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 | FukkenKrist Hello, how do I make my avatar I picked in the forums appear on the review site
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 | Calc k dude, let me know what you think. https://purenoise.bandcamp.com/album/death-is-a-warm-blanket
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 | SlothcoreSam Hey late reply on similar Royal Headache recs. Try The Peep Tempel- Tales, both Papa Uni and I have that 5'd. Also check 2018's Idles- Joy as an act of Defiance.One last rec from August this year, another Australian band. The Dead Loves - The Extinction of Unicorns. Kinda grungy power punk. Let me know what you think.
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 | budgie https://nightflowers.bandcamp.com/album/fortune-teller
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 | DoofDoof I will def give the album another go some time so its definitely not indie folk bulls*** agreed
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| DoofDoof Ha, yeah that is a ginger fringe like no other - she writes a bit like Nick Drake, it was not bad but no song really made me think I was listening to the next great folk songwriter
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 | luci i loved it by track 3 as well! the view and the t/t have been stuck in my head all week
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| luci obsessed with the new oso oso, think you'd dig it. stay what you are vibes
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| SlothcoreSam Hey man, you checked out the new NoFX song yet, Fish in a gun barrel. It's really good. https://youtu.be/KY0MyjtV8mM
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 | SowingSeason yep, as I predicted it's already growing on me fast...'Be Good' has got to be one of the best songs of the year already
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 | kris. review the new off with their heads NOW
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| SowingSeason lol I review out of a sense of obligation to a release half the time, so if you ever want something just lay down the law in the dibs thread...everyone including myself would rather read an atari review rather than sowing's 431st
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| SowingSeason no plans to, I think pop-punk is even more your scene that it is mine so if you were thinking about, please have at it...also I'll tell you the same thing I told luci - this is a huge release week, so all these new ratings of mine are 1 listen deep...just trying to narrow down what deserves more attention and Off With Their Heads is definitely one of them. Rating could easily go up from here.
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| SowingSeason This is also cool if not unwarranted: https://www.metacritic.com/music/we-are-not-your-kind/slipknot - the album currently has a 100 avg on metacritic based on 6 professional reviews lmao
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| SowingSeason I'm a fringe Slipknot fan. Got into them freshman year of college with All Hope Is Gone (which is apparently their worst album according to everyone else), then got into Vol.3 and Iowa. I haven't heard all of their albums and am not a good authority on the band, but the new one is my favorite out of the ones I've heard. I also rated it above the new Bon Iver that also dropped today, so that's a weird sentence to see myself type.
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| SowingSeason I'm really feeling it (after 1 whole listen, lol). Unsainted is one of my new favorite songs by them as well.
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| SlothcoreSam Glad you digging Propagandhi. They have evolved so much through their discography, but still remained awesome, passionate and relevant. Have you ever checked out Frenzal Rhomb? They are an Australian version of Nofx/Propagandhi. Check out Smoko at the Pet Factory from 2011, and A Man's Not a Camel from 1999.
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 | BlushfulHippocrene Likewise! There's something very special about it, I think it definitely has an edge over a lot of things in that style -- very """mature songwriting""", I think, whatever that means. And you too, friend. Thinking of maybe reviewing it? Miss your writing.
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 | dmathias52 Not yet, unfortunately! Planning for a move so music has been on the wayside, especially since I want to give the album a listen in full
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| SlothcoreSam Need another 2019 power pop/punk hit. Check the new EP by TV COMA- Body Negativity.
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| luci those florist soundoffs are triggering me... people not knowing how to listen to an album correctly
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| luci lagwagon's may 16 is one of the most nostalgic songs ever to me. tony hawks soundtrack :')
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| SlothcoreSam And check out Lagwagon- Hoss.My fav album of the 90s
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| SlothcoreSam Good Riddance was one of my Fatwreck favs, with Lagwagon, NoFX, No Use For A Name, and Frenzal Rhomb.Check out Ballads from the Revolution or A Comprehensive Guide to Modern Rebellion Both classics from the 90s
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| luci it only makes sense with attentive listening. such a stirring space for contemplation, a peaceful album about not being at peace
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| SowingSeason His review will do it far better justice than anything I might've done, so good. While I'm at it, you might want to consider checking Lisel - Angels on the Slope. I just reviewed it and even though I'm sure the site won't back me up on yet another 5, I do think it's on another level.
