Last album you bought, downloaded or listened to

constantlybored · 04-28-2014, 04:30 PM

Last album I bought would be All This Bad Blood, by Bastille, on Saturday.
Last album I listened to fully would be Dirty Work, by All Time Low, a few hours ago.

Paedantic Basterd · 04-28-2014, 11:22 PM

Nobunny - Secret Songs: Reflections From Ear Mirror. Garage rock/power pop. Hilarious album cover, filled with silly, youthful garage rock songs about high school girls and smoking weed. Not very gripping, though.

Eels - Wonderful, Glorious. Indie rock. Good album, for some reason I want to suggest it for fans of Silver Jews. Peach Blossom is a rad song.

The Men - New Moon. Garage rock. This album is in a lot of my current rotation. Frankly, as a post-hardcore/noise rock band, I could do without The Men, but this album really brings songwriting to the forefront, and it's awesome. Glad I didn't write them off after two albums that left me unfeeling for them.

CHVRCHES - The Bones of What You Believe. Synth pop/electropop. I must say I expected a great deal more from this after all the praise and popularity they've received in the last year, but I was not remarked upon at all. It's really just girlish indie pop, all songs blending together, nothing new being accomplished. Meh.

Rilo Kiley - RKIVES. Indie pop. A compilation album, and it shows. Really patchy, lots of completely forgettable B-sides drowning out a couple of interesting tracks which were probably too aggressively creative to fit into a regular Rilo Kiley tracklist. And holy crap, the Dejalo remix is just offensive.

BRAIDS - Flourish//Perish. Art pop/dream pop. After Native Speaker (Bjork meets neo-psychedelia), I'd expected some sort of watered-down rehashment, but I was pleasantly surprised by the growth here, and I might like this even more than their first album. Worth looking into if you need a gray, misty pop album.

Mikal Cronin - MCII. Garage rock/power pop, I think? Honestly I remember very little of this. It's just very pale and forgettable. This album makes me think I only need a single Mikal Cronin album (his self-titled) to have heard them all.

Pity Sex - Feast of Love. Indie rock/shoegaze. This is basically a stepping stone into shoegaze from 00's pop punk. Some catchy tunes, but the adolescent vocals are slightly off-putting.

Weezer - Pinkerton. Power pop/indie rock. BLUE ALBUM PREVAILS.

Mac DeMarco - Salad Days. Jangle pop. I love 2, but this was just not woozy or lazy enough to satisfy what drew me to his last album. Passable, but far from impressive.

ladyislingering · 04-28-2014, 11:23 PM

Found a nice (if I had to grade it, I'd put it at a VG-, docking for sleeve wear) copy of Alan Parsons Project's "Pyramid" at Half Price Books the other day. Nice find for $2. Their vinyl selection is usually garbage, so I was pretty surprised.

~~hate paper doll~~ · 04-29-2014, 12:06 AM

Oh man, Pinkerton. I never get tired of that album.

ExiledMind · 04-29-2014, 06:34 AM

Periphery - Periphery II: This Time It's Personal (2012)

Psy-Fi · 04-29-2014, 07:05 AM

Chairmen of the Board - Skin I'm In (1974)

The last album from soul/funk band 'Chairmen of the Board' featuring some members of Funkadelic and Parliament, including Bernie Worrell and Eddie Hazel. A mix of originals and covers, sounding a bit different from their earlier albums, with some psych/rock added to the funk. Well worth a listen for any fan of the band or the genre.

Psychedub Dude · 04-30-2014, 06:48 PM

Asap Rocky: Long Live Asap amd Live Love Asap

Im not usually into newer rap stuff but im diggin it I really like his production and it really bumps in the sub woofer haha.

Charlemagne · 05-01-2014, 10:53 PM

Foxing - The Albatross

These guys create a nice blend of chamber pop and midwest emo, and the vocals are outstanding. Definitely recommend.

**Goofle** · 05-03-2014, 03:07 PM

Five - Invincible (1999)

One of my fave bands back in the day. Still love the pure charm they exude. It doesn't feel forced or even particularly corporate, just some lads who got lucky and love what they are doing.

Vitne Eveille · 05-03-2014, 09:57 PM

I just bought "Jealousy" by X Japan. Awesome album.

