Papa Universe: Sput's MAY 2018 Song of the Day

Papa Universe 04.30.18	let's kick this bad boy off, shall we?
bgillesp 04.30.18	Yay! Lemme search for a rec
bgillesp 04.30.18	Is it cheap to rec the Whigs? I'll either go with Faded or I can give a rec from that Elsiane I been digging so much lately
Papa Universe 04.30.18	do whatever you want
bgillesp 04.30.18	Okay, The Afghan Whigs- Faded My favorite song from a newly discovered favorite band acts as a perfect closer to one of their masterpiece albums. The guitar riff that drowns you throughout the end of the song is some gut wrenching stuff. Sad cause they didn't play this at the show last night, but they were still incredible live. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wBtC36eaEjo
ZombieToyDuck 04.30.18	Kali Uchis- After the Storm (from Isolation)[soul/R&B] Dream pop with wispy yet sugary sweet vocals, groovy bass and a smooth R&B feel. That's not to mention the balance brought to the song with Tyler's deep rap verse and Bootsy Collin's soulful contributions dispersed throughout the track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f5zD7ZSNpQ
Drifter 04.30.18	R. Kelly - Sex Me (12 Play) [R&B] Sex has never sounded so epic. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CB43UwWdR3Y Can you put me for Friday
Papa Universe 04.30.18	is thursday okay?
Drifter 04.30.18	Please Dad, I have Friday off. I want to see ratings on that day :(
Papa Universe 04.30.18	oh, you have it off?
JustJoe. 04.30.18	My birthday is the 11th but I can't be bothered to wait for 10 other users to rec before me. * Giles Corey -- "Buried Above Ground" ~ [Experimental Folk] It's from the 2011 s/t album: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DxuCXfb3NQw
DinosaurJones 04.30.18	Explosions in the Sky - Let Me Back In (Take Care, Take Care, Take Care) [Post-Rock] IT'S POST-ROCK, EXPECT THE EXPECTED, BUT MAYBE A REALLY GOOD VERSION OF IT? I can provide a link when I get home from work.
ArsMoriendi 04.30.18	"Yellow Brick Road" by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band [way too happy Psychedelic rock] The childlike innocence of this song is infectious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz3WJ1l1dNM
Papa Universe 04.30.18	oh, but wait you will, Joe
JustJoe. 04.30.18	You are a giving spirit, indeed!
Frippertronics 04.30.18	okay I want back in: Henry Cow - War [rock in opposition] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zzSeX88GIk The transformation from being a jazz-learned rock band to now being a radical politically-driven collective was now complete with the merging of Henry Cow and their collaborators Slapp Happy. War, the opening song on 1975's In Praise of Learning, is a fine example of progressive music driven to its absolute limits in a song with a heavily leftist slant and bizarre vocals from Dagmar Krause of Slapp Happy. While a masterpiece in its own right, it stands beneath the shadow of the colossal work of genius that is Living in the Heart of the Beast.
Drifter 04.30.18	Oh my god uni
Papa Universe 04.30.18	think of it this way: you will always get the privilege to end the month
Drifter 04.30.18	Actually that is ok because that's the first day of the summer break from school
Papa Universe 04.30.18	it's May, buddy
Skoop 04.30.18	Gang Gang Dance-Glass Jar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFo0MwV59J4 Be patient with this one. A slow build transforms into an absolute psychedelic wonderland.
iglu 04.30.18	cuco-lover is a day what the youths are listening to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4vdPQ_rBME
Dylan620 04.30.18	Midnight Choir - "Muddy River of Loneliness" A masterpiece of depressive songwriting that builds higher and higher in emotional intensity as it progresses, before collapsing in on itself with a coda to which one can envision the narrator curled up in the fetal position crying in a dark corner. One of the saddest songs I've ever heard... and one of the greatest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPOBNDjvxfY
anat 04.30.18	can i have may 15th? haruomi hosono - sports men http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqdv032mFbg quintessential pop ballad, fun and a heart tug in the right circumstance, way before its time
DinosaurJones 04.30.18	Here's the link for mine, Uni https://youtu.be/PZ5RUIeO-uk
Drifter 04.30.18	WHY DOES ANTLER GET 15TH BUT I DON'T GET MAY 4TH
Papa Universe 04.30.18	cause he has never been a jerk to me
Papa Universe 04.30.18	or I haven't been a jerk to him. either way
Skoop 04.30.18	Uni good sir don't forget mine
Papa Universe 04.30.18	oh yeah
LeftyMcRighty 05.01.18	Daniel Meade and the Flying Mules - "Let Me Off at the Bottom" It is a great old-school bar room beer swillin' rocker. https://youtu.be/gEi7SDpf8QA
Papa Universe 05.01.18	could you add that to the database?
bgillesp 05.01.18	You forgot skoopy's name
Papa Universe 05.01.18	yeesh, you people
bgillesp 05.01.18	Luv u Papi
LeftyMcRighty 05.01.18	Done. Makin' me work for it
bgillesp 05.01.18	Nice to see you join in the fun Lefty. I look forward to your rec!
LeftyMcRighty 05.01.18	Thanks, bg. I had a long (mildly hung over) day today. lol
neekafat 05.01.18	Natalie Merchant: "Beloved Wife" from her album Tigerlilly Maybe one of the saddest songs out there. Utterly beautiful though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqQkltEa58E
neekafat 05.01.18	"Faded": holy fuck even more reason to dig deeper into these guys already 4.4
LeftyMcRighty 05.01.18	My favorite Afghan Whigs song has always been "When We Two Parted" from Gentlemen. It tears my heart out.
JustJoe. 05.01.18	* The Afghan Whigs -- "Faded" ~ [4.2]
bgillesp 05.01.18	That is a good one too. As are almost all their songs (:
anat 05.01.18	faded 3.8
ArsMoriendi 05.01.18	"Faded" Well made, but not my thing. 3.4/5
Papa Universe 05.01.18	I suppose you can start throwing me your second picks, cause not a lot of new entries seem to be coming our way
butcherboy 05.01.18	tindersticks - chilitetime off Can our Love.. grown-up heartbreak from grown-ups who won't/can't stop getting their hearts broken..
DinosaurJones 05.01.18	Bad Rabbits - Stalker (American Nightmare) [Alt-Rock/Soul] Smooth vocals over a smooth build, with slightly unsettling lyrics, but the entire song comes together at the end and showcases vocalist Fredua Boakye's skills. As usual, I'll provide a link when I get out of work.
Papa Universe 05.01.18	I won't accept anything from you, betrayerboy!
butcherboy 05.01.18	make like your absent dad with your floozie mom and put it in there, ya pillock..
Papa Universe 05.01.18	gladly. i'll piss on it too, if you wish
JustJoe. 05.01.18	* DIIV -- "Human" ~ [Shoegaze] From their "Oshin" album.
Papa Universe 05.01.18	anything to add or any link to refer to?
DinosaurJones 05.01.18	"Faded" Well made, but not my thing. 3.4/5" Pretty much my opinion on the nose as well.
butcherboy 05.01.18	Faded - 5/5.. perfect closer to a perfect album..
JustJoe. 05.01.18	https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MdPjkD415l8 I knew I was forgetting something.
