Sounds like Radio Dept on mogadon to me. Not that this is a bad thing.
their best song yet i think
Such a shit band name. I downloaded it to give it a skim listen and expected to hate it.
Turns out to be a lovely record. I really liked Pixx and Big Thief this month. Cigarettes After Sex is probably the best I’ve heard this month.
This is that rare thing - a rave review that really puts you off a record. Those lyrics!
lyrics/writings about sex almost always look bad written down free from their context IMO. it’s why there’s a ’bad sex award’ but never an award for ‘best sex writing of the year’ or same.
Just remembered who they really remind me of; Mono in VCF
Not all the lyrics are bad by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s hard not to notice that Gonzalez has a habit of writing about sex in a manner that somehow suggests he only saw a lady naked for the first time last week and is still reeling from the experience.
Doesn’t the band name suggest someone desperate to let you know both that he has had sex with a real actual girl and smoked a real actual cigarette?
was that at the thekla? was at that & was also surprised by how popular they were
whilst I had previously like their recorded stuff I was getting rather bored at the gig & the highlight was the reo speedwagon cover (!) have not listened to them since the gig
Yes, that was the gig. I do still like them, but maybe not so much.
I’d expected it to be half empty
Bit late to the party; but having just discovered this album, I’m loving it.
Court of Arbitration for Sport is a much better band name
What’s the consensus for DiS? Do we like them? We hate them, right?
Anyway, I think that album’s great. Anyone also seeing them at The Roundhouse tonight or seen them elsewhere recently?
In the end I’ve decided they’re ok. Preferred their singles tbh, the album has a lovely sound but too many of the songs are indistinct.
Be interested to hear a live report, though.
Pretty good tunes. I’ve seen some people really laying into them for reasons unclear. The name really is awful isn’t it…
I’ve been really enjoying the album. We listen to it a lot when going to sleep. I mean it’s so bloomin’ dull. I mean, it’s just bass over the verses and then some guitar comes in and copies the bass with maybe a bit of arpeggio, but it’s so soothing. Really like it.
It’s like paint by numbers shoegaze isn’t it? The lyrics are fucking horrendous. Pretty questionable too in places.
That said some of the tunes are rather gorgeous. Feels irritating to actually kinda like something which is so calculated but there we have it.
Went to see them with my mate when they were touring the album. Speaking as a huge fan of repetitive music, it was the most boring gig I’ve been to for years. I think there’s one quite nice tune in there but they just play it over and over.
Usually I get standing tickets for The Roundhouse. I’ve opted for seats for a change just because of their music style. I’ll let you guys know what I thought of the gig.
