What are you listening to right now?

[River Don]

For the first time in a long while, I can say I'm actually into a new release. The comeback track from Doves - Carousels.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9a239ZI3iYI&feature=youtu.be

The video has a nice bit of brutalist concrete, floating about in a Chris Nolan style too.

[Glyn_Wigley]

I'm waiting for the new Sensible Gray Cells album to be released sometime this year.

[wilts rover]

Some right old rubbish that everyone else will probably hate;

The Red Planet, the new Rick Wakeman album, four sides of prog rock heaven in a gatefold album with a pop-up spaceman sleeve - oh yes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGD7EKQv2Rw

[knockers]

The new Fontaines dc album is pretty good

[sha66y]

Earlier....Mushroomhead, Gojira, ballsdeep, Agnes Obel, and a bit of a fever ray ....until I get my blues fix ...

But right now....IAMX

[ravenrover]

Rough and Rowdy Ways

[wilts rover]

Rough and Rowdy Ways

Any good?

[ravenrover]

Think it needs a few listens to decide but up there with some of his better work

[BillyStubbsTears]

For the first time in a long while, I can say I'm actually into a new release. The comeback track from Doves - Carousels.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9a239ZI3iYI&feature=youtu.be

The video has a nice bit of brutalist concrete, floating about in a Chris Nolan style too.

Ta for that RD. I'd pretty much given up on Doves ever coming back. This sounds like something from Some Cities era with a beat box and a bit more poptimism. First impression is that it might be too catchy to have long life, but we'll see.

[SydneyRover]

This is as much a shock for me as some of my friends but I have been listening to Miles davis, Cool & Collected.

I like the simple trumpet and piano accompaniment works the best.

[River Don]

Sydney, Ever now and again I find myself being drawn in by the cool sleeve art to listen to a bit of jazz. John Coltrane, Bill Evans. Nice!

I quite like a bit of Latino stuff too. The interesting thing I've noticed is when black American musicians and hiphop artists are talking about underground music that inspires them they often mean jazz. Pretty obvious I suppose, jazz is woven right through hiphop and house music.

[River Don]

For the first time in a long while, I can say I'm actually into a new release. The comeback track from Doves - Carousels.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9a239ZI3iYI&feature=youtu.be

The video has a nice bit of brutalist concrete, floating about in a Chris Nolan style too.

Ta for that RD. I'd pretty much given up on Doves ever coming back. This sounds like something from Some Cities era with a beat box and a bit more poptimism. First impression is that it might be too catchy to have long life, but we'll see.

It isn't a beat box. It's a sample of one Tony Allen, an afro beat drummer I wasn't familiar with. Brian Eno rated him as the best drummer in the world apparently but he's past now. It's worth googling him,  beats just flow out of him.

[SydneyRover]

Sydney, Ever now and again I find myself being drawn in by the cool sleeve art to listen to a bit of jazz. John Coltrane, Bill Evans. Nice!

I quite like a bit of Latino stuff too. The interesting thing I've noticed is when black American musicians and hiphop artists are talking about underground music that inspires them they often mean jazz. Pretty obvious I suppose, jazz is woven right through hiphop and house music.

RD, i've always been a fan of beat, R&B, blues, soul but never understood jazz, I still can't say I now do but a friend & colleague has had quite often had this on in the background at meetings so I borrowed all he had and played through it till I got to this one.

[Herbert Anchovy]

Favourite new artists I’m listening to at the moment:

MOAK - Rap/Hip Hop from London. Quite political with lots of social commentary. If the Clash formed now they’d sound like this.

Percy - An indie/ rock band from York

Eva Layne - You could listen to her singing and swear her songs are some undiscovered Dusty Springfield bootleg. Beautiful.

[wilts rover]

Think it needs a few listens to decide but up there with some of his better work

I have read a lot of good reviews about it. I have the vinyl on order (keeping my local shop going) so will let you know my opinion when it turns up in a couple of weeks.

[silent majority]

Rough and Rowdy Ways

Yep, I've been listening to it too. It does need a few listens but I would say its a masterpiece and will be judged as such.

Been listening to Homegrown by Neil Young as well. Apparently he recorded this when at the height of his career but never released it.

[NickDRFC]

The usual - relentless power ballads, Fleetwood Mac and the occasional hairspray inspired new wave record. If it ain’t broke I’m not going to try and fix it.

[bahrain rover]

Pearl Jam, Gigaton.
Nightwish, Human Nature.

[The Mighty Brian Rowe]

The new Fontaines dc album is pretty good

The 'new' new album? Thought it wasn't out until end of July

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[knockers]

I was given an AirPlay copy by someone who works on an internet radio station and it’s as good as the three songs they’ve released as singles this year.
The next tour is priced at over £30 with fees though so not for me. First saw them supporting Shame with HTMLD the other year. £10 for all three!

