The fact that Weeds was the first FROOT song cut still baffles me though. It deserved to be in FROOT's Top 7.
COMPLETE - The Indie/Alt Pop/Not-quite-'Mainstream'-but-still-accessible Girls 2017 Rate!!1
- Thread starter constantino
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Voted!
8.0 Lana Del Rey, Lust for Life
8.0 Lorde, Melodrama
7.9 Charli XCX, Number 1 Angel
7.3 St. Vincent, MASSEDUCTION
6.8 HAIM, Something to Tell You
6.7 MUNA, About U
6.3 Extras
8.0 Lana Del Rey, Lust for Life
8.0 Lorde, Melodrama
7.9 Charli XCX, Number 1 Angel
7.3 St. Vincent, MASSEDUCTION
6.8 HAIM, Something to Tell You
6.7 MUNA, About U
6.3 Extras
Weekly reminder that You Never Knew is a 10.
I’ll be keeping tabs.
I’ll be keeping tabs.
ddd I have done a terrible job keeping up with these but here's another...
FYC #10 - Jane Weaver - Modern Kosmology
I touched upon this a little when I was talking about the Julie Byrne album, but I think there is a lot to be said about 'nice' music. An album or song doesn't have to be plagued with angst, sexuality or sorrow to move me or entice me...sometimes I just want to listen to dreamy, happy music that makes me feel good inside. This was an important realisation I had back in my mid-teens, when I discovered Cate Le Bon, whose 2013 album Mug Museum came into my life and remains one of my favourite albums of all time. The following year, Liverpudlian chanteuse Jane Weaver's The Silver Globe joined it. Female-fronted psychedelic folk is not something we come across often, neither in the mainstream, nor in indie circles, but I absolutely adore this genre and Jane herself, so I felt it was important to discuss this album in my thread. It is also important to mention that Jane Weaver is a prolific and seasoned musician, producer and owner of her owner of her own record label (Rita_mogul_megastar.gif)...and a woman...and in her 40s...so naturally she isn't given the credit she deserves. Although, she has been getting a lot of acclaim among critics and record stores (especially Manchester's Piccadilly Records, from whom I first heard of her) for her recent output, which is exciting.
Much like The Silver Globe, Modern Kosmology creates its own world for the listener to escape to, through luscious psychedelic soundscapes and Weaver's glacial vocal delivery. Despite the heavy use of synths and vocoder throughout the album's 10 tracks, Modern Kosmology feels distinctly organic, mainly through the use of eclectic instrumentation from guitars and horns to percussion and strings. Jane also uses vocal layering and other such effects to create an additional instrument out of her voice, adding further ingenuity to proceedings.
Despite its eclecticism, the album is cohesive and consistent throughout. Of course, me being me, I still have favourites, mind. 'Slow Motion' is probably the most accessible track on the album and was on my long-list for the Extras section, but we all know how that would've gone. The track rides on a floaty and fizzy vocoder line, with extra layers of production gradually coming into the frame as the song goes on, aligning with the lyrics revolving around escapism. The 'and we do' refrain is easily one of my favourite hooks of the year, it's irresistible. Production-wise, 'The Architect' and 'The Lightening Back' both feature uber charming 80s space invaders-esque production quirks, which highlight the air of nostalgia in Jane's music, which make this album all the more comforting. Closing track 'I Wish' ends the album on an etherial note, with its icey synth-led production adding a sense of bite to proceedings as her voice drift away into the glorious dreamland the album creates.
In 2017, where the world feels increasingly suffocating, thank God for the likes of Jane Weaver creating albums like this that allow us to escape the world, albeit only for 43 minutes.