ZombieToyDuck 05.01.18	FACT- A Fact of Life One of the most energetic bands to come out of Japan. A Fact of Life represents the energy, tight musicianship and upbeat personality that made FACT such a force in the post hardcore scene. If you enjoy catchy, chaotic and eclectic post hardcore, look no further. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXHF3FbJIgA
butcherboy 05.01.18	forgot my link, it's this: www.youtubeityoushit.com can also be found on the internet..
anat 05.01.18	second pick: these new puritans - fragment two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftvICVWLBKY ambitious, experimental, altogether sparse and dense
Egarran 05.01.18	Caprice - Enter Laoris https://youtu.be/KRokVvEeTbA I considered som black metal, but Russian elven music seems to be a missing piece in this SOTD puzzle.
Papa Universe 05.01.18	could you put it in the database, Egarran?
ArsMoriendi 05.01.18	Baths - No Eyes (electronic pop) Super gay in a good way https://youtu.be/8zHleDQVBf8
bgillesp 05.01.18	You got bucherbabe's rating wrong (: Also If we doing second rec's..... Elsiane- Mend (To Fix, To Repair) These vocals will make you hate this song. It is a simple fact. You will hate these vocals..... But then you will love them. It doesn't make sense but this girl's voice is absolutely stunning once you get over the weirdness. Also it has good music (: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m70sdq1Rnk
bgillesp 05.01.18	Also when did you and butcherbabe get a divorce? And don't forget Neek and Lefty's names
Egarran 05.01.18	lol I'm changing my rec to the live version of Cowboys by Portishead. https://youtu.be/-3DywaYEOcg Conducting and scratching yall.
Aberf 05.01.18	Coaltar of the Deepers - Tim (Pleasure -> Despair) Drifting from the pleasure slowly into a despair. https://youtu.be/C-kxCCcaq_8
ZombieToyDuck 05.01.18	Hey Uni can you swap out my second rec? Or just throw in a third whichever you prefer... The Tallest Man on Earth-The Wild Hunt [The Wild Hunt] (Folk) This will be an acquired taste. However, if you do in fact enjoy the vocals here you can expect a delightful folk track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoNkcgdznjk
LeftyMcRighty 05.01.18	Second rec- "I Was Checking Out (She Was Checking In) by Don Covay from the album Super Dude. A heartbreaking, soul filled ballad of betrayal. https://youtu.be/QOu1Tc4Eu4o
Drifter 05.01.18	Joe I expect a 4.5+ when my day comes up. Don't disappoint me pls
BlazinBlitzer 05.02.18	Yay, I might actually get it on the 19th! That's my high school graduation date! Anyways: The Number Twelve Looks Like You - "The Garden's All Nighters" (Grindy metalcore) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s21tO6M5gU Since the 19th is my graduation date, I'm going with a risky pick. It's very, very abrasive, and you'll either hate it or love it. I unconditionally love this track, though, and I'm curious to see if I have any other fans here (again).
bgillesp 05.02.18	Does this mean butchermom and Papidad are getting back together?
Papa Universe 05.02.18	I'm sleeping on the couch today, but we'll get through this.
JustJoe. 05.02.18	* Kali Uchis -- "Isolation" ~ [3.6]
LeftyMcRighty 05.02.18	5/1 - 4.2 5/2 - 3.5
DinosaurJones 05.02.18	Isolation - A pleasant listen that really didn't do that much for me. Didn't hate it, didn't love it. 3.2/5
osmark86 05.02.18	Leprous - Bonneville https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbhgtc8N3xg can't stop playing this song as of late. absolute beauty from Norwegian proggers Leprous from their latest album.
Egarran 05.02.18	Hey Papmeister, you wanna use this link for the Portishead live album: https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=23575
BlazinBlitzer 05.02.18	The Afghan Whigs - "Faded": Oh, damn it. It's like Fripp's David Bowie rec from February but... better?!! 4.5/5 Kali Uchis - "After the Storm": The vocal performances are nice and the production is spot on, but the song is structured like a long development process that never got going at the end. The music itself was only ok, too. 3.2/5
ZombieToyDuck 05.02.18	any who feel sort of in the middle about the kali uchi track should check out the album cause context helps it a lot imo.
Papa Universe 05.02.18	LeftyMcRight, your rec isn't in the database.
Papa Universe 05.02.18	also, screw y'all, Kali Uchis was high quality
DinosaurJones 05.02.18	It definitely seemed like something you would dig, Uni
Papa Universe 05.02.18	might have you deciphered my overly complicated tastes?
DinosaurJones 05.02.18	I think I've deciphered some things you enjoy, yeah, I just think our tastes don't mesh very much at all, haha. There's nothin' wrong with that.
Papa Universe 05.02.18	aight, throw in your predictions, what else am I gonna lovity love from this list, prophet?
DinosaurJones 05.02.18	Fuck man, I dunno, I gotta hear 'em first too. Obviously 27 tho.
bgillesp 05.02.18	4.2 today
ZombieToyDuck 05.02.18	nice papa! and thatta boy bgill
bgillesp 05.02.18	Good stuff. I'll be checking the album for sure
neekafat 05.02.18	Glen Hansard - "Way Back in the Way Back When" Idk man just ran into this and it makes me happy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o4bWNPk8JM
neekafat 05.02.18	"Sex has never sounded so epic." says the 15 year old
DinosaurJones 05.02.18	hahahaha, I didn't even consider that.
Papa Universe 05.02.18	sex couldn't have sounded so epic, when sex hasn't yet sounded
anat 05.02.18	after the storm - 3.5
osmark86 05.02.18	After the storm - 3.2 Has a really chill vibe to it and the video was pretty cool. Doesn't really beg for more listens but I enjoyed it.
DinosaurJones 05.02.18	Here's the link for my second rec, Uni https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TkWjYAgu3A
bgillesp 05.02.18	My 4.2 though
ArsMoriendi 05.03.18	“After the Storm” Was pretty good actually 3.8/5
Drifter 05.03.18	""Sex has never sounded so epic." says the 15 year old DinosaurJones 05.02.18 [Report this Post] hahahaha, I didn't even consider that. Papa Universe 05.02.18 [Report this Post] sex couldn't have sounded so epic, when sex hasn't yet sounded " If you heard the song you'd understand. I don't need to have had sex to know different levels of sex jams pal.
Papa Universe 05.03.18	Well shit, that song better cure my infertility.
LeftyMcRighty 05.03.18	I added it, Uni. I hope you saved the 21 for me. :D
LeftyMcRighty 05.03.18	4/3 - 4.5
JustJoe. 05.03.18	* Explosions in the Sky -- "Let Me Back In" ~ [4.4]
bgillesp 05.03.18	2- 4.2 3- 4.0 Had a very Toundra vibe in spots but a bit poppier which I liked. It did get a bit too repetitive though and could have trimmed some fat
ArsMoriendi 05.03.18	"Let Me Back In" Simple background music, but pretty enjoyable for that. 3.6/5
JustJoe. 05.04.18	* Pulp -- "Help the Aged" ~ [3.7]
neekafat 05.04.18	Uni what happened to may 23rd
osmark86 05.04.18	Pulp - Help the Aged - [4.2] Pulp always delivers clever lyrics over catchy synth pop tunes, what's not to like?
