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 | Sowing Nice to hear. I'm a huge fan of her lyrics lately.
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 | Atari nice Sincere Engineer rating ;)
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 | SlothcoreSam New Sincere Engineer is their best yet, so good
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| SlothcoreSam Check Codefendats - Crime Wave. The singer from Get Dead, a few other punk bands, and some rappers, pretty cool.
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| Atari Glad to see that 4! That was my initial rating but had to bump it up since I simply can?t stop listening to it
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| Atari my man, you must listen to the new album by Thanks! I Hate It! and nah it's not a secondhand Sloth rec he's just faster at rating than I am lol
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| Atari Lande Hekt (Muncie Girls) dropped an album in the fall that I had overlooked. It?s really nice if you haven?t heard it ;)
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 | theBoneyKing New John Fullbright is sounding great on early listens. Maybe nothing quite as stunning as a song like ?The High Road? but really good Americana as I expected. Might review it.
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 | hxciluvatarhxc so my fetch the bolt cutters review gotd? pretty funny lol. i dont care to ask jom or any current mods but, was there a particular reason for that? lol
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| SlothcoreSam Chan check PitchForkArms album ASAP. it's unbelievably good.
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 | PitchforkArms Channnnn. You and I have pretty much the exact same taste so I figured I'd drop this over your way. This is my group. https://open.spotify.com/track/1saiigcHaKrm6ioaGnBm8Y?si=15512591751b4b3fhttps://somewheresouthofhere.bandcamp.com/track/july-3
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| theBoneyKing On a similar note, I look forward to jamming the new John Moreland that dropped today! I am on vacation right now so wont likely be able to dig into it for a while though.
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| theBoneyKing Sure thing! Drops Sept 30, there is a single now too but I havent listened yet. Always was excited by him as an up-and-comer in the early 10s Americana scene, he seems like kind of a perfectionist which is why I would guess there was such a long gap but I am excited to hear what he has to offer.
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| theBoneyKing John Fullbright just announced a new album! Bumping you since youre apparently the only other active user who knows him.
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| Atari they have the perfect combination of nostalgia, charm and cheese that just works for me, haha. seeing them live with TWY gave me more appreciation for them as well
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| Atari the new State Champ kinda rules.. miss seeing you around more!
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| SlothcoreSam The new Cliffdiver album is awesome, sax driven emo, with female/male co-lead singers.
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 | dmathias52 If you haven?t check the new CMAT yet, I would highly recommend it. Camp country indie pop that?s super real. Think it would be right up your alley
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 | Dewinged Yeah man, some are unreal. I have "a bit" of OCD so if I start smth I usually try to bring it to 100% completion, dlcs et al. Let's just say, some has been funnier than others lol Looking forward to Elden Ring though, soulsborne games are the only ones I keep playing even after getting all trophies.
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| Dewinged I did have 33 once too ;) Dangerous hobby, I tell you. Some boosting sessions I rather forget haha
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| Dewinged So you into trophies too chan? I've been addicted for years, currently sitting at 101 plats, last one was Cyberpunk.
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| Sowing It might already be on your radar but I think you'd really like the new Big Thief album. I was only a fringe fan for a while but their latest record won me over immediately.
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| SlothcoreSam Adam has gone full country now. Check Hooks and the Huckleberries. https://open.spotify.com/track/4tcttlps3UR3r5GjOcNxrm?si=pnNgjSDISfeSJ8Ma6hVoIQ
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| SlothcoreSam Here is great interview with Adam on why he left as well as other things. https://www.abqgreenroom.com/post/interview-with-adam-hooks
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| SlothcoreSam Oh yeah, Adam Hooks, the original singer and the drummer left the band. The Guitarist, Ian is now the primary vocalist. No wonder it sounds so different.
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| SlothcoreSam New Russian Girlfriends out tomorrow! It's different than their last album, but still great
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 | JohnnyoftheWell Hey hi sorry I've been v slow - just checking in to confirm your interview qs are halfway done !
