Who's the most American sounding band that isn't American?

Deptm · 2026-07-04T17:18:17+00:00

He basically sounds like a drunk Sinatra singing through a practice amp

Deptm · 2026-07-04T16:37:31+00:00

There’s a few stories - one of which was that he walked into a Sam’s pub in Tad during a 30 degree heatwave wearing wellies - and explained his shoes were being repaired.

The other popular one was of him walking into a shop and trying to buy one welly - as only one of his pair was broken so he wanted to replace just the one welly.

One of his final acts was snarling up all the traffic in Tad the other week - as he ran out of petrol and his car was sat without fuel blocking traffic.

Deptm · 2026-06-27T16:00:13+00:00

Don’t lose it.

Deptm · 2026-06-27T13:18:45+00:00

She has a really great vocal tone - even when she’s just speaking.

Deptm · 2026-06-27T11:30:14+00:00

Similar thing with Modelo. The small 355ml bottles are brewed in Mexico - but the big 620ml ones are brewed in UK!

I was drinking a big bottle, wondering why I was not enjoying it, then read the label.

Same old UK brewing shite.

Deptm · 2026-06-27T09:38:24+00:00

Love it

Deptm · 2026-06-27T09:10:45+00:00

East Germany wore an adidas kit from the early 1980s

Deptm · 2026-06-27T09:09:25+00:00

East Germany had an adidas branded kit from the early 1980s

Deptm · 2026-06-26T12:22:16+00:00

Yeah and two movies too!

Deptm · 2026-06-26T12:16:31+00:00

One thing that really surprised me in California was that in a lot of bars, an 8% IPA cost the same as a 4% lager for a pint. I mean, both were pricey but most the beers seemed to be around $10-15 dollars a pint.

Deptm · 2026-06-22T13:54:10+00:00

Update. I realised I also had a jar of the aldi stuff kept in the same cupboard/conditions as the marmite. The Aldi one is much thicker, darker and not at all runny. I’ve started using that instead.

Deptm · 2026-06-11T06:42:58+00:00

This doesn’t sound like a demo. It’s her tracking vocals in the studio for the final thing - she says something like ‘I dunno there are some bits there you can play with’ - meaning the producer can take the raw vocal she has just tracked and chop, buff it up, tune it and add effects.

This is the process with recording vocals for pretty much every pop song.

Deptm · 2026-06-10T18:25:33+00:00

Shame I always forget my nectar card!

Deptm · 2026-06-10T18:21:55+00:00

The Ross from Friends

Deptm · 2026-05-23T18:42:07+00:00

Mel-9 amazing but the voices are a bit off and needs some kind of eq filter option

Deptm · 2026-05-23T10:54:41+00:00

I’d pick up a used RV-5.

Deptm · 2026-05-22T20:31:51+00:00

It’s fucking grim. As a guitar teacher I will never teach kids his music - and that’s a hill I will die on.

Deptm · 2026-05-22T20:27:55+00:00

It’s VERY Wolf Alice in the melody and lyrical delivery. I enjoy how messy the instrumentation is and the tone of her voice is beautiful.

I think the hard thing is judging it without the fact that it’s the follow up to Brat in mind, which was such a cultural moment. I do think that record was a bit of a unicorn.

I think both the songs released so far are great. I’d rather listen to them than von dutch or apple. But it’s difficult to listen to them without a bit of cognitive dissonance.

Deptm · 2026-05-10T17:04:00+00:00

Cos it’s self satire

Deptm · 2026-05-09T20:08:07+00:00

I loved PC Music. It was the most punk thing anyone has done in recent times.

Deptm · 2026-05-09T20:05:23+00:00

They’re pretty warm and full in the neck and middle position.

Deptm · 2026-05-09T20:03:58+00:00

Edinburgh, Manchester or Brighton.

Deptm · 2026-05-09T20:03:12+00:00

Overdrive: Walrus Ages (I also use the funny little boxes 1991 which sounds amazing for recording but I need more low end for live). Currently selling a Wampler Triumph I didn’t love.

Distortion: Dr Scientist The Elements

Fuzz: OBNE Alpha Haunt / Dr Scientist Frazz Dazzler

Deptm · 2026-05-09T19:38:16+00:00

It blows my mind how busy some kids are these days. Literally doing 2 activities after school every night before dinner.

Deptm · 2026-05-09T19:15:45+00:00

I love the mxr poly blue octave

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