neekafat: Sput's JAN 2019 Song of the Day

neekafat 01.01.19	fml But anyway, feel free to rec one of your SOTY's or not!
BlazinBlitzer 01.01.19	I'll finally be participating again! Kayo Dot - The Manifold Curiosity (post metal) It's my favorite song of all time. Note that it's a beast of a track with 14 minutes in length, but the total magnificence of the song's movements should make this fly by. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik-Fp2defYk
neekafat 01.01.19	So not a 2018 track? Just making sure! Glad to have you back onboard (:
bgillesp 01.01.19	My SOTY is easily Ariadne from Offerings by Typhoon. The violin swells in towards the end for the absolute greatest catharsis and it wraps up the third movement of the album perfectly. I knew this album was a 5 The moment I heard the prereleases first movement back in October of 2017 and this only helped to confirm that assumption. This song and album cements Typhoon as one of my all time favorite bands and one of 3 bands/artists I’ve given multiple 5s. Link
bgillesp 01.01.19	Tired I’ll get the link to you tomorrow and finish with December too.
BlazinBlitzer 01.01.19	It's already the new year and I still can't read. Is it okay if I change it to this? Panopticon - "The Moss Beneath the Snow" (Blackened Folk) A... post metal? post rock? post folk? number that builds up and explodes over its majority. Arguably my favorite song of 2018 and one that lets you immerse yourself in its atmosphere and natural flows. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9AT3Uo3qyg
BlazinBlitzer 01.01.19	Excellent choice bgill!
neekafat 01.01.19	if you give me the album too this time (;
neekafat 01.01.19	Yes bgill that song fuckin rules, Empiricist is still my favorite from that album tho
BlazinBlitzer 01.01.19	The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness :)
ArsMoriendi 01.01.19	Gameun Deut by Mid-Air Thief (dream folk idk)(Album = Crumbling) Zombie rules so he got me to check this album. https://youtu.be/hGzFYZsM1lc
neekafat 01.01.19	Thanks Blazin (; Awesome pick too Ars, my personal fave from that one was These Chains (:
JohnnyoftheWell 01.01.19	Haven't joined on these before, is it cool to jump in now?
DinosaurJones 01.01.19	Heya neek. Here's a song. Theo Katzman - My Heart is Dead (Rock/Power-Pop) From the 2017 album "Heartbreak Hits" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkalja2C7Fk Though the live version is arguably better, the recorded version is fine. It's a simple song, nothing groundbreaking, but every once in awhile, I just find this sort of thing refreshing. Also, I truly dig Theo's voice.
neekafat 01.01.19	fuck yeah dude please, join in at anytime! Thanks Dino! (:
JohnnyoftheWell 01.01.19	Sweet, in that case my SOTY is absolutely Famous Prophets (Stars) by Car Seat Headrest (from Twin Fantasy (Face to Face). Absolutely astounding indie epic that improves vastly on an already solid original version, here's a link: https://youtu.be/lwj24E44Dak
neekafat 01.01.19	oof wasn't a big fan of that album but that was a pretty good track!
bgillesp 01.01.19	Also, I propose the 2019 spreadsheet should be separate from 2018
bgillesp 01.01.19	I can set that up if need be
Papa Universe 01.01.19	Damien Jurado - 1973 (singer-songwriter) since we're throwing our SOTY out there, here's mine. best lyrics of the year, hands down (especially the line about the telephone ring). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BARv4BsFthI
Papa Universe 01.01.19	Ben Howard - Neeka Libres At Dusk Probably the better track off of the album and it certainly works fine on its own, but a full album of this made me extremely impatient and frustratingly bored. Again, this slowly building (even if resulting in nothing) and mostly atmospheric tune is pretty decent on its own. 3.5
Metalrain 01.01.19	Unwound - Terminus(From Leaves Turn Inside You) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcA1H7m8xw0 October All Over had a great reception, so I'll rec something a little more out there. 9 minutes split into three distinct section with all kinds of genres mixing. It's no metal, but just as intense emotionally.
ArsMoriendi 01.01.19	"Nica Libres at Dusk" More mellow indie from neeka, who woulda guessed! But on a more serious note, the guitar part is actually engaging, which is cool. The vocals are pretty bland, but not too intrusive. Something about the echoing makes this song feel like it's from the future. Future indie folk? lol But yeah, this is alright enough. WAIT last minute cello? +0.2 for that. 3.6/5
Minushuman24 01.02.19	Song of the Year eh? I already did How Simple so I guess I will go with my second or third songs... alright Etta James - Brian Fallon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPKll4u5kWY Maybe I'm overly sentimental, maybe I enjoy overly emotional music, maybe I love Fallon's music too much, but this song hit me in the chest hard and I'd say it's one of his very best.
JohnnyoftheWell 01.02.19	Ben Howard - Nica Libres at Dusk Beautiful production and arrangement here, I can really get on board with the way those plucked arpeggios gradually pick up momentum. The high notes really resonate too, and the atmosphere is sublime. Love how it starts out moody and then takes flight. Not convinced by the vocals but they don't detract much either. Also, the last minute isn't really my thing - I get the feeling of release it's going for, and it's certainly well executed, but for some reason I don't get much out of it. 3.9/5
BlazinBlitzer 01.02.19	Ben Howard - "Nica Libres at Dusk" Wholesome and beautiful folk music. Might be great for the bedroom. 3.9/5
BlazinBlitzer 01.02.19	Hey! Tomorrow's song should be Panopticon's "The Moss Beneath the Snow". Just a heads up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9AT3Uo3qyg
Minushuman24 01.02.19	1. Nica Libres at Dusk - Ben Howard - 3.6 Yeah I can tell this is a grower. This makes me want to lay in bed just staring at the ceiling and just contemplate on life. Or go on a long silent drive on a quiet highway in the boonies.
neekafat 01.02.19	Also feel free to listen to that track another time or two just to let it sink in y'all (; updating this now, make sure to get your final votes in for 2018!!
neekafat 01.02.19	Can tell you it's a great tune for walks and drives minus
rodrigo90 01.02.19	30stm' self titled FTW!!!!!!!!!
neekafat 01.02.19	gimme a song from that and a link and I'll put it up rodrigo, do think that album was a bit overhated
Minushuman24 01.02.19	Yeah, I can Imagine it would be. I think I'm gonna add it to my playlist for when I make drives between here and Chicago.
neekafat 01.02.19	Fuck yeah! Where you live Minus? I'm from Chicago, here right now (:
Minushuman24 01.02.19	Oh! That's sick, Chicago is one of my favorite cities to travel to. I live near Minneapolis, Minnesota.
neekafat 01.02.19	Fuck yeah man! Sounds like quite the drive hahaha
Minushuman24 01.02.19	Yeah haha, it can be taxing. Wisconsin is the worst to drive through, and I always get into Chicago around 6am~ and that means nothing but traffic.
neekafat 01.02.19	Oof yeah that's rough! Chicago traffic can really be hell
Minushuman24 01.02.19	2. The Moss Beneath the Snow - Panopticon - 3.9 I feel that I am bad at appropriately judging post-rock, because it's always so pretty to me. This one is pretty good too! the instrumental section is pleasant and immersive, but I think it really shines about 9 minutes in when the vocals kick in. It may not be the most impressive performance but it fits the music so well, it's like an empathetic voice. The acoustic guitar in this passage is probably my favorite part of the entire song. I like it.
Papa Universe 01.02.19	update number 7
Papa Universe 01.02.19	Panopticon - The Moss Beneath The Snow this is the better cut off of the worse part of the album. 3
Drifter 01.02.19	Daz Dillinger - West Coast Album: Dazamataz Genre: G-Funk Link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o7yT7keSNf8 Description: While he may have started back on Dr. Dre's The Chronic in 1992, Daz Dillinger of Tha Dogg Pound is still active and making tight music. This is the near-closer on his double album from 2018 and is one of my favorite songs from him. Smooth G-Funk from one of the best in the genre. He's not trying to impress anyone; he's just making enjoyable music.
ArsMoriendi 01.02.19	"The Moss Beneath the Snow" Those water sounds make me feel like I have to pee. Super atmospheric so far... 5 mins in and this is just a post rock song so far, no black metal really here. Not much folk either hmmm. Oh there's the vocals and now it's gotten kinda folk. Finally lol. This was eh... not metal at all though, right? 2.8/5
Papa Universe 01.03.19	Typhoon - Ariadne: 3.5
Tundra 01.03.19	Are spots all full?
