focus to know better. Millions think the Daily Mail is an informative paper, doesn't mean it's entirely shit.

My point was sites like Rolling Stone are easily identifiable as a popular, and focused heavily on the mainstream consensus, music website. Pitchfork are very different, and the work they have done in putting a spotlight on other smaller bands, especially emo ones has been great - when they reviewed the new Pinegrove, for example, I was shocked in a good way. But I still think they could do better by putting more emphasis on wholly deserving records like this (at least I expect this to be great) with BNM...maybe some of those 'millions of people who don't know any better' can appreciate other music that doesn't go against their own preconceived notions of hype and critical acclaim.

 

My Dad reads the Daily Mail god help him

 

I don't think there's anyway this album could be as good as Currents

 

yes

honestly one of the best bands active in LA right now, they play p much every show and it's great. live set is way different from their recorded material too, a lot more improv and drawn out instrumentation.

I'm really excited for the tour kickoff show in June, it's them + my two other fav local projects at this new (?) warehouse and it's gonna be sick

 

Comparing a Tame Impala record to a Hotelier record is like trying to decide which is better between a really good baseball game and a really good basketball game - it doesn't matter, they're completely different sports

 

I genuinely thought this would fight for my number one this year but fuck there has been so many amazing albums it may struggle unless I'm as emotionally invested in it as Home.

 

don't think about other albums when you're listening to this one, don't think about rankings or anything. you'll ruin it for yourself. let's just enjoy it

 

may even go out to DC to see them! cool show too, and it's a friday! woohoo!

 

Yeah this. Like, a thousand times this.

 

When I get a new album I listen to it in complete isolation two or three times, then read about it after, really made the new Radiohead album so much better when you can form your own opinions

 

I'm not thinking of rankings, just that we have been blessed with some of the most touching, emotionally relevant and breathtaking music this year.

 

yep totally agree with Jordan. Just soak it in

 

My first impression listen is to place it on my AOTY list AND the bands discography. I sit on this forum and one other forum waiting to post my thoughts as I go also.

 

I guarantee you that this will not get BNM. Ian will also probably not be the person who writes the Pitchfork review (though, I wouldn't be surprised if he writes about it for a different publication like he did for TWIABP).

 

they are on pitchfork fest, so...best bet yet from this scene.

 

I still think mid to high 8s with no BNM and probably no Ian Cohen review.

 

I really wish this album reaches a wider audience...why even though I personally love the art they've gone for, my first thought when seeing it was "how the fuck will they market this". I greatly admire and love the band so much for not trying to make something that's massively commercial and is still true and honest and passionate but I'm curious to see how/if they explode in popularity after this

 

they won't go higher than 8.2 or 8.3 (which is pushing it) without a BNM.

 

this album is so close yet so far and I feel like throwing a big baby tantrum

 

Well, then the question becomes whether or not you think they will rate this significantly higher than Home? Because that got an 8.2 and didn't get a BNM, and they still let Ian be the one to review it. I should have looked by at the scores for these albums before I made that prediction, because they've pretty much all landed in the 7.7 to 8.2 range. Seems kind of the ceiling for albums from this scene.

 

highly doubt BNM, if only because the genre that this band gets lumped into was far more relevant to the indie blog hype sphere two years ago than it is now.

e: i guess it depends on the extent to which this record manages to break free of the association with emo revival. not that it's a bad thing necessarily, but it would keep it from getting BNM or a super high score imo.

 

finally broke and started listening to soft animal

 

I just realized I'm seeing these guys a week from tomorrow. Holy shit I'm pumped.

 

This record is definitely the most likely album from this scene to get BNM based on the fact that they're playing Pitchfork Fest so there's probably going to be less hesitance from the editors to embrace them as a band worthy of that level. That said, it still wouldn't surprise me if this was 8.3 no BNM.

 

if Ian does the review its getting a BNM, otherwise I'll say it will get an 8.0