LeftyMcRighty 05.04.18	5/4 - 4
bgillesp 05.04.18	4- I wanna 1 this cuz he says "aged" in two syllables but I'll give it a 4.1 because you're old and its your birthday
bgillesp 05.04.18	also: May 23rd? [2]
Papa Universe 05.04.18	Yeah, I don't know what happened to that. Was the album changed in the database or did I just miss something?
ArsMoriendi 05.04.18	"Help the Aged" The lyrics are really unique and kinda preachy in a decent way hmmmm. Meh music though. Bland alt rock. 3.2/5
Drifter 05.04.18	People should check mine so they don't have to check later 👌👌👌👌
ArsMoriendi 05.04.18	I'll check it on May 27th. :D
bgillesp 05.04.18	Idk, band name probably got a country tag edit or something
DinosaurJones 05.04.18	Hey Drifter, how come you post in these threads but then don't actually listen to any of the other songs? :[
anat 05.04.18	let me back in 4 help the aged 3.4
Egarran 05.04.18	"you post in these threads but then don't actually listen" Welcome to the Drifter experience.
JustJoe. 05.05.18	* Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band -- "Yellow Brick Road" ~ [3.8]
LeftyMcRighty 05.05.18	Captain Beefart - Yellow Brick Road - 4
ArsMoriendi 05.05.18	:P
Skoop 05.06.18	Captain Beefart is a pretty awesome youtube channel
Skoop 05.06.18	Alright time to partake in this nonsense I suppose
Drifter 05.06.18	The Drifter Experience is quite fun. I recommend it to everyone
bgillesp 05.06.18	Love Zappa but never got into Beefheart. 3.3
JustJoe. 05.06.18	* Henry Cow -- "War" ~ [2.9]
Skoop 05.06.18	Faded Undeniably passionate and I am for sure a fan of the vocal performance. Not sure though, never quite felt as gripping as I think it was aiming for. 3.7 After The Storm Didn't really stir anything in me except for a desire to jam See You Again. Has a decent bounce though. 3.0 Let Me Back In The rise and fall nature of this prevented it from being particularly compelling to me however well performed it undeniably was. I guess I just need to accept that this band is not my thing. 3.1 Help The Aged I feel as though I have nothing to say on this. Just does nada for me. 2.7
bgillesp 05.06.18	War- 3.8, not my favorite from the album
LeftyMcRighty 05.06.18	Henry Cow - War 2.5 Just can't get into that sound. It's crazy-making.
Egarran 05.06.18	Faded: Never liked his vocals and it really only has that cute riff going for it. Still good. 3.3 After The Storm: If you need a hero, just look at the Miro. Nice summer music and the video was sweet. 3.7 Let Me Back In: Song starts at 5:08. 3.6 Help The Aged: Oh a part of the 90s I don't miss. 2.5 Yellow Brick Road: I don't feel it. 2.8 War: I hated it at first, but it does have something about it. At least I never heard anything like it. 3.3
ArsMoriendi 05.06.18	"War" So these guys liked Zappa, right? I could see this growing on me 3.7/5
Egarran 05.06.18	War does what she has to People get what they deserve Upon her spoon this motto Wonderfully designed "Violence completes the partial mind" m/
Frippertronics 05.06.18	"So these guys liked Zappa, right? I could see this growing on me" Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt, artists in the Canterbury scene (their earlier albums prior to the Slapp Happy merge were jazzier) and experimental classical stuff. To the best of my knowledge, they never acknowledged Zappa but did have an association with Beefheart (they toured with him in '73 iirc, which led them to improvise more).
ArsMoriendi 05.06.18	Canterbury scene wise: I already love Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt Flying Teapot by Gong is okay, but I wasn't so into it.
Frippertronics 05.06.18	With Gong, it's a bit difficult to pin down their sound since they changed quite a bit. I'd suggest their earlier stuff as well as You. Since you like Rock Bottom, I highly suggest their first four Soft Machine records, which are the ones with Robert on drums/vox (except for Fourth, which by then, the band put a stop to including vocals, which was a cause for Robert leaving to form Matching Mole)
Aberf 05.06.18	Time to catchup on the day after my birthday: May 1st > "Faded", It's great but not a big fan of this type of music. 3.5 May 2nd > "After The Storm", the melody in here is real sweet.. 4.0 May 3rd > "Let Me Back In", not the thing that I would mind, but definitely something I can enjoy. 3.5 May 4th > "Help The Aged", I'm not into old stuff like this. 3.0
Aberf 05.06.18	May 5th > "Yellow Brick Road", this ain't bad... in fact it's a fun track. 3.8 May 6th > "War", this ain't bad...[2] just not my thing at all. 3.0
Frippertronics 05.06.18	friendship officially over with Papa and Abe
Papa Universe 05.06.18	we stopped being friends the moment you single-handedly murdered rec roulette
Papa Universe 05.06.18	also, you're a staff elitist now. you people ain't friends with the lower classes
Frippertronics 05.06.18	I hold you accountable for my rise, you cretin. Take responsibility.
Papa Universe 05.06.18	I will take credit for your rise, but we're still not cool. For one, I will never call you bub, bud.
Frippertronics 05.06.18	Don't call me bud, bro.
Papa Universe 05.06.18	I won't, punk.
bgillesp 05.06.18	Fripp, did you really expect Papi to like Cow?
Frippertronics 05.07.18	hmmm
butcherboy 05.07.18	piping in just to slap a 4 on henry cow.. shameful average, guys..
bgillesp 05.07.18	Cow takes effort to get in to. Most of those were off one listen I'll bet
JustJoe. 05.07.18	* Cuco -- "Lover is a Day" ~ 3.6
osmark86 05.07.18	Henry Cow - In Praise of Learning --> 3.4 Instrumentally this song is interesting as hell, really enjoyable listen. I suppose you get used to the female vocals after some time, because her voice is anything but pleasant to listen to. the bass really shines on this track and lyrically it's pretty clever. now I know how war was born ;)
osmark86 05.07.18	Captain Beefheart - Yellow Brick Road --> 3.7 much more "poppy" than anything I've heard from cap beef before. nice bit of classic rock this :) Cuco - Lover Is A Day --> 2.9 some delicious synth organs and an appropriate lofi, verby production that fits the genre. a little to monotonous and repetitious songwriting though, the song could have been cut to roughly half it's running time because by then I felt I had already heard everything. nice sax solo at the end though. dec.
Egarran 05.07.18	"Cow takes effort to get in to. Most of those were off one listen I'll bet" We should not expect otherwise. Also I'll admit that listening more than once to an average 10 minutes post-rock masturbation session is not going to happen. I might even stop halfway to avoid boredom/a messy climax. But now I'm gonna listen to that fascinating War Cow again. Also we need an April round-up! Love you papi, you're in my nightly prayers.
