The Indie Thread

[The Theory]

I thought they were talking about the new Franz Ferdinand??

Though, the post that spawned the leaking talk mentioned both Franz and the Fiery Furnaces.

 

[philN]

Oh yeah, I forgot that they were both FF's.

I love the Fiery Furnaces. Although the new album is still puzzling me. I like it, but it's different, and I have to get used to it. You'll understand when you hear it.

Franz Ferdinand is the one I said was catchy indie rock that may or may not be lasting.

Sorry about the confusion.

 

[The Theory]

how is it puzzling?

I have the re-release of their first album... and the "EP" thing. But I don't have blueberry boat. i suppose i could get it sometime... but I've lived life without it well enough to this point that it hasn't become a priority.

 

[philN]

It's puzzling becuase it has a sound that sounds exactly the same as "Blueberry Boat" and simultaneously, completely different. I can't exactly describe it. I probably just need to get used to the different vocals and then it won't be so confusing.

 

[white_frog914]

Oh yeah, I forgot that they were both FF's.

I love the Fiery Furnaces. Although the new album is still puzzling me. I like it, but it's different, and I have to get used to it. You'll understand when you hear it.

Franz Ferdinand is the one I said was catchy indie rock that may or may not be lasting.

I love your avatar

But besides that, how is the new Fiery Furnaces album? I'd forgotten it was even coming out. I have such mixed feelings with them, on the one hand, I really like songs like Cousin Chris and Tropical Iceland but am not too keen on Duffer St George or Single Again.

I am however, really looking forward to the new Franz album. I'll probably have to make a run to the Tower Records near my campus between classes on Tuesday to pick it up.

 

[elenas_flickaby]

i bought the franz ferdinand album yesterday. all day during school i was looking foward to going to buy it. i'm agreeing with most of the reviews i've read of it, it's harder to get into that their debut, but it's better. going to their gig in november, should be really good. got white stripes first though.

 

[The Theory]

I'm listening to the new Fiery Furnaces now and I really really like it. I mean... wow. It's a lot different from the two cds I have from them. I think i shall have to pick up Blueberry Boat soon.

 

[white_frog914]

i bought the franz ferdinand album yesterday. all day during school i was looking foward to going to buy it. i'm agreeing with most of the reviews i've read of it, it's harder to get into that their debut, but it's better. going to their gig in november, should be really good. got white stripes first though.

Oh man! I made a special trip between classes to pick up the new Franz (my campus is only like 5 miles away from the nearest Tower). I also got the new Broken Social Scene.

 

[blackwasp]

According to Pitchfork, Isaac Brock is the head of a new label, a subsidiary of Epic, called Glacial Pace. The first artist he's signing is Mason Jennings, who will release an album in 2006 produced by Noah Georgeson (Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart). I know I've tried to plug Mason Jennings before, but does anyone else enjoy him?

Here's the article:

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/05-10/18.shtml

 

[blackwasp]

Oh yeah, and if anyone was planning on picking up the dual disc release of Good News, don't. The song they added to the album ("I've Got it All (Most)") is pretty damn good, and the video they made for "The World at Large" isn't too bad, but other than that, it's pretty much the same as the original.

 

[white_frog914]

According to Pitchfork, Isaac Brock is the head of a new label, a subsidiary of Epic, called Glacial Pace.

I predict that it will be closed in six to eight months to due Brockie spending all of the profit on beer.

 

[Arnold_Philips]

Here's a funny piece about how crazy Cat Power's Chan Marshall actually is on stage: http://www.austinkleon.com/?p=40

Apparently she just walks off stage and starts and stops songs for no reason and mumbles about the KKK.

 

[theFijian]

Here's a funny piece about how crazy Cat Power's Chan Marshall actually is on stage: http://www.austinkleon.com/?p=40

Apparently she just walks off stage and starts and stops songs for no reason and mumbles about the KKK.

That's pretty much what she did when I saw her a year or two ago in Edinburgh. She came on slightly tipsy and got more and more drunk by swigging from a bottle of whisky whilst on stage, real classy like. She mumbled her way through songs and didn't even bother to finish some of them, and regaled us with many pointless anecdotes during her set.

 

[The Theory]

That's her forte... if she wasn't so cute i'd completely dismiss her.

But yeah. Definitely some manic tendancies.

 

[brightlights]

Forgive me if this is a hokey thing to be doing, but I just got a myspace music up. It's indie (of course) so I thought youz guys might be interested. If you like Elliott Smith then you might like it.

www.myspace.com/billyotten

 

[philN]

I like it.

I added you as a friend.

 

[blackwasp]

Forgive me if this is a hokey thing to be doing, but I just got a myspace music up. It's indie (of course) so I thought youz guys might be interested. If you like Elliott Smith then you might like it.

www.myspace.com/billyotten

Billy, Oh! Very well done...I think "Such is Humanity" is my favorite. I'm still really digging the guitar style.

 

[white_frog914]

That's pretty much what she did when I saw her a year or two ago in Edinburgh. She came on slightly tipsy and got more and more drunk by swigging from a bottle of whisky whilst on stage, real classy like. She mumbled her way through songs and didn't even bother to finish some of them, and regaled us with many pointless anecdotes during her set.

Y'know...if either of you hadn't mentioned her by name, I would have figured you were talking about Karen O.

 

[blackwasp]

Y'know...if either of you hadn't mentioned her by name, I would have figured you were talking about Karen O.

Speaking of Karen O, I heart the song she did for that Adidas commercial. Muah.

 

[The Theory]

Y'know...if either of you hadn't mentioned her by name, I would have figured you were talking about Karen O.

the difference being that Chan is beautiful and Karen O... isn't.