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~~hate paper doll~~ · 04-26-2014, 05:48 PM

Swell Maps is definitely one of my favorite post punk bands. They were innovative and didn't let their lack of proficiency stop them from coming up with great material - straight punk sounds in songs like "H. S. Art" , industrial sounding vibes in songs like "Robot Factory", and songs you could almost call sweet like "Cake Shop". The way they manipulated sounds (fuzzed out guitars etc) became influential to bands like Dinosaur Jr and Sonic Youth as well.

GravitySlips · 04-26-2014, 05:58 PM

Swell Maps are a joy. Those two records are both so good, and full of ideas - it took me a while to get on board with them, but they get better and better every time I listen.

Gunboats - with that beautifully simple bassline cutting through the chaos. Probably my favourite song by them.

Reminds me, I've still to check out the music Nikki Sudden made after Swell Maps finished.

~~hate paper doll~~ · 04-26-2014, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by GravitySlips

it took me a while to get on board with them, but they get better and better every time I listen.

Yes! Same here. Let's Build A Car was the first I'd heard, I was pretty meh about it. Now I'm glad I gave them another listen.

William_the_Bloody · 04-28-2014, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by hate paper doll

I can't post links yet, but Swell Maps is definitely one of my favorite post punk bands. They were incredibly innovative and didn't let their lack of proficiency stop them from coming up with great material - straight punk sounds in songs like "H. S. Art" , industrial sounding vibes in songs like "Robot Factory", and songs you could almost call sweet like "Cake Shop". The way they manipulated sounds (fuzzed out guitars etc) became influential to bands like Dinosaur Jr and Sonic Youth as well.

If you can't post links than throw up some youtube videos

~~hate paper doll~~ · 04-28-2014, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by William_the_Bloody

If you can't post links than throw up some youtube videos

I was thinking about that, thanks for reminding me!

04-26-2014, 05:48 PM	#31 (permalink)
~~hate paper doll~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 423	Swell Maps is definitely one of my favorite post punk bands. They were innovative and didn't let their lack of proficiency stop them from coming up with great material - straight punk sounds in songs like "H. S. Art" , industrial sounding vibes in songs like "Robot Factory", and songs you could almost call sweet like "Cake Shop". The way they manipulated sounds (fuzzed out guitars etc) became influential to bands like Dinosaur Jr and Sonic Youth as well. Last edited by hate paper doll; 04-28-2014 at 04:38 PM. Reason: added teh youtubes!

04-26-2014, 05:58 PM	#32 (permalink)
GravitySlips Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,578	Swell Maps are a joy. Those two records are both so good, and full of ideas - it took me a while to get on board with them, but they get better and better every time I listen. Gunboats - with that beautifully simple bassline cutting through the chaos. Probably my favourite song by them. Reminds me, I've still to check out the music Nikki Sudden made after Swell Maps finished.