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| SowingSeason very beautiful stuff...nothing grabbed me but I also haven't fully digested the lyrics. sittin' pretty at a 3.5 for now.
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| luci "I also have eyes" is the standout for me
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| luci i was def reminded of abysskiss. was thinking to myself "it's like the new big thief but stripped down" and that's basically that album
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| luci if you want to then go for it. if not I'll consider ;)
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| SowingSeason oh god plz no...he just started rolling over and lifting his head, so it's coming soon. time to start proofing the entire house!
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| SowingSeason hahaha, I guess 2 reviews in 2 days isn't productive enough already. you drive a hard bargain. I'll spin it and see, but chances are you'll need to be the one to do it justice!
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 | Hawks WHAT!!!! I?m so hype!
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| luci gave it an attentive listen while reading along with the lyrics and this is something special. i retract my initial take
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| luci oh i thought you heard it already, should have waited to share my opinion :p
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| luci the new florist album is p good but I can't help but feel her ambient pair were more evocative. it's clearly meant to be a first-person retelling of how the nature expeditions made her feel, but instead of a lyric like "why do I feel so happy when I stare at the ocean? Then devastatedWhen I stare at the ocean" I prefer the abstract expression of that sentiment on water memory. idk
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| Hawks Question bro...can anything be done about someone literally going through and troll negging all of my reviews. I just checked and they?ve all been negged within the past day or 2 and it?s kidna super annoying. Especially the ones that had all pos? and/or have been featured.
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| Hawks I?m glad too bro! Prob gonna do a discog jam just to see if any of the others can grow on me too even though I?ve been trying forever lol.
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| Hawks YESSSS!!! I?m so happy. It?s soooooooo god damn amazing. m/
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 | TheSpirit You should regardless! I was thinking about it but i am still unsure!
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| TheSpirit Are you going to review the new FoR?
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| SlothcoreSam Yeah Ramona is getting better with every listen, reminds me a bit of RVIVR, you need to listen to RVIVR if you haven't already, start with the Bicker and Breathe EP, one of my EPs of the decade. . It's hard to hype new punk music around here. I've got to start writing reviews. Retirement Party were really good, thanks.
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| Hawks Guess I gotta stop telling Alex to shut the **** up too then huh lmao.
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| Hawks Damn I gotta let the men meme go completely??? Well I guess it was nice while it lasted lol. Thanks for your help my man. :]
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 | Rowan5215 it's a banger for sure. been loving Happy Days though, so uplifting
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| SlothcoreSam Yo, another great punk album from June this year you will dig. Ramona- Deals, Deals, Deals!
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 | Slex Russian Girlfriends is incredible dude
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| Calc Same, I just got back from a 3 week military training so I'm settling back in, I hope your little one is doing well too!
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 | Kaiwaz https://discord.gg/2EkeRux
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| Calc k good I'm not crazy
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| Slex Sooo much good s*** dropping tonight but I?ll fit it into the rotation!
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| Slex Ooo right on will do!
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| Hawks Thanks brother, much appreciated. :]
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| luci cool, i'll try it out when i'm in the mood for that genre
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| Calc hey can you tell me if this is good? because I can't stop listening to ithttps://russiangirlfriends.bandcamp.com/
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| luci chorus is so good even she doesn't wanna end it. I didn't wanna end the dream... :')
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| Slex Hey dude you should check out Telethon-Hard Pop, sounds like a mix of Jeff Rosenstock and Motion City Soundtrack, think you would enjoy
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| Hawks Hey my man, so you?re one of my good friends here and I was wondering if you could put in a good word for possibly promoting me to contrib. I?ve been working really hard and I think I?m more than deserving. I love writing for this site and it would mean so much to me. I?m going to calm down the s*** posts and really focus on my writing so I can help this site in positive ways. I?ve talked to a few other staffers and it would mean so much to me. If you could help I?d appreciate it so much.
