I kept on hearing about this band, but on a listen some of the stuff just sounded like standard trip-hop which has been done to death. I might give it another go though.
Apart from Lamb (who I’m a massive fan of), The XX and a few other bands from a similar genre, I’ve haven’t listened to a lot of trip hop. When this came out in March, I listened to it non-stop for two weeks, bought the CD, took a break and then listened it to a lot since then. I love how the vocalists and music combine, the lyrical themes and the late night vibe.
Yeah, I think I overdid it in the mid 90s onwards when MoWax/Portihead/Wall of Sound were all massive and there was just so much around that I listened to.
Lamb are the best. Always surprised they don’t get more love compared with Portishead and Massive Attack.
I actually prefer them in some ways. I have their first singles as a collection of 12s and some white labels that I cherish. I think they sound different enough for me to not have lumped them in with the rest in my head.
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Out of those 3 I’ve only heard Portishead, who’ve done some very good downbeat tunes.
I definitely prefer Lamb to Portishead and Massive Attack. Backspace Unwind is their best from start-to-finish though What Sound? has my favourite tunes on it.
Completely off-topic for 2016 AOTY, but my preference is:
Lamb > 5 > Fear of Fours > What Sound > Backspace Unwind > Between Darkness and Wonder
The Remixed albums is stellar as well.
- Car Seat Headrest
- Radiohead
- Diiv
- Bowie
- Hammock
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finding it really hard to do a top 5, another year with loads of good albums but no major standouts
You know what. I keep coming back to Beyonce lemonade to listen to. I don’t like a lot of the over the top hype surrounding it. But by the metric ‘number of times listening’ it is up there.
Yes, we’re a bit off topic but I love Lamb so it’s good to share my thoughts about them with someone who loves them too.
Albums from favourite to least favourite (revised): What Sound? > Live at Koko > Backspace Rewind > Live at Paradiso > 5 > Fear Of Fours > Lamb > Between Darkness & Wonder
Hard to pick favourite songs but Gabriel, Gorecki, Heaven, Lullaby and What Sound? are a few.
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could be basically any 5 from:
big thief
field music
anderson paak
helado negro
lambchop
KING
kanye west
corinne bailey rae
tanya tagaq
adrian younge
sound of ceres
josephine foster
mitski
higher authorities
a tribe called quest
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I hope field music get some recognition for how damn good commontime is
One of the most consistent bands out there! Every Brewis brother’s release is essential in my books.
I was dead chuffed when Prince tweeted about them!
My top 5, and runners up.
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Animal Collective – Painting With
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Steve Gunn – Eyes on the Lines
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Floor Plan – Victorious
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Preoccupations – Preoccupations
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Spring King – Tell Me if you like to
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Yeasayer – Amen and Goodbye
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Maxwell – Black Summers Night
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Andy Shauf – The Party
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Japanese Breakfast – Psychopomp
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Junior Boys – Big Black Coat
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Destroyer – Poison Season
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Julia Holter – Have you in my Wilderness
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Chris Cohen – As if Apart
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Field Music – Commontime
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Blood Orange – Freetown Sound
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DMA’s – Hill’s End
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Roisin Murphy – Take her up to Monto
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The Invisible – Patience
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The Orb – COW / Chill Out, World
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Underworld – Barbara Barbara, We face a Shining Future
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Jessy Lanza – Oh No
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Mitski – Puberty 2
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The Range – Potential
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Seth Bogart – Seth Bogart
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Thomas Cohen – Bloom Forever
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Bayonne – Primitives
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Helado Negro – Private Energy
Ooh, forgot Julia Holter was last year…
Argh! and Destroyer.