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Probably not quite as good as Spirit, but then few records are. As for claiming Spirit was primarily instrumental and mentioning Muse and Placebo. Wut?

Great stuff.

but don't ever, ever compare them to Muse ever again.

Seriously, Muse...what the fuck?

but how the fuck can you mention Tortoise in the same breath as that?

I fucking love this band, wish I could have been there. The record stall sounds incredible...

although I'm fairly sure the term holocaust has probably been used in reference to their live show. Which is equally shitty really.

I didn't put a huge amount of thought into my username; think I was listening to the track when I registered.

Having said that, I wasn't aware of the holocaust reference...what's the story behind it? My initial reaction is that I'm not particularly comfortable with it if, as I assume, it's just a throwaway reference to the volume of their live shows, but I'd like to hear the reasoning before I make any decision.

and I'm amazed that this review, and that line in particular, got past the sub editing process. The references to Stockhausen are facile in the extreme and like I said above, the Auschwitz line is beyond tasteless, especially in the context of this review. I could write a fucking thesis on it, but you don't go comparing a fucking noise record to the holocaust, and if you do then at least try to justify it. I'd go as far as to say this is the worst review of a noise record I've ever read; it fails on just about every single level.

That's a fairly tasteless line.

Jesus, the hyperbole surrounding this record is ridiculous. I don't think anyone should be making claims like that for at least another five years.

For what it's worth, I thought Hissing Fauna was OK, but hardly mind-blowing. Barnes obviously has a very singular vision, but to claim he's omgz the most innovative musician lyk ever kind of suggests a lot of people don't listen to anything other than classic American college rock. No doubt I'll be accused of snobbery, but given that the Olivia Tremor Control did something very, very similar within the same genre a good few years ago, I'm fairly suspicious of all these claims of innovation.

I love this album. I think a lot of people are just disappointed they didn't rehash Apologies... but this is a superior album. Fine Young Cannibals is heartbreaking, and the way they use synths throughout the record is fucking brilliant. I've always thought their vocal melodies were wonderful, but they've really stepped it up for this album, and besides, I could listen to anything delivered by Dan Boeckner; I adore his voice.

Wonderful, wonderful stuff.

up on pitchfork, if you're interested. Pretty meh imo; much like the last album, the dude's Che's got in to replace Williams et al just sound like a Don Cab tribute band with a bit of metal on the side.

good. That is all.

I interviewed them in 05 and it happened prior to the release of Future Perfect. It put them out of action for over a year. I think they're just taking their time with the new record.

Peter Kember. A.K.A Sonic Boom? Possibly?

awesome band. they clearly know their stuff when it comes to recording and it's fascinating to read about it.

the velvet underground and the stooges would disagree.

the day previously. at no point did i take it to imply they'd split. i'd say the reaction is fairly expected, and basically justified.

or at least in the one i received.

in your mailout. but then i know 'DiS exclusive - godspeed split' is always going to be an attractive way of spinning things.

but at no point does he actually say they're splitting up.

on the diwphalanx site. sounds amazing, as expected. artwork looks brilliant as well.

then hex and hibernaculum. before that they were a lot doomier, with more distortion and less melody.

for this album to arrive in the post.

It's a good review aside from that bizarre opening paragraph. I'm not sure anyone takes Anton Newcombe seriously aside from the man himself and as for modern pysch being "quaint and sketchy," I'd say recent efforts from Wooden Shjips, Grails and AMT might suggest otherwise.

song.

this album is immense. No Age comparison is a bit flavour of the month too; I love both bands, but this album seems to more in debt to Windy & Carl, Flying Saucer Attack etc.

Improves on their debut in every possible way...definitely a grower too, I've had it for a couple of months now and it only really clicked the other day. The organ solo on Wucan gives me a monumental boner.

Sticking the knife in one of indie's sacred cows is always funny. Thing is, the review isn't even that negative, but you just know that any review with Neutral Mlik Hotel in the title and anything less than a 9 in the score box is going to generate howls of sanctimonious anguish. I've no great emotional investment in NMH like most people seem to have, so I'd like to take this opportunity to point out that Aeroplane is probably the nastiest sounding record in my collection; seriously, for a record held in such reverence it sounds FUCKING HORRENDOUS.

you've missed the point of Caribou live completely. They're a fucking kraut rock band, it's about rhythmic intensity, which they deliver brilliantly. Not sure where the MBV comparison has come from either - the guitars are very much secondary to the percussive elements, which is entirely the opposite of what MBV represented. And they barely indulged at all; most of those songs keep to the exact structure that's exhibited on the albums, save for a few extended rhythmic breakdowns.

That TWDY album has some of the worst artwork I've ever seen. And they're selling shirts with that design too.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=x2RHOpynWGQ

Not really! Lolz! I actually like The Black Lips! And I like free stuff even more! Pick meeeeeeeeeeeeee

Oh dear...

But I'm pretty sure that's due to the fact that nothing was ever going to top Feathers.

given that DiS consistently runs the kind of news stories this article decries. I'm not criticising that in and of itself, because I simply choose not to read those stories, but the fact is DiS runs many of the same stories as those "free-in-the-morning daily rags," but with a nice safe veneer of irony or condescension to avoid accusations of being low-brow.

As for Morrissey he's a detestable little cunt and regardless of my views on the NME he would have known exactly what he was getting himself in for by espousing those views.

'George Graham', 'mediocre Danish footballer' and 'bung' says it all.

Assuming no one else enters and my pathetic, hungover contribution wins by default, tickets to the Glasgow show would be nice.

excited to hear this now. I'm pretty much certain Chasny's incapable of releasing a bad song. Artwork looks a bit gash though.

of Finlandia especially are just so so so perfect. I think it's pretty much impossible for Mono to release a bad album.

is absolutely stunning.

bought this while I was in the US and the lyrics are a fucking car crash. To me it sounded like every other Minus The Bear album I've heard i.e. a frontman with the single blandest voice I've ever heard, teflon-coated production and a few vaguely interesting looped guitar parts.

This is easily a 9/10.

Yes I do.

and it sounds exactly like the fucking Mars Volta. It's pretty horrible.

the guys who worked in the Reading store were all great people, all really into their music and all heavily involved in the local music scene (DJ sest, distributing flyers, promoting bands in The Fly). Not a single one of these people deserved to lose their jobs...I remember their former manager spending nearly an hour one day taking me round the shop recommending me electronica albums - in how many other stores would that be the case? Still, judging by the comments I was hearing a few months back, the wanring signs were there pretty early on.

if that actually is a Pelican cover I think it might be the best thing ever.

Somehow I doubt it actually is...

What did the new Isis get when it was reviewed in RS? For what it's worth, I fucking love it - it was number 2 on my staff list.

is absolutely brilliant. One of the best of 06.