I say we start a music thread.

New music. Gigs. Your favorites ect ect.

Lets start with a rather old discussion.

Whats At The Drive-In’s best album?

I’m gonna go for Relationship of Command. The best start to any album ever. Arcarsenal, Patterns Against The User and One Armed Scissors. YES. FUCKING MASSIVE YES. Then theres Invalid letter department, rolodex propaganda ect. So very good!

Discuss.

I listened to this recently and it still sounds really fresh. A lot of bands try to do the scatty thing they had going on but few do it to such good effect. In Casino Out is a good album too but it very much feels like everything before Relationship of Command was building up to it.

I actually saw their last ever gig at the London Astoria (how I miss it already), they seemed furious with the crowd and each other by the end of the gig and I wasn’t at all surprised to hear they’d split soon after.

Relationship Of Command is of course their best album and is also 10 years old this week. Pretty good timing eh.

In Casino Out also has some really strong moments

How freaky, I just put this album onto my phone this weekend and have been rocking it non-stop since.  Quality stuff.

If it’s not punk, or ska (or ska-punk for that matter) chances are it doesn’t matter to me.

Last concert I saw: Frank Turner
Next Concert: Gaslight Anthem

My Last.fm

Relationship of Command is in my top 5 records of all time. It is absolutely perfect.

did you see their performance on Jools Holland? It was repeated on Saturday night, I player it…. So ramshackle but it worked. Amazing band… oh how I miss them

FoxInTheSnow - 14 September 2010 04:34 PM

Relationship Of Command is of course their best album and is also 10 years old this week. Pretty good timing eh.

In Casino Out also has some really strong moments

Maybe it was some sort of Machiavellian scheme? (Nah, just a fluke!)

I know a few people who prefer Casino but it a bit too Emo for myself. Although old school emo is pretty awesome (rival schools, Reuben, Glassjaw et al) post hardcore destroys it every time.

ATDI left a few high profile gigs because of crowd. They’d get pissed off at people moshing and crowd surfing instead of listening to the music. Which is fair.

Last gig was also Frank Turner. Amazing as ever.

Shugo Tokumaru is quality, you should all give him a listen

The most recent gig I went to was Les Savy Fav on Friday night. It was great. They are a compelling live band, pure entertainment.

Acrobatic Tenement is the first album I bought so I’ve always favoured that although I listen to Relationship of Command more nowadays. Was lucky enough to see them at Reading 2000 in the Carling tent, I was only 15. Great show.

Ticklish.

Shugo Tokumaru is indeed brilliant, Port Entropy is one of my favourite records of this year.

Lukey Moore - 14 September 2010 04:54 PM

The most recent gig I went to was Les Savy Fav on Friday night. It was great. They are a compelling live band, pure entertainment.

We bumped into Tim Harrington outside a kebab shop in Dalston afterwards and tried to get him to come to our house party. he took our address but never showed. New album’s a grower

I saw jonsi last week. Absolutely blinding gig… got godspeed you black emperor in December… could be life changing… Lukey, I had you down as an r’n'b man…

Lukey Moore - 14 September 2010 04:42 PM

Relationship of Command is in my top 5 records of all time. It is absolutely perfect.

What would make up the rest of your top 5 Luke?

I’ve been madly in love with Shugo Tokumaru since Exit - Port Entropy is even better :D

On another note I thought Godspeed were still split!

Swifty - 14 September 2010 06:04 PM

I’ve been madly in love with Shugo Tokumaru since Exit - Port Entropy is even better :D

On another note I thought Godspeed were still split!

They reformed for an apparent ‘one off’ European tour…

Jimouthargyle - 14 September 2010 05:59 PM

got godspeed you black emperor in December… could be life changing….

I’m off to this too.  I’ve been waiting years for it.  Cannot wait.

Hoping to fit in Beardyman and Chilly Gonzales before then too.

Refused are fucking dead. Which is a ruddy shame…

My next gig is Architects. I’m going because Norma Jean are supporting and Norma Jean are the greatest band in the world.

My last gig was KISS at the M.E.N. in Manchester, and it was everything I’d ever dreamt of. They were superb, I’d waited 11 years to see them and they didn’t disappoint.

At the moment I’ve mostly been listening to Manchester Orchestra, Four Year Strong, Norma Jean, Mumford & Sons, Frank Turner, Pulled Apart By Horses and Jimmy Eat World.

My Last.fm

Greavsie’s Gaff - 14 September 2010 06:12 PM

Jimouthargyle - 14 September 2010 05:59 PM

got godspeed you black emperor in December… could be life changing….

I’m off to this too.  I’ve been waiting years for it.  Cannot wait.

Hoping to fit in Beardyman and Chilly Gonzales before then too.

Beardyman is an actual genius. I saw him in Edinburgh last year as his brother is a good mate of mine and was in the show (Jay Foreman, also amazing but completely different). I’ve never seen anything like it, it was proper standing ovation stuff. He can do more with his mouth than I can do with iTunes.

Jim Campbell - 14 September 2010 09:45 PM

Greavsie’s Gaff - 14 September 2010 06:12 PM

Jimouthargyle - 14 September 2010 05:59 PM

got godspeed you black emperor in December… could be life changing….

I’m off to this too.  I’ve been waiting years for it.  Cannot wait.

Hoping to fit in Beardyman and Chilly Gonzales before then too.