LeftyMcRighty 05.07.18	Cuco - Lover Is A Day 3.1 Not as bad as I was expecting but not something I would listen to unsolicited. I guess it's not as bad as some of the tripe the young folks are listening to.
bgillesp 05.07.18	Not saying people have to jam more than once, Eg. Just saying that was the likely culprit of that song's average
osmark86 05.07.18	I gave it two listens just because the vocals threw me off so much the first time but I found the instrumentation and lyrics to be interesting. will probably give them more goes because of how unique they sound and you can clearly tell they're talented.
bgillesp 05.07.18	Cuco- 4.1
ArsMoriendi 05.07.18	"Lover is a Day" One of my roommates loves music like this. It's pretty decent actually. It might be slightly overlong though. The trumpet outro pushed it from a 3.6 to a 3.7. Good touch. 3.7/5
JustJoe. 05.08.18	* Midnight Choir -- "Muddy River of Loneliness" ~ [3.7]
LeftyMcRighty 05.08.18	Midnight Choir - "Muddy River of Loneliness" 4.5
bgillesp 05.08.18	Muddy River- lyrics: 2.5 Music: 4.5 Overall: 3.8
LeftyMcRighty 05.09.18	Ssaliva - "For All I Care" MUUUUCH better than the crapstick band with 1 s but still just "meh" for me. 2.8
JustJoe. 05.09.18	* Ssaliva -- "For All I Care" ~ [3.2]
Skoop 05.09.18	Yellow Brick Road Man this is just perfect for the weather right now. 4.3 War Actually didn't find this particular song all that difficult. The more I simplified it the more I enjoyed it as a quirky offbeat track. 4.2 Lover Is A Day Ugh ya I can definitely hear this coming off one of my friend's playlists. Ultimately the vocals feel somewhat overbearing and obnoxious and the atmosphere is not as absorbing as I would prefer. Disappointing track. 2.7 Muddy River of Loneliness Didn't stick out a ton on first listen but was more revealing on further listens. Not my particular thing I don't think but I can appreciate it nonetheless. 3.4 For All I Care I mean it's fairly neat but seems pretty insubstantial as well. Feels like an intro to a much better track. 2.8
ArsMoriendi 05.09.18	"Muddy River of Loneliness" This sounds like something my mom would like if you gave it more Christian lyrics. That fade out and outro also did nothing for the song. 2.9/5 "For All I Care" This sounds like modern r&b mixed with demonic carnival music. Points for sounding original. 3.3/5
BlazinBlitzer 05.09.18	Explosions in the Sky - “Let Me Back In”: I was never the biggest fan of Explosion in the Sky, but I liked this quite a bit. It's not too much more than competent post rock, but I really enjoy it for what it is. 3.8/5 New Average: 38/10 = 3.8 (10 folks) Pulp - “Help the Aged”: Although the vocalist annoyed me at certain parts of the track, the piano and mellotron inclusions are very well done, and they add a satisfying kick here along with the extremely 90's production. 3.8/5 New Average: 34.8/10 = 3.48 (10 folks) Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - “Yellow Brick Road”: It just sounds like your run-of-the-mill 60's “quirk track”. There's still plenty of quality to it, but I feel like these guys should have way better stuff than this. 2.9/5 Skoopy48: 4.3 New Average: 31.6/9 = 3.51 (9 folks) Henry Cow - “War”: Kinda like the last track but wo things are noticeably different here: 1. It's a 70's track, and 2. There's a defined jazz theme in the music, so the instrumentation is much more interesting when paired off with the vocals. The song is structured kinda poorly, though, and I wish the male/female vocal interplay lasted throughout the entire track instead of having it exclusively in the beginning. 3.3/5 Skoopy48: 4.2 New Average: 35.6/11 = 3.24 (11 folks) Cuco - “Lover is a Day”: “what the youths are listening to” I really wish it was. 3.7/5 ArsMoriendi: 3.7 Skoopy48: 2.7 Average: 23.8/7 = 3.4 (7 folks) Midnight Choir - “Muddy River of Loneliness”: Maybe I should start digging into anthemic sadboi rock a little more. I don't know how much of that can match up to the vocalist and string section, though, because, um, wow. 4.4/5 JustJoe: 3.7 LeftyMcRighty: 4.5 Bgillesp: 3.8 Skoopy48: 3.4 ArsMoriendi: 2.9 Average: 21.7/6 = 3.62 (6 folks) Ssaliva - “For All I Care”: ….... 2.3/5 LeftyMcRighty: 2.8 JustJoe: 3.2 Skoopy48: 2.8 ArsMoriendi: 3.3 Average: 14.4/5 = 2.88 (5 Folks)
bgillesp 05.09.18	Champ!! You go Blitzer
Papa Universe 05.09.18	methanks, kind darling Blitzer
bgillesp 05.09.18	SSaliva- 3.5 Wish it was longer BlazinBlitzer: 2.3 LeftyMcRighty: 2.8 JustJoe: 3.2 Skoopy48: 2.8 ArsMoriendi: 3.3 bgillesp: 3.5 Average: 17.9/6 = 2.98 (6 Folks)
Aberf 05.09.18	7th > "Cuco - Lover is A Day," well, ain't this just lush.. 3.9 8th > "Muddy River of Loneliness," pretty sad but ended up to be anticlimactic.. 3.7 9th > "For All I Care," sounds just like some random noise to me. Not captivating at all. 2.0
JustJoe. 05.10.18	* Gang Gang Dance -- "Glass Jar" ~ [4.8]
BlazinBlitzer 05.10.18	Gang Gang Dance - “Glass Jar”: Oh dear... the truth is, I hated this at first. I had a contrarian mindset thinking, 'Well, it's everything I could've possibly ever wanted in a psychedelic track, but now that I've listened to it, I hate almost everything about it.' The production was too glossy, the song took an unwarranted and messy direction at halftime, and, worst of all, it was just all too much even for an eleven-and-a-half minute song. However, I heard glimpses of second layers and then I was like, “screw it, let's spin it a couple more times.” Now I realize that it actually is everything I want in a psychedelic track and it's absolutely amazing. The consistency of the pacing and atmosphere here with the conflicting halves is remarkable and it's fascinating to see how subtle transitions can be so vital to a track's quality. The only criticism that still stands is the second half's direction but even then there are many enjoyable aspects from it. This is an album I may be getting into... actually, change “may” to “will”. 4.7/5
bgillesp 05.10.18	Glass jar- 4.3
ArsMoriendi 05.10.18	"Glass Jar" Interesting and atmospheric. It got weirdly clubby in the middle and I didn't like that part as much. The vocals seems drowned out a lot too. Otherwise, this is fairly solid and enjoyable. Good drums specifically. 3.7/5
DinosaurJones 05.10.18	I gotta catch up on this when I get home from work. There's no wireless at the office, and I'm almost out of data for the month, so I can't use Spotify or Youtube on my phone.
LeftyMcRighty 05.11.18	Gang Gang Dance - "Glass Jar" 3.0
LeftyMcRighty 05.11.18	Giles Corey - "Buried Above Ground" 3.6
Aberf 05.11.18	10th > "Glass Jar" This has great, groovy stuffs. Although I progressively found out to sound a little washed up. It would help if it is 3 mins shorter or something. 3.5 11th > "Buried above the ground" It's Giles Corey fam. I liked some other track from the album compared to this though. 4.0
ArsMoriendi 05.12.18	lol May 23rd is still a frogstomp
ArsMoriendi 05.12.18	"Buried Above Ground" I thought this could've been cool, but then vocals came in and I wasn't feeling it anymore. 3/5
BlazinBlitzer 05.12.18	Giles Corey - "Buried Above Ground": It needs better vocal mixing and the ambient first half is slightly awkward, but it does many things very well. Instrumental variety is totally spot on and each instrument used is given a clear, well-defined tone. 3.8/5 Daniel Meade & the Flying Mules - "Let Me Off at the Bottom": Charming and great, but the last five seconds or so felt like they ran out of CD space, so they quickcut that piano passage. Strange, but not uncommon in old-timey songs, and it's a running cliche in those type of songs that I always find too be more awkward than useful. 3.7/5
BlazinBlitzer 05.12.18	If I'm able to fill in Frogstomp for my second rec, I happily will: Grails - "Pelham" (soundtrackish psychedelic rock) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV4N3eOtB0c This is a nice little single from my favorite album of last year. It's got a great groove and it shows a glimpse of the entire record's trippy retro atmosphere.