Papa Universe 01.03.19	no, those are mostly stand-ins
Tundra 01.03.19	Plini - Opening (Djazz AKA Djent x Jazz) Djazz at it's finest bois, only explanation needed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH0Z-JeFbr4
Papa Universe 01.03.19	okay nevermind, it is full. shoo
Tundra 01.03.19	no biggy have fun m/
butcherboy 01.03.19	Sonny Sharrock - Portrait of Linda in three colours, all black.. A wrenching and wild tune from the experimental jazz guitarist and his wife Linda whose vocals are fucking incredible.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CwkiBIvgl9k
JohnnyoftheWell 01.03.19	Panopticon - The Moss Beneath the Snow. I enjoy the build on this one a lot - great choice of tone and melody - but the climax feels predictable and cumbersome; it leaves me behind. The acoustic section afterwards is pretty enough but feels a little disparate. Vocals are fine but the closing section doesn't seem to go anywhere. 3.1/5
ZombieToyDuck 01.03.19	fuck I always miss when you guys post this... gunna give a rec in a few...
ArsMoriendi 01.03.19	"Ariadne" This was fine. No in depth impression honestly. 2.8/5
ZombieToyDuck 01.03.19	Husky Loops- Dead [from EP1] A pretty experimental rock outing with a killer bass groove that packs a wallop. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG359aNtQ20
Minushuman24 01.03.19	3. Ariadne - Tyhpoon - 3 I have listened to this album several times, and I still cannot for the life of me remember what it sounds like. I really would love to love this band, but they cannot seem to spark any interest or intrigue on the smallest level. It's weird, because the music is good and this song is good.... I just can't get interested.
ArsMoriendi 01.03.19	Hopefully 2019's SotD's has more rating participation. Papa, bgill, Minus, and I can't be the only ones rating these. :P
Papa Universe 01.03.19	can we replace Ars for neek as the regular, please?
ArsMoriendi 01.04.19	Papa, you rate things super low too, don't be a hypocrite Egarran too I ain't the only one
Papa Universe 01.04.19	and you're welcome to advocate for my replacement too. see how easy it is?
ArsMoriendi 01.04.19	Okay, butcherboy then :P
Minushuman24 01.04.19	I'm saddened to see so little participation. It's still kinda fun, boosts me from mostly a lurking status to a normal-ish user.
Papa Universe 01.04.19	it's become a sort of inner party game. we need to find a way to engage other users.
Minushuman24 01.04.19	Free soup
BlazinBlitzer 01.04.19	"Ariadne": An album highlight and a beautiful song that needed more recognition while it was around. 4.1/5
ArsMoriendi 01.04.19	I'll make the soup! I make a pretty good chicken noodle, parsnips and all
Papa Universe 01.04.19	Mid-Air Thief - Gameun Deut: 3.5
Minushuman24 01.04.19	I will be there for some chicken noodle for sure.
neekafat 01.04.19	"we need to find a way to engage other users." yeah that was the hope that it would help do this but idk ): we hit a weird peak in like August but I guess it just has to do with people on vacation voting more and stuff, might just be a year flux there's no way to know yet
JohnnyoftheWell 01.04.19	Typhoon - Ariadne Feel like I should enjoy this much more, but can't get on board with this. Not a fan of the production at all, the song's dynamics don't get to shine like they should. Like the strings when they come in. 3/5
JohnnyoftheWell 01.04.19	"it just has to do with people on vacation voting more and stuff" Yeah I also don't think people are all that switched on at this point of the year. Early January always feels like a bit of a slump Mid-Air Thief - Gameun Deut Definitely enjoyed this one, great upbeat, easy-going vibe and lots of fun 3.7/5
Egarran 01.04.19	Damn I only heard metal all 2018. There was no dream pop or electronic things going on. Sorry Ars! But this one has a nice dreamy flute intro everyone can enjoy. A Forest of Stars - Premature Invocation - https://youtu.be/4FbIL7XogNs NO JOY HERE, JUST THIS HAMMER
Egarran 01.04.19	Nica Libres at Dusk - Damn, that was nice! Only complaint is a 5 minute length had been perfect. 4.5 The Moss Beneath the Snow - Wish I liked this band more. Then again it took me months to appreciate Falls of Rauros so there's hope. Wait, what is that lead guitar doing!? 2.8 Ariadne - There's clearly talent here, but something's missing for me. It's kind of joyless (and there's no hammer). 3.2
Minushuman24 01.04.19	4. Gameun Deut - Mid-Air Thief - 3.9 Kinda weird, but in all the best ways. This is some really great stuff, I need to listen to the entire album.
Papa Universe 01.05.19	Theo Katzman – My Heart is Dead is this like an homage joke song to 90s cocky pop-rock? 3
Dylan620 01.05.19	I already rec'd my 2018 SOTY in a previous month (I think it was April?) so here's my runner-up: Hookworms - "Ullswater" (from Microshift) [krautrock/indie pop] An addictive, relentlessly catchy monolith of a pop song with an engrossing atmosphere and quite possibly the best chorus of 2018. Perfect music for driving, too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLK9Y49LrOE
JohnnyoftheWell 01.05.19	Theo Katzman – My Heart is Dead Silly silly fun fun, enjoyed this a little but found it rather trite 3.1/5
butcherboy 01.05.19	I just made a big batch of pho.. soup for all who don’t participate!!!!! Hail Nihil!
ArsMoriendi 01.05.19	"My Heart is Dead" Wow that's a super 90s indie guitar line. Those vocals kinda suck though. This is very radio friendly rock, but it isn't too Ars-friendly. 2.5/5
bgillesp 01.05.19	Sorry for being lazy Ninca- 4.3, killer song and album and artist, but i love his other work better for the most part Moss- 4.3, This is the only album I know from this guy but he rules and this is one of the best tracks on it Gameun Deut- 4.2, twinkly and awesome song and album My Heart is Dead- 3.9, just fun is all i can say but that scream could use a little work Famous Prophets- 3.8, i like it but i don't get the extreme love for this artist 1973- 3.9, hated the album when i listened to it but this wasn't bad so maybe i was wrong
Papa Universe 01.05.19	"hated the album when i listened to it" ex-fucking-cuse me?
bgillesp 01.05.19	Actually I didn't hate the Jurado album, I was confusing it with another, but I 3.5d it so maybe it should get a bump
bgillesp 01.05.19	I was thinking of Stephen Malckmus I think
Papa Universe 01.05.19	oh that one. that was alright
neekafat 01.06.19	alright updated the song recs, will update with votes tomorrow! Hope y'all keep up with keeping the album as part of the rec into the new year... otherwise I'm just gonna keep guessing!
Papa Universe 01.06.19	Car Seat Headrest - Famous Prophets (Stars): 3
bgillesp 01.06.19	Hope we keep up with what?
Dylan620 01.06.19	Already familiar with "Famous Prophets (Stars)," song is a hard 5
ArsMoriendi 01.06.19	"Famous Prophets (Stars)" 16 mins damn... my first Car Seat Headrest song is gonna be a long one I guess. So far he's got the typical indie voice and it's just bass in the background hmmm. Wait, the original was 6 mins shorter? Hmmm "I'm not gonna end up a nervous wreck like that people who end up nervous recs" is this a stream of consciousness instead of actual lyric writing or what? Well it has a bit of that noise pop flair in the guitar work that I guess is pretty neat. I kinda wonder how this version is different from the original other than the obvious length. I do kinda of like this though.... I appreciate the variety. At this point, I feel like it's trying SUPER HARD to be emotional though with that mellow piano part lead into the heavy guitar, but meh I'm too jaded for that honestly. 3.9/5
Dylan620 01.06.19	Ars, if I recall correctly, that entire coda (from the piano onward) is a new addition to the 2018 version of "Famous Prophets." Just got caught up with the first five from this month: "Neeka Libres at Dusk" - 3.7 "The Moss Beneath the Snow" - 3.6 "Ariadne" - 3.4 "Gameun Deut" - 3.8 "My Heart Is Dead" - 2.4
neekafat 01.06.19	Including the album as part of the rec. People are just giving the song and artist so i'm just throwing whatever album is first up there
Egarran 01.07.19	Gameun Deut - Sweet, but just a bit too airy and whimsical. 3.3 My Heart is Dead - I'm with Ars here, this is like opening a portal to 90s radio rock. Cyclical, dude. 2.8 "Famous Prophets (Stars)" - Damn, according to the comments I have to listen for 13 minutes before my soul runs away. looks at time Oh still 10 minutes to go. I'm not sure I can make it, man. Why does the singer sound so bored? Ok, we gotta go back, got it, man. This bit now sounds a little fuzzy like Sparklehorse, that's good. Well, that was over quick, they apparently want to use the next five minutes on a bass line instead. Oooh at 7:00 this sounds like a build-up. Could be good. Bring me that sonic explosion! Stop saying the ocean washed over your brain we get it, it's not that deep. Next step is a double vocal layer, ok they need the bored guy to speak over the song, I'm not sure why. What, this is the climax at 9:00? Weak. Back to piano chords and he sounds a lot whinier now. Yeah, I hate this part. Only 2 minutes to go! Yeah we're building up again, but I'm promised this time it will be awesome. Got that 5 rating ready! 1 minute. Testing that hi-hat. OHHHH HERE WE GOOOO. Yeah ok it's pretty good. Wut it's over already and now it becoms a classic rock song with a woman speaking of her childhood. 3
butcherboy 01.07.19	Car Seat Headrest - 1.7.. song does not have either the ideas or execution to be so tediously long..
