New Music - 2024

threespires said:
Apparently they were selling out reasonable size gigs on the back of 9 minutes of released music. Fair play to Island's marketing team.
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Exactly marketing team. Signed to Island. Release debut single with some swearing in so there's a clean and edgy version. Won BBC Introducing as an "indie" band. Played Graham Norton and Jools Holland. It's not bad it just suspicious. Prefer The Big Moon myself.
 
threespires said:
Apparently they were selling out reasonable size gigs on the back of 9 minutes of released music. Fair play to Island's marketing team.
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Tried to get tickets for Sprints in Glasgow in a few months, sold out before I could click my way through the captcha shite. Last couple gigs I tried to get tickets for all had a similar thing, and I only managed to go through mates.

I wonder if there is an increased appetite for going to gigs now after covid, particularly the ones not priced obscenely.

On the plus side got my tickets for Idles in November. A bit of a shame it is a big venue they are in, but what can you do, can't begrudge them popularity.
 
threespires said:
One listen in so far.
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It has not disappointed. I was a bit worried it might struggle with the burden of expectation I had built up for it.

A bit more controlled confidence to it perhaps, and nice to see a bit of tenderness here and there too.

So far, Idea01, Roy and Gospel stand out as songs.
 
Out on blue 6 said:
Has the radical departure taken them into Synthwave territory or as I suspect not really? Gift Horse could be off any of the previous albums. Got to wait another week for my copy
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I'd pay good money to see/hear Idles let loose on the synthwave community but we'll have to wait for that one.

Been a couple of moments when I was a bit wrong footed listening to it but don't think it's quite the level of change it was being touted as by some. Initial impression was of a pretty smart mixture of the familiar with some new elements to move them forward as well. Definitely going to enjoy getting familiar with it.
 
threespires said:
I'd pay good money to see/hear Idles let loose on the synthwave community but we'll have to wait for that one.

Been a couple of moments when I was a bit wrong footed listening to it but don't think it's quite the level of change it was being touted as by some. Initial impression was of a pretty smart mixture of the familiar with some new elements to move them forward as well. Definitely going to enjoy getting familiar with it.
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Think it is one of those albums that will take familiarity to appreciate.
 
Coatigan said:
It has not disappointed. I was a bit worried it might struggle with the burden of expectation I had built up for it.

A bit more controlled confidence to it perhaps, and nice to see a bit of tenderness here and there too.

So far, Idea01, Roy and Gospel stand out as songs.
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I assume that guitar sound in Roy is the onomatopoeic 'tangk' sound the album title is based on.

Hearing Joe Talbot sound like Joe Talbot but sing "it feels like Hall and Oates is playing in my heart" is pretty funny (in a good way).
 
threespires said:
I assume that guitar sound in Roy is the onomatopoeic 'tangk' sound the album title is based on.

Hearing Joe Talbot sound like Joe Talbot but sing "it feels like Hall and Oates is playing in my heart" is pretty funny (in a good way).
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He is definitely going back to his early orlando weeks sounding vocals, from the singles before their first album. In instances.

First time I heard 26/27 from their first EP, I took a bit of convincing it Wasn't Orlando as a guest vocalist.
 
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Coljj said:
All sold out but for a 2nd show London date and the Dublin 3Arena.

The 6 Music festival is at Victoria Warehouse and a full orchestra will be playing with them.
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Dublin was free midweek when i checked, if you can find a nice un booked city on the tour get a lil holiday included..

My friends went to Prague for Tool once.
 
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