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USCHO Music Thread: We All Have A Crush On Shirley Manson

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MissThundercat said:
cc to slap: Interpol has a new album coming out soon.
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Wow another one? If it's anywhere near as good as The Other Side of Make-Believe which came out in March then I cannot wait. Typically when an artist puts out albums that close together it means a lot of the music was created at the same time which bodes well for this new one. Thanks for the heads up.
 
Slap, I was mistaken. Other Side of Make Believe was released here in the States in July and they've been promoting it heavily.

I thought there was so much promotion there was another album coming out.

My apologies.
 
I'm borrowing my partner's car this week, and all she gets is FM radio.

Tonight, "It's The End of the World As We Know It" and not only could I not keep up with singing it in the car, I realized that if I try to ascertain the meaning of it, I will only be depressed.
 
Dispossessing me of a prejudice, I guess would be the best term, the lead guitarist in Stevie Wonder’s band when he was pumping out his biggest funk pop hits was a white guy. He was the only white guy in the band. I just didn’t expect a white guy to play that style of music that we’ll back in the 70s.
 
So I saw Nick Lowe and Elvis Costello tonight.

Lowe: A+

My god, what a great show. Lovely singer, good patter. He is so likeable and genuine even his songs that I don't really like he sells and makes me want to love them. And he is still just a colossus of talent and style.


Elvis: F

But that F comes with a caveat, it was the worst mixing board I have ever heard at a concert. It was almost impossible to understand anything Elvis sang or said. But still, I've seen him 3 times in 7 yeas now, and he is losing a step a year. It was depressing to hear him try to compensate for fading range and vocal flexibility by resorting to overamping and heavy guitar distortion. Dude, hang it up, there's no shame. You're 67, you made some of the best music in proto-post-punk, and you got a thirty-year hammock nap while banging your way through every alt-country singer not your wife. It's been a good life; Ross would be proud.
 
Black Midi. I don’t get the hype. Just because you own a few King Crimson and Sweep The Leg Johnny records doesn’t mean you should try and write songs approximating their ideas. Those bands were unique because the players had singular voices on their instruments.

video grade: A+
music grade: D

https://youtu.be/Efmq_uXt1Rk
 
Mazzy Star: She Hangs Brightly and So Tonight That I Might See

It's a good way to relax and let go of stress and exhaustion.

Also, Hope Sandoval could read the dictionary to me and I'd hang on every word.
 
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