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Walk the Moon HAIM (just an EP now I think with LP coming this year)
I see two releases for each of these bands - Walk the moon = "Walk the Moon" and "I want! I want!" HAIM = "Forever" and "Daytrotter Session"
I'm assuming you're referring to the more recent ones but I want to be sure
For Walk the Moon - I Want I Want was a self released that is hard to get and is really the same songs so there's really one one album's worth of songs - Walk The Moon.
For HAIM - I just meant they only have EPs, no LP. Forever is the best place to start with them but it's only 4 or 5 songs. Their LP is supposed to be out this year, but haven't seen a date recently.
Post by Mr.BelgianAmbers on Feb 20, 2013 7:47:59 GMT -5
I recommend the new debut album from Trixie Whitley. She performed a few songs from that album live on the radio here a while ago and it sounds amazing.
Since we are picking starter albums, I will post those first. These are the albums that either give the best representation of the artist overall, or will be the most universally understood/appreciated. This doesn't mean I'm posting the most pop friendly albums, just the ones that are representative and easier to get into. I will put my favorite album in parentheses.
Wilco - The Whole Love (four-way tie between Whole Love, YHF, Sky Blue Sky, and A Ghost is Born) Grizzly Bear - Shields (Veckatimest) Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion (Merriweather Post Pavilion) Tame Impala - Lonerism (InnerSpeaker) Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city (good kid, m.A.A.d city)
Post by railroad436 on Feb 20, 2013 12:59:17 GMT -5
What's the deal with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis? I had never even heard of them until the Sasquatch line-up was announced. I listened to that Thrift Shop track and didnt much are for it. What are they billed so high? Anyone a fan and can explain? I am curious as to what I am missing.
Turtles are, actually quite sexy, if you think about it. I’m getting an erection just thinking about turtles. No, not a stripper named turtles, that’s not funny. Actual turtles.
—?Thom Yorke
Post by railroad436 on Feb 20, 2013 14:12:50 GMT -5
Here are some artist that have full albums on Youtube.
Macca - I think all the beatles, Wings, and solo stuff is out there. Tom Petty has a few Bjork - I think most of them are out there. Mumford - they are both out there Wilco - WTF is out there Pretty Lights - only his remix album is which is weird considering his music is free Wu Tang - I think most, if not all are on there Lumineers - there single album is out there Kendrick Lamar - he has three albums out there Grizzly Bear - Yellow House is out there Animal Collective - looks like all their albums are out there minus the new one Nas - all of his albums are out there ZZ Top - looks like most of them are there Beach House - both Bloom and Teen Dream are on there Macklemore - The Heist and Language of my Own World Cat Power- Myra Lee is out there Edward Sharpe - Up From Below is out there in parts ASAP Rocky - LiveLoveASAP is there Jim James va MMJ - Circuital is out there.
That's artist through the first 8 lines. If they arent listed, there are no albums on Youtube for them right now. I can do more later if people want. Youtube is the best way to preview unfamiliar artist in my opinion.
Turtles are, actually quite sexy, if you think about it. I’m getting an erection just thinking about turtles. No, not a stripper named turtles, that’s not funny. Actual turtles.
—?Thom Yorke
Just edited the first post to include this first round of consensus albums and albums that are the only release from a band:
Wu-tang Clan - Enter the Wutang (36 chambers) The Lumineers - The Lumineers* Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest Of Monsters and Men - My Head is an Animal* Nas - Illmatic Beach House - Bloom Jim James - Regions of Light and Sound of God* Local Natives - Gorilla Manor Alt-J - An Awesome Wave* Father John Misty - Fear Fun* Walk the Moon - Walk the Moon* Earl Sweatshirt - EARL* Purity Ring - Shrines Japandroids - Celebration Rock Django Django - Django Django* Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music Reptar - Body Faucet* Lord Huron - Lonesome Dream* Futurebirds - Hampton's Lullaby* Trixie Whitley - Fourth Corner* The Stepkids - The Stepkids* Matthew E. White - Big Inner*
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Big points of contention so far: Wilco - Summerteeth vs Yankee Hotel Foxtrot The National - High Violet vs Boxer Tame Impala - Innerspeaker vs Lonerism Death Grips - The Money Store vs Ex-Military
If people think both are required listening for any of these, I'm not above listing both. But people have to start somewhere, so which ones do you think should be listened to FIRST?