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| luci it's 3-3.5, coffeeshop folk. pleasant but nothing memorable
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 | neekafat That's partly why, but I also saw your 5.0 and that it only had two songs, so I figured it'd be worth the risk even if it was lame old pop punk (; I might actually!!
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| neekafat Did not expect to actually like the new Spanish Love Songs EP but holy hell
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| Rowan5215 can't wait to see sputnik's reaction to this one haha
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| Rowan5215 I'll have to check em out, dude has a killer voice for sure. on such a TEN kick though it's hard to listen to anything else
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| Rowan5215 isn't that the band with Kenny Vasoli on vox? I honestly only heard one or two of their songs in the day, but always thought he crushed it on his guest features I heard lol. he's on the first Almost and Early November albums, iirc. (speaking of which I am FIENDING for that Early November album Ace has been teasing for months now, the cruel man)
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| Rowan5215 I really hope you like it though! Connected with me like very few albums this year have
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 | Dewinged Atari, how u doing brother, we haven't found common ground in a while huh? ;D Check this girl out, ou might like it a bit: Charlie Collins - Snowpine (Interesting blend of dream folk, indie pop and americana).
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| Rowan5215 not a promo per se but have a link ;)
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 | mynameischan finally listened to that free throw album, i really like it. thanks for the rec.
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| luci new florist album in july. summer seems lacking in stuff to anticipate tho
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| luci glad to hear that lol. went to check how many bumps it got but kept getting the search wrong :p
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 | Conmaniac Hahah I know right?? Fortunately in my school and music scene everyone loves them. When I saw them live there was a crow of like 50 and nearly half were ppl from my school aha
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| luci that's cool, we all have to disengage sometimes! he has such a delicate yet visceral manner of drawing melodies out of his guitar, it's practically a voice on the record. his actual voice is perfectly matched, with a gentle heft that creates an intimacy unlike any I've heard. i guess "fleeting" could be compared to the wrens' downbeat acoustics, otherwise they occupy different places in my mind :p
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| luci review my kappa roots so we can cause a stir over it. forgotten classic
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| luci i'm not obsessed with her, happy with what i've heard atm :p
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| luci wait i'm liking the solo record more with each listen...
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| luci abysskiss is pretty good, pretty much what I expected :p prefer her songwriting with a full band
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| luci haha i will. i'll def return to their previous work due to my love for this
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| luci I can?t do 3.5 reviews, need to feel the passion :p
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 | klap Lol alright I did not know that...
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| SowingSeason haha I know. I'm a walking sput-meme and I'm OK with that ;)
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| SowingSeason Also nothing like popping into someone's shoutbox to see that "pulling a sowing" is a thing! lmao
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| SowingSeason I'll have to give it another chance, then :-) not like it was bad, but 3.5-worthy and not up to the standards of Singing Saw, which was my first and best exposure
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| klap actually just spun it on a road trip last weekend, i do like how it seems more like a series of different vignettes, although it does come off as a bit scattered to me. i need to listen to it more, but probs not reviewing it :( my free time isn't what it used to be haha. plus i got VW coming out this friday...
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| SlothcoreSam Here is the B side to "Losers"https://youtu.be/YWF9hs6oJUECalled "(no) reason to believe"
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| luci you're not pulling a sowing, you didn't rate it yet ;) main draw for the album is that it's comfortably elusive... I find the quirks soothing rather than confusing. my brain just drifts with it no matter how eccentric she gets
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| SowingSeason finished it and it really died off in the second half :-( still great, but not as amazing as I'd hoped after the first several songs blew me away
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| SowingSeason god what awful artwork though, literally anything else would have been better
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| SowingSeason been hearing great things so I'll bump it up my priority list :-)
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| luci the aldous harding album is quality atari core. haven't heard her older stuff but if you dislike this I'll be confused :p
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 | treeman2STIFF Memory never fades... . And the friend ships created here on sputnimusic dot com last a lifetime
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| dmathias52 I have a rec for you! The new album from Kayak Jones. Debut album from an emo/pop punk band, they toured with Free Throw last year. This album is completely blowing me away and I thought you might enjoy it!
