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New School of Seven Bells lp is brilliant

sean [Edit] [Delete] 53 replies 14:26 January 12th, 2012

Promo turned up this morning. Played it twice. Absolutely loving it. It's pretty much what I wanted the last m83 lp to be when he said it would be epic-epic-epic (and instead delivered that slightly bloated thing that needed editing down). Posted two tracks up on our Facebook so you can have a taste of it, as the record ain't out 'til Feb 27th: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=300903033289775&id=19343183144

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i loved their debut and played it a lot

but felt the follow up was really pretty weak

fitzcarraldo | 12 Jan '12, 14:28 | X | ^ This | Reply

robluvsnic, GoatmeatMF, BoyNamedTim, and theonlyindiegolfer this'd this
- I came here to say that ^
  
  Pale-eyedBadger @fitzcarraldo | 12 Jan '12, 14:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  funkycow this'd this
  - hmm
    
    nah, i thought the follow up still was pretty good, not quite as good as the first, but still with substantial merit
    
    pheripheral @Pale-eyedBadger | 12 Jan '12, 14:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    pentargo this'd this
    - i know what you mean
      
      i think if the second record had been their first, i'd have liked it more but i adored the debut, so...
      
      sean @pheripheral | 12 Jan '12, 15:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - Hmm, okay
        
        I just though Disconnect from Desire was pants.
        
        Plus, if I had a twin (and we were in a band), and my twin left this band, pretty sure I'd leave too. Of course I don't know the situation and everything, but I'm pretty sure my logic would hold.
        
        wonton @sean | 12 Jan '12, 19:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        I was supposedly replying to another post sean...
        
        wonton @wonton | 12 Jan '12, 19:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
man, that's almost six weeks away!

robluvsnic | 12 Jan '12, 14:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
I don't believe you

Especially since you only had 2 listens

wonton | 12 Jan '12, 15:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
- i'll report back next week
  
  but it's really super. i was desk-dancing and everything!
  
  sean @wonton | 12 Jan '12, 15:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
Man, sean, now I am excited about this LP,

and I didn't even know that it was coming out!

Thanks, sean, I'll keep an eye on this one. :)

bulletboy | 12 Jan '12, 15:16 | X | ^ This | Reply

sean this'd this
vaguely related...

you a fan of American Analog Set?

sean @rue_the_day | 12 Jan '12, 15:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Really love the first 2 secret machines albums
  
  Not so keen on The Cranberries nonsense that came after.
  
  bj72 @sean | 12 Jan '12, 15:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Ricky_Ronco, freddiehubbard, and colonelbingobongo this'd this
  - Also one of the best live bands I have ever seen.
    
    colonelbingobongo @bj72 | 12 Jan '12, 17:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Really?
      
      You can't have seen many. (btw I saw them a couple of years ago and they were perfectly pleasant...but really?)
      
      fellover @colonelbingobongo | 22 Feb '12, 15:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - I've seen plenty ta.
        
        colonelbingobongo @fellover | 23 Feb '12, 14:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I have begun to realise
    
    that I am, in fact, the only human being alive that really likes the third record. I bet even the band hate it.
    
    swamii @bj72 | 12 Jan '12, 19:21 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - I like it too!
      
      At least, I like the first two and last two tracks. Last track is probably one of their 2 or 3 best songs. Rest is a bit wobbly.
      
      the_UCA_coil @swamii | 12 Jan '12, 21:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - I WOULD ALSO SAY
        
        that it is much, much better than Ten Silver Drops, which dies a dreadful death after the first 3 songs
        
        the_UCA_coil @the_UCA_coil | 12 Jan '12, 21:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Is that the self-titled one?
      
      Yeah, I don't mind it either.
      
      teamcooperuk @swamii | 13 Jan '12, 23:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
- i am!
  
  Jordan_229_2 @sean | 12 Jan '12, 16:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
- they're a little more like Sea & Cake in places
  
  can't claim to know much of their stuff but similar-ish in places to Secret Machines
  
  sean @Saint_Cronin | 12 Jan '12, 17:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
- the road leads where it's lead
  
  is a serious tune
  
  fitzcarraldo @rue_the_day | 12 Jan '12, 15:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Well, helloooooooooo ladies!
    
    Great stuff.
    
    Und_Gorgeous_Cars | 12 Jan '12, 21:22 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - i think, and i might be rong
      
      but it seems that they're a boy-girl duo...or was it always thus and her sister joined them for live shows?
      
      sean @Und_Gorgeous_Cars | 13 Jan '12, 15:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - One of the twins left during a recent tour.
        
