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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 08/22/2005 : 06:12:10
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Originally posted by fumanbru
thanks for the head's up! being a canadian and all i'm a bit embarrasesed to say that i haven't heard their music. been too busy listening to ann celine dion and avril! i just downloaded some tunes the other day and very impressed. love letter from an occupant. what are some other good tracks you would recommend to a first timer? and whats with the name? a bit naughty. i'm intrigued to see some video shots.
as an aside i've been listening to another great canadian band- wolf parade. don't know if you guys have listened to em. i'll start another thread and fill you in if you haven't heard em that is
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/ cause I'm a real go-getter!"
Any of them. Seriously you cannot go wrong.
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Broken Face
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USA
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Posted - 08/22/2005 : 06:13:30
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Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
i have to say testament to youth in verse is an absolutely cracking song though.
Hearing that live gave both myself and m'lady (who is not musical in the slightest) chills. Mind blowing
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 08/22/2005 : 08:46:37
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| if i had to chose i'd say Mass Romantic is my favorite album |
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2005 : 09:28:31
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'ballad of a comeback kid' is hella swell. but as it was said, you seriously can't go wrong.
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Z_Zoquis
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Posted - 08/22/2005 : 14:18:37
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| Great band. They sort of remind me of an edgier Db's. Letter From an Occupant is one of the best pop songs I've heard in probably ten years. It's just killer. I hope to nab the new disc soon... |
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Kirk
= Cult of Ray =
USA
633 Posts |
Posted - 08/22/2005 : 16:11:50
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"twin cinema" is sounding pretty good.
I just can't get over how cool Zumpano was. It was tough going through High School without anyone with the same attachments to that band. |
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 08/23/2005 : 08:00:35
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twin cinemas amazing! and ive only had it for a day
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 09:04:42
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sweet merciful balls, this new album is amazing! 'the bleeding heart show' may be the greatest song ever recorded. this whole album is so good it makes me want to cry. how can one man be so fucking great at writing pop music?! ANSWER ME!
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 10:40:00
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I told you it was amazing!
They are truly the greatest band since the Pixies.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
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Posted - 08/23/2005 : 10:44:21
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Originally posted by Jose Jones
'the bleeding heart show' may be the greatest song ever recorded.
I love that song. Been trying to figure out all the lyrics.
Sometimes, no matter how shitty things get, you have to just do a little dance. - Frank
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 10:56:44
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That song, along with 'Falling Through Your Clothes' and 'Broken Breads' are my favourites so far.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 08/23/2005 : 20:03:34
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damn i love falling thru your clothes and sing me spanish techno is amazing.............damn it nevermind im gonna end up naming every song
The Truth Is Out There |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 20:13:39
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
I told you it was amazing!
They are truly the greatest band since the Pixies.
possibly. i'd say the best band of the 00's thus far
just got the album today. i'm already digging it |
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Skatealex1
* Dog in the Sand *
1656 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2005 : 20:26:00
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btw theres an exclusive song on itunes from the new pornographers
The Truth Is Out There |
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Superabounder
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1041 Posts |
Posted - 08/24/2005 : 04:40:49
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I only just bought Electric Version the other day and have been playing the heck out of it. Going to buy both Twin Cinema and Mass Romantic from the Matador website (only $10 each!). This is kind of like finding buried musical treasure for me!
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 08/24/2005 : 16:40:44
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just bought "high art, local news" off iTunes. also nabbed "graceland" while i was at it. mm mm good.
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winnipegwantsfrank
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Posted - 08/25/2005 : 13:43:42
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I absolutely LOVE Dan Bejar's work on each album. I could listen to "Jackie" and "The Ballad of a Comeback Kid" all day
Hey fumanbru, hopefully they will add the Peg to the tour dates after the Minny date! (saw your post on the NP board) |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 08/25/2005 : 14:11:33
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did you know that Playboy Magazine nominated Neko Case as "indie rock's sexiest babe"?
the things the internet has me |
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fumanbru
* Dog in the Sand *
Canada
1462 Posts |
Posted - 08/25/2005 : 14:58:06
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Originally posted by winnipegwantsfrank
I absolutely LOVE Dan Bejar's work on each album. I could listen to "Jackie" and "The Ballad of a Comeback Kid" all day
Hey fumanbru, hopefully they will add the Peg to the tour dates after the Minny date! (saw your post on the NP board)
ya, that would be great if they stopped by the peg! you should add a request so they can see all that love coming from winnipeg!
