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it’s very different than that, i’d check it out. honestly think you’d like it a ton

 

alright, might as well give it a shot then!

 

it's her first really song-oriented record, not a lot like plastic ono band or fly

and the songs slap!!!

 

john’s guitar on it is kinda next level

 

good start for sure. I really liked the Kris Kristofferson cover "For The Good Times"

 

@Matt Chylak - I just got 18 Twitter notifications on my Miles Davis rec to you. That happen to you, too?

 

what'd you think?

 

Super cool. I think it’ll need more time to really sink in though

 

Day 1: Cocteau Twins - The Moon and the Melodies

This was super cool. I’ve only heard a few of their records, so this one really surprised me with all of its ambient stretches! I was really impressed with how much breathing room they were able to create without things becoming super dull. There were times I wished the songs felt a little... thicker? But that’s really not for lack of substance, the tones and layering all throughout were beautiful and leave a lot to chew on

 

Al is very underrated as one of the great song-reinventors of all time. On Call Me (easily my favorite album of his), he just completely takes apart "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and reassembles it.

 

Gonna knock out some of my "To Listen" Playlist. 80s heavy coupled with some emo classics I hadn't heard.

1. The Beautiful South - Welcome to the Beautiful South
2. The Birthday Party - Junkyard
3. Boys Life - Departures and Landfalls
4. The O'Jays - Back Stabbers
5. Brian Eno & David Byrne - My Life In the Bush of Ghosts
6. Bruce Hornsby & the Range - Night on the Town
7. Christie Front Drive - Stereo
8. Ethel Meserve - Spelling the Names
9. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome
10. Fuel - Monuments to Excess
11. Happy Mondays - Bummed
12. The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4
13. The Jazz June - The Medicine
14. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Automatic
15. Patti LaBelle - I'm in Love Again
16. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Rattlesnakes
17. Love and Rockets - Seventh Dream of Teenage Heaven
18. Sparks – No. 1 in Heaven
19. Orange Juice - Rip it Up
20. Diana Ross - Diana
21. Peter Murphy - Deep
22. Pretenders - Pretenders
23. Rickie Lee Jones - Pirates
24. Roxy Music - Avalon
25. The Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always Collection
26. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill
27. The Style Council - Our Favourite Shop
28. This Mortal Coil - It'll End in Tears

I have 2 hours to listen to music in the morning, so I will burn through this early (most likely). Feel free to rec me other things.

 

The Beautiful South is really great! I'd heard "Song for Whoever" somewhere else, either a cover or in a movie or something. Gareth from Los Campesinos has been on record a few times that Paul Heaton is a major inspiration for his work, and you can totally see it across this. "Woman in the Wall" is a highlight. Unique melodies while still remaining pretty straightforward pop rock. I need to sit down with the lyrics a bit more, as people often cite them as a strongpoint of the band.

 

Hm I didn't realize that The Birthday Party is Nick Cave's band. I never really vibed with him before. "Blast Off" was a great way to start off the album, but I'm not into "She's Hit". I'll keep going with it

 

Yeah someone with a lot of followers must have retweeted your Sketches of Spain take haha

 

The five songs are obviously meant to flow together as a single long piece, but I put on “I Talk To The Wind” a lot in the winter.

 

Well this song is cool as hell and totally counter to what I expected. Is the whole record like this?

Edit: “Move On Fast” came on after and kicked my ass. Almost sounds like a Get Back era Beatles song. Going to add this record to my listening today.

 

full record is like that, yes. it’s very good.

 

I've got Mariah Carey's Daydream today. Blast from the past: I recognize a lot of these songs from being massive radio hits when I was a kid, but I have not heard most of them in at least 25 years.

 

lucinda williams’ car wheels… for me later today

 

Great singles. Eh album tracks.

 

Good thing it’s like 50 percent hit singles.

I enjoyed it, though the front half is definitely strongly superior to the back half.

 

Was originally going to listen to Jupiter by Cave In today, but the latest episode of Jeremy Bolm’s podcast has me wanting to jump into the chaos of St. Anger. Will update later, wish me luck.

 

it was good!