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| budgie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrNqZjvnII4
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| SowingSeason not sure if you saw in the comments, but "Sparring with you just feels wrong and it kinda hurts to the core" -- I meant every word. Go write that counterpoint, I can't take the tension!
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| treeman2STIFF hey man just poppin in to say that i remember when you joined the site when I had the user name Sirob and everyone on here was an old crusty metalhead but you were around to talk about pop punk and be nice and i noticed youre staff now, which is pretty cool, even though this is just a music review website good job man it sure is nice to see one of the good users here when i return after all these years .
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| SowingSeason I'll give you the flag and feature on any review you want if you can get me 3 hours of consecutive sleep in one night! (So yeah, I don't care at all and am looking forward to it)
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 | ButteryBiscuitBass Congratulations man, I didn?t know. Bet you are very busy now, say goodbye to your free time haha.All good this side, super busy with work and the Meus project, which we?ll be recording in August. So not much me time at the moment!Ahh yeah man, was good to see it get a review. :-)
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| luci awesome. it's best played in the dead of night. also give it time to sink in
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| luci hard to find online, here's my upload: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i4vj7xp4ii6eibu/AAAqY5a6nWJudCIcwbCMnCXSa?dl=0
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| luci i wanna rec u my fav singer/songwriter record. my kappa roots - the house of st colme burnt down
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| ButteryBiscuitBass No worries man! It?s a lovely record, Three Rivers is a standout for me and The Elm is great too.How have you been keeping?
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| neekafat I'm planning on it!! And man I'll have to get on that asap then (:
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| neekafat I might be throwing a 5.0 at this new Glen Hansard album btw
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| neekafat I'll be sure to check em out (:
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| neekafat Ngl they do sound a bit familiar but I can't place it!
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| mynameischan i will be sure to check it. for some reason i didn't get a notification about my last few shoutbox posts.
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 | DungeonBoy Hey Atari! thanks for getting back to me man, no worries, i'm sure you guys get flooded with stuff. I've been reaching out other blogs too but it's a challenge these days to get bands noticed in the sea of new bands. If you get around to checking it out sweet, if not no worries dude. Cheers!
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| luci np, i blame the impatient pup fans :p
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 | Observer Nice man. Sure that will make for a good read. Who is the other user?
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| Observer new pup is awesome, prob my fav of theirs. You still reviewing it?
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| DoofDoof I have the previous album on a 3 and I think this one is not quite as good
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| luci nice! i'm reminded of her vocals when i listen to weyes blood, writing a review on that
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| DungeonBoy Hey man, if it's something the staff wanted to review then yeah that would be awesome, but I'm also trying to figure out the best way to submit new releases for review to the Sputnik staff
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| SowingSeason thanks for the heads up, listening now and it sounds like the perfect follow up to their last two dreamy naturewave pieces
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| SowingSeason oh nice glad you dig it...it was pleasant but unremarkable for me personally...if every song was like the closer though it would have been a 4 or 4.5 easy
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| DungeonBoy Hey dude, thanks for responding, it's for a folk EP, Eloign - Chasing the Sound. I tried reaching out to the staff email from my label email, do you receive those?
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| DungeonBoy Hey Atari, hope you're doing well man! I've been trying to reach out to the Sputnik staff through email about submitting an album for review, but I haven't received a response and was wondering if that was a good way to go about it, or if there was a better way? Thanks man! sorry to PM you directly about this but was hoping you could at least point me in the right direction
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| SowingSeason Haha I was wondering if anyone was going to call me out on that or not. I think of her as more of an old school sounding folk artist, not sad pop. I dunno.