Bands that have yet to be voted on: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Boys Noize Glen Hansard Wolfgang Gartner Sam Bush & Del McCoury (May not have any collaborative work other than doing shows together?) Dwight Yoakam Porter Robinson Noam Pikelny & Friends Amadou & Mariam Preservation Hall Jazz Band A-Trak Paper Diamond Mike Birbiglia Allen Stone Fatoumata Diawara The Sheepdogs Conspirator Clockwork twenty | one | pilots Milo Greene Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors Sea Wolf Patrick Watson Aoife O'Donovan Bernhoft
e: also Deap Vally, but they don't appear to have anything released other than a single
Post by Taco's Medulla Oblongata on Feb 20, 2013 17:02:15 GMT -5
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Pretty Lights - Filling up the City Skies R. Kelly - Self Titled Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu (36 Chambers) Daniel Tosh - Happy Thoughts The National - Alligator/Boxer The Lumineers - The Lumineers David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant Passion Pit - Manners The xx - The XX Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid M.A.A.D City Grizzly Bear - Vektamist/Sheilds Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillion Of Monsters and Men - My Head is an Animal Nas - Illmatic and Life is Good Beach House - Bloom Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist Cat Power - You are Free Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes - Up from Below A$AP Rocky - Long.Live.A$AP Jim James - Regions of Love and Light “Weird Al” Yankovic Tame Impala - Lonerism Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca and Swing Lo Magelan John McLaughlin and the 4th Dimension Noam Pikelny & Friends Alt-J - An Awesome Wave Father John Misty - Fear Fun The Tallest Man On Earth Preservation Hall Jazz Band A-Trak - Tuna Melt Earl Sweatshirt - EARL Big K.R.I.T. - Return of 4EVA Cults - Cults The Sheepdogs - The Sheepdogs Japandroids - Celebration Rock and Post Nothing Death Grips - The Money Store Django Django - Django Django Killer Mike - R.a.p. Music Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Action Bronson - Blue Chips
Apil 25th: The Sheepdogs
May 15th: Flying Lotus
June 11th: The Postal Service
June 13-16th: Roo
August 3rd: Grove Music Festival (Phoenix, Hot Chip, Girl Talk)
Post by clevelndmike on Feb 20, 2013 17:07:19 GMT -5
Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten, new disc, easy listen, they'll pull heavily from it. '59 Sound Jim James- If somehow you aren't already, MMJ Catalog (It Still Moves) heard the show is split between his solo work and MMJ
Bonnaroo 2008-2013
0ct 11 Pearl Jam
Oct 12 Pearl Jam
March 16 Arcade Fire
April 29 Arcade Fire
Sept 4 Wilco
Sept 9 The Hold Steady
Oct 16 Pearl Jam
Oct 17 Gaslight Anthem
Post by fake neil young on Feb 20, 2013 20:54:16 GMT -5
Is High Violet that great? I like the National but I never really got much into that one, and personally I'd recommend Alligator over HV and Boxer over both.
Also, it's sort of useless taking a band that has two or three albums and saying you should start with all of them. Or taking someone like Paul McCartney and say 'Listen to his Beatles stuff, solo work and Wings material'. That kind of response just really doesn't do anything for someone looking for an album to start with, though his Beatles stuff is probably so ubiquitous that it might be difficult to find a Roo-goer who wasn't at least somewhat familiar with it.
