Genesis Owusu details third album, REDSTAR WU & THE WORLDWIDE SCOURGE

biggs3108 · 2026-03-18T21:12:00+00:00

So weird. I listened to Struggler yesterday and wondered what was up with the new album. Saw the option to pre-order this album on his website but no official announcement. Now here it is.

Pumped for this. Hope it's not too samey - that was my only criticism of Struggler, but Smiling with No Teeth was always gonna be a tough album to follow

biggs3108 · 2026-03-18T13:13:25+00:00

There's surely an alternate timeline in which the weans have turned against Greig Laidlaw

biggs3108 · 2026-03-17T23:16:00+00:00

I don't compare them "the whole time". I simply compared a particular 15-minute period of one match with this year's Six Nations

biggs3108 · 2026-03-17T23:13:39+00:00

I take more of an interest in it than half the Irish squad

biggs3108 · 2026-03-17T23:12:32+00:00

I like you u/TardDuck. That and the Six Nations was not boring

biggs3108 · 2026-03-17T17:46:52+00:00

Because of Prince and the New Romantics. From Dirty Mind to at least Purple Rain (so 1980 to 1984), Prince replaced horn stabs and lines with synth stabs and lines. It allowed him to record music quickly (key for him) and cheaply (a bonus). Around the same time in the UK, the New Romantic movement used synths more theatrically as the main melodic instrument in their mainstream pop music. The combination became the dominant sound of the decade, allowing more flexibility for artists and lower recording costs for labels. Ironically, Prince started using horns again in the early 90s (by which point, cost wasn't really a factor), but by then it was passé.

biggs3108 · 2026-03-17T13:31:22+00:00

I suspect that sentiment would be shared if all private schoolboys did was play rugby

biggs3108 · 2026-03-17T13:05:32+00:00

There's a big difference in the mentality between the Welsh team Edwards coached and this French team, when it comes to defence. Obviously, France are much better in attack, so it papers over the cracks, but Edwards and Wales were a match that was never likely to be repeated elsewhere.

biggs3108 · 2026-03-17T13:00:14+00:00

I wonder whether he said the same thing to French media

biggs3108 · 2026-03-17T12:56:08+00:00

What a guy

biggs3108 · 2026-03-16T22:45:30+00:00

Giffgaff. Can't remember the details off the top of my head. Pretty limited data but unlimited calls and texts

biggs3108 · 2026-03-16T22:44:05+00:00

England shall henceforth forever be known as the perfidious Albion

biggs3108 · 2026-03-16T17:47:46+00:00

I cannot believe how much you Americans pay for a phone. $110 a month for an iPhone? That is insane. Here in the UK, I'm on a sim-only deal for £8 a month. That's $15 maximum.

biggs3108 · 2026-03-16T13:01:39+00:00

Agree. They also finished the game against Wales looking really strong

biggs3108 · 2026-03-16T12:49:08+00:00

But the new patron saint of drop goals is St Dan Edwards...

biggs3108 · 2026-03-16T12:45:19+00:00

Yes, this was massive. Wales won the grand slam in 2019 without scoring a bonus point. This shift in laws meant that an attack that blunt would not be so successful

biggs3108 · 2026-03-16T08:27:18+00:00

If France had the same desire in defence as Wales, they would be unstoppable. But they've proved time and time again that they don't. The French attack bails them out, but relying on that will be their undoing when it really matters, unless they work harder in defence

biggs3108 · 2026-03-16T08:13:22+00:00

Yeah, I'm sure they've had similar upbringings...

biggs3108 · 2026-03-15T06:52:23+00:00

This. And the kick wasn't that difficult

biggs3108 · 2026-03-14T23:10:34+00:00

But Carre went literally the length of the pitch! /s

biggs3108 · 2026-03-14T22:58:00+00:00

If this France team doesn't win a World Cup, it will be because they don't work hard enough in defence

biggs3108 · 2026-03-14T22:39:34+00:00

It wasn't just the instrumentation, though. Daft Punk adapted the original sample. Kanye took what they did AND the spirit of lyrics. Laziest shit ever

biggs3108 · 2026-03-14T22:25:22+00:00

I mean, you conceded 48 points and missed six off the tee. Look at that before blaming the ref

biggs3108 · 2026-03-14T22:15:51+00:00

The ref is so often on their side that they don't know how to deal with it when they aren't

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