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| Atari HELL YES. glad to have you on board
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| Atari I think you might love the new Margo Cilker. I'll be counting on you to help get it on the year end list haha ;) it started out as a solid 4 but it's only growing
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 | HenryP93 Your review of Born This Way is bulls***
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| Atari good lord the new Maxo Kream is fantastic! Also if you haven?t heard the new Natalie Hemby it?s also tragically overlooked and worth your time
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| SlothcoreSam Just saw your 4.5 on the Kali Masi album. It's probably my AOTY at the moment. My other fav is the new Telethon album Swim Out Past The Breakers, think you would dig that one too.
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| Atari glad to hear it! I love almost everything about it but the guitars give it an extra bite imo
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| Atari Highly recommend the new album by Sincere Engineer, think you?ll dig it
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| Atari well s***, I'm gonna have to check that one out right now!
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| Atari cheers man :] will do some digging! also, you should have told me about James McMurtry a long time ago, haha. that new album is phenomenal and I can already tell he's gonna be a new favorite of mine..
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| Atari hey there, hope you're doing well these days! you mind linking me up with your Spotify playlist for this year? enjoyed them the past couple years but I got a new phone and lost the link to your playlists again haha
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| Sowing you don't seem like you're a big Killers fan but the new album is something you shouldn't miss, if I know you half as well as I think I do
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 | Feather Saw you wrote the featured/positive pinegrove review and figured I would send it your way.
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| Feather Check out the song Awash by Runner. It is essentially Pinegrove worship, but done very well.
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 | robertsona Send me an email and the tickets are yours yo
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| theBoneyKing I think thats where I saw it too, or maybe on his Twitter. Havent jammed it yet but will at some point, I rarely am amazing by him but his stuff is always solid.
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| SlothcoreSam Hey Chan, you should cleck the new Kali Masi album, Laughs, the best emo/punk release of the year so far. It's a massive grower.
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| Sowing you might like the new valerie june
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| Atari hey Chan, I think you'd really dig The Penske File - Salvation. just discovered it and seems up your alley
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 | aok Dear Chan. Long time no talk. Review Plastic Hearts Review Plastic Hearts Review Plastic Hearts Review Plastic Hearts. Love, AOK
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| hxciluvatarhxc i am interested to know why you decided to listen to laurentians atoll this year?
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| Sowing You're making me nervous withholding your list this long. Need you to back up some of my favorite albums, ha.
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 | Fort23 Why did iluvatar all his comments, is he mossad now ?
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| Atari what Sloth said lol. I was gonna pass the rec down to you if he didn't. good lord, what an album
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| SlothcoreSam The new Tired Lion album, Breakfast for Pathetics, is great. Indie grungey female fronted Punk out of Australia
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| Atari added it to the database. couldn't take it anymore lol. also glad you dug Thank You, I'm Sorry.. I have a review for that one I had started but never posted
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| SlothcoreSam Got a new album I think you might like, Bartees Strange - Live Forever. https://open.spotify.com/track/3hjaAXpqBfhoQa4I2MYRiv?si=aQsGClR9RuaUNcIyGEjn9Q
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| Atari I was thinking the same thing lmao
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| Atari new Lydia Loveless is FIRE
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 | Xenophanes Hey there. My husband might be taking a job in Williamsburg/Yorktown VA and I know you?re a VA native. Anything good/bad you can tell me about that whole area (can live within 50 mile radius). He went to VCU so he?s really familiar with the Richmond area but neither of us have lived over on that east side. Thanks!
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| Atari my man, I think you might really enjoy this Thank You, I'm Sorry album... like a lazier Muncie Girls/Retirement Party. and please don't say you still haven't heard Retirement Party lol
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 | xxm Nice work on folklore, Comrade.