Papa Universe 01.07.19	Egarran pulls ArsMoriendi.
Egarran 01.07.19	Yeah I think I overperformed, actually.
Dylan620 01.07.19	"1973" - 4.2, and that might be a bit conservative
Papa Universe 01.07.19	conservative as in lower than could be or higher than could be
ArsMoriendi 01.07.19	"1973" This is brief, which made it WAY easier to appreciate. I don't know what's with you guys and 8 minute songs that are repetitive and go absolutely nowhere, but thank god this wasn't that. His voice is mellow and clear and while the guitar is fairly bland, the backup vocals help keep my attention. Oh wait, there's piano now. Good choice as well. The lyrics use Charles Shultz and his characters Charlie and Lucy as a launching point for some emotional blah blah. Okay, that's creative actually, but -.1 for not incorporating Linus, the best character. 3.4/5
Dylan620 01.07.19	@daddy, lower than it could be, as in more likely to rise than fall album added to to-check list
Papa Universe 01.07.19	coolzies
Dylan620 01.07.19	RATING UPDATE: "3 Libras at Dusk" - 4.1
neekafat 01.07.19	updated the votes!
neekafat 01.07.19	fuck!
neekafat 01.07.19	lol glad you liked it so much though dylan! Told you it was a grower (;
Dylan620 01.07.19	Not ruling out the prospect of it becoming a 5 by the end of the month If that happens I'll recalculate the average for ya :D
neekafat 01.08.19	Love ya Dylan, song is truly a gem (:
Dylan620 01.08.19	Love ya too Neek! < 3
Dylan620 01.09.19	"Terminus" - 3.1
neekafat 01.09.19	woah y'all bump
Dylan620 01.09.19	"Etta James" - 3.5
BlazinBlitzer 01.09.19	Mid-Air Thief - "Gameun Deut": The pacing is obviously very wonky, but this sometimes works to the song's advantage in surprising fashion. Crumbling was a great album and I'd say this song is about the exact level of quality. 3.7/5 Theo Katzmann - "My Heart is Dead": Thanks, now my ears are dead. I apologize but this stuff is just not for me at all. 2.1/5 Car Seat Headrest - "Famous Prophets (Stars)": Now don't get me wrong, I love this album "to death", but this is one of the cuts from there that was truly longer than it should have been. There are lots of great segments, yes, but they don't quite fit together like I'd want them to. 3.4/5 Damien Jurado - "1973": Great production, okay mixing (the hi-hat sounds too loud), but man those synths and bells just make this package so complete. 4.0/5 Unwound - "Terminus": I don't really even know what to think of this yet. There's so much going on and it sounds so inspired and passionate. Great stuff to say the least. 3.8/5 Brian Fallon - "Etta James": Highlight of the album for sure, but too bad that's not really saying much. 3.6/5
ArsMoriendi 01.09.19	"Terminus" Beat bass so far. This is very discordant, neat! Very jammy, but it makes me think of an underwater battle, so that's cool! Pretty string section too. Maybe I need to check this eventually... whoa unexpected riff change. 4.1/5 "Etta James" Wait this isn't a tribute to 60s R&B star Etta James? It's just a love song with Etta maybe playing in the background in the song's story? Ugh, this reminds me of when pop songs randomly reference older musicians just because it makes them selves look cool (such as "Moves like Jagger" by Train or "Marvin Gaye" by Charlie Puth) Sorry, I really dislike this. Also, it's otherwise just some bland radio-friendly rock ballad. 2.4/5
JohnnyoftheWell 01.09.19	Been a bit behind on this, whoops Damien Jurado - 1973 Liking the Nick Drake vibes on this. Lovely voice, good arrangement 3.7/5 Unwound - Terminus Well...I have the album 5'd ;] This song is a little weird out of the album flow to me, as I find it less a towering epic a more a interesting twist in a cohesive tracklist. That said, awesome track. Love the cryptic, discordant first section and really appreciate how the post-rock build doesn't culminate in a cheesy climax but rather an edgy limbo 4.2/5 Brian Fallon - Etta James Ahhh I'm sentimental enough to enjoy this. Falls into the trap of a ballad hitting its peak on the first chorus though, and my attention wavered after 3.3/5 Also neek, dunno if you saw but My Heart is Dead was a 3.1/5 for me
ArsMoriendi 01.10.19	"West Coast" How the fuck is this from 2018? It sounds so 90s lol. Seriously, it sounds like a Biggie feature or something. 2.5/5
Drifter 01.10.19	m/m/m/m/m/m/m/m/m/
Dylan620 01.11.19	"West Coast" - 2.7 not sure if I was in the mood :/
Egarran 01.11.19	1973 - Points for the Peanuts refs, but it wasn't too exciting. 3.3 Terminus - Like everything else I hated this at first, but it's actually pretty fun. Also I had my ears set to metal, that didn't help. And 9 minutes is too damn many! Still, this is original and seems to give no fucks. 4
RunOfTheMill 01.11.19	Nica Libres at Dusk - opens up with vocals that make me feel like I'm in a some smooth-voiced hippy introducing me to some cool drugs and trying some hindu meditation techniques... nice. Digging the ambient guitars in the background, they sound like whales. But now I realise that the hippy does have some shit to talk about. Though I have no idea what about. Maybe I really do need be doing some high hindu meditating to understand, as it is it's all too vague for my 9am, corporate job-working, -20 celsius outside environment. I should probs try listening to these things at other places than work. EDIT: is it song about loss? a terrible accident? I'm imagining Mr. Howard is grieving over a loved one who died in a plane crash coming back from a vacation in Cuba, but is instead imagining that they decided to stay there and are at peace in paradise. Or something. 🤔 - 3.3/5
Dylan620 01.11.19	"Opening" - 3.7
ArsMoriendi 01.11.19	"Opening" Well, I hear the djent part. That kind of soloing always makes me think of 2000s era Sonic games haha. Not sure what's jazzy about this honestly. This is rather pleasant background music though. I think that I'd enjoy this most as a videogame soundtrack lol. 3.3/5
Egarran 01.11.19	Oh runman I didn't get much further than the nice hippie offering nice drugs.
RunOfTheMill 01.11.19	Maybe I'm overthinking it.
Egarran 01.12.19	Well I'm definitely underthinking it. Nice analysis though, I wish every rating had one. Thanks!
Dylan620 01.12.19	I don't know whether "Portrait of Linda..." is a 5 or a 1 Quite possibly the most unsettling song I've ever heard
butcherboy 01.12.19	Psssst.. its a 5..
