The michigancat music discussion thread.

[michigancat]

Damon Albarm is insanely good. Crazy he's not a household name, really.

Damon Albarm may just be england's best songwriter of the past 20 years.

I've been drooling over that bobby womack song for the past couple months. do you have the album? thoughts?

haven't gotten a chance to listen to it all the way through. (I've been to busy jerking it to FJM)

But it's on spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/7tJ3tERlaIjX7ZjcsbHGcc

[AbeFroman]

Damon Albarm is insanely good. Crazy he's not a household name, really.

That's because Americans are stupid and only appreciate catchy songs/lyrics. 99.8% of the country has heard Gorillaz and Blur but I doubt anyone could remember anything other than "Oh you mean that WOOO HOOOOOO I'M HAPPY I'M FEELING GLAD song? I love that song!"

[michigancat]

Damon Albarm is insanely good. Crazy he's not a household name, really.

That's because Americans are stupid and only appreciate catchy songs/lyrics. 99.8% of the country has heard Gorillaz and Blur but I doubt anyone could remember anything other than "Oh you mean that WOOO HOOOOOO I'M HAPPY I'M FEELING GLAD song? I love that song!"

so why is thom yorke a household name in America?

[AbeFroman]

I'd argue Thom Yorke isn't a household name. He's obviously well known among younger crowds and among people that actually seek out music and threads on music like this one. But walk into a house in Emporia and ask the homeowner? Doubtful.

[michigancat]

I'd argue Thom Yorke isn't a household name. He's obviously well known among younger crowds and among people that actually seek out music and threads on music like this one. But walk into a house in Emporia and ask the homeowner? Doubtful.

compared to albarn, Yorke is far, far, far more popular. that is my point. "household name" was not intended to mean "household name" in that every household in Kansas knows him. Just means most people who follow music somewhat closely know him.

Most music followers have heard of Thom Yorke, most couldn't name Albarn or even know the guy from Blur was also behind Gorillaz. I mean when I first saw Albarn played a part in reviving Bobby Womack's career, I had to google him. It's just weird to me that he's stayed so relatively anonymous.

[8manpick]

I think it is mostly because of the anonymous nature of Gorillaz.  I think more people could name a character from the Gorillaz "band" than could name Damon Albarn.  Blur was practically only known in the States for Song 2.  Also, The Demon Days Live DVD is incredible...

[asava]

Blur is a fantastic band.

[michigancat]

also if Youth Lagoon and not FJM goes last LMAO @ poor Youth Lagoon.

also, solely based on the website for the event, I think he may.

http://www.theslowdown.com/events/youth-lagoon/

I hope he talks mad crap on Youth Lagoon (and I like Youth Lagoon) for entertainment value. Hopefully he makes fun of Omaha, too (he made fun of SF when I saw him). have fun at this event. It should be fun.

looks like it's a solo set. too bad.

http://www.heyreverb.com/2012/07/06/youth-lagoon-bluebird-denver-photos-review/

[steve dave]

also if Youth Lagoon and not FJM goes last LMAO @ poor Youth Lagoon.

also, solely based on the website for the event, I think he may.

http://www.theslowdown.com/events/youth-lagoon/

I hope he talks mad crap on Youth Lagoon (and I like Youth Lagoon) for entertainment value. Hopefully he makes fun of Omaha, too (he made fun of SF when I saw him). have fun at this event. It should be fun.

looks like it's a solo set. too bad.

http://www.heyreverb.com/2012/07/06/youth-lagoon-bluebird-denver-photos-review/

yeah, no band.  really great show though.  really great.  youth lagoon was at the bar we were at before the show.  really bragged to the group we were with that I knew it was him because I knew what he looked like.  Also, rusty....



 

[yoga-like_abana]

michigancat what is your hot tune for the summer? 

