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ButterflyEffect  ·  4318 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Fifth Weekly "Share Some Music You've Been Into Lately" Thread

Woah. I had no idea Jim James did that cover, thanks for sharing that. Anything George Harrison is great.

I've been listening to Ex Cops nonstop lately. If you like pure, surf/lo-fi influenced Indie Rock then you'll love this. It reminds me so much of Girls first album. This is easily the favorite thing that I've discovered this week.

Outside of that, there are a couple of other bands I've been listening to a lot lately. I'm almost always listening to The Men, a punk/folk punk/noise rock band. Their one of my favorite bands, however, I've been listening to their very first album lately. It kind of terrifies me, it's straight up noise rock, but as usual the songs are great.

As a last band, Toro Y Moi has released a new album lately and I've really been digging it. It's a great chillwave album with some funk influences, once again he has managed to transcend the genre and keep it fresh. Here's the single, So Many Details from that album, which I think is a great song.





hiss  ·  4314 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I picked up the Toro y Moi single on/around the last Record Store Day but still haven't listened. Thanks for posting the link :)

How would you compare the album to his previous work?

ButterflyEffect  ·  4314 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's funkier, I get a lot more of a funk feel from this, and I feel that his production has only gotten better. It's kind of a more glamorous version of the chillwave music he's been making for the past few years.

user-inactivated  ·  4318 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Jim James did a whole album of Harrison after his death. It's way more James than Harrison, though.

I know of Ex Cops and Toro Y Moi, but I've never delved into them much. So that's a good project for this afternoon.

thenewgreen  ·  4317 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wonder what Jim James voice sounds like when it isn't dripping in reverb? Seriously... It's almost comical the amount he uses on his vocals. Still, it works for him.

ButterflyEffect  ·  4318 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I would probably start with Underneath the Pine for Toro and then go anywhere from there. I've never delved into James solo work, despite being a My Morning Jacket fan so I'll probably do that tomorrow.

user-inactivated  ·  4318 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Noted. Just need to wait for Attack & Release to finish up.