Papa Universe 01.12.19	Sonny Sharrock - Portrait of Linda in Three Colors, All Black I too am not sure, whether this is amazing or awful. So let's just leave it at a medium 3.5
ArsMoriendi 01.12.19	"Portrait of Linda in Three Colors, All Black" Sounds pretty good, it's like a jam. Not sure what's so challenging about this honestly. I mean it's "off key" but clearly on purpose in a way that's structured to fit her off notes. Almost natural in a way. Man at this point it sounds like she's getting fucked hard. The guitar's tone is nice, but otherwise a bit under utilized. Drums are cool. This has a lot going for it. Thank god for Butcher recs. 4.5/5
Egarran 01.12.19	Etta James - I didn't even know they still made this kind of music. I hear a lot of Springsteen and U2 in this. 2.7 West Coast - I'm never sure if Drifter is trolling with these. 2.5 Opening - 3 Portrait of Linda in Three Colors - Amazing test of this group's tolerance. 4 Dead - I like the rawness of this, like a bassy Black Keys or White Stripes perhaps? 3.3
neekafat 01.12.19	"is it song about loss? a terrible accident? I'm imagining Mr. Howard is grieving over a loved one who died in a plane crash coming back from a vacation in Cuba, but is instead imagining that they decided to stay there and are at peace in paradise. Or something. 🤔" no idea, love this interpretation though
RunOfTheMill 01.14.19	The Moss Beneath the Snow - I don't think I'll ever quite love a post-rock song. They're always nice when it's on, but it is ever so rare that I feel truly engaged in a song - even less an album where songs tend to meld together into one cohesive unit but still relentlessly passive. This one is no exception - a cool organ sound ploughs out for ten minutes and some smooth guitar licks accompany some nice atmosphere. I imagine a warm winter day, the kind where the snow gets kinda sticky but it feels fresh beneath those wool layers and all. The lyrics may require some context, but I see it as an ode to disappearing winters, a nod to global warming? I don't see the winter in this case as a an imminent doom, but rather see the singer watching the snow melting in the same way they'd be watching over their mother on her deathbed. The post-rock answer to Childish Gambino's Feels Like Summer (weird comparison, but it makes sense when it comes to the message? idk lol i am rambling). It is nice, but I can't quite remember much even after a couple of listens, and I'll give it points for making me pensive and for my own personal love of winter - 3.5/5
ZombieToyDuck 01.14.19	curious to see how my track pans out here
neekafat 01.14.19	shit will be updating this soon
RunOfTheMill 01.14.19	Ariadne - I can't say I'm a fan of these vocals, the style has always irked me and it is unfortunately the focal point of the song it seems. The lyrics are not bad, it makes me think of the isolation and paranoia that an individualistic society can bestow on someone and how that manifests itself in the public mindset. Relevant in today's divisive socio-political environment, but I don't appreciate the singer's tone in that ending poem where in which he seems above all the crap, all high and mighty - the end is nigh and it'll be all our fault. Maybe I'm taking it too personally, but bitch don't act like you won't feel it too or like you don't have apart in it. The violins are quite nice, it adds to a pretty spectacular ending, but the song is quite lost on my by that point - 2.5/5
RunOfTheMill 01.14.19	Also I will acknowledge that I might be totally misinterpreting the song, but lyrics are subjective so ¯_(ツ)_/¯ If I didn't overthink the other ones, I have def overthought this one lol
Egarran 01.14.19	Though justice be thy plea, consider this: That in the course of justice, none of us Should see salvation.
ArsMoriendi 01.14.19	"Dead" Off the bat, I'm super engaged. Good bass, good guitar riff. The vocals are meh though. Pickup is meh too honestly, but wow that beginning was promising. Weird change up. Jarring in a fun way? Not bad. 3.6/5 "Premature Invocation" Atmosphere and flute hmmmm. And... then thrashing drums. Weird voice, it makes me think of a dwarf (mythical dwarf) on cocaine. Like Gimli... I've been watching the extended cut of Lord of the Rings recently, don't mind me. 3/5
neekafat 01.14.19	updooted
Minushuman24 01.15.19	awww sad reaction to the Fallon song, but not entirely surprised either.
Minushuman24 01.15.19	Will try to catch up tomorrow, recovering from a hospital visit.
Egarran 01.15.19	"a dwarf on cocaine" If the dwarf was an anarchist in victorian England. That doesn't sound too far fetched, actually.
JohnnyoftheWell 01.15.19	West Coast - Heh, somewhat bemused by this but overall inoffensive 2.9/5 Opening - Vastly unsurprised by this, competent performances and some nice chords but it didn't exactly have me on the edge of my seat. I feel like instrumental prog like this is best when it seems to tell a story, and I wasn't getting development here. 3.2/5 Portrait of Linda - Absolute polar opposite of the Plini track. I can quite safely say this isn't my sound, but the ideas and execution definitely deserve respect. 3.5/5 I guess
JohnnyoftheWell 01.15.19	"Will try to catch up tomorrow, recovering from a hospital visit." Hope all's good, Minus!
Minushuman24 01.15.19	Ha thanks man, it will hopefully be good in time. mental stuff.
bgillesp 01.15.19	Catching up now. Classes started and I had to get into a groove first.
bgillesp 01.15.19	Terminus- I'm afraid I don't get it, 3.4 Etta James- Pretty and emotional, but not too special overall for me, still very good though, 3.9 West Coast- Nice and smooth, way better than R. Kelley, 3.8 Opening- Wrong album neekabud (try Sweet Nothings), but this song is glorious so....., 4.3 Portrait of Linda- I don't think I get this one either but it was a lot cooler, 3.7 Dead- Fun vibes but not that deep, 3.7 Premature Invocation- Really like the guitar tone here, 3.9 Ullswater- Pleasant but not enough happens for me to want to hear it again, 3.6
ArsMoriendi 01.16.19	"Ullswater" Clearly, these guys think they're Kraftwerk. I do like the direction this went in, it's pleasant and keeps itself going in different directions. I can't help but think this is krautrock inspired post-punk revival though, like LCD Soundsystem. Like a lot of poppier stuff picked that good though, this is overstaying its visitng by a few mins. That solo came at a great time though. -.2 for being too long for its own good. 3.5/5
ArsMoriendi 01.16.19	Also it looks like there's no Song of the Day for Today! You guys have been slacking! I'm caught up so how about: "I Came Back to Bitch" by L7 (grunge) (a non album single from 2018, so I guess put The Best Of The Slash Years for the album) A band that hasn't had a full release since the 90s. Pretty good comeback song, though their 2017 single "Dispatch From Mar-a-Lago" was much better actually... oh well, it's a 2018 theme! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn-WeNvuGCE
Egarran 01.16.19	Ars trying to pull us back from armageddon ❤❤❤
Papa Universe 01.16.19	Gotta get back to it, so I can rec my 10 minutes long metal piece.
neekafat 01.16.19	Sorry I tried to say 2nd recs were open but it must not have gone through
bgillesp 01.16.19	My second rec is: Gosta Berlings Saga- Nattskift (from Detta Har Hant) This track is Animals As Leaders before they were cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxaCeJGBVvM
JohnnyoftheWell 01.16.19	Shinsei Kamattechan - Kuroi Tamago Will provide a link and rate the last few tracks in the soon
Egarran 01.16.19	Ars would love Crimson.
Dylan620 01.16.19	"Portrait of Linda" made a lot more sense after three listens. I think. 4.4 "Dead" - 3.3 "Premature Invocation" - 3.7
Egarran 01.16.19	Hoo boy! Was trawling new releases for 2. non-metal rec and it was a thankless task, but I did come upon The Voidz - Qyurrus [weird pop]- https://youtu.be/-NHmwmqB_H0 It's basically Julian Casablanca masturbating with sounds, but I know y'all are into that.
Drifter 01.16.19	Glad you all loved my rec
Minushuman24 01.16.19	5. My Heart is Dead - Theo Katzman - 3 a very basic pop rock song, but still pretty fun. 6. Famous Prophets (Stars) - Car Seat Headrest - 3.8 what a behemoth of an indie rock song. But it didn't drag for me in the least, maybe because I'm sitting in the school's writing center waiting for class. From the first few minutes the song had emotionally impacted me, and I can't quite put my finger on why... maybe the entire relationship thing, maybe even the underlying faith thing... it caused a deep impression in my chest for a little while. Great song. 7. 1973 - Damien Jurado - 3.5 This was nice, relaxing. Just nice. 8. Terminus - Unwound - 4 seriously though, why have I not listened to this album yet???
Minushuman24 01.16.19	[Second Rec] Color TV - Uggo {Punk} from Color T.V. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19gz5cBJglg Here's another short and fast track by these guys, they put out their debut lp last year and it's pretty tight. This is my favorite on the album, short and catchy.
Papa Universe 01.16.19	Husky Loops - Dead: the mediocre song-writing is undeserving of the great riff and bass. 3.5 A Forest of Stars - Premature Invocation: too slow a kick-off, but I likes the distressed vocals and the heavy moments were also decent enough. 3.5 Hookworms - Ullswater: likeable quirky pop tune, though not my favourite from the album. I'm happy people actually follow the band. 3.5 L7 - I Came Back To Bitch: a regular grunge song. I don't like grunge. 3
Papa Universe 01.16.19	second rec: Magazine - Shot By Both Sides (from Real Life) a classic tune. a classic, you hear me?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybUqM8jf3mU
anarchistfish 01.16.19	slots all filled up? first rec: Horse Jumper of Love - Orange Peeler, off self-titled Thought I'd discovered this song on one of these lists but seems not (ignore it if I actually did). Love this indie rocky-shoegaze tune, which has slowly infected my ears over the last few months. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk0GA2bwZGw
neekafat 01.16.19	please include the albums with your recs those that know better
bgillesp 01.17.19	I fixed mine. I only left it off because I didn't have time to find the link so I figured I'd add it later.
