The 2012 Music Thread!

[Redefine Sick]

Listening to the new Buckethead. Homing Beacon, the tribute to Michael Jackson, is pretty damned awesome.

[RPS]

I'm really digging that Gorillaz/Andre 3000/Murphy track. Just flat out fun, energetic and all the styles come together. It's not "ohmygodepic", but it's fun and a bit understated.

[LittleDaniel]

I picked up fun's new album (Some Nights) when it came out. Very poppy, but an interesting sound. It's been on a pretty constant loop since I got it. Particularly fond of All Alone, We Are Young, Some Nights, Stars, and Out on the Town.

Do they seem like a fun band live? I've never listened to them, but they're playing my college in a week or two.

[MalaCloudy Black]

They were on Conan a few nights ago, you might be able to gauge how they are live by their performance there.

[Chris the Human]

Do they seem like a fun band live? I've never listened to them, but they're playing my college in a week or two.

Their music is certainly energetic enough to warrant a good live performance. I can't imagine you'd be able to sing their stuff without being pretty active and energetic.

[RPS]

http://blogs.1077theend.com/endmusicdiscovery/2012/02/23/end-music-discovery-gorillaz-james-murphy-andre-3000-do-ya-thing-13-minute-version/

Apparently the 4 minute version released earlier this week was just a tease for a full 13 minute version, which has about 7 minutes of Andre 3000 bragging about how he is the shit.

[METALMAN]

[Bushmeister]

Yesterday, I finally got to listen to Black Pyramid's "II".

And likewise, yesterday you should have locked this thread because it is futile for everyone that is NOT Black Pyramid to even try.

[RPS]

That Grimes album is amazing.

[LittleDaniel]

http://blogs.1077the...minute-version/

Apparently the 4 minute version released earlier this week was just a tease for a full 13 minute version, which has about 7 minutes of Andre 3000 bragging about how he is the shit.

I really didn't like the four minute version, but after listening to this...

If we'd have had two weeks, we could have made a whole record, I'm sure of it.

Someone get these men two weeks!

[METALMAN]

Maybe if Damon Albarn made his speech at the Brits a bit shorter he could have made six records.

[Crybaby Bunting]

So far

Possible AOTY candidates

• Air - Le voyage dans la lune
• Alcest - Les Voyages De L'Âme
• The Mars Volta - Noctourniquet
• Pepe Deluxé - Queen of the Wave
  Not quite AOTY but still entertaining
  
  • Pulled Apart By Horses - Tough Love
  • Grimes - Visions
  • Portico Quartet - Portico Quartet
    Undecided
    
    • Sleigh Bells - Reign of Terror
    • WZRD - WZRD
    • Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
    • Busdriver - Beaus$Eros

  Crushing disappointments

  [*]Going by the singles so far, the new Emile Autumn

  So so far, so good and it's only MARCH

[METALMAN]

I've not listened to the new Air album. Wasn't thinking of getting it but I might give it a listen seeing as you seem to think so highly of it.

[Crybaby Bunting]

To be honest it's probably going to slip down to 'not quite there' in a week, but I just can't stop listening to it. It's wonderfully mellow and brilliant night time music.

EDIT: and also because I'm a huge fan of the film 'Le voyage dans la lune' so naturally I think it compliments it really well

Edited March 3, 2012 by The General

[RPS]

Great albums

Grimes - Vision

John Talabot - ƒin

Perfume Genius - Put Ur Back In 2 It

The 2 Bears - Be Strong

Good albums

Blondes - Blondes

Ital - Hive Mind

Scuba - Personality

OK albums

Lazerhawk - Visions

Lindstrøm - Six Cups of Rebel

Sleigh Bells - Reign of Terror

Have yet to hear anything that's really horrendous so far. General, is the Pepe Deluxe worth downloading? Saw a few great reviews of it, and was meaning to check it out. Also, the Mars Volta are still around?

[Lowerdeck]

Anyone here got thoughts on the New Multitudes album?

[RPS]

Kid Cudi's rock album, WZRD, is the worst thing I have ever heard.

EDIT:

If you care to sample... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1w5cU64uxE

Edited March 4, 2012 by RockPaperScissors

[KONGO]

Does Kid Cudi understand what rock music is?

[METALMAN]

I quite liked that Kid Cudi one. If nothing else, it's certainly better than Lil' Wayne's "rock" album.

Had Bruce Springsteen's new album on at work today and it's really uninspiring and pretty tired sounding. It's a real shame but he hasn't done anything that offers anything new or interesting. Still, it's not a disaster or anything (although there is song with a rap on it that comes pretty close) so it'll keep his core fans happy, but it just seems so pointless.

[thatshortguy]

Had Bruce Springsteen's new album on at work today and it's really uninspiring and pretty tired sounding. It's a real shame but he hasn't done anything that offers anything new or interesting. Still, it's not a disaster or anything (although there is song with a rap on it that comes pretty close) so it'll keep his core fans happy, but it just seems so pointless.

He does seem tired, but it ventures into more Flogging Molly territory than I anticipated. The single's probably the best song to me on that album, as it's one of the few that actually pack any musical punch, but the title track and "Death to My Hometown" are solid lyrically. You can really tell he's listened to FM & the Drive-By Truckers a lot, though.