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Z_Zoquis
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Posted - 08/25/2005 : 15:14:10
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That would be nifty. I don't get out to many shows but that's one I'd definitely be at. I stopped in at several shops today with the intent of getting twin cinema but damned if nobody had it! Have to try again tomorrow...
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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2005 : 15:46:37
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Originally posted by winnipegwantsfrank
I absolutely LOVE Dan Bejar's work on each album. I could listen to "Jackie" and "The Ballad of a Comeback Kid" all day
Hey fumanbru, hopefully they will add the Peg to the tour dates after the Minny date! (saw your post on the NP board)
Uggh, well I'm glad someone enjoys him. I for one can' stand his songs. Or maybe it's just his voice. I don't know
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 08/26/2005 : 09:15:57
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they're going to be guests on Morning Becomes Eclectic this morning at 11 PST
www.kcrw.com |
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Z_Zoquis
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Posted - 08/26/2005 : 10:20:09
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winnipegwantsfrank
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Posted - 08/26/2005 : 11:31:53
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Originally posted by NimrodsSon
Uggh, well I'm glad someone enjoys him. I for one can' stand his songs. Or maybe it's just his voice. I don't know
?? I thought everyone like Bejar lol.... different strokes for different folks I guess. I just like the originality and catchiness and the hooks and turns his songs take. So you don't even like "Jackie, Dressed in Cobras"? |
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Jose Jones
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1758 Posts |
Posted - 08/26/2005 : 11:52:07
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bejar is awesome, but i think it's carl who turns bejar's input into pop glory. every bejar song, consequently, is fuckin gold.
i especially like how carl gets neko (or whoever the female singer is at the time) to sing along with bejar, for it shows the hidden great melody that bejar created but doesn't necessarily project clearly himself.
i get the idea that carl sits and listens to the skeleton of a song that bejar gives him to work with, and he instantly hears the hidden hook that bejar probably doesn't even know is there. then he constructs a flawless sing-along pop song, and bejar hears it and is like "holy shit! I wrote that?!"
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winnipegwantsfrank
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Posted - 08/26/2005 : 12:19:36
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| I'd have to agree with that for the most part except for maybe his Mass Romantic songs. Bejar's band Destroyer is much different than the NP's |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 10:26:55
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I have Twin Cinema on repeat right now. It's helping me with my post-festival blues.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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Superabounder
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1041 Posts |
Posted - 08/29/2005 : 18:59:54
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First listen to Mass Romantic tonight after my package of gold arrived while I was at work. I'm going to make myself wait to listen to Twin Cinema for at least a day or two I think. Was hard deciding which one to listen to first.
All of the true things I am about to tell you are shameless lies |
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One Who Hath Swum
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 09/01/2005 : 16:31:28
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I like Dan Bejar's songs with the New Pornographers (well, okay, I don't always know which ones they are, but I like pretty much all of their songs), but I checked a Destroyer album out from the library once, and it didn't do much for me. I have heard one Destroyer song that I really liked, though. I think it was called "No Cease Fires," and Neko actually covered it at a solo show.
I was all out of luck, like a duck that died. I was all out of juice, like a moose denied. |
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Superabounder
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1041 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2005 : 22:59:34
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"Man can you believe that she didn't need me
Any more than I needed her too"
Stuck in my head.
All of the true things I am about to tell you are shameless lies |
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Atheist4Catholics
= Cult of Ray =
USA
925 Posts |
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Superabounder
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1041 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2005 : 19:46:02
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I've just been listening to Twin Cinema for about a week, but I am really impressed by the drums. They sound particularly amazing to me on several of the songs. Well recorded, impressive playing, and just overall great sound to the kit.
Going to get AC Newman's solo cd next, but I definitely will need to take a break from these guys as I am having to consciously stop listening to them some because it has been primarily all I have listened to since this thread started.
All of the true things I am about to tell you are shameless lies |
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Superabounder
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1041 Posts |
Posted - 09/07/2005 : 21:32:21
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And another thing: why the hell does Electric Version get such a (relatively) bad rap? I love it. Heard it more than the other two so far, but I think it is fantastic, catchy, and I have a hard time rating it much lower than the other two.
All of the true things I am about to tell you are shameless lies |
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The New Pornographers