JohnnyoftheWell 01.17.19	Shinsei Kamattechan - Kuroi Tamago, from Tsumanne Misanthropic Japanese noise-pop, catchiest pitch-shifted chorus ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpePpbSqCGw
JohnnyoftheWell 01.17.19	Ah shit yeah Papa, that Magazine album rules so hard
JohnnyoftheWell 01.17.19	Dead - was really iffy about this until that first chorus landed, then had quite a bit of fun with it tbh. Pretty infectious. 3.8/5 Premature Invocation - this definitely intrigued me until the distortion flooded in after the two minute mark. Not a fan of the tones or execution. Or the vocals, really. Still, I like that this track mixes up dynamics and that it makes a strong effort to convey a narrative. Parts of it definitely engaged me and I dare say it was an exciting listen. 3.5/5
Egarran 01.17.19	Awesome, thanks.
Papa Universe 01.17.19	Gosta Berlings Saga - Nattskift: 3.5
ArsMoriendi 01.17.19	"Nattskift" Background noodling with a pretty cool eventual pickup. The pickup gives it like +.4 3.7/5 Recs have been better than usual this month.
Egarran 01.17.19	They are the cream of 2018.
ZombieToyDuck 01.17.19	I dunno if you are taking second recs from everyone but if you are... Pinegrove- Cadmium (An Audiotree Live Session) It's not every day that a live version outdoes the album version but this one takes the cake. The inviting off-kilter guitar melodies, bumping bass and standout vocals with meticulous songwriting make for an inevitably impressive song with tons to love. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m9seMcVW34
Papa Universe 01.18.19	The Voidz - Qyurrus: 4
Metalrain 01.18.19	Don't have much time to participate, but I'll drop in a rec if you need it. The Gathering - Leaves(From Mandylion) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5N4fgyfApg Just saw Anneke van Giersbergen live and she did a beautiful acoustic rendition of this song. Some more happy sounding doom metal with a lot of good cheese. I don't know how this one will go over, but it's really fun if you get into it.
Egarran 01.18.19	2018 songs please or my ocd will flare up.
ArsMoriendi 01.18.19	"Qyurrus" Did the 80s just vomit all over me? Wait... no it's the early 90s that wouldn't let go of the 80s. But seriously this is so try hard. Julian Casablancas lost my respect when he said that stupid thing about The Beatles and now look at this: using gross amounts of autotune in a failed attempt to be novel. Fuck this shit. Go back to making generic radio rock Julian... please. 1.4/5
neekafat 01.18.19	Will be adding these soon lmao Ars doesn't like that but will love the same guitar notes over and over again with some guy screaming about nothing in particular and call it "noise"
ArsMoriendi 01.18.19	Acid Police is about 1 million times better than Qyrrrususu or whatever
neekafat 01.18.19	lmao alright buddy
Dylan620 01.18.19	Second rec: Avantdale Bowling Club - "F(r)iends" [hip hop/jazz] (from Avantdale Bowling Club) I already rec'd my 2018 SOTY back in April, and my first rec of this month was my runner-up... so here's the song that rounds out my top 3! A moving, thought-provoking jazz rap odyssey about the effects drugs can have on users and friends/family thereof.
Minushuman24 01.18.19	10. West Coast - Daz Dillinger - 2.8 This album is fucking 30 tracks, jesus christ. And that album cover, this dude's stuck in '03. This song is stuck in '96. It's really not a terrible track though, the beat is good, and he has a fantastic voice. That feature on the chorus blows though. 11. Opening - Plini - 3.1 Kinda shreddy, kinda mathy. Not a huge fan of wankery in music, but those strings are a nice touch. From about the first minute to the second minute is my favorite part of this track for sure. 12. Portrait of Linda in three colours, all black.. - Sonny Sharrock - 3.5 Well, this is a unique listen... I don't think It is my sound, but I can say that I certainly appreciate it. 13. Dead - Husky Loops - 3.8 Oh damn, this one is fun as hell. 14. Premature Invocation - A Forest of Stars - 3.3 I listened to the first few tracks of this album earlier this year and kind of hated it, his vocals are just the worst. But this track uses the strengths of his voice to great effects. 15. Ullswater - Hookworms - 3.8 Alright, this rules. Added to my roadtrip playlist 16. I Came Back To Bitch - L7 - 2.4 This is okay I guess. I like the band, but eh. I like the guitar 2:15 in. 17. Nattskift - Gosta Berlings Saga - 3.9 wtf this rules. 18. QYURRUS - The Voidz - 2.4 I was kinda hoping to like this. I kinda didn't.
Papa Universe 01.18.19	oooh, Avantdale Bowling Club is fire
Egarran 01.19.19	"Did the 80s just vomit all over me?" Haha I love that you guys hate that song. I do too.
ArsMoriendi 01.19.19	It doesn't help that I have a hate boner for Julian Casablancas
Egarran 01.19.19	I have never really understood why people love him so much. He was just about OK on Little Girl, but still it's 'wait I'm pretty sure he sang out of tune there'.
ArsMoriendi 01.19.19	"Uggo" A fuzzy alien transmission intro? Vocals are meh. This was simple enough. 3/5 Also to those who tagged this band "garage" STOP IT, the garage tag refers to garage house, a style of electronic music
Egarran 01.19.19	Ullswater - I was ready to dislike this, but it's actually a very nice song. Too long of course. 3.5
neekafat 01.20.19	recs updated, votes will be up tomorrow so sorry for the slack guys, life has been crazy this last week
Egarran 01.20.19	No probs, good dude. What's the crazy?
Papa Universe 01.20.19	Tell us about it, we like hearing personal drama. What's the crazy, what's the harshness, what's the awful terrible horrible terrible fuckery that went down in your life, bub?
Egarran 01.20.19	Hey hey I'm just offering an ear. I'm hoping he just banged his toe against the bed post like three times in a day.
Papa Universe 01.20.19	I'm offering my ear too, except I also appreciate a good story.
neekafat 01.20.19	Well I've been in school/having shifts at work from 9-to-9 on the weekdays, then last weekend I was on set for two overnights shoots and haven't properly been sleeping since then (last night I got 11 hours of sleep, this night I got two), and have been occupying every other moment working on my own film projects
Egarran 01.20.19	Poor guy. But I'm pretty sure Papa was hoping for more craziness.
JohnnyoftheWell 01.20.19	Ah, juggling creative projects will do that to you - what kinda film stuff have you been working on?
Papa Universe 01.20.19	Nah, I know how crazy and uncomfortable a disbalanced sleeping schedule is.
ArsMoriendi 01.20.19	"Kuroi Tamago" Well... this lead singer is off key and lacks personality. The backups sound pretty good though. Musically, it almost feels like a dance club sound had some amtosphere injected into it. I do like those glitchy sounds at the end. I'm mixed on this, so I guess I'll rate it with something decent: 3.1/5
Dylan620 01.20.19	Update on "Juuls at Dusk": Papa Universe: 3.5 ArsMoriendi: 3.6 bgillesp: 4.3 Egarran: 4.5 BlazinBlitzer: 3.9 Dylan620: 5.0 Minushuman24: 3.6 JohnnyoftheWell: 3.9 RunOfTheMill: 3.3 Updated avg: 3.956/5 (9 votes)
Egarran 01.20.19	wat
Dylan620 01.20.19	I bumped my rating for "Nica Libres at Dusk" and recalculated the average
neekafat 01.21.19	FUCK yes Dylan!!
neekafat 01.21.19	"what kinda film stuff have you been working on?" Been doing a lot of assistant directing, finishing up post for a film I directed that should've been done months ago but that I'm super proud of, and I've recently started doing a little producing for a couple films. All shorts of course, but over the break me and my brother wrote a feature script we're hoping to produce over the summer if we land this grant we're shooting for I haven't been doing enough directing which is making me antsyyyyy
Papa Universe 01.21.19	where did The Voidz go?