04-28-2014, 11:23 PM	#20723 (permalink)
ladyislingering Maelian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seattle Posts: 695	Found a nice (if I had to grade it, I'd put it at a VG-, docking for sleeve wear) copy of Alan Parsons Project's "Pyramid" at Half Price Books the other day. Nice find for $2. Their vinyl selection is usually garbage, so I was pretty surprised. __________________ You and I, We were born to die.

04-30-2014, 06:48 PM	#20727 (permalink)
Psychedub Dude Nowhere Man Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: In a champagne supernova in the sky Posts: 662	Asap Rocky: Long Live Asap amd Live Love Asap Im not usually into newer rap stuff but im diggin it I really like his production and it really bumps in the sub woofer haha. __________________ There is only one beer left Rappers screaming all in our ears like we're deaf Tempt me, do a number on the label Eat up all their MC's and drink 'em under the table [B]Last.fm Shadows Of Our Souls

05-01-2014, 10:53 PM	#20728 (permalink)
Charlemagne Say something vague Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,551	Foxing - The Albatross These guys create a nice blend of chamber pop and midwest emo, and the vocals are outstanding. Definitely recommend. __________________ Charlemagne had eyes like a lover, but last winter there was weather and his eyes they iced right over. My Last.fm

04-28-2014, 04:30 PM	#20721 (permalink)
constantlybored Groupie Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Bedfordshire, England Posts: 10	Last album I bought would be All This Bad Blood, by Bastille, on Saturday. Last album I listened to fully would be Dirty Work, by All Time Low, a few hours ago.

04-28-2014, 11:22 PM	#20722 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	Nobunny - Secret Songs: Reflections From Ear Mirror. Garage rock/power pop. Hilarious album cover, filled with silly, youthful garage rock songs about high school girls and smoking weed. Not very gripping, though. Eels - Wonderful, Glorious. Indie rock. Good album, for some reason I want to suggest it for fans of Silver Jews. Peach Blossom is a rad song. The Men - New Moon. Garage rock. This album is in a lot of my current rotation. Frankly, as a post-hardcore/noise rock band, I could do without The Men, but this album really brings songwriting to the forefront, and it's awesome. Glad I didn't write them off after two albums that left me unfeeling for them. CHVRCHES - The Bones of What You Believe. Synth pop/electropop. I must say I expected a great deal more from this after all the praise and popularity they've received in the last year, but I was not remarked upon at all. It's really just girlish indie pop, all songs blending together, nothing new being accomplished. Meh. Rilo Kiley - RKIVES. Indie pop. A compilation album, and it shows. Really patchy, lots of completely forgettable B-sides drowning out a couple of interesting tracks which were probably too aggressively creative to fit into a regular Rilo Kiley tracklist. And holy crap, the Dejalo remix is just offensive. BRAIDS - Flourish//Perish. Art pop/dream pop. After Native Speaker (Bjork meets neo-psychedelia), I'd expected some sort of watered-down rehashment, but I was pleasantly surprised by the growth here, and I might like this even more than their first album. Worth looking into if you need a gray, misty pop album. Mikal Cronin - MCII. Garage rock/power pop, I think? Honestly I remember very little of this. It's just very pale and forgettable. This album makes me think I only need a single Mikal Cronin album (his self-titled) to have heard them all. Pity Sex - Feast of Love. Indie rock/shoegaze. This is basically a stepping stone into shoegaze from 00's pop punk. Some catchy tunes, but the adolescent vocals are slightly off-putting. Weezer - Pinkerton. Power pop/indie rock. BLUE ALBUM PREVAILS. Mac DeMarco - Salad Days. Jangle pop. I love 2, but this was just not woozy or lazy enough to satisfy what drew me to his last album. Passable, but far from impressive.

04-29-2014, 12:06 AM	#20724 (permalink)
~~hate paper doll~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 423	Oh man, Pinkerton. I never get tired of that album.

04-29-2014, 06:34 AM	#20725 (permalink)
ExiledMind Groupie Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Oregon Posts: 31	Periphery - Periphery II: This Time It's Personal (2012)

05-03-2014, 09:57 PM	#20730 (permalink)
Vitne Eveille Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 64	I just bought "Jealousy" by X Japan. Awesome album.