JustJoe. 05.12.18	* Daniel Meade & The Flying Mules -- "Let Me Off At The Bottom" ~ [3.7]
anat 05.12.18	yellow brick road - 3 war - 1 ----- lover is a day - 2.8 muddy river of loneliness - 2.5 (neither of these songs needed to be as long as they were) ----- for all i care - 2 glass jar - 3.6 buried above ground - 3.8 let me off at the bottom - unavailable seriously lads about 4 or 5 of these links were duds
ArsMoriendi 05.13.18	"Let Me Off at the Bottom" Bluegrassy in a really pleasant way. Fuck it: 4.1/5
anat 05.13.18	beloved wife - 2.3
JustJoe. 05.13.18	* Natalie Merchant -- "Beloved Wife" ~ [3.5]
Aberf 05.13.18	12th > "Let Me off at the Bottom" Some real good country. 3.9 13th > "Beloved Wife" I'm not sad tho. 2.8
ArsMoriendi 05.14.18	"Beloved Wife" This is very okay. Sounds like it belongs on a adult contemporary station. 2.5/5
bgillesp 05.14.18	Sorry I haven't been around in a couple days. Ill catch up tomorrow morning and try to help out with compiling the ratings too
BlazinBlitzer 05.14.18	Natalie Merchant - "Beloved Wife": It's sweet with lovely vocals but that's about it honestly. 3.2/5
Aberf 05.14.18	did Papa get banned again?
bgillesp 05.14.18	9. LeftyMcRighty: 2.8 JustJoe: 3.2 Skoopy48: 2.8 ArsMoriendi: 3.3 BlazinBlitzer: 2.3 bgillesp: 3.5 Aberf: 2 Papa Universe: 2 anatelier: 2 23.9/9 = 2.66 10. JustJoe: 4.8 BlazinBlitzer: 4.7 bgillesp: 4.3 ArsMoriendi: 3.7 LeftyMcRighty: 3 Papa Universe: 3.5 anatelier: 3.6 27.6/7 = 3.94 11. LeftyMcRighty: 3.6 Papa Universe: 3.5 Aberf: 4.0 ArsMoriendi: 3.0 Blazin Blitzer: 3.8 bgillesp: 4.1 22/6 = 3.67 (6 Folks) 12. BlazinBlitzer: 3.7 JustJoe: 3.7 ArsMoriendi: 4.1 Aberf: 3.9 bgillesp: 3.6 anatelier: 3.8 22.8/6 = 3.80 (6 Folks) 13. anatelier: 2.3 JustJoe: 3.5 Aberf: 2.8 ArsMoriendi: 2.5 BlazinBlitzer: 3.2 bgillesp: 3.6 17.9/6=2.98 (6 Folks) 14. bgillesp: 4.0 4/1=4.00 (1 Folks)
bgillesp 05.14.18	5. anatelier: 3 34.6/10 = 3.46 (10 Folks) 6. anatelier: 1 36.6/12 = 3.05 (12 Folks) 7. anatelier: 2.8 34.5/10 = 3.45 (10 Folks) 8. anatelier: 2.5 31.4/9 = 3.48 (9 Folks) 9. anatelier: 2 23.9/9 = 2.66 (9 Folks)
Egarran 05.14.18	Sorry in advance. Muddy River of Loneliness: 3 For All I Care: 2 Glass Jar: Imo only The Knife successfully sampled a steel drum. 3 Buried Above Ground: Damn sorry, I fell asleep. I'll just say 3. Let Me Off at the Bottom: The link didn't work, and I could only find a very mediocre Mood:Live version. 2.5 Beloved Wife: Why did we make May so sad? It's hot and sunny and I'd almost rather listen to some Aqua. 3 Chilitetime: I have tried so many times to get into Tindersticks, and still nothing. It's probably some genetic defect. 2.5
ArsMoriendi 05.14.18	"Chilitetime" Not bad actually. It probably didn't justify being almost 8 minutes, but it still had enough good ideas going on. The trumpet and organ are actually fairly memorable. 3.6/5
bgillesp 05.14.18	So many of y'all just throwing low ratings out all the time. Do you not like music?
BlazinBlitzer 05.14.18	Not only that, but the ratings seem to be on the decline since February. I think we've just been getting a harsher audience since then, which I honestly don't mind. It's gonna screw up a potential year-end list, though, so that's kinda disappointing.
anat 05.14.18	I’m not trying to not like anything
ArsMoriendi 05.14.18	"So many of y'all just throwing low ratings out all the time. Do you not like music?" How is a 3.6 a low when 3.5 means great? I'm not going to give anything a 4 or higher unless I'm enamored by it honestly.
neekafat 05.14.18	Woah you guys suck
bgillesp 05.14.18	Didn't mean you Ars, and I get it if you don't like it, I was just noticing the trend that a lot more ratings in the 2s are getting thrown around lately
JustJoe. 05.14.18	Bgillesp, Papa, Blitzer, Neek. Come to my thread, so I can say goodbye!
Papa Universe 05.15.18	Unbanned, bitches!
Egarran 05.15.18	Yay! As you see, there is already a toxic environment in this thread. "Do you not like music?" No, I am only here to be criticized for my effort. And I said sorry, I don't know what more you want. Beyond some fake +4 ratings.
Papa Universe 05.15.18	Well, I have been accused in the past of hating fun.
Egarran 05.15.18	Indeed, this is not a playground.
Papa Universe 05.15.18	Whoever thought we're doing this for fun is a fool.
osmark86 05.15.18	got a week's worth of inspirational (hopefully) tunage to dive into. how goddam quaint.
LeftyMcRighty 05.15.18	Natalie Merchant - "Beloved Wife" - 3 It's OK but I prefer my Natalie with the remaining 9,999 Maniacs.
LeftyMcRighty 05.15.18	Tindersticks - "Chilitetime" 4.2 Although I thought this was going to be an homage to a man's love of Chili (read: Chili-Time), I was pleasantly surprised by this gut wrenching alternative.
LeftyMcRighty 05.15.18	Haroumi Hosono - "Sportsmen" 4.1 When it first came on I didn't want to like it but it makes you smile. Fun song.
bgillesp 05.15.18	I wasn't talking about anyone specific at all Eg, if you don't like it then you don't. I'm not asking anyone change their ratings. Just merely pointing out that the ratings are getting lower for a lot of people. Apparently my initial tone being joking did not come across clearly
bgillesp 05.15.18	Hey Papi, update dis pls. I did half the work for you up a few comments
Papa Universe 05.15.18	You darling, will update soon enough.
bgillesp 05.15.18	Sportsman- didn't so much like vox/lyrics but I absolutely loved that little twinkling keyboard/synth/flute thingy in the background over the whole thing. 3.8
Egarran 05.15.18	"Apparently my initial tone being joking did not come across clearly" Hey me too.