Papa Universe 01.21.19	Shinsei should be where James Brown is
Papa Universe 01.21.19	Color TV - Uggo: so, yeah, this is damn great. why is it that I still haven't heard any of their full stuff? 4.5 Shinsei Kamattechan - Kuroi Tagamo: weird for the sake of being weird. the vocals are quite off-putting. 2.5
Dylan620 01.21.19	"I Came Back to Bitch" - Appreciate the passion. 2.8 "Nattskift" - This is pleasant. 3.4 "QYURRYUS" - This is unpleasant. 2.3 "Uggo" - Just what I needed this morning. 4.3
Egarran 01.21.19	"I bumped my rating for "Nica Libres at Dusk" and recalculated the average" It all went over my head but neeka is happy, so don't mind me! Oh and yeah it should The Voidz at 18, not Shinsei Kamattechan.
Dylan620 01.21.19	"1973" and "Premature Invocation" have proven to be climbers for me - the former is up to a 4.6, the latter a 4.0 The existence of that spreadsheet makes me feel a lot better about updating ratings, thanks Ars :D
Papa Universe 01.21.19	Oh yeah, 1973 is a beauty.
Egarran 01.21.19	Oh yeah, Premature Invocation is a monster.
ArsMoriendi 01.21.19	"Shot By Both Sides" 80s punk? Wait this is from the 70s? Impressive. It's pretty catchy overall. Would listen again maybe. 3.8/5 3.7/5
Egarran 01.21.19	The Best Of The Slash Years - I can't... did Ars rec this.. I... what. 2 Uggo - Almost Pixies quality. 3.6 Kuroi tamago - Where did you find this? Look at that cover! The Japanese are aliens confirmed. I could never rate this correctly. 3.5
ArsMoriendi 01.21.19	It's just grunge lol Not L7's best moment, but it's their only 2018 only one haha
Papa Universe 01.21.19	it does have that garage aesthetic, though.
Egarran 01.21.19	It was revenge for that The Voidz song, and I understand.
ArsMoriendi 01.21.19	I can't wait til I get to host Feb's SotD ;)
Dylan620 01.21.19	"Haha I love that you guys hate that song. I do too." Wait, did you actually rec a song you hate? lol
Dylan620 01.21.19	Not gonna lie, I'd really like to host SotD at some point
Minushuman24 01.21.19	@Papa yeah, Color TV rules. I'm glad I'm not the only one that loves it.
ArsMoriendi 01.21.19	@Dylan620: Ask neeka, but I already called February :P
neekafat 01.22.19	Dylan totally grab March!
Egarran 01.22.19	"Wait, did you actually rec a song you hate? lol" Yeah after I had spent enough time looking for a good song from 2018 I went all in on that. Did expect more people to like it, was happy to be proven wrong.
neekafat 01.22.19	Fucking love that song
neekafat 01.22.19	I hope you can forgive me now that I updated this instead of sleeping well tonight
Egarran 01.22.19	"Fucking love that song" To quote a YT comment - Three stages of reacting to this: 1) ahm okay but wtf? 2) I still have no clue but the song is catchy 3) this is fucking awesome Not exactly a 3) yet. That autotune, man.
Egarran 01.22.19	Shot By Both Sides - Oh British new wave, my nemesis and kryptonite. Among other things, I don't understand why that genre demands terrible vocalists. Maybe it's a punk thing. It started really good though. 3.3
ArsMoriendi 01.22.19	"Orange Peeler" This reminds me...where did aberf go? 3.2/5
RunOfTheMill 01.23.19	Cadmium - Wow the vocalist is super good and the fact this is live makes it all the better. His voice is really nice and his inflections are so endearing. Goes really nice with the twinkly guitars. The lyrics are a cute way of saying "I'm sorry", or that's the way I see it... not much to them but they fit the country-indie style. They're kinda uplifting, makes me wanna go to my baby and tell her everything's gonna be alright. Strangely motivating too, I would go plant a tree if it wasn't -20 and snowing rn. - 4/5
Papa Universe 01.23.19	Horse Jumper of Love - Orange Peeler: 2.5 Pinegrove - Cadmium: 2.5 two bores i don't like making it on the list back to back
RunOfTheMill 01.23.19	Damn I really liked the Pinegrove one
ZombieToyDuck 01.23.19	Papa is grumpy old fart, are you that surprised?
Papa Universe 01.23.19	and you're young and inexperienced. two can play at this game
ZombieToyDuck 01.23.19	so sensitive... I kid I kid
Papa Universe 01.23.19	yes, you are a kid a kid
ZombieToyDuck 01.23.19	cut it out OLD MAN
Papa Universe 01.23.19	cut what out? you youngsters cannot even finish a sentence.
ZombieToyDuck 01.23.19	next you'll be yelling at kids to get off your property, cane in hand.
ArsMoriendi 01.23.19	Oh no! Papa is slowly transforming into zakalwe! ;)
Papa Universe 01.23.19	no, it's zak who's getting softer.
neekafat 01.23.19	sorry ars deleted that page breaking comment up there because it was agitating me
ArsMoriendi 01.23.19	Don't really remember what it was anyway
neekafat 01.23.19	you just reposted the spreadsheet link
Papa Universe 01.23.19	The Gathering - Leaves: 3
neekafat 01.23.19	you cuck
Papa Universe 01.23.19	a what?
Egarran 01.24.19	Orange Peeler - I can just hear the dude on guitar is an asshole. "No trust me guys this one-note riff is gonna be awesome." 2.5 Cadmium - I'm close to doing a Papa on this, but it is somewhat charming. 2.8 Leaves - Oh I heard this album a lot. This isn't a favourite though, I think it drags a bit. Also the lyrics are too grounded for me - do more time machine stuff! Still quality of course. That soaring part, delicious. 3.9
Egarran 01.24.19	GhandiLoli? That's a weird fetish.
Egarran 01.24.19	oh god I feel so sorry for you
Papa Universe 01.24.19	Avantdale Bowling Club - F(r)iends a grand bloody tune, mates 4.5
Minushuman24 01.24.19	20. Kuroi Tamago - Shinsei Kamattechan - 2.8 Hm. This one will have to sit for a while. It's certainly interesting at least. 21. Shot by Both Sides - Magazine - 3.9 Yeah. This rules. 22. Orange Peeler - Horse Jumper of Love - 3.6 Really nice indie rock song, hate the band name though 23. Cadmium (Live) - Pinegrove - 3.3 I always forget what this song sounds like, but I enjoy it every time I hear it. 24. Leaves - The Gathering - 2.9 I'm not digging the chugginess of the guitars. Or the symphonic metal parts. The guitar at 3:30 and 15 seconds after that is really the only time I liked the wankery. Her voice is lovely, I just wish the music was more.... subtle I guess? 25. F(r)iends - Avantdale Bowling Club - 4.2 Oh shit. 30 seconds in and I love it. I've never heard of this group(?) but god damn I wish I did. Wonderful.
rabidfish 01.24.19	u know brazil and sao paulo especially is fucked up with violent crime, numbing poverty and a general shittiness but i still think it's one of the most amazing cities in the world. Don't come to Brazil, tho, shit's ffffffucked rn.
rabidfish 01.24.19	gotta get used to just never feeling 100% safe. If you are careful and stay alert you can get by pretty decently with just minor incidents (getting your bike stolen, pickpocket kids, etc.)... Thank god i'm an adult man with no children, god knows how much more stressful daily life would get if I was a woman. What really gets to your nervers are the hustlers, tho... Every day it's a new scam, always gotta be 1 step ahead of these persistent lil' fuckers.
diamondsmile 01.24.19	I have faith in our true savior bolsonaro to make Brazil great again
Egarran 01.24.19	The strong leader thing has to work some day.
Papa Universe 01.25.19	yay for Bolsonaro, but are you sure it's wise to bring politics into this thread? there's casual convos one deigned for that.
RunOfTheMill 01.25.19	Gameun Deut - there is a song in here and I realy can't quite make it out. Most of the time, it feels like I'm hearing a bunch of hazy flashbacks to many other pieces of music that I can't quite pin a name to. Like I hear a cool guitar riff and I have no diea what song it's from but then I follow it with a keyboard section that I also can't quite name, so on and so forth. So in the end, this is really just a jumbalya of sounds. But man. These are some nice sounds. Like really nice. The cokctail of effects and passages really makes for something unique, if not entirely memorable only due to the very nature of the track tho. I really like it when it's one tho. Might have to check out the album. - 3.7/5
Egarran 01.25.19	"yay for Bolsonaro, but are you sure it's wise to bring politics into this thread? there's casual convos one deigned for that." Aren't we just kidding? But yes, politics end here! Back to the scheduled lambasting of songs.
Papa Universe 01.25.19	i can't even tell nowadays
RunOfTheMill 01.25.19	Don't tell me what to do Eg. We should feel free to lambast each other as well.
Egarran 01.25.19	Accepted. Your reviews are the best, so don't mind me.