To be honest, though, some of the older artists with long careers & discographies and numerous pop hits might be better served with a greater hits collection. This applies more to some artists/genres than others - I'm thinking R. Kelly in particular right now, who has a great catalog that features a lot of albums that are mostly filler, with enough hits and great songs to make for a full and awesome set. But this also applies to other artists such as Billy Idol and ZZ Top.
Oh, and to narrow some of these down: Japandroids - Celebration Rock Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan Nas - Illmatic Animal Collective - I'd say listen to Centipede Hz because that's what they're touring but there's a good chance they'll just dick around on stage for an hour or so Jim James - Sound and Light Beach House - Bloom The xx - self-titled
These almost all lean towards current albums; some of these bands might have arguably better 'starter' albums out there, but these albums are all great picks also and I think it's best to familiarize yourself with the set they'll be playing. Exception for XX based on personal opinion.
Post by 3post1jack1 on Feb 20, 2013 21:09:40 GMT -5
Not sure what John McLaughlin plays these days, but Mahavishnu's Orchestra "The Inner Mounting Flame" is the hotness.
Don't think I can add anything else that hasn't already been mentioned, but thanks to whoever recommended Four Tet's "Rounds". I was feeling kind of sick towards the end of the work day, and this was the perfect music to set my equilibrium straight. Sounds glorious in a quiet environment while sitting still.
That is intended as a compliment, I just realized it could sounds smarmy.
Passion Pit - Manners The xx - xx Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion Beach House - Teen Dream Edward Sharpe - Up From Below Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca Japandroids - Celebration Rock
Big points of contention so far: Wilco - Summerteeth vs Yankee Hotel Foxtrot The National - High Violet vs Boxer Tame Impala - Innerspeaker vs Lonerism Death Grips - The Money Store vs Ex-Military
If people think both are required listening for any of these, I'm not above listing both. But people have to start somewhere, so which ones do you think should be listened to FIRST?
Wilco - Summerteeth The National - Boxer Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion Beach House - Teen Dream Portugal. The Man - In The Mountain In The Cloud Tallest Man On Earth - There Is No Leaving Now Foals - Antidotes Ariel Pink - Before Today Walk The Moon - I Want! I Want!
David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant The xx - xx Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, Maad City Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeroes - Up From Below Portugal. The Man - In The Mountain, In The Cloud Death Grips - The Money Store
Holy Ghost! - Holy Ghost! Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits Cults - Cults Lee Fields & The Expressions - My World JD McPherson - Signs and Signifiers
I can add these albums to the OP if one more person vouches for them without anyone else disagreeing:
Trombone Shorty - Backatown The Vaccines - What did you expect from the Vaccines? AraabMUZIK - Electronic Dream Action Bronson - Blue Chips DIIV - OSHIN Charli XCX - You're the One Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers - Driftwood
Post by ColdCruise on Feb 28, 2013 16:00:40 GMT -5
Tom Petty has a four disc live anthology set that is phenomenal. Also Mojo, the band's latest album, is easily up there with my favorite (and best) Petty albums. ZZtop, I'd have to go with Tres Hombres. Tame Impala, Innerspeaker, but I feel like Lonerism might be easier to get into. Gov't Mule, I like Mulenium, but they have a very different band set up now. Portugal. The Man, The Satanic Satanist. Ariel Pink, Mature Themes The Sheepdogs, Learn and Burn. I haven't listened to much of The Sheepdogs(album), but what I've heard, I've liked. Tormbone Shorty, Backatown.
Holy Ghost! - Holy Ghost! Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits Cults - Cults Lee Fields & The Expressions - My World JD McPherson - Signs and Signifiers
I can add these albums to the OP if one more person vouches for them without anyone else disagreeing:
Trombone Shorty - Backatown The Vaccines - What did you expect from the Vaccines? AraabMUZIK - Electronic Dream Action Bronson - Blue Chips DIIV - OSHIN Charli XCX - You're the One Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers - Driftwood