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| Slex Was definitely thinking about it, probably will :)
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| Slex Very excited to see what ya have to say about new Pup, I was expecting it to be pretty good but it completely blindsided me, much more versatile and surprising then the singles would have you believe
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| Slex I have a love-hate thing with them haha but it's totally on my radar
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| luci it's pretty good, 3.5 for me. at the dam and collected pieces are my fav by her
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| luci it's on my radar! she hasn't fumbled yet so i'm sure it's a treat
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| luci the weyes blood record is a big deal. get on the npr stream :p
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 | Trebor. I'm downloading it right now
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| SowingSeason ah, good to know! by the way, consider checking Lucy Rose's latest...I'm so over the sad indie chick thing, but for that style it's very well done. 'song after song' is downright beautiful if you want a track to sample
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 | TwigTW Hey there Atari. I'm not sure if you're still looking for country-ish Recs. But if you are, here's a nice one: Molly Tuttle - When You're Ready. It's out on 4/12, but it's streaming early over at NPR: https://www.npr.org/2019/03/28/706971355/first-listen-molly-tuttle-when-you-re-ready
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| SowingSeason how did you find that having a baby affected your free time? like outside of work, especially? my son is due within the next 3 weeks and even though it's hardly a priority, it has left me wondering what to expect in terms of my commitments around here. figured I'd ask someone who's done it recently...
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| neekafat Fulton Street I is godly agreed
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| SowingSeason DUDE. Album (and esp. that song) have been wrecking me lately (in a good way). So glad I finally gave La Dispute the time of day.
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| neekafat That's fair, it was right on that edge for me too! Hope to hear more stuff from her in the future (: Excited to hear what you think, I'm not a huge jazz guy but it's just lovely
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| neekafat Thanks dude, a few songs come off as a bit plain but it's all good especially that closer! And I don't technically have one by him but I'm listening to In a Silent Way for that Sput Top 100 thing I've been doing and it's incredibleee
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 | Jom Tragically, I haven't had a chance to listen yet! March-mid April is always nuckin' futz and then there's a steep drop-off after that with work. How do you like it?
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| neekafat I still do that all the time haha, and sounds good, I'll have to give them a spin! Super side note, but have you jammed any Miles Davis?
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 | Atari Their debut is more pop punk whereas Home and Goodness are more emo. Hopefully you don?t hate them but I?ll be curious to hear what you think!
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| neekafat I just really don't like pop punk so that tag really scares me
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| neekafat Avenged Sevenfold wss my favorite band in high school so I can learn to love them
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| Dewinged I think I gave it a quick listen but never went deep on it. Guess I'll have to revisit. I've had a hard time catching up on new releases lately. Work has been crazy.
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| Dewinged No worries! Had the feeling you'd like her. I like Galaxies a lot but still warming up to the rest of her songs.
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| BlushfulHippocrene Oh man, nice find! Sounds a lot like Lack the Low from last year (except, probably, better). I hear a bit of Regina Spektor, too.
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 | Gameofmetal Hey man, did you see I put out a black metal song? Would love to get your thoughts on it.
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| Dewinged Check the singles from Alice Phoebe Lou, man, specially Galaxies, it's CRAZY.
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| Calc it certainly is. totally worth it though. love watching the new things she does.
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| neekafat There you go haha (: Sad to see that Madeline Kenney rating though, I'm falling so hard for that album right now
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| neekafat Adrianne Lenker write up is done... and thanks for all the help you've given me the last year, I really really appreciate it and I think it's a big part of the progress I've made lately (:
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| BlushfulHippocrene Thanks so much Atari. Appreciative that I'm lucky enough to be staff the same time as you -- don't go emeritus'ing yourself again any time soon!
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| Dewinged Atari! Thanks my man! And hey we only disagreed on a couple of them ;) Will check her!
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| Calc happy belated birthday bruv!
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| SowingSeason excellent...can't wait to get out of work and hear it...what do you think of it?
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| SowingSeason Finally coming around to PUP. 'Kids' is an awesome single.
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| BlushfulHippocrene Looks like it's not available in my region, but it will be up on Spotify in like three hours for me so I can wait. c: Oh, and I've heard Olsen before, but only her latest, I think, and quite some time ago -- what would you recommend?
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| BlushfulHippocrene Ooo. Thanks heaps, your rating is encouraging. I LOVE her, but she's yet to put out a great album. Have you heard her band Phantastic Furniture? Would recommend.
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| DungeonBoy Yeah dude, it's a fun album for sure. I like the faster songs the most, and that sitar effect part and sing along on track 2 had me laughing a bit, but it's good. I love Millencolin, and it's definitely up there in quality with True Brew!