RunOfTheMill 01.25.19	My Heart is Dead - this is definitely a song. It ain't bad but it does not inspire much for me. There's that breakdown in the middle of the song which is the ebst part and Theo shows off some cool vocal chops. Super cheesy lyrics, but that's alright, I can enjoy a cheap supermarket cheddar for lunch. I guess it's the style, just superficial poppy rock. I would like to note the credits list in the video. While Theo plays generic drums and guitar, his buddies are playing FENDER bass and WURLITZER piano. I could make a snarky comment about brands but nah. I just think it's a little silly. - 2.5/5
RunOfTheMill 01.25.19	i appreciate it Eg, it's pretty fun to write these out, tho I kinda struggled with that last one
RunOfTheMill 01.25.19	famous prophets (stars) - holy FUCK i hated that piano part. I can usually dig a really long song that takes it's time or uses that space to put in a bunch of cool ideas, but this is the epitome of a track that did NOT need to be 16 minutes long. Like 5 minutes in, it coulda just did a Hey Jude and I would hav ebeen pretty happy not bad three point five outta five. But no, he had to but this sappy "ocean washes over your brain" and paino ballad. His voice sounds so fucking bored and it's so grating and I really can't care for the fake deep lyrics. I like cheesy music. I like my fair share of piano ballads. I did not like this. I guess it kinda gets better with the outro, the smashing drums, loud guitar chords and the guy actually sounds excited for one with his wailing. but then it is kinda ruined by this woman reciting about a monologue on love and childhood. But her childhood. I can relate to someone talking about themselves irl, it feels super pretentious to insert that in popular music. could you believe I listened to this twice? - 1.8/5
Egarran 01.25.19	The track might be horrible, but it has brought the best reviews. Is this human nature?
RunOfTheMill 01.25.19	I typo'd piano as "paino". I think I'll leave it like that.
neekafat 01.26.19	And with that I'll be taking 4 final recs from those that are most caught up
Papa Universe 01.26.19	Anna Von Hausswolff - The Mysterious Vanishing Of Electra Probably the better part of her album. 4
Papa Universe 01.26.19	4th rec, if I may. No Problem - Circling the Drain (garage) Hi, Ars. https://youtu.be/lUqQnKjJAMI
ArsMoriendi 01.26.19	"Cadmium (Live)" Very indie so far. So this sounds like radio pop kinda. Man, that bass kinda sucks hard if I'm being real. It's just like playing a scale... these guys are really trying hard to stretch minimal ideas. I guess the effort is admirable. +.2 for effort. 3/5
ArsMoriendi 01.26.19	"Leaves" I recently heard Meat Puppets' album Mirage and there was a song on it called "Leaves" too, and it was my least favorite song on the album by far lol. Oh, it's symphonic metal with female vocals... I've actually heard 2 symphonic metal albums back when I didn't this album of the Month thingy with a group of people. Yup... this is metal alright. I know this sounds closeminded or whatever and you've all goofed on me before.... but I don't get this kinda music. It's like stale and stuck up seeming by nature. Like all of the epicness of actual classical music, but like for people who like things to be "badass" and "rad" thrown into the mix. I don't get it. :( 2.5/5
ArsMoriendi 01.26.19	"F(r)iends" The rapping fine. The drums are decent, the saxophone is decent. Damn, I see a bass player, but I don't hear the bass. Poor mixing? He needs to stop trying to sing though, he has like a gross rasp. His rapping is WAY better. Music is underwhelming, which is saying a lot because I usually give jazz picks higher scores. The anti-drug message is well written though I think. +.3 for the lyrics. 2.9/5 "The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra" This one's only a minute in and it's already intense. Hmmmmm. Cool voice tricks. I like the bluesy atmosphere and guitars. Sputnik has her tagged drone and experimental, but let's be REALLY honest: this is blues rock. I guess maybe her other songs aren't? Regardless, this is actually super awesome. 4.5/5
ArsMoriendi 01.26.19	As the only one fully caught up I'd like to rec: "Ahead of Ourselves" by Nine Inch Nails (from Bad Witch) [alternative rock/post industrial] Because it's a fun loud alt-rock song I like. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su7epFhk_Io
Papa Universe 01.27.19	Jack White - Over and Over and Over kind of drab and that earcutting guitar tone really annoyed me after just a minute. hated it on the album, still think it is no good, though probably the highlight of the record. 2
Minushuman24 01.27.19	Yo, if there's another rec available, I got one. If not then just ignore this. Destroy Boys - Crybaby {punk} https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN5NMpmDgJA My Ohio friend showed me this recently, and I have been kind of obsessed with it. Killer energetic tune.
Egarran 01.27.19	"still think it is no good, though probably the highlight of the record." Damn, son.
Minushuman24 01.28.19	26. The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra - 3.4 Anna VonHausswolf - I was re-listening to the new Titus Andronicus and I forgot this was on my que. I was wondering why it didn't sound like pure garbage. 27. Over and Over and Over - Jack White - At first I was really surprised on how much I liked this. I love the guitar, it was catchy. But it quickly became so tedious. The "Over and Over" hook is apt.
Papa Universe 01.28.19	so what are we listening to today?
Papa Universe 01.28.19	if my calculations are correct, the fourth recs so far stand as such: No Problem - Circling the Drain (Papa) Nine Inch Nails - Ahead of Ourselves (Ars) Destroy Boys - Crybaby (Minus, but he gave no link)
Minushuman24 01.28.19	My bad, fixed that up.
Minushuman24 01.28.19	28. Circling the Drain - No Problem - 3.6 Never thought I'd hear this in the song of the day thread, but man am I happy.
Papa Universe 01.28.19	and I'm happy you're happy
ArsMoriendi 01.28.19	Actually that's only my 3rd rec
Papa Universe 01.28.19	then it definitely gets in
ArsMoriendi 01.28.19	"Over and Over and Over" I like The White Stripes, and Jack White wise Blunderbuss is good, but Lazaretto sucks and made me give up on his solo stuff honestly. This really isn't much better. Man, I remember when Jack White songs actually had some personality. This is play by the numbers. But yeah the music video is cool. Wait... the solo's kinda cool. 3.1/5
Minushuman24 01.28.19	^ Hard agree
neekafat 01.28.19	Go with that papa idk how you got 4 recs in
Papa Universe 01.28.19	oh yeah, it's only 3, my bad
neekafat 01.28.19	sigh
Minushuman24 01.28.19	Is papa's rec not being added then?
Papa Universe 01.28.19	it's third rec, don't get all hopeful
Papa Universe 01.28.19	I think it's only fair if neekafat as the grand organiser provides the month's closing track.
Minushuman24 01.28.19	Agree.
Papa Universe 01.28.19	and because the two of us agreeing is already like 70% of contestants, I can declare the proposition decided
Egarran 01.28.19	Polite applause
neekafat 01.28.19	Papa, Ars, Minus, Me If someone recs something before mine comes uo they can take my spot that's good
ArsMoriendi 01.29.19	Sure why not lol
neekafat 01.29.19	no not you
ArsMoriendi 01.29.19	"Circling the Drain" This isn't even garage rock Papa, what the fuck lol, it's just regular hardcore punk. For something from 2018, it sure sounds like it could've come out in 1986. The feedback's cool though. 3.4/5
Papa Universe 01.29.19	i gotta be honest, i don't like garage rock... but you are in a desperate need of being spited
Minushuman24 01.29.19	Garage rock rules. 29: Ahead of Our Time - NIN - 3.2 This is one of my favorite albums of last year, but this is also my least favorite track on the album, it just doesn't do much for me.
ArsMoriendi 01.29.19	"you are in a desperate need of being spited" Why?
ArsMoriendi 01.29.19	:(
Papa Universe 01.29.19	just trust me.
ArsMoriendi 01.30.19	I don't trust you at all Spite is bad
Egarran 01.30.19	He's just trying to bring some balance into the world. Forgive him.
Papa Universe 01.30.19	Or don't and my next rec will be a half-hour long blackgaze with pop production and a lot of synths and buried bass.
Egarran 01.30.19	Shh dammit, that's MY plan.
Papa Universe 01.30.19	Okay, I'll take the 28-minutes-long one.
Egarran 01.30.19	It will undo my campaigning for shorter songs, but I am an idealist living in the now.