        The bloke in the band recently hinted it pissed him off, and he didn't seem to excuse her either...
        
        wonton @sean | 13 Jan '12, 23:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Lafaye really grows on you (and whatever you're playing it through makes a huge difference)
    
    The Night is also up here http://soundcloud.com/vagrantrecords/sets/school-of-seven-bells-2/
    
    sean @AlphaDeluxe_ | 10 Feb '12, 20:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Yup, both of these are a real step up.
      
      Really looking forward to the record now! :-)
      
      Und_Gorgeous_Cars @sean | 11 Feb '12, 00:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - this track is WONDERFUL
      
      guntrip @sean | 11 Feb '12, 00:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      sean and Und_Gorgeous_Cars this'd this
  - Lafaye remixed by Scissor Sisters
    
    http://soundcloud.com/vagrantrecords/sviib-lafaye-remix
    
    sean | 10 Feb '12, 20:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Excitement!
    
    BoyNamedTim | 11 Feb '12, 18:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - album really is good
    
    jimmy fallong performance here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di6NAiWVCpU
    
    they're playing the Garage on the 8th march, should be good
    
    Jamie_Summers | 20 Feb '12, 17:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - don't know who
      
      jimmy fallong is though
      
      Jamie_Summers @Jamie_Summers | 20 Feb '12, 17:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - I'm going to the Garage show
        
        Should be good
        
        pentargo @Jamie_Summers | 22 Feb '12, 15:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - stream it now
    
    http://drownedinsound.com/news/4144523-album-stream--school-of-seven-bells-ghostory
    
    sean | 20 Feb '12, 22:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - halfway through, you ight be right about this...
      
      can't stand that album art though. Yeuch
      
      wonton @sean | 20 Feb '12, 22:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - not quite convinced yet
    
    listened to it about 3 times now, and I don't tend to notice it until the last two tracks, which are very strong. The rest are all fine, but nothing stands out until those last two tracks.
    
    robluvsnic | 21 Feb '12, 00:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - how have you listened to it?
      
      I recommend V.LOUD and/or on headphones.
      
      sean @robluvsnic | 21 Feb '12, 13:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - earphones
        
        but like most of my listening nowadays, it was during my commute / first thing at work, when I'm reading the forums, which means that songs need to have something special to stand out, otherwise they pass unnoticed.
        
        robluvsnic @sean | 21 Feb '12, 14:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Really, really enjoying it.
    
    When You Sing might be the best 'Soon' ripoff i've ever heard.
    
    pichaelmarker | 21 Feb '12, 12:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Haha
      
      listened to the album for the first time last night and thought exactly the same thing!
      
      sadballadman @pichaelmarker | 21 Feb '12, 14:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - So7B might become a candidate for that
    
    'Bands who got better after losing a member' thread
    
    eoin | 21 Feb '12, 15:18 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - did i mentioned i like it?
    
    here is my 'review' http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16748/reviews/4144516
    
    sean | 22 Feb '12, 09:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - I get all the things you mention in your opening para
      
      except for this one: "I totally lose my shit, playing air drums with my eyes shut, wriggling in my chair and shaking all that dust on my books". Which kinda explains what I was getting at, up ^there.
      
      Last two tracks are crackers, and Low Times broke through my consciousness on the last listen. I fully expect that after half a dozen or so listens I'll be loving it from start to finish, but I reckon the song order is working against it. White Wind should come much earlier... second song, probably, followed immediately by Low Times. Then the two down beat tracks followed by Lafaye and the others before finishing, as it does now, with When You Sing (which is fantastic closer).
      
      robluvsnic @sean | 22 Feb '12, 13:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      backtotheballs this'd this
      - It sometimes alarms me...
        
        ...how much robluvsnic's opinions on music mirror my own.
        
        pentargo @robluvsnic | 22 Feb '12, 13:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        you just happen to have excellent taste in music
        
        particularly for a sexagenarian.
        
        robluvsnic @pentargo | 22 Feb '12, 13:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        True, my free bus pass...
        
        ...frees up spending money for the new hit releases of popular beat combos.
        
        pentargo @robluvsnic | 22 Feb '12, 14:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - yeah, i know what you mean
        
        i slung it on shuffle the other day (to see if there was a duff track, and I'm not sure there is!) and it didn't hurt the experience.
        
        sean @robluvsnic | 22 Feb '12, 14:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Why has the iTunes download of the album got one extra track?
    
    'Unnature' is track 10 where as the streams include only 9 tracks and the Amazon download has that number of tracks too.
    
    It' not listed as an 'iTunes bonus track' either which is the bit I find strange.
    
    Just curious.
    
    Violator | 25 Feb '12, 14:49 | X | ^ This | Reply

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