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| DungeonBoy Hell yeah dude, currently on my first listen!
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 | theBoneyKing Fare Thee Well, This Time Around, Crossing, and Aeroplane are my faves, its all good tough. Prob gonna bump to a 4 soon.
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| SowingSeason Thanks man, your well wishes mean a lot and I'll be sure to announce it when it happens :-)
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| SowingSeason Lol no worries I'm not keeping it a secret, just not broadcasting it either since there's still technically time for something to go wrong (I know it's rare, but stillbirth is a thing). April 17, although she's measuring ahead so could be sooner. We're both overjoyed; been wanting this for a long time.
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 | theacademy hoping to as im loving it but so, so, so swamped with work...i think sowing missed the dib so totally yours if you want it
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| theBoneyKing Have you gotten on the new Jessica Pratt yet? Very beautiful, barely-there folk.
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 | Nocte Also new Can Bardd on the 22nd
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| theBoneyKing Perhaps, yeah! It would be interesting to try as Ive never reviewed an instrumental album before and I tend to focus a lot on lyrics in reviews.
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| Rowan5215 you should give Out of the Vein a try! it's a little song but one of the best and most honest post-breakup records there is. hell even Dopamine and We Are Drugs are pretty damn great pop albums
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| Rowan5215 unrelated but are you into third eye blind at all? cannot stop listening to them recently, what a discography
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| Rowan5215 Lifted is so goddamn amazing, keen to check out Fevers and Happiness for sure. dude reminds me of Bob Dylan if he'd come up in the emo scene, lmao
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| mynameischan thank you, i appreciate it. some of it is a little dated and pretentious, but the core concepts are solid. what great albums.
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| Rowan5215 for sure man. always known their classics like Lua of course but never gave any full albums a go till now
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| SlothcoreSam Yo, have you checked out Spanish Love Songs covering Phoebe Bridge's "Funeral"? If not you need to. Link below.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHvVU9CAZMY
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| ButteryBiscuitBass Ah, nah it?s a finished up Full length dude, it?ll be out April 12th on Northern Silence productions. She?s done well with it I feel.
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| ButteryBiscuitBass Not a worry mate. Yeah, they?re so good. They?re playing in Nottingham with Winterfylleth later this year so I?ll be all over that!Awesome man, I hope you enjoy the LP dude. Let me know what you think :-)
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| SlothcoreSam Hey, if u liked that Flatliners album i recommended, check out Pears- Green Star. You won't be dissapointed. Very similar style, short, catchy, loud songs.
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| SowingSeason to be fair I probably listened once and discarded it...could be worth revisiting based on your rec. I just remember at the time thinking they sounded like a very average punk band writing checks that their talent level couldn't cash...always preferred Titus Andronicus for my dose of epic punk rock
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| SowingSeason I listened to them back in the day (2010-2012 somewhere) and remember not being impressed with whatever album people were collectively freaking out over at that time...
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| ButteryBiscuitBass I haven't heard that one, I'll check it out! I've been into a lot of the UK Black Metal scene atm, A Forest of Stars, Fen, etc, all good stuff. Other than that there's a Finnish band called Havukruunu which you have got to check, they're incredible.Thanks for email add mate, I've sent it over to you. The act is called Suldusk and she's wonderful.
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| ButteryBiscuitBass Nice one bro, yeah I will do! We're handling this one as professionally as possible, hiring string musicians for the studio, etc and getting it recorded / produced somewhere special :) Just a case of saving money now. I'm really proud of the writing that we're putting together.
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| ButteryBiscuitBass All good this side man, been busy writing the Meus LP which is coming together nicely. Also been on a huge black metal binge with regards to music listening. You come across anything good recently?Would you be able to drop me that email address again please bro? My phone just flipped out andd your message haha
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| luci oh yeah! alright!
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| ButteryBiscuitBass Glad you're all good man, no worries bro, I know you like your NeoFolk, so thought I'd hit you up. What's your email address and / or are you on facebook? Let me know and I'll send a stream over for you :-)
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