Submitted by sminty on
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The second announcement has been made and my first thought - a lot of bands I know I'd probably like, but few I've actually listened to! And that's not a bad thing. Most of my favourite albums of last year were from bands discovered through the GM line-up.
The problem is, sometimes bands have dodgy albums that might put you off before you find the good stuff.
So please post recommendations from the line-up so far with the best 'introduction' album or EP from them.
For my part, I strongly recommend Viet Cong's earlier record, Cassette. Much better than the critically-rated newer album, I thought.
this is probably an
this is probably an uneccesary point
but if you're not familiar with television, make sure you listen to 'marquee moon' and not 'adventure'
the latter is perfectly fine
but does not even hint at the staggering magnificence of MM
Wakestock replied on Permalink
And of course, Marquee Moon
And of course, Marquee Moon is the album they are going to be playing in full
yeah - that would be the
yeah - that would be the other good reason!
For anyone unfamiliar with
For anyone unfamiliar with Strand of Oaks, his latest album "Heal" would not be typical of his previous offerings. Try "Pope Killdragon" first.
Gorgeous stuff!
Decent song by Hooton Tennis
Decent song by Hooton Tennis Club
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBZ47Ifz4cQ
Have to admit compared to last year the line up is a bit thinner on the ground for me, but that was always going to happen as last year nearly everyone I'd have wanted to was there
smithers replied on Permalink
A good live album by White
A good live album by White Fence on Spotify - Live in San Francisco
Thanks for the
Thanks for the recommendations. I'm enjoying White Fence. Bit of a slow burner for me but I like that.
I need a good entry album for The Fall. Their discography is long and terrifying. I also hear a lot of noise about The Wave Pictures but not sure where to start with them. Latest album first?
Re Wave Pictures - probably
Re Wave Pictures - probably start with latest as that's kind of what they're sounding like right now - more of David Tattersall's amzing guitar playing, harder edge stuff. Check out Beer in the Breakers, Long Black Cars and City Forgiveness too - all recent stuff.
the fall
the fall - 'the strange and frightening world of'
Wakestock replied on Permalink
With The Fall it's probably
With The Fall it's probably as well to just listen to the new album once it's released, and White Lightning. Despite owning a fair few Fall albums, I've generally failed to recognise much when it comes to live performance. Luckily it doesn't matter all that much on the whole as they've doggedly stuck to the same basic blueprint for nearly 40 years