ArsMoriendi 05.15.18	"Sports Men" It's catchy in the way 80s music usually is, but it doesn't really stand out at all. It'd be good in an 80s mix I guess. 3/5
Aberf 05.15.18	May 14th > "Chilitetime", this is good stuffs man 4.0 May 15th > "Sports Men", it's fun and all. Still sounds very dated tbh. 3.4
bgillesp 05.16.18	Eugenepigeoncore 3.8
ArsMoriendi 05.16.18	"The Expanding Sea" First 4 minutes were boring, last minute was really good. 3.2/5
Aberf 05.17.18	16th > "The Expanding Sea", I could see this to be working better provided a context since the build up isn't as good as the last minutes of the song. A cool song nonetheless.. 3.5
Aberf 05.17.18	17th > "Cowboys", I like this. The layer of sounds sounds real captivating to me. Quite neutral about the vocal though... 3.8
neekafat 05.17.18	Oh my fuck I may never catch up
Egarran 05.17.18	Less whining, more rating. (Speaking to myself here.)
bgillesp 05.17.18	Been waiting to listen to this one since you rec'd it Eg. An easy 5.0 as expected
Aberf 05.17.18	@papa uni, you're missing my score for 10th fam. Thanks for the hard work.
Papa Universe 05.17.18	Ayayay thanks for noticing.
bgillesp 05.17.18	Also somebody dropped a rec for the 23rd while you were dead
Aberf 05.17.18	I might jam the entirety early.. Gonna be away from the internet for like 15 days.
ArsMoriendi 05.17.18	"Cowboys" I love the studio version of this song to death would give it a 5/5, but this live version is not as good. The live string section is awesome though, so I'll give it a: 4.4/5
Egarran 05.17.18	Actually the yt sound is a bit muffled on Cowboys, even in HD (don't even know if there's supposed to be an audible difference). Don't miss the live album version playing on 10 through good speakers.
LeftyMcRighty 05.17.18	White Birch - "The Expanding Sea" 3.3 Not bad. Not The White Birch I was expecting but decent. Portishead - "Cowboys" [studio 4.5] live 3.5.
LeftyMcRighty 05.17.18	Snuck a listen to Coaltar of the Deepers - "Tim" since I fully intend to be hung over tomorrow. It was a solid 2.5 until @ 4:48 where it got substantially better. 3.8
osmark86 05.18.18	Midnight Choir - Muddy River of Loneliness (3.0) Heartfelt song about a break-up of sorts that has a nice mid-tempo swing to it. a little bit too long for what is happening musically and lyrically imo, but generally a decent song. Ssaliva - For All I Care (2.1) Not enough movement for me when it comes to electronic wonkiness. not really a fan of the synths being used and what sounds like vocal manipulations. there are some quite cool compression/glitch effects being used, but overall the song falls pretty flat. Gang Gang Dance - Glass Jar (4.2) very intricate track with some wild instrumentation without ever going overboard. the song really dives into a nice groove once the drums and vocals kick in. very ethereal feel to the song and will probably have to check the album entirely based on this. top stuff!
butcherboy 05.19.18	5 for tindersticks, by the way..
bgillesp 05.20.18	Woo that was a long crash. Catching up now
bgillesp 05.20.18	18. This kinda sucked and was boring 2.6 19. This is much more interesting but still kinda sucks 3.3 20. This band is somehow a socially acceptable Djent band even though they ain't as good as some that get some major hate round here. They rip off Earthside kinda hard imo who just ripped off TesseracT in the first place. Anyways, this still is a good song. 3.8
BlazinBlitzer 05.20.18	8. Midnight Choir - “Muddy River of Loneliness”: osmark86: 3.0 New Average: 37.4/11 = 3.4 (11 Folks) 9. Ssaliva - “For All I Care”: osmark86: 2.1 New Average: 28/11 = 2.55 (11 Folks) 10. Gang Gang Dance - “Glass Jar”: osmark86: 4.2 New Average: 34.8/9 = 3.87 (9 Folks) 14. Tindersticks - “Chilitetime”: I understand that it's kinda one note, but these guys make that consistency work really well with the thematically reserved touches of the violin and guitars. Very nice track. 4.1/5 butcherboy: 5.0 New Average: 31.4/8 = 3.93 (8 Folks) 15. Haruomi Hosono - “Sportsmen”: I felt like I've heard this in a car commercial before. Not in any detriment to the song, it's fine, but it has that upbeat flutey melody I keep hearing in advertisements. 3.2/5 New Average: 21/6 = 3.5 (6 Folks) 16. The White Birch - “The Expanding Sea”: This is another track that probably works much better in the concept of its album rather than a standalone track. Most fields on here only pass as okay and the singer gets really grating after a while. 2.7/5 Aberf: 3.5 LeftyMcRighty: 3.3 Average: 16.5/5 = 3.3 (5 Folks) 17. Portishead - “Cowboys (Live)”: Looks like I need to get into Portishead at some point. Love the live personality, too. 3.9/5 Aberf: 3.8 bgillesp: 5.0 ArsMoriendi: 4.4 LeftyMcRighty: 3.5 Average: 20.6/5 = 4.12 (5 Folks) 18. Coaltar of the Deepers - “Tim (Pleasure → Despair)”: Didn't do much for me at all, but I can see the appeal... kinda. 2.8/5 LeftyMcRighty: 3.8 bgillesp: 2.6 Average: 9.2/3 = 3.07 (3 Folks) 19. The Number 12 Looks Like You - “The Garden's All Nighters”: bgillesp: 3.3 Average: 3.3/1 = 3.3 (1 Folks) 20. Leprous - “Bonneville”: Excellent song from Malina, but “The Weight of Disaster” will always be the superior track. 3.8/5 bgillesp: 3.8 Average: 7.6/2 = 3.8 (2 Folks)
LeftyMcRighty 05.20.18	"The Garden's All Nighters" - 3.0 Probably would've liked it better with no vocals "Bonneville" - 4.0
LeftyMcRighty 05.20.18	Wait, Butcher; I didn't know we were 5-ing our own recs....
Papa Universe 05.20.18	we are not, his rating was not counted in
BlazinBlitzer 05.20.18	Oh, I didn't realize that was his rec lol my bad. Also, there were 11 ratings on May 8th, not 12. It's the same total value, so the score should be a bit higher.
bgillesp 05.21.18	21. Ooh, this was quite nice 4.0
Drifter 05.21.18	Someone do 27 early before I lose my mind
Egarran 05.21.18	Sportsmen: I feel I'm being trolled here. I could rate this anything so let's go with 2.5 as a compro - wait, this is from 1982?? Ok 3.5 then. The Expanding Sea: Didn't hurt enough. 3.2 Tim (pleasure → despair): Halfway through, I was prepared to turn it off, but then came the noise and I heard for at least 30 seconds more. But jeez those vocals. 2.5 The Gardens All Nighters. Yeah nice. Some of the best I heard in this genre. 3.5 Bonneville: Ooh a band I know. 4 I Was Checking Out She Was Checking In: In another universe I'm only listening to this kind of music. 4 Go to bed, Drifter. Big day tomorrow.