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| Atari ok higher than the new Lawrence Arms, now you're pushing it ;)
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| Atari glad I'm not the only one who got at least some enjoyment out of the new Neck Deep, lol. I saw them on your playlist and had a feeling your rating would land near the 3.5 range
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| Atari The new Courtney Marie Andrews seems like a stunner so far. She has a gospel-like quality to her voice that reminds me of Brandi Carlile at times. A slow burner but worth it
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| Atari glad you liked the new found glory! cracked me up that you and acad both finally responded about it on the same day ;) yeah it could be trimmed but still remarkably consistent for 2020 NFG
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 | neekafat are you still doing a write-up for Gaslighter?
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| Sowing Latest Nana Grizol seems up your alley - folksy/americana-laced punk rock
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| Atari Loving New Found Glory?s latest!
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| Sowing Check the new Jess Williamson
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| Atari Yeah def might be a 4.5. I actually have Gospel at a 5 if you haven?t heard that one but loving them both lately
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| Atari I see you have Oh, Common Life by Fireworks rated a 4. good man. I can't stop listening to them and NFG the last few days lol
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| Atari I forgot about that but will definitely check! The Truth of My Youth is such a nostalgic jam
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| Atari man I am so obsessed with Catalyst all of a sudden. might be my new favorite NFG album
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| Atari favorite track and lyric from the last album belong to "Truck Stop Casino". "Maybe I don't sleep enough, well Jesus Christ, who am I kidding?" followed by an awesome mathy guitar riff. hope you dig them!! I was thinking you already did, haha. new singles have a bit of a Muncie Girls vibe imo
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| Atari you excited for the new Retirement Party?
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| robertsona I think I tend to like metal that would appeal to purists where it's just guitarsbassdrums lol, the proggier side of things with synths and flutes and ish doesn't really tend to get me going. which is a way of saying that the thy catafalque album isn't my style but I love random recs keep em coming i'll surely like some of them
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| robertsona yeah i'm definitely choosy when it comes to metal. if it's not converge or paysage d'hiver or isis it's a dangerous game to play. i'm checking out Naiv now tho
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 | Curse. Yeah our Governor has just been making mistake after mistake but its fine, it isn't like this state is full of people with compromised immune systems
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| Curse. Yeah, living in Orlando, living that quarantine life and trying to not talk myself into writing for this site again. How's everything going with you?
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 | theacademy referring specifically to this song - the title track
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| theacademy tbh hard not to stay impressed with butler's voice, even still
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| theacademy i did actually, although i do recall thinking it was a fair step down (I actually liked the blackest beautiful). still definitely a 5 tho so i promptly remedied that lol
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 | someguest I read your write-up for Pimp. Nice work man.
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| SlothcoreSam Check Madrigal30s bands new album. It's pretty sweet. Wasted Space-Like Summer But Colder. https://open.spotify.com/album/1gbv3nRob0e053jE2nVuaW?si=5mmWm_hcTKO34jHNY5OzBg
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| dmathias52 Honestly, I just found them the last couple days and really have no idea lol. I started with Old Highs and New Lows, think that?s his best critically reviewed album
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| dmathias52 You ever heard of Hellbound Glory? High energy, story telling, aggressive country that is still super similar to traditional country. Think you would really dig it
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| Atari Have u heard The Suicide Machines? Been listening to them nonstop since I heard their new album. They?re so damn good!
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| Atari the way she says home in blankets...
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| Atari Love that Muncie Girls B-Sides release.. just so charming and I love the way she pronounces things with her accent
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| Atari cheers!! she's so underrated imo. glad to finally have another staffer on board with her lol. the lyrics just cut through me on tracks like Best Thing when she's talking about that tree being cut down that she's watched grow since she was a kid. I had a review in the works but never finished it :/
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| SlothcoreSam New Muncie Girls B-Sides EP is out, you checked it yet??
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 | Transient Was thinking about the AIM account I made just to speak to you and John and realised you'dd your FB account. Can't believe it's been 15 years.
