Best Ever Albums

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

cestuneblague — Wed, 6 Mar 2019 14:40:23 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/06/2019 19:40

THE RESULTS ARE NOT DISTORTED

MOUNT EERIE 9-5

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

Luigii — Mon, 4 Mar 2019 18:51:35 GMT

Author: Luigii

Posted: 03/04/2019 23:51

Tilly wrote:

Faceshoping. Love it.

I'm surprised you enjoyed the track. Honestly, I'd recommend the album. It's on Youtube and only 40 minutes.

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

Repo — Mon, 4 Mar 2019 07:51:17 GMT

Author: Repo

Posted: 03/04/2019 12:51

Faceshoping. Love it.

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

Purplepash — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 21:50:12 GMT

Author: Purplepash

Posted: 03/04/2019 02:50

Both great songs, although I find both of them keep going for just a bit longer than they need to. Now Only is an excellent album and Distortion gets my vote...and it's not just because he mentions Perth, Western Australia. 😁

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

baystateoftheart — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 11:22:47 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 03/03/2019 16:22

Like Ponyboy, this was one of my least favorite tracks on the album, although it's not bad. Distortion isn't as good as I remember it being the first time, but I still prefer it.

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

baystateoftheart — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 10:26:44 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 03/03/2019 15:26

Skinny wrote:

Has anybody actually ever said the words "deconstructed club" aloud, in that order, in a social situation?

🤣 Yes, talking to my friend who is a SOPHIE fan. Unless a social situation requires 3+ people

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

mickilennial — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 10:26:25 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 03/03/2019 15:26

the highlights of Kozelek's songwriting career for me would be 'micheline', 'san geronimo' 'tavoris cloud', and 'grace cathedral park'

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

Tha1ChiefRocka — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 10:22:59 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 03/03/2019 15:22

Easy vote for S O P H I E.

Sophie is an artist I can only digest one song at a time, and this one is one of the better tracks from the album.

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

Skinny — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 10:08:18 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 03/03/2019 15:08

'Gustavo' is the best thing Kozelek has ever done, and infinitely superior to this.

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

babyBlueSedan — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 10:02:49 GMT

Author: babyBlueSedan

Posted: 03/03/2019 15:02

Gowi wrote:

Quote:

but it's miles better than anything Kozelek has ever done

i don't know if we can ever be friends anymore

At least we'll always agree on Phoebe.

Miles better may have been a bit of an exaggeration, though while I enjoy all periods of the Koz's music I dont think hes ever balanced rawness and beauty this well. Medicine Bottle is probably my favorite from him, but parts of that song feel melodramatic whereas Distortion never does.

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

mickilennial — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 09:44:09 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 03/03/2019 14:44

Quote:

but it's miles better than anything Kozelek has ever done

i don't know if we can ever be friends anymore

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

babyBlueSedan — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 09:41:07 GMT

Author: babyBlueSedan

Posted: 03/03/2019 14:41

I wasn't a huge fan of 2017's A Crow Looked At Me, but when I first heard Distortion I was completely blown away. It has the type of meandering storytelling that I've come to love from Mark Kozelek, but it's miles better than anything Kozelek has ever done. It effortlessly switches between really personal details and existential musings, with my favorite being at the end of the third verse where he starts rambling about where he fits into the universe before casually mentioning the girl he was with had her period and he wasn't going to be a father. And of course there's the beginning of the last verse which I've never not cried to, as well as all of his metaphors for death - distortion, the silence of space, the night palace, the ocean blurring. I know it's a mostly lyrics based song but the music suits it well I think, as the third verse introduces some complexity.

The SOPHIE track was better than Ponyboy but it's not getting my vote over what may be my favorite song of... ever.

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

mickilennial — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 08:50:29 GMT

Author: mickilennial

Posted: 03/03/2019 13:50

i like mount eerie but the song choice here is a bit middling, but i like it a lot more than sophie's experiments on faceshopping here

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

Fischman — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 08:21:48 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 03/03/2019 13:21

Two complaints intolerable listens. My second abstain for the tournament.

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

cestuneblague — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 07:01:41 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/03/2019 12:01

Yeah definitely liking this Sophie song alot more than GeniunePonyBoy, feels less one-note and lots of interesting things going on (yes, in a "deconstructed club" sort of way, but like all her/they (don't @me) songs, I admire it in a very detached way. Distortion, well, is just Phi Elvirium doing very Phil Elvirium things, and that's always welcome. Gonna need to think about this.

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

cestuneblague — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 06:59:03 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/03/2019 11:59

Skinny wrote:

Has anybody actually ever said the words "deconstructed club" aloud, in that order, in a social situation?

Applerill

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

Skinny — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 05:04:16 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 03/03/2019 10:04

Has anybody actually ever said the words "deconstructed club" aloud, in that order, in a social situation?

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

Anonymous — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 05:02:12 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 03/03/2019 10:02

Distortion is one of the 6 best songs of Now Only, one of the most underrated albums of 2018 in my opinion. Faceshopping is an interesting piece of a musical genre (Deconstructed Club) with which I have more difficulty but that SOPHIE allowed me to appreciate a little more in 2018. Mount Eerie wins.

Re: CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

Skinny — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 04:43:52 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 03/03/2019 09:43

I went for SOPHIE's take on obnoxious brostep.

CLOSED- 2018 BTT- Distortion v Faeshopping

cestuneblague — Sun, 3 Mar 2019 04:26:00 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/03/2019 09:26

MOUNT EERIE- DISTORTION (Ponymaster; Babybluesedan)

Link

Repping: Washington State

VS

SOPHIE- FACESHOPPING (Ponymaster: Hayden)

Link

Repping: Glasgow, Scotland