ArsMoriendi 05.21.18	Gonna catch up now. :)
ArsMoriendi 05.21.18	"Tim (Pleasure -> Despair)" So far this is very dream poppy. That pick up 5 mins in is so Smashing Pumpkins haha. Doesn't really justify its length though. 3.4/5 "The Garden's All Nighters" Hate these vocals, the guitar is flashy in an annoying way. Wait this dancy part is rescuing it a little? Well the vocals still suck in this section, but at least the music stopped sounding annoying. More annoying screaming. Nope fuck this. 1.8/5 "Bonnevile" This reminds me of Muse, but more drawn out. I never really liked Muse. 2.6/5 "I Was Checking Out (She Was Checking In)" This is super passionate. I love soul vocals. 4.2/5
BlazinBlitzer 05.21.18	Yeah Ars, if you didn’t like the Fear Before track from February, I highly doubted you would like 19 lol.
anat 05.22.18	the expanding sea - 2.4 - hurts alright cowboys - 3.6 tim - 2.7 the garden's all nighters - 3.8 bonneville - 3.8 i was checking out - 3.5 way back in the way back when - 3
bgillesp 05.22.18	So who's taking the reigns of this puppy next month? Papi's probably getting to tired/old for this
ArsMoriendi 05.22.18	I could
Egarran 05.22.18	SOLD
Papa Universe 05.22.18	Could you? I'm not getting old, but I think that we should be switching it up every now and then. Maybe give it back to neekafat, so that it'll prompt him to actually listen to these songs as well.
Drifter 05.22.18	Lol
bgillesp 05.22.18	I'll take it back in August or September for at least 2 months but can't until then.
bgillesp 05.22.18	Also 4.1 for Way Back in the Way Back When, Good ol southern rocker
LeftyMcRighty 05.22.18	Way Back on the Way Back - 3.8. Good song but not my favorite Glen Hansard. I do like the upbeat tempo though.
ArsMoriendi 05.23.18	"Way Back in the Way Back When" I love me some blues rock, but this sounds kind of uninspired. 2.9/5
neekafat 05.23.18	Yeah I might take it back, at least it'll prompt me to actually listen to these songs as well
Papa Universe 05.23.18	Let's create a schedule for management then? June - ArsMoriendi July - neekafat August - bgillesp September - bgillesp October - November - December - Papa U All good?
bgillesp 05.23.18	Sounds good to me. You gonna update dis? Jk I know it's a chore (:
ArsMoriendi 05.23.18	Yeah that works
Papa Universe 05.23.18	aight
butcherboy 05.23.18	i'll do feptober 2134..
bgillesp 05.23.18	I can't even trust you to do that shuffle comp bailer
ArsMoriendi 05.23.18	"Pelham" Total background music, but pleasant enough. 3.3/5
bgillesp 05.24.18	pelham- 3.0, short and interesting, but didn't progress, sounded like it needed more
neekafat 05.24.18	Well if Papi keeps doing this, people are gonna forget it was ever my baby... :(
bgillesp 05.24.18	Ars is up next. You gonna rate today's song Neek?
neekafat 05.24.18	Pelham: 3.9 Yeah this is pretty fuckin snappy alright
neekafat 05.24.18	I guess the reason why is that once I fall behind I feel like I can't just rate the day's song and feel like I have to start all the way at the bottom even though I really don't have the time which pushes it all back even further :c
BlazinBlitzer 05.24.18	Don Covay - “I Was Checking Out (She Was Checking In)”: A neat, passionate soul ballad with an interesting instrumental composition. I’ll take it! 3.8/5 Glen Hansard - “Way Back in the Way Back When”: There were some parts of this that were kinda annoying but it was an overall solid track with good ideas. 3.5/5 Elsiane - “Mend (To Fix, To Repair)”: “These vocals will make you hate this track.” Well there ya go. +.5 for honesty. 3.0/5
LeftyMcRighty 05.24.18	Grails - "Pelham" Not bad. Good transitional piece for a mix. 3.7 Elsiane - "Mend (To Fix, To Repair)" I wanted to like this one more. I enjoyed the Portishead vibe but her voice is not my favorite. 3.3
bgillesp 05.24.18	I have this album 5d. The vocals really grow on you after the weirdness wears off. She's really very talented
anat 05.24.18	pelham - 3 - sounds like a nice intro to an album but is just sort of there when standing alone mend - 3.9 - i was so ready to turn this off straight away but i like plenty of stuff with eccentric vocals and you gotta admit they've got this enchanting quality, even if it does sound like the elephant man
bgillesp 05.24.18	Yesssss
ArsMoriendi 05.25.18	"Mend (To Fix, To Repair)" Why do these vocals make me think of Jessie from toy story? State of confusEEOH you made an illusEEOH. Somehow this is pretty great though. 4.3/5
LeftyMcRighty 05.25.18	Baths - "No Eyes" 3.4
LeftyMcRighty 05.25.18	bgillesp - I gave it it another listen and edited my score. :)
bgillesp 05.25.18	Lefty, I saw a guy wearing an Elsiane shirt at the Whigs show and talked to him and he was so shocked I knew who they were. I understand it's not for everyone though.
BlazinBlitzer 05.25.18	Baths - “No Eyes”: It’s well performed and written compositionally but the lyrics are awful. 3.3/5
bgillesp 05.25.18	[2] but I couldn't tell what they were saying half the time and lyrics aren't very important to me, so 3.6/5
BlazinBlitzer 05.25.18	I had to look up the lyrics. I agree with the music>lyrics mentality 90% of the time, so that’s why this one’s above a 3 for me. Plus it sounds really nice for what it’s worth.
anat 05.25.18	no eyes - 3.7
bgillesp 05.27.18	26- I really liked this. 4.2 Papi come back
Papa Universe 05.27.18	Wait literally like five to six hours.
bgillesp 05.27.18	27- ew, gross, make it stop, please, no, no more, don't please, noooo My reaction to this song is the same as many young girls' reactions/interactions with R. Kelly. 1.3
Papa Universe 05.27.18	up-to-the-date-d
Drifter 05.27.18	Nice
ArsMoriendi 05.27.18	"Fragment Two" This is mumbly as hell and lacks personality despite good production, no thanks lol. I might've given this a pass if it were more lo-fi. 2.9/5 "Sex Me" Part 1 is pretty much generic 90s soul. Especially when compared to someone better like D'Angelo. Part 2 was a little better and more varied, but barely. 2.3/5
Drifter 05.27.18	This reception is amazing
Aberf 05.27.18	Maybe try to stop recommending R. Kelly? Just stop it. Terrible music, terrible person, terrible recommendation.
ArsMoriendi 05.27.18	Recommend like D'Angelo, Lauren Hill, or Erykah Badu if you wanna do 90s soul, they're good
Egarran 05.27.18	Way Back in the Way Back When: I'm not drunk enough for this. 2.8 Pelham: I don't know what's going on, but I like it. Bonus merit for song length 👍 4 Hybrid: Yeah good but damn, turn down those drums. 3.5 No Eyes: Didn't really go anywhere, although it sounded like it did halfway through. 2.9 Fragment Two: Interesting, never heard any post-stadium-punk before. Nice. 3.4 Sex Me: Drifter, you monster. I can't do it ): 1.5
ArsMoriendi 05.28.18	"The Wild Hunt" If I was more into folk, I bet I'd love this song. This is super well made and I like it for a one time listen. 3.6/5
neekafat 05.28.18	Sorry everyone Once against my life has spiraled into a clusterfuck of business and depression
Papa Universe 05.28.18	well, perhaps listening to some new tunes can tune up the life, aye?