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| Atari I think you?re gonna love this new Hot Mulligan. I?ll be really surprised if you don?t lol
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| SlothcoreSam Hey Chan, you need to check the new PEARS self titled album, out March 6th. It's the best melodic punk album since Russian Girlfriends.
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| Atari I only know about it since Dmathias rec'd it to me in exchange for that Katie Pruitt, haha. but you're pretty much the only other staffer that likes the genre so just spreading the word :]
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| Atari another country pop rec for you. I am so addicted to this Hailey Whitters album, it's definitely something special
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| Atari Envy On The Coast are one of the few bands I?ve seen live actually! Sugar Skulls used to be my jam and liked some stuff on Lowcountry as well. Thx for the heads up, added that Violent Joy to my music library
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| Atari One more rec for you that I?ve been passing along. This new Katie Pruitt album is some lovely country pop :]
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| Atari sweet, happy to contribute! by the way for something similar to Free Throw you might want to get the new Hot Mulligan on your radar as well. all three singles released so far are promising as hell
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| Atari This new Introvert EP is sooooo good. it's pretty much the exact same sound that Trophy Eyes pulled off on Chemical Miracle but I love it if you have 20 minutes I bet you'd dig it :)
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| Sowing This is random but I just noticed you've never rated a Foxing album and they're like a blend of Modest Mouse and Brand New, only more eccentric and focused on the end of the world. You might really dig their 2018 LP Nearer My God.
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 | parksungjoon https://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?memberid=1034220
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| Atari haven't heard any of his other stuff yet but I read the producer for the album has worked with Jason Isbell so I immediately had to check it out, haha
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| Atari was going to rec you the new John Moreland but I see you've already rated it :) so good!!
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| parksungjoon fair enough man, sorry for taking up your time! much love
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| parksungjoon very fair. to be clear this isnt what i want all or even most of my output to be like. but yeah im open to any and all feedback
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| parksungjoon or rather that i cant learn from it and improve in the future. no pressure though, if you're not interested!
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| parksungjoon can you take a look at this abomination and offer some critique? its obviously meant to be a complete pisstake but that doesnt mean it cant be improved https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/80856/Sadistik-Exekution-The-Magus/
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| Atari ah that's right. got it now - cheers!!
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| Atari damn I must be the only one who's heard a grand total of 2 albums so far from 2020 haha. you'll have to link me up with that 2020 playlist. I don't know why I can't seem to find it through spotify when I have your 2019/2018 playlists available under recently played in spotify..
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| Atari you might want to check the new album by 13 Crowes. you can thank SlothcoreSam, haha. at first it sounded just like a Gaslight Anthem worship band but stands out more in a unique way with more listens. defs up your alley
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| dmathias52 If you haven't checked Michael Kiwanuka before, would highly recommend it! Really creative folk with some retro-soul vibes. Great album this year, but his one from 2016 is really something special
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| Transient hello, thought about you the other day and wanted to say that i hope you're doing well
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| Atari yo, I'm really enjoying this album from Esther Rose. another hidden gem I discovered thanks to your spotify playlist for 2019
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| dmathias52 Got any fairly modern political albums for me?
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| Atari I commented on it the other day my man, lol ;) awesome list! tons of overlap ofc but also plenty of albums I'm interested in checking out I haven't heard (like that Orville Peck)
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| dmathias52 I know Miss Murder, but that's about all I got! Would Sing the Sorrow be the best starting point?
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| Atari It?s really funny u mention that because I was at my friend?s house last night and he was listening to Sing the Sorrow and talking about AFI! That?s definitely my favorite album by them, but I haven?t really heard anything they?ve done from this decade. I?ve had my ratings wiped a few times, so that?s prolly why they?re completely missing. Will revisit them soon!
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| Atari oh that's right - cheers man! glad you liked that Heart Attack Man, shm at Slex's rating
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| dmathias52 I did! Thanks again, already have some stuff queued up
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| dmathias52 Would definitely love that doc! I've been trying to work on one of my own, with mixed results. danielmathias52@gmail.com is my email
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| dmathias52 Got some other decade recs for me? Trying to play catch up real late on, anything is welcome!