Papa Universe 01.30.19	Long-ass black metal fans "in the now" means "in about an hour or so".
neekafat 01.30.19	sorry for how goddamn slow I've been with updating this guys, my brain's a bit fried over this lately
Egarran 01.31.19	No worries neeks. I fucking love deadlines, though. F(r)iends: Started really nice, but my attention eventually drifted off. Love these kinds of drums though. 3.5 Wait, did he say "I'm gonna grow me a tumor"? Thas some real shit. The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra: This is a beautful time of sinister women. Not so much in love with this as many 'nikkers, but it's the good stuff. 3.6 Over and Over and Over: Hey, this should be a RATM song. Then maybe the guitar would pack some punch, dammit. This is the sound of a man who had too much success. Just like The Voidz, actually. 3.1 Circling the Drain - Hard not to like this. Just needed a good breakdown (or is that too normie?) 3.9 Ahead of Ourselves - Why do Tool fans get shit when stuff like this exists? 2.2 Destroy Boys - I like the vocals, the song is average. 3.3
Egarran 01.31.19	Also let us notice that the one time Ars was 4.5 enthusiastic about a song, he messed it up. ❤ 𝕦̦̪̈́͐̈́͜ 𝔸̞̝̦̔͊͊𝕣͔̫͒͊̽𝕤̪̫̾̽͜
RunOfTheMill 01.31.19	1973 - The lyrics are really clever. Really really clever. I'm impressed with how clever they are. But I'm also impressed on how they didn't fly over my head. Apart from the Peanuts references (had to Google Charles Schultz sorry), a lot of this was relatable and the transitions between thoughts were sublime. My girl Lucy waits for me to bend my knee - But the diamond doesn't shin and I can barely make the payments on our telephone ring" mmmmm that's so good. It takes some skill to write lyrcis that are both clever and perfectly understandable to an oblivious bozo such as myself. the music is nice too, he has a ncie voice, can't say much else about it. He has a ncie convincing voice. But the lyrics, man... - 3.8/5
Papa Universe 01.31.19	at last someone appreciates the telephone ring line. dammit that's beautiful
ArsMoriendi 01.31.19	"Crybaby" Is this what passes as punk now? If this came out in the 90s, everyone would just call this alternative rock. It's far from bad, but I wasn't expecting something so soft when I read "punk." Hmmm. Her voice is nice enough though. It reminds me Carrie Brownstein of Sleater-Kinney. 3.6/5 Also, there's no song for today. C'mon people!
ArsMoriendi 01.31.19	"Why do Tool fans get shit when stuff like this exists" Because Tool fans take themselves super seriously like "HOW DARE YOU INSULT MAYNARD'S EYELID I'LL MURDER YOU" or "FUCK YOU MAYNARD FOR MAKING AN ALBUM WITH A PERFECT CIRCLE I WANTED TOOL YOU FUCK!" MJK himself said he hated his fans.
RunOfTheMill 01.31.19	Terminus - so we've got three different parts. I won't say much about the first one: the dissonant riffing, pulsating base and rather flat vocals really don't inspire much for me. The kind of post-punk schlock I can never get behind, and definitely the weakest segment. It then transitions into this rad build-up up thing-a-mabob. The guitar riff and rhythm are pretty great in spite of it mostly repeating the same things. When the violin juts in and slowly overtakes the guitar, the track definitely shines. It's so dramatic. Images in my head are of a prisoner running away from a Cold siberian gulag, with the shouts of soldiers and dogs in the distance while she clasps onto a cloth with a frozen loaf of stale bread as her only keepsake. It feels so precarious. And the way it ends with the reverbed solo violins... perhaps she met a grim fate. Nice. The last part is much different, a jazzy pyschedelic jam. Love the drums and the way the synth branches off the slick guitar lines. Not as evocative as that second part, but a pleasure to listen to. It brings to mind some aquatic feelings, if only for that cool synth sound. Like I should be chilling in a bubble in that underwater city from The Phantom Menace. But no Gungans. And definitely no Jar Jar. Great track - 4/5
RunOfTheMill 01.31.19	"Also, there's no song for today. C'mon people!" The site was dead for the past two days, so I assume it has something to do with that. I can throw something in if you'd like, tho I have not been participating as much as you guys.
Minushuman24 01.31.19	ooh it's 90's riot grrl influenced for sure, don't get me wrong.
Minushuman24 01.31.19	do it man
Egarran 01.31.19	"MJK himself said he hated his fans." Not saying they don't deserve flak, only that NIN fans deserve more of it. But I guess it's because the music isn't as good hur hur.
Papa Universe 01.31.19	they're the Rick and Morty fans of music
Minushuman24 01.31.19	:C
ArsMoriendi 01.31.19	NIN fans are usually pretty chill And yeah I totally see the comparison between Tool and Rick and Morty fans lol especially with the overestimation of their sophistication
Egarran 01.31.19	Rick and Morty is a good show the way Tool is good music.
Papa Universe 01.31.19	come on, Rick and Morty actually is a great show.
ArsMoriendi 01.31.19	Rick and Morty is fine... well mostly. The Beth and Jerry drama is hard to watch and unfunny usually, but the rest has funny parts Though if I'm gonna watch a sci-fi adult cartoon, Futurama is way better
ArsMoriendi 01.31.19	Also Run of the Mill, yeah, rec your song, no one else is doing it
Minushuman24 01.31.19	I'd say I am not super annoying about my love on NIN. Rick and Morty is great, fanbase is awful. As much as I love the show I could see how these fans are being bred, Rick is awful, yet idolized for some reason.
Egarran 01.31.19	He's a selfish asshole genius who doesn't give a fuck, everyone can relate to at least two of those qualities.
ArsMoriendi 01.31.19	selfishness and nihilism are bad and no one who relates to Rick is an actual genius No wonder the people who relate to him are the absolute worst. Dunning Kruger victims with inflated egos and no regard for others Wow, I hate this fanbase more now, thanks
Minushuman24 01.31.19	^Bam Show rules though.... for the most part, there's some shitty episodes for sure
Minushuman24 01.31.19	Do you think Run of the Mill will come back
neekafat 02.01.19	Sorry guys the crash fucked me up Run of the Milll can rec something but if he doesn't show up I'll just say "Pink Moon" - Tash Sultana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWlixpOloJo
neekafat 02.01.19	will update tonight or after the ratings come in, so sorry for the lack of updates this month, if it helps I hate myself as much as you hate me
ArsMoriendi 02.01.19	"Pink Moon" So far, this is just a mellow pop-rock song and it really isn't doing much for me. Her vocals are passionate though. 3/5
Papa Universe 02.01.19	Tash Sultana - Pink Moon: 3.5
Minushuman24 02.01.19	I will never hate you neeka. 31: Pink Moon - Tash Sultana - 3.5 Tash Sultana has always been on the fringes of my interest. I hear the name a lot and I hear it's good, but I never make the effort to go out and listen to it. Like Sufjan Stevens. This is chill, it's pretty nice so far, she has an excellent voice. I love the evolution of this song.
Egarran 02.01.19	"selfishness and nihilism are bad and no one who relates to Rick is an actual genius No wonder the people who relate to him are the absolute worst. Dunning Kruger victims with inflated egos and no regard for others Wow, I hate this fanbase more now, thanks" Dude I actually feel sad for you. It's like you're challenging things to depress you and often succeeding.
Minushuman24 02.01.19	I’m pretty sure it’s common knowledge that incels watch rick and morty. And they think they relate to rick, but they don’t. The fan base is shit, I don’t know why someone would defend it in any way shape or form.
Egarran 02.01.19	Because I'm a fan of the show, probably.
RunOfTheMill 02.01.19	Sorry guys, I got busy yesterday and forgot to check in, my bad.
Minushuman24 02.01.19	I am a big fan of the show too! Doesn't mean we are one of the annoying ones. It's alright Run
Egarran 02.01.19	"selfishness and nihilism are bad" I smell a future meme.
neekafat 02.01.19	Ars are we getting a STOD thread from you?
ArsMoriendi 02.01.19	Dude, it’s been made
neekafat 02.01.19	Yah I'm dumb first time being on sput today
ArsMoriendi 02.02.19	It's all good lol
Egarran 02.02.19	We really need to meet up at neeks and do a love intervention.
neekafat 02.04.19	yeah guys im super depressed lmao
neekafat 02.04.19	finally fully updated, may rank them if people like on here
Minushuman24 02.04.19	If you've got time that'd be fine. But don't over-stress yourself for this.
Egarran 02.04.19	Come on neeks, just be happy. The secret is to start laughing and don't stop for anything other than exhaustion.
neekafat 02.04.19	Oh I laugh constantly and I'm exhausted all the time lol
Egarran 02.05.19	Collapsing in a pile of tears after laughing is still progress.