Papa Universe 05.28.18	300 comments
bgillesp 05.28.18	Wild Hunt- 4.9, album is a near 5 for me, took a while to grow though.
BlazinBlitzer 05.28.18	These New Puritans - "Fragment Two": A highly, highly ambitious track that has loads of intriguing ideas. It needed to be longer/have a better song structure to make all those ideas flow a bit smoother, though. 3.8/5 R. Kelly - "Sex Me": Yeah, no thanks. I don't need R. Kelly telling me that I have to listen to his remix for 11+ minutes. It's not even in 69 tempo, like, c'mon dude. 1.4/5 The Tallest Man on Earth - "The Wild Hunt": I mean, it's the track that fronts Sputnik's most acclaimed album of 2010, what do you expect? 4.3/5 Also, thanks Egarran for the Pelham comment! You should most definitely listen to that whole album if you're interested :)
Egarran 05.29.18	On another forum, one of my mortal enemies was a Grails fan, so pride dictated I didn't listen to them. But he's dead now, so I guess it's ok.
LeftyMcRighty 05.29.18	These New Puritans - "Fragment Two" 4 R. Kelly - "Sex Me" - Everything that's bad about R&B music. .8 The Tallest Man on Earth - "The Wild Hunt" - I should like this one more as I like a lot of Folk/Americana/Singer-Songwriter stuff but I wish someone else sang his songs. His voice hurts my ears a little. 3.7 Dan Deacon - "When I Was Done Dying" - Makes my ears feel better. 4.3
bgillesp 05.29.18	Add my 4.0 for Covay pls (:
BlazinBlitzer 05.29.18	@Eg Well that sucks. I know he was your “enemy” and what not, but my respect goes out to him. Anyways, the rest of Grails discography isn’t all that essential. If you only listen to Burning Off Impurities, you have a pretty good idea of what the rest of their catalogue is like. Chalice Hymnal went a completely different direction from the rest of their material, though, and all the better for it, especially with the shorter song lengths and broader influences.
Egarran 05.29.18	We had a thread dedicated to him where we could post hipster music. But thanks, will check out.
ArsMoriendi 05.29.18	"When I Was Done Dying" This is decent, but it isn't grabbing me. 3.4/5
Aberf 05.29.18	No time for blurbs, I'm catching up: 19th > The Gardens All Nighters 1.4 20th > Bonneville, 4.1 21th > I Was Checking Out She Was Checking In, 3.8 22th > Way Back in the Way Back When, 2.8 23th > Pelham, 2.5 24th > Mend, 4.2 25th > No Eyes, 2.3 26th > Fragment Two, 3.0 27th > Sex Me, 0.1 (or please give this the lowest rating possible) 28th > The Wild Hunt, 4.0
Aberf 05.29.18	updated average: 19th > 20.3/7 = 2.9 20th > 29.1/8 = 3.63 21th > 22.3/6 = 3.72 22th > 27.4/8 = 3.43 23th > 26.4/8 = 3.3 24th > 25.2/7 = 3.6 25th > 23.2/7 = 3.31 26th > 20.8/6 = 3.47 27th > you do this one
Papa Universe 05.29.18	I got this, bub.
Aberf 05.29.18	Thanks for the hard work, Papaz.
Aberf 05.29.18	aaand, this is the rest. 28th > "The Wild Hunt", a sublime folk track. Loving it. 4.2 29th > "DDWIWDD", this is weird, I like it. 3.5 30th > "Human", this gaze truly hits the spot man.. ooooooooh. 4.5 31th > "Stalker", I don't have anything good to say about this, but I'm enjoying it. Nice transition tho, 3.8 so far, 30th is the best track for me.
neekafat 05.29.18	I'm sorry I failed you all
Papa Universe 05.29.18	just listen to this now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuJqUvBj4rE or if you can't, download it here: https://my-free-mp3.net/ and you're done
Aberf 05.29.18	It's ok Neek, you're still far away from an atrocity called "Drifter", a guy who isn't even participating, but still insisting, until this very day, to put R. Kelly as his recommendation.
Papa Universe 05.29.18	That is why I keep pushing him till the very end of the month, sort of delaying the catastrophe.
BlazinBlitzer 05.29.18	See Ars, Aberf gets it. If you’re gonna hate on The Garden’s All Nighters, at least give it a higher score than R. Kelly. That’s all I’m asking for at this point :P
bgillesp 05.30.18	Wiwdd- 4.2 Also my Covay-4.0
bgillesp 05.30.18	Also 8 only had 11 votes
Aberf 05.30.18	Sorry Blazin, I fucking hate metalcore. It seems like what makes metalcore good is what makes me hate it.
Aberf 05.30.18	Also Ars, since you're doing the next month, can we just ban R. Kelly from the list? Or just ban Drifter lmao.
BlazinBlitzer 05.30.18	It's all good, I totally get it. That song is definitely not for everyone, and neither is metalcore in general.
Egarran 05.30.18	The Wild Hunt: I'm glad yall like this, so I don't have to. Getting unpleasant Dylan vibes. 2.5 When I Was Done Dying: Woah. Thanks for showing me this trippy work of art. Do shrooms, kids. 4.5 Human: Lovely. Reminded me of early Mew. 4 Stalker: Link didn't work, but the full album is there. I appreciate what're they're trying to do. 3.2 FUCKIN DONE! PEACE OUT MOTHERFUCKERS! See you tomorrow /:
BlazinBlitzer 05.30.18	Dan Deacon - "When I Was Done Dying": Ahh, this is quite nice... AltErnAteVocAlmEloDynOtfOunD.exe 3.5/5 DIIV - "Human": Ahh, this is quite nice, but the composition feels pretty standard and safe for a shoegaze track. It's mixed and produced much better than a lot of other shoegaze outlets, though, so it doesn't dock it that much. 3.8/5
bgillesp 05.30.18	Wiwdd- 4.2 Also my Covay rating was a 4.0 8 only had 11 votes Human- nothing too crazy special but still very nice and enjoyable 4.1 I miss Joe
ArsMoriendi 05.30.18	"Human" This is nothing special, but not bad at all. 3.5/5
anat 05.30.18	r. kelly - i am not listening to 1 minute of this let alone 11 DUD/5 the wild hunt - 3.5 when i was done dying - 3.6 - wish he did a bit more with this one human - 2.5 - doesn't really do anything for me
ArsMoriendi 05.30.18	New month is up guys :D
BlazinBlitzer 05.31.18	Bad Rabbits - "Stalker": It's a bit of a confused sound, but man if they don't make the best of it. 4.0/5
bgillesp 05.31.18	3.8 on stalker
ArsMoriendi 06.01.18	"Stalker" Most of this song was bland, but it really came through in the last minute justifying itself more than I thought it would. 3.4/5
Egarran 06.01.18	Portishead won, but choosing such a well known band was cheating and against the spirit of this endeavour. 2. was Afghan Wigs 3. was Dean Deacon and Tallest Man.
anat 06.01.18	stalker - 3.7
bgillesp 08.29.18	may is done on the spreadsheet. errors on entries 4 (math) and 28 (extra Abe vote) on this list if you're interested
Egarran 08.29.18	Awesome, thanks.
neekafat 08.29.18	Wow, this one was averaging only 7 or 8 votes a rec