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| Atari makes sense. In that case here's an LP rec: Cold Wrecks - This Could Be Okay. don't know where all this stellar punk music keeps coming from..
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| Atari another punk rec passed down from Sloth I'm sending your way. check this Antighost EP if you have time. really great stuff, might bump higher than a 4..
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| Atari will do, haha. it's about time I give Kanye a real shot anyways. by the way if you haven't heard Great Wight I just found out that was their band name before changing it to Proper. so they have another album from 2017!
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 | Muhlysa haha nobody I was just reading your comments and wonder since you've been here forever that you don't post as much. Love your reviews . thats it haha
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| Atari just came across the band Proper. on your playlist and I'm already sold on them after just one song. fantastic s***
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| dmathias52 Absolutely loving Lydia Loveless. Great voice and really interesting songwriting. It feels like it belongs in the 90s, which is a great thing
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| dmathias52 Will be checking that ASAP for sure. Actually already had a rec in mind for you as well. "Everything is Fine" by Amigo the Devil. Really dark but beautiful Americana/Country
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 | KotoFtw I was texting with a friend the other day about how good your review for Come Now Sleep was. Just wanted you to know.
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| dmathias52 Ok yeah Trash Boat's album from last year is insane. The vocalist is absurd, the transitions from cleans to heavy is probably the best I've heard in pop punk
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| Atari Yeah I figured you?d love that album given the overall sound and those Bruce Springsteen references, haha. It?s my pleasure!! So much fantastic punk music being overlooked this year
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 | Voivod Yeah, the article is accurate to a t about what happened here, and then some. The only thing it missed is the rise of the far right, but in 2013 it was mere speculation rather than a foregone conclusion. For what's worth, I check on The Atlantic and Wired, because what happens in US politics, is analogously adapted to Greek politics. Compared to the blatantly biased Greek media outlets, these two, among others, feel like pillars of equidistant political analysis.
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| Voivod Thanks for the article in the first comment of your latest review, an analogous breed of political advisor exists in Greece as well.
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| dmathias52 Ok Trash Boat is def in my listen to list then. I saw TWY at Sad Summer Fest, but they played a pretty short set, so still high on my list
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| dmathias52 Glad to hear it! Jealous of the shows you?re getting to see, that Halloween one seems killer
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| Atari another rec for you since nobody else listens to me lol. check Stuck Out Here - Until We're Each Somewhere Else. production is a bit weak but other than that it's sooo good
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| Atari that Youth Fountain is excellent. It?s nothing I haven?t heard before but the execution is so damn good
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| Atari Right on, added them both to my library and will jam them this weekend while working overtime. Cheers!!
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| Atari Aw s*** sorry lol. Hope you enjoy it!
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| Atari another rec for you.. give the new Madina Galore a shot when you have a chance. I'm loving it so far
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| Atari That Together to the Stars album is sooo good, especially the last 2 tracks
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| Atari I'm having a hell of a time accessing your playlist since spotify is blocked at my work computer (which is also my personal computer). maybe you should post it in Olympus like you did last year since links don't work in the shoutbox ;)
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| Atari glad you enjoyed Western Settings :) cheers for actually following through on my recs. you mind hitting me up with a link for your 2019 spotify playlist? I followed your playlist for last year but can't seem to find it
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| xxm You?re welcome.
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| xxm Just want to say that I love your reviews. Thank you for what you say.
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| Atari hell yeah, man! that part where he sings "SUCH A DIRTY CULTURE" gets me every time. glad you enjoyed them so much
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 | Observer The acoustic version of Matchbook from that acoustic Strung Out release is stupid good.
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| Atari This Russian Girlfriends album is something I think you?d love
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| Atari anytime, my man. Glad u enjoyed it!!
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| theBoneyKing Oo, hadnt heard that. Something to look forward to.