[The Mighty Brian Rowe]

I was given an AirPlay copy by someone who works on an internet radio station and it’s as good as the three songs they’ve released as singles this year.
The next tour is priced at over £30 with fees though so not for me. First saw them supporting Shame with HTMLD the other year. £10 for all three!

I was there too if it was Leadmill show. Superb band. I got ticket for Leeds show but agree it's getting silly at £30 a pop.
P.S. send me a copy of the new record please ;-)

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[River Don]

Found the track on the new KFC advert.

I was hoping it was some lost cool rare groove soul I didn't know but it's something more modern and it's not really a song. Still, a nice little mellow sound to it.

https://youtu.be/RSdNxtDbWvY

[BillyStubbsTears]

Excellent choice as ever RD.


I've been listening tonight to this lost classic from 10 years or so back. My form of Amerikana.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DHjDR5NX6Pdw&ved=2ahUKEwi82a7jlr_rAhXCSRUIHfMuB8sQyCkwAnoECAQQAw&usg=AOvVaw2qJWxgjbYfXbRmdBmofGsD

[RobTheRover]

Pop up Jim Bob by Jim Bob (ex Carter USM)

Absolutely fantastic. Gets better and better with every listen.

Today is Record Store Day so I'm off to pick up my chosen vinyl this morning (pre-ordered 3 (Carter USM, New Order, The The).

And I got tickets to see Idles this week too. That's not til May next year though (assuming gigs are back on)

[River Don]

This is the last bit of TV advert gold.

https://youtu.be/H8rumyup0Os

IKEA used it but they got it from a film, apparently the actor Ryan Gosling had found it and suggested it was used. Whatever, it's a cracking little song and her voice in it is pure gold. Always worth a listen.

[BillyStubbsTears]

That's a gem RD. Never heard of Penny and the Quarters.

I do have an ideological stance that advertising should not be allowed to use prior music. Ever since that Lurpak advert that had the temerity to arse about with the Agnus DEI from Fauré's Requiem, which is one of THE most greatest music creations of all time.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DVGHLriHhvtg&ved=2ahUKEwjxzOH5o8DrAhX0nVwKHSRxA0s4ChCjtAEwAHoECAkQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0k3bAIPhAxUsEm5kFZ6mTs

It is THE most emotionally charged 5 minutes of music I have ever heard and some t**t in an advertising agency chose to use it to signify the "sophistication" of f**king butter.

Here's the full piece. Someone once said that only an atheist like Faure could write a Requiem that was so emotionally moving. He wrote it for his own mother's funeral and it shows.  I want this at my funeral and I want everyone to bawl their eyes out.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dq1FKoPO-S2w&ved=2ahUKEwi-hefnpsDrAhWGUcAKHbb6AUIQyCkwAnoECAUQAw&usg=AOvVaw0Lce6Azpzqmx1-Yyl1NeIZ

[River Don]

The thing with advertising BST, is yes there are cynical bas**rds who will use whatever to flog whatever but there are also a lot of genuine creative people in the industry who look upon their work as a form of art too.

[Herbert Anchovy]

Pop up Jim Bob by Jim Bob (ex Carter USM)

Absolutely fantastic. Gets better and better with every listen.

Today is Record Store Day so I'm off to pick up my chosen vinyl this morning (pre-ordered 3 (Carter USM, New Order, The The).

And I got tickets to see Idles this week too. That's not til May next year though (assuming gigs are back on)

Back in the 90’s I saw Carter and 808 State support Madness at the Birmingham NEC. One of the greatest gigs of my life.

[Herbert Anchovy]

That's a gem RD. Never heard of Penny and the Quarters.

I do have an ideological stance that advertising should not be allowed to use prior music. Ever since that Lurpak advert that had the temerity to arse about with the Agnus DEI from Fauré's Requiem, which is one of THE most greatest music creations of all time.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DVGHLriHhvtg&ved=2ahUKEwjxzOH5o8DrAhX0nVwKHSRxA0s4ChCjtAEwAHoECAkQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0k3bAIPhAxUsEm5kFZ6mTs

It is THE most emotionally charged 5 minutes of music I have ever heard and some t**t in an advertising agency chose to use it to signify the "sophistication" of f**king butter.

Here's the full piece. Someone once said that only an atheist like Faure could write a Requiem that was so emotionally moving. He wrote it for his own mother's funeral and it shows.  I want this at my funeral and I want everyone to bawl their eyes out.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dq1FKoPO-S2w&ved=2ahUKEwi-hefnpsDrAhWGUcAKHbb6AUIQyCkwAnoECAUQAw&usg=AOvVaw0Lce6Azpzqmx1-Yyl1NeIZ

Just had a listen to that - very nice piece of music.

[BillyStubbsTears]

RD.
Absolutely.
One of my favourite bands of the 80s was AR Kane (they made 2/5ths of M/A/R/R/S). The two blokes who formed AR Kane were both advertising workers. They were one of the most original and creative bands around.