[steve dave]

I'm pretty positive this twin shadow album is going to get at least a 9 on the pitchfork richter scale. Aside from his excessive use of the words "heart," "love", and "cry" the album is like a top gun soundtrack made a baby with morrisey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiC9XNQSxFQ&sns=em

8.6, close

[asava]

http://poolsidemusic.com/

Some seriously funky and jammy tunes. Never thought I'd hear a Neil Young cover like that.

[felix rex]

Don't know if this goes here or in the "yes please" thread, but my cabbie yesterday was jamming to an Arabic remix of "numa numa".

[steve dave]

Don't know if this goes here or in the "yes please" thread, but my cabbie yesterday was jamming to an Arabic remix of "numa numa".

what was the original in? like, mexican or something?

[felix rex]

Don't know if this goes here or in the "yes please" thread, but my cabbie yesterday was jamming to an Arabic remix of "numa numa".

what was the original in? like, mexican or something?

Romanian. It still had the same language, but the music was all ouds (arabic guitar), tambourines, and drums. Lots of drums. There may have been some flute. It was hard to tell. It all happened so fast.

[michigancat]

also if Youth Lagoon and not FJM goes last LMAO @ poor Youth Lagoon.

also, solely based on the website for the event, I think he may.

http://www.theslowdown.com/events/youth-lagoon/

I hope he talks mad crap on Youth Lagoon (and I like Youth Lagoon) for entertainment value. Hopefully he makes fun of Omaha, too (he made fun of SF when I saw him). have fun at this event. It should be fun.

looks like it's a solo set. too bad.

http://www.heyreverb.com/2012/07/06/youth-lagoon-bluebird-denver-photos-review/

yeah, no band.  really great show though.  really great.  youth lagoon was at the bar we were at before the show.  really bragged to the group we were with that I knew it was him because I knew what he looked like.  Also, rusty....



 

I would not know what Youth Lagoon looked like.

I will go to TIMF if I can get in for free.

It's hard to have a good summer song because summer is identical to every other season here. but goddam that Theophilus London I mentioned earlier is the crap:

Another one that's just a little offbeat: http://fabulousarabia.bandcamp.com/track/perm

and another that's older but was new to me this spring/summer:


I actually just saw poolside on http://buzzbands.la/ (which is probably my favorite site for new music because LA is the best). I enjoy Poolside quite a bit.

[michigancat]

expanding on my loving LA music - if I had to whittle my new music sources down, the last ones I gave up would be:

Aquarium Drunkard (LA)
Buzzbands LA (LA)
Passion of the Weiss (LA)
Soul Sides (LA)
Armed Snobbery (Seattle)

there's probably someone I forgot but those pretty much cover most of my bases.

[steve dave]

I just listen to siriusxmu and read this thread.  I'm like people who get all their insider airline mile info from our credit card thread instead of wading through flyertalk or travel blogs. 

[AppleJack]

Better Zeppelin song: The Rain Song or Babe I'm Gonna Leave You?

[michigancat]

a lot of this has been mentioned here already, but whatevs:

http://thegoodmusicalert.blogspot.com/2012/07/my-favorites-from-first-half-of-2012.html

[michigancat]

what do you guys think of watsky? would san francisco hipsters like him?

[asava]

what do you guys think of watsky? would san francisco hipsters like him?

that was unlistenable.

[michigancat]

what do you guys think of watsky? would san francisco hipsters like him?

that was unlistenable.

hmm, interesting. Do you like Why??

http://soundcloud.com/anticon/why-sod-in-the-seed

[asava]

what do you guys think of watsky? would san francisco hipsters like him?

that was unlistenable.

hmm, interesting. Do you like Why??

http://soundcloud.com/anticon/why-sod-in-the-seed

Couldn't make it past the first chorus. I tried. I really tried.

[michigancat]

what do you guys think of watsky? would san francisco hipsters like him?

that was unlistenable.

hmm, interesting. Do you like Why??

http://soundcloud.com/anticon/why-sod-in-the-seed

Couldn't make it past the first chorus. I tried. I really tried.

I can relate.