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| theBoneyKing Nice one, it really is an incredible album. I need to get around to reviewing it one of these days. I feel like most of the Isbell fans here would find something to enjoy in it.
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 | Slex I hate it I'm sorry
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| Atari Oh no worries! Just seems like the kind of pop punk/emo you?d enjoy so figured I?d mention it. Probably some similarities to that Trash Boat album from last year
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| Fort23 Thought you retired big dog
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| Atari You must check the new Free Throw album
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 | JWT155 Same boat, working, getting older but sticking around here to always at least kinda know what cool new music the kids are talking about these days. I enjoy your La Dispute review.
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| JWT155 Good to have you back man, what have you been up to.
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 | BerryGarlicia I?ve never talked to you before, hut I?d like to tell you that your review for Ride the Lightning is the best review I?ve ever read, I was so intrigued I didn?t notice it was?nt much of a review, but a philosophical reflection on the genre until the very final sentence. Outstanding work.
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| Atari love your Bright Eyes reviews, they?ve aged nicely
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| Slex Your list convinced me to check out the Brandi Carlile album and Jesus I needed this album so so bad at this exact moment, bless
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 | Nbehre11 Hey! I actually found the ?It?s All Crazy...? vinyl used for like 30 bucks on reverb, thanks for the subtle push to look into it back in the untitled discussion! Looking forward to seeing it!
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 | Pheromone bro where's the reconstruction site 5 at
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 | YourDarkAffected Oh then after mwY?s Untitled gets its airtime, you should definitely give it a listen. It has some of the band?s best material imo. Especially in the first track, ?Nobody Else Will Be There? and then the later tracks ?I?ll Still Destroy You? and ?Dark Side of the Gym? (which is basically the album?s Pink Rabbits).
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| YourDarkAffected Hey always liked your reviews of The National and was wondering what you thought of Sleep Well Beast. Favorite tracks? Thoughts on the experimentation and a little more straight forward lyrics?
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| Curse. I love and miss you my sweet angel
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| Atari Thx for your Trophy Eyes review. Enjoyed it and gave me a fresh perspective on the album
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| Sowing just checking to see if you still want in on the national voting thing, and since I don't have your email, i'm hoping a shout will reach you in time
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| Sowing :-( site just lost so much of its character and history - best of luck
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 | Tyler. hey. so about that favor. do you know how to make invisible characters in a rev? like the few MJ reviews that did it. i really need that. thanks
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 | kris. hi channing hope u are well bud
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| Tyler. can't hide from me. can you do me a favor?
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 | AtavanHalen Just out of interest, do you still believe that DaveyBoy, Taylor and myself are an unsightly pimple on Sputnikmusic's adolescent face?
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 | Satellite listen to the new junior battles dude
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 | Came across your Dude Ranch review man...read a few others of yours...Dude, I really have to appluad your ability to critique records with abstract thought. Also...while looking through your ratings, it's pretty scary how similar our taste in music is! Keep up the stellar reviews man! I'll be reading:)
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 | Bron-Yr-Aur get on aim once i would like to speak to you like old times
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 | My dick's name is Channing.
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 | hellpickle ****. I misread your Converge album recommendations and checked out You Fail Me. I can't believe it's actually listenable. I've gone through most of their s*** before, but for some reason You Fail Me delivers something.
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 | darkwargreymon What happened to your staff status? I have seen you reviewing lately. I enjoyed your cradle of filth and dimmu borgir reviews though, they were fun to read. Hope you regain staff soon.
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 | impoppy I'm waiting for your review on the new TBS album to combat Adam's 1.5. I expect nothing less than a 5.
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 | when r u gonna join the army lolol
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 | wabbit Channing Freeman have you heard Ben Marwood's album?
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 | SeaAnemone you should listen to dan mangan - nice, nice, very nice... you'd like it a lot
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| kris. brooooooooooooo time to bring lord worm out of retirement new aiden plz like a late birthday gift or something
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