Sweet vindication?
There we go, less known than the more popular fare, but comes from the same tree. That's a good 2 for 2 in my book too. I know you've heard most bands out there including ones from the Playlist, so this can't be "new for you"?
I was thinking those same things as well.
I still have some hope there, and in my defense I keep trying on at least one in particular. ;-)
That point cannot be understated given its timeframe 15 years ago.
Was not surprised at all to initially learn you were also a fan being already one of Frightened Rabbit and The Maccabees. Hard to leave one of those bands out of those similar veins with high quality vocals to match the mood and emotion.
And just to add that was after Local Natives opened up for The National and they became friends on the tour and Dessner agreed to produce their second album Hummingbird, Coatigan's favourite, and a close 2nd in my book.
No new to me. Sometimes things just slip through the net. This may be one I listen to the debut then listen to the latest which I believe was last year to see the progression.
I'm going to be honest on their latest two albums... I didn't like them on the whole as much as their earlier ones in their first four releases.
Agreed on that, and enjoying the Rock Evolution gems we're getting there, years before I know your 80's sweet spot is coming up.
First listen done and it's reminding me a bunch of some stuff I like so hopefully this is a grower even if initially I feel some songs are longer than they need to be.
It's about daily life and the mundane and the things that shouldn't probably get us worked up as much as they sometimes do.
I'm going to just put it out there, I thought of you when I heard:
Agree not indie as I know it as such but that's maybe the difference between UK and US indie. Shades of Fleet Foxes and Arcade Fire to me, two bands I can take or leave really. Hopefully more concentrated listening will lead it closer to the National
Ah ok I think I discounted Wide Eyes because you already said what it was about :) I think I only tend to talk about lyrics when I think they are stupid. This is what I mean about you being attuned to the lyrics - you have much nicer things to say about them.
I was initially thinking my review might be a bit of an exploration of how American Indie and British Indie feels different but I'm not sure I'm knowledgeable enough to articulate it. What do you think are the main differences? I think this does sound a little British at times to be honest but not sure what I mean by that
I have given them your direct feedback!
You have as Coatigan noted.
If I was to draw comparisons to bands I think you like, it wood be Woods.
It's a good question and made me think that British and American are just too broad as categories. When I think classic indie I'm thinking jangly guitars and the Smiths but then that can apply to bands like Aztec Camera going way back, early REM and a host of New Zealand bands that came out of the Dunedin sound. So it's more about style than geography.
And listening to Local Natives while I mentioned Fleet Foxes and Arcade Fire (a band I could never take to) last night you're absolutley right, in it's better moments it had me thinking of Woods (and wanting to listen to them instead). Throw in Other Lives, maybe Midlake as well as what could very loosely be described as folk indie. Or indie folk. But then that is a subspecies of human.
Sweet vindication.. in some ways ;)
Remember when 'alternative' or 'alt-rock' was a genre for anything that didn't quite fit a specific category? In some ways, that's what seems to have happened to Indie now.