Beardyman is an actual genius. I saw him in Edinburgh last year as his brother is a good mate of mine and was in the show (Jay Foreman, also amazing but completely different). I’ve never seen anything like it, it was proper standing ovation stuff. He can do more with his mouth than I can do with iTunes.

That wouldn’t happen to have been this show would it?  I watch this on a regular basis as it blows my tiny little mind.

Currently still obsessed with Mogwai thanks to the recent Special Moves / Burning release. They’re fucking fantastic.

Greavsie’s Gaff - 14 September 2010 06:12 PM

Jimouthargyle - 14 September 2010 05:59 PM

got godspeed you black emperor in December… could be life changing….

I’m off to this too.  I’ve been waiting years for it.  Cannot wait.

Hoping to fit in Beardyman and Chilly Gonzales before then too.

I’m off to the GY!BE gig in Glasgow, can’t fucking wait.

Off to watch Wolf Parade tomorrow(tonight). Well excited, they’re awesome.

I can safely say I’ve never heard of anyone mentioned in this thread so far :/

More of a House/Electro/Minimal, Hip Hop, Indie, kinda guy

Protest the Hero - Kezia

Outstanding debut album, just a shame they’re utter gash live.

Loving the ATDI love. Omar is a phenomenal guitarist.

The new Arcade Fire album is pretty epic. Speaking of epic, I’m dying to get Faith No More tickets when they come to Dallas, TX.

And also this week I’ve been mostly listening to Super Furry Animals.

Violator by Depeche Mode will always be my favourite. Unmatchable genius. Next few gigs are Badly Drawn Boy, LCD Soundsystem, Goldfrapp, The National, The Wedding Present (playing Bizarro - nice!) and Arcade Fire all in Glasgow

ATDI were great. Must dig Relationship of Command out tonight

SydneyWill - 15 September 2010 08:10 AM

Also giving local Aussie act The Temper Trap a spin. I believe they tried their luck at last summer’s festivals back home. Any thoughts?

The Temper Trap are fucking brilliant, Conditions is one of my favourite albums of the year.

SydneyWill - 15 September 2010 08:10 AM

Also giving local Aussie act The Temper Trap a spin. I believe they tried their luck at last summer’s festivals back home. Any thoughts?

They’re ok.  Inoffensive, daytime-radio friendly indie.  Hardly going to blow you away, but pretty fun.

The last gig I went to was the Friday at Leeds festival where I saw the amazing Arcade Fire and The Libertines amongst others. The next one should be Foals in the autumn. But there’s some awful bands playing my freshers week at university so it could end up being Diana Vickers or S Club 3 or something.

I personally thought the new Arcade Fire album was a bit so so, not even sure why, just didn’t grasp me as much as Funeral & to a slightly lesser extent Neon Bible.

I watched Natural Born Killers the other day & its started me listening to Leonard Cohen again - the man has smoked too much of something to have a voice like that.

Great thread all

Recently, I’ve been mostly listening to:

Robyn - Body Talk Pt.2
Arcade Fire - The Surburbs
Tokyo Police Club - Champ
Sleigh Bells - Treats

All highly recommended.

On a side issue, can anyone tell me what song is used in the latest Saab advert? It sounds like Feist and is a really good song.

Does anyone use last.fm?

Lukey Moore - 15 September 2010 09:33 PM

Great thread all

On a side issue, can anyone tell me what song is used in the latest Saab advert? It sounds like Feist and is a really good song.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymoyr-C_2ps

this one Luke?

The Suburbs hasn’t been off my car stereo since it came out, quite hard work to get in to, but now I am appreciating it for the masterpiece it is, sublime album…..

Another album worth checking out is Paupers Fields by Dylan LeBlanc. That has been playing on my home stereo system a lot.

Jimouthargyle - 15 September 2010 09:40 PM

Lukey Moore - 15 September 2010 09:33 PM

Great thread all

On a side issue, can anyone tell me what song is used in the latest Saab advert? It sounds like Feist and is a really good song.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymoyr-C_2ps

this one Luke?

The Suburbs hasn’t been off my car stereo since it came out, quite hard work to get in to, but now I am appreciating it for the masterpiece it is, sublime album…..

Another album worth checking out is Paupers Fields by Dylan LeBlanc. That has been playing on my home stereo system a lot.

That’s the one! Ta.

Has anyone heard the new Japandroids track Heavenward Grand Prix. Totally epic.

Also in love with Charlotte Gainsbourg’s Album IRM. Heaven can wait is a brilliant song and the fact that Beck (not D) plays on most of the album, well, its class. Decent.

JPNDRDS are the best new band to come out in absolutely ages. I’ve loved everything they’ve done.

I’ve also been lucky enough to have a beer with them, and they are both absolute diamonds.

Lukey Moore - 15 September 2010 10:41 PM

JPNDRDS are the best new band to come out in absolutely ages. I’ve loved everything they’ve done.

I’ve also been lucky enough to have a beer with them, and they are both absolute diamonds.

My brother had to turn down a support slot for them when they were at The Joiners (hottest place on earth btw!). They gave it to a band called Demons though who are straight out of Albert Road and are pretty good. So not all bad I guess.

i have had a weird evening on which i have listened to very little other than the following songs, repeatedly:

rikk agnew - oc life
the germs - what we do is secret
wire - outdoor miner
saccharine trust - a human certainty

GREAT.