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Post by mimmihopps on Jun 4, 2016 16:36:08 GMT -5
Formed by Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai), Rachel Goswell (Slowdive), Justin Lockey (Editors) and James Lockey. An another band on my 2016 list. I think matt and carlober will like them. I've read that James from The Twilight Sad was also involved with them when they started, so it's enough to make me want to hear more of their songs. |
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Post by carlober on Jun 4, 2016 16:48:03 GMT -5
I'll definitely check them out tomorrow, as I'm a big fan of both Slowdive and Mogwai.
Thanks for the tip mimmi!
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Post by mimmihopps on Jun 4, 2016 16:52:27 GMT -5
James Graham from The Twilight Sad joined for "Scattered Ashes (Song For Richard)"!
I'm in love with this song.
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Post by matt on Jun 4, 2016 17:22:25 GMT -5
Brilliant,they sound great, thanks mimmi. A strong line up there you can't go wrong with.
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Post by mimmihopps on Jun 5, 2016 4:00:18 GMT -5
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Post by carlober on Jun 12, 2016 5:07:14 GMT -5
I've listened to the album yesterday and I really, really liked it! Predictably, it sounds like a modern take on shoegaze with some heavy melodic post-rock influences. What's not to like?  Breaking My Light is an incredible tune, easily among my favorite tracks released this year so far. |
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Post by mimmihopps on Jun 12, 2016 5:13:24 GMT -5
I've listened to the album yesterday and I really, really liked it! Predictably, it sounds like a modern take on shoegaze with some heavy melodic post-rock influences. What's not to like? Breaking My Light is an incredible tune, easily among my favorite tracks released this year so far. I knew you would like them.  Just like matt said "A strong line up there you can't go wrong with". I haven't listened to the entire album yet, but will do very soon. Shame that I have to miss them at Best Kept Secret next week, but I'm happy to see Mogwai yesterday. |
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Post by matt on Jun 12, 2016 11:23:14 GMT -5
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Post by mimmihopps on Jun 12, 2016 12:24:31 GMT -5
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Post by mimmihopps on Jun 14, 2016 12:52:28 GMT -5
James from The Twilight Sad joining on stage for "Scattered Ashes (Song For Richard)" in London last month.
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Post by mimmihopps on Jun 16, 2016 11:25:42 GMT -5
Finally got my copy today. Really looking forward to listen to the entire album.
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Post by mimmihopps on Jun 16, 2016 14:42:55 GMT -5
Elias, have you heard their debut album yet? Tell me yes, because I'm pretty sure you have and you love it!
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Post by carlober on Jun 16, 2016 17:00:16 GMT -5
I hope you liked it, mimmihopps! The whole album is excellent, but these are my favorite tracks after a few listens: Breaking My Light A Hundred Ropes The Thief Give Up the Ghost |
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Post by mimmihopps on Jun 17, 2016 1:49:42 GMT -5
I'm loving the album, carlober. Absolute briiliant, more than I expected. My favourite songs are: Give Up The Ghost Breaking My Light Folk Arp Scattered Ashes (Song For Richard) On innner sleeve it says: "We made this record as a band because who the fuck really knows what a band is nowadays anyway?" In the recent interview Rachel said "We've had a long distance recording session" to make this album. Well, it worked Rachel and the world knows the result! |
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Post by mimmihopps on Jun 17, 2016 5:02:31 GMT -5
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Post by carlober on Jun 17, 2016 5:11:15 GMT -5
Thanks mimmi! I hope the stream will work from Italy! |
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Post by carlober on Jun 17, 2016 10:46:25 GMT -5
Man, I fucking hate geoblocked streams. I can watch it in poor quality using Hola but I won't be able to rip it  |
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Post by mimmihopps on Jun 17, 2016 12:13:09 GMT -5
Live stream started 15 minutes earlier, so I missed the first 15 minutes. carlober, hopefully the video will be on the website later. |
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Post by carlober on Jun 17, 2016 12:18:07 GMT -5
Live stream started 15 minutes earlier, so I missed the first 15 minutes. carlober, hopefully the video will be on the website later. And I had to miss the last 15 minutes  I watched in poor quality so I might be wrong, but something in the mix seemed a bit off, maybe the vocals were too loud or the guitars were too quiet...? Yeah, let's hope they'll upload it on the website and/or YouTube later! |
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Post by mimmihopps on Jun 17, 2016 12:26:45 GMT -5
Live stream started 15 minutes earlier, so I missed the first 15 minutes. carlober, hopefully the video will be on the website later. And I had to miss the last 15 minutes I watched in poor quality so I might be wrong, but something in the mix seemed a bit off, maybe the vocals were too loud or the guitars were too quiet...? Yeah, let's hope they'll upload it on the website and/or YouTube later! I thought it too. I really really hope they'll do solo gigs. They're not kind of a band to play in a tent when the sun is still up. I admire Rachel now. What a woman! |
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Post by Elias on Jun 18, 2016 6:23:04 GMT -5
Elias , have you heard their debut album yet? Tell me yes, because I'm pretty sure you have and you love it! I've not sat down with the whole thing yet mimmi, but the bits I've heard inevitably sound great. As matt said, can't really go wrong with this line-up! |
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Post by matt on Jun 18, 2016 12:56:18 GMT -5
Will listen to the album tonight! Been a busy few days so now time to relax!
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Post by mimmihopps on Jun 18, 2016 16:37:25 GMT -5
Will listen to the album tonight! Been a busy few days so now time to relax! Looking forward to hear what you think of the album! |
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Post by mimmihopps on Jun 20, 2016 6:10:21 GMT -5
Their performance from Friday is on 3vor12 website now! 3voor12.vpro.nl/nieuws/2016/Best-Kept-Secret-2016/Vrijdag/Minor-Victories.htmlThey didn't receive a very good review for this performance, especially Rachel. I've read in recent interview that her left ear is completely deaf by infection, but she wears a special made ear plugg during a gig. This might explain why she struggled to sing during this performance. Still really hope to see them live sometime very soon. Edit: it's not a full performance, but only 24 minutes. |
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Post by matt on Jun 21, 2016 12:56:02 GMT -5
Will listen to the album tonight! Been a busy few days so now time to relax! Looking forward to hear what you think of the album! An interesting mix, and the influences from all the group member's other bands were kind of amalgamated into one album. Really cool - it's a lot heavier in places than other post-rock acts, and those are the ones that stick in my mind longer, particularly Scattered Ashes, though it inevitably (and obviously) reminds me of The Twilight Sad with a post-rock twist which is a potent mix to be fair! Goswell and Graham's vocals really harmonise well on that - would like to see them collaborate a bit more in the future! |
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