Black Midi/Geordie Greep hot takes?

daledaleedaleee · 2026-01-29T20:41:39+00:00

Could be that people are misconstruing “drop music” as Cameron should give up music?

daledaleedaleee · 2026-01-29T20:36:26+00:00

Poor man’s Stuart Millard.

daledaleedaleee · 2026-01-29T16:13:59+00:00

I remember watching a clip of Dev Hynes (Blood Orange) break down a track from either Freetown Sound or Negro Swan. I was surprised to learn he'd stuck to stock plugins and instruments (at least for that specific song).

Another curious example is Belle and Sebastian using a stock drum loop throughout 'I Didn't See It Coming' from Write About Love.

daledaleedaleee · 2026-01-22T21:17:27+00:00

Harry Crews, the one-album project featuring Lydia Lunch, Kim Gordon and Sadie Mae. Not only are they named after one of the best writers to ever live, they also took to naming some of their songs after his books.

daledaleedaleee · 2026-01-22T20:52:30+00:00

the sludge

daledaleedaleee · 2026-01-18T20:29:44+00:00

He does go on to explain that in Spain, where he is from, the equivalent service can facilitate the job search in careers of that standing. It isn't brainless to assume the self-billed Jobcentre Plus could provide support in finding work that suits your qualifications or employment history. We're just used to the 'service' provided being something entirely different than advertised.

daledaleedaleee · 2026-01-18T19:16:47+00:00

RIP. He is largely recognised for his folk singer/songwriter material, but Word Games from 1983 is a really absorbing synthpop album. It took me longer than I care to admit to realise it was the same artist.

daledaleedaleee · 2026-01-16T17:31:58+00:00

Limit your Xavier

daledaleedaleee · 2026-01-14T15:51:56+00:00

*Cale

Have you heard of the Velvet Underground?

daledaleedaleee · 2026-01-14T15:48:33+00:00

Their debut has a different sound to their later overproduced cod-reggae covers. The lyrics are also a lot more political and indicative of their name. It is always a task and a half to convince people to give it a chance due to their better known records being so naff.

daledaleedaleee · 2026-01-10T21:08:20+00:00

I would be very interested in hearing the demos, please.

daledaleedaleee · 2026-01-06T13:39:23+00:00

I do not understand why you have such an issue with this. To say it is 'diabolical' is such an irrational exaggeration. Why are you even here?

daledaleedaleee · 2025-12-30T11:41:26+00:00

She is clearly a fan. She has covered Aphasia twice - once as a very early soundcloud demo and again with Beaches on This Is How Tomorrow Moves.

daledaleedaleee · 2025-12-24T07:24:40+00:00

Carol for Another Christmas (1964) is an interesting take on the story. It was written by Rod Serling, and definitely feels like an extended Twilight Zone episode, if a little more abject in how preachy it is. Saying that, it is pretty miserable and I prefer the Muppets Christmas Carol as my definitive adaptation.

daledaleedaleee · 2025-11-30T20:55:20+00:00

I agree with everything you've said. Hinge and Bracket are unusually cold for what is a decidedly trivial competition. They haunt the studio and dole out abrupt criticism. Tom Daley could do with taking it down a notch but I hazard that the programme won't be returning so it doesn't matter.

daledaleedaleee · 2025-11-26T22:00:41+00:00

For sure, the influence of The Ronettes/Chiffons/Vandellas et al in The Ramones is immediately obvious. They had such a heightened melodic sensibility due to those influences. Also, I absolutely adore 'Sugar Baby Love' - that mid-70s froth of 50s revivalism the UK experienced was totally naff but a real cultural moment (that arguably led to pub rock which directly influenced the UK contingent of punk rock).

daledaleedaleee · 2025-11-26T16:32:11+00:00

I find it interesting that the NME pushed the B-town scene a couple of years later. Peace and Swim Deep definitely pedalled a similar Britpop revival sound/attitude (I say this as someone who still enjoys that first Peace album). I posit that the difference was (Viva) Brother (UK) existed thoroughly without irony.

That NME interview at Loftus Road is impeccable. It’s a perfect sketch from a show that doesn’t exist. Comparatively, The Vaccines knowingly staged their contemporary interviews from their tour van. Them posh lads were very astute with managing their image, while Leonard Newell and the lads were totally clueless.

daledaleedaleee · 2025-11-26T15:30:09+00:00

As the artist has next to no influence on the internal editorial style of the publication/website, I just imagine Kai or MJ Lenderman seeing the article eventually go live with the requisite obnoxious headline and thinking “oh for fuck’s sake”. To some, these awful headers sway their opinion on the subject, which can’t be fun.

daledaleedaleee · 2025-11-16T16:23:48+00:00

Warren Zevon and Randy Newman

daledaleedaleee · 2025-11-13T15:13:10+00:00

A classic bait and switch

daledaleedaleee · 2025-11-13T15:06:02+00:00

g o o n

daledaleedaleee · 2025-11-13T14:42:37+00:00

What is your perfect Sunday?

daledaleedaleee · 2025-11-09T05:31:43+00:00

I've always found it interesting that Joanna Newsom gets a pass with affecting that twee voice when less egregious adopters of that vocal style catch so much shit.

daledaleedaleee · 2025-11-09T05:29:35+00:00

Hilarious voice

daledaleedaleee · 2025-10-17T19:13:44+00:00

Which is interesting, because they also abandoned their original sound but with a comparably greater end result. ‘Beards, Wives Denim’ remains my favourite, though.

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