I touched upon this a little when I was talking about the Julie Byrne album, but I think there is a lot to be said about 'nice' music. An album or song doesn't have to be plagued with angst, sexuality or sorrow to move me or entice me...sometimes I just want to listen to dreamy, happy music that makes me feel good inside. This was an important realisation I had back in my mid-teens, when I discovered Cate Le Bon, whose 2013 album Mug Museum came into my life and remains one of my favourite albums of all time. The following year, Liverpudlian chanteuse Jane Weaver's The Silver Globe joined it. Female-fronted psychedelic folk is not something we come across often, neither in the mainstream, nor in indie circles, but I absolutely adore this genre and Jane herself, so I felt it was important to discuss this album in my thread. It is also important to mention that Jane Weaver is a prolific and seasoned musician, producer and owner of her owner of her own record label (Rita_mogul_megastar.gif)...and a woman...and in her 40s...so naturally she isn't given the credit she deserves. Although, she has been getting a lot of acclaim among critics and record stores (especially Manchester's Piccadilly Records, from whom I first heard of her) for her recent output, which is exciting.
Much like The Silver Globe, Modern Kosmology creates its own world for the listener to escape to, through luscious psychedelic soundscapes and Weaver's glacial vocal delivery. Despite the heavy use of synths and vocoder throughout the album's 10 tracks, Modern Kosmology feels distinctly organic, mainly through the use of eclectic instrumentation from guitars and horns to percussion and strings. Jane also uses vocal layering and other such effects to create an additional instrument out of her voice, adding further ingenuity to proceedings.
Despite its eclecticism, the album is cohesive and consistent throughout. Of course, me being me, I still have favourites, mind. 'Slow Motion' is probably the most accessible track on the album and was on my long-list for the Extras section, but we all know how that would've gone. The track rides on a floaty and fizzy vocoder line, with extra layers of production gradually coming into the frame as the song goes on, aligning with the lyrics revolving around escapism. The 'and we do' refrain is easily one of my favourite hooks of the year, it's irresistible. Production-wise, 'The Architect' and 'The Lightening Back' both feature uber charming 80s space invaders-esque production quirks, which highlight the air of nostalgia in Jane's music, which make this album all the more comforting. Closing track 'I Wish' ends the album on an etherial note, with its icey synth-led production adding a sense of bite to proceedings as her voice drift away into the glorious dreamland the album creates.
In 2017, where the world feels increasingly suffocating, thank God for the likes of Jane Weaver creating albums like this that allow us to escape the world, albeit only for 43 minutes.
He/Him
Every time you post about "You Never Knew" I have the same thought process:Weekly reminder that You Never Knew is a 10.
I’ll be keeping tabs.
1. Whose song is that?
2. I think it's a Haim song.
3. Is it the Haim song that sounds exactly like a Fleetwood Mac song?
4. No, that's "Nothing Wrong."
5. I actively do not know what "You Never Knew" sounds like.
Then I don't go listen to it cause
Speaking of, Nothing Wrong is an ANTHEM and it better not be done wrong.
Me holding a prayer circle that @HeartSwells votes in time.Weekly reminder that you still haven't fucking voted!
Lila
Staff member
Pretty much as I expected...
Melodrama - 9.14 (10 x 5, 7 x 1)
Lust For Life - 8.53 (11 x 1, 6 x 1)
MASSEDUCTION - 8.25 (10 x 3, 6.5 x 2)
About U - 8.1 (10 x 3, 6 x 2)
Extras - 6.66 (9 x 1, 4 x 1)
Something To Tell You - 6.14 (8 x 1, 4 x 2)
Number 1 Angel - 5.1 (8.5 x 1, 3 x 2)
Melodrama - 9.14 (10 x 5, 7 x 1)
Lust For Life - 8.53 (11 x 1, 6 x 1)
MASSEDUCTION - 8.25 (10 x 3, 6.5 x 2)
About U - 8.1 (10 x 3, 6 x 2)
Extras - 6.66 (9 x 1, 4 x 1)
Something To Tell You - 6.14 (8 x 1, 4 x 2)
Number 1 Angel - 5.1 (8.5 x 1, 3 x 2)
He/Him
Wow I can't wait to drag Lana and Haim.
She/her
Don't be a bummer, babe
But will you get a ballot in this year?
He/Him
No ballot = no opinion
You have until Saturday morning, you have no excuse for not getting the votes done.
F
Former member 21294
Something to Tell You is more enjoyable than MASSEDUCTION
Suddenly the questionable taste orgy is me
@constantino sis I managed to drag @kalonite into doing this, he's only got the extras to do tonight after we go see a Star War. I think he's gonna tank one of my faves so you're welcome.