Of those four, YG easily. I like the Run the Jewels album (should be in my hip-hop Top 30 of the year somewhere, but I forgot), it features some fantastic rapping throughout (El-P has always been a good rapper, but in terms of flow I feel he took a real step forward here), but my issue with the group is that I just don't they're as great as everybody else seems to think. Like, I'd rather just listen to an El-P or Killer Mike solo album, or a Public Enemy record. It's cool, but it definitely fetishises 1989 a little bit too much. As for Lil B, well, he's Lil B. His full-lengths are almost always lopsided, and feature too many forgettable/terrible tracks. clipping.'s first album was far better than their second album, probably because the novelty of their one trick has worn off at this point. YG's record is the definitive document of that DJ Mustard ratchet sound, with YG the perfect rapper to go over these beats, finding a perfect midway point between the club and the streets. Sure, he's not the world's most talented rapper, and DJ Mustard isn't the world's most talented producer, but together they have sort of come to define mainstream hip-hop in 2014, crafting a record that bumps the first time you hear it and then continues to reward with each subsequent listen. Sure, it owes a lot to Doggystyle, to good kid, m.A.A.d city, and to any number of those Mannie Fresh-produced Cash Money albums (Juvenile's 400 Degreez being arguably the best example), but it still feels totally current and completely great. Sure, it's not gonna appeal to the RYM crowd who like something a little more traditionally "intelligent" from their hip-hop, but they miss the point half the time anyway. My Krazy Life is fun, poignant, and one of the best albums of the decade so far. Sure, I prefer Pinata, but largely because I'm such a Freddie Gibbs fanboy. But if somebody asked me to recommend a hip-hop albums that was (to some extent) objectively representative of this year, whilst still be a fucking great record, I'd say My Krazy Life in a heartbeat. _________________ 2021 in full effect. Come drop me some recs. Y'all know what I like.
I remember a while back there were posts about BEA musicians and sharing that music... but I can't find it... but I did want to share with ya'll new music that I wrote with 3 other musicians.
I will preface that this release is tracked live. Just 4 musicians playing at the same time (minus harmony and 3rd guitar parts). We mixed it and added a couple effects to the vocals as well... but the recording is a live take...
They have some too-good-to-be-true prices, but I've seen them around a bit. Any insight?
If you order directly, there is a handling fee for every order and a shipping fee for every item. Most of the items I bought with the "ships in 5-10 days" tag got cancelled weeks later and the money was not refunded until I emailed customer service. Now I only order when they have 10% off sales because it brings their prices slightly below Amazon's prices.
If you're into used CDs, check out gohastings.com. They have zero quality control (you're going to get broken cases, occasional broken CDs) but the prices and sales are unbeatable.
Mmmmmm Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper feels so good. The things I recognized are definitely a bit different from their live "beta" versions but they're only better for it. Gonna have to let the new material soak in for a little more.
Just got a sudden urge to look at the history of my indie pop listening. Don't know why. Realised the futility of it all when I finished so decided I may as well share it
The development stage: "wow this is a cool genre" - random albums
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois (11/5/13)
Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (29/6/13)
The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs (23/8/13)
The Sundays - Reading, Writing & Arithmetic (30/12/13)
The Wedding Present - George Best (31/12/13)
The Field Mice - Snowball (11/2/14)
The Motifs - Cross Paths (18/2/14)
Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala (23/2/14)
The delving stage: "I should dig deeper"*
The Softies - It's Love (10/4/14)
The Primitives - Lovely (29/9/14)
The Vaselines - The Way of the Vaselines (29/9/14)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (29/9/14)
The Go-Betweens - 16 Lovers Lane (29/9/14)
Random albums
Best Coast - Crazy for You (12/5/14)
Orange Juice - You Can't Hide Your Love Forever (25/5/14)
The first big phase - "zomg indie pop"**
Black Tambourine - Complete Recordings (4/6/14)
Another Sunny Day - London Weekend (4/6/14)
Rocketship - A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness (5/6/14)
The Magnetic Fields - The Charm of the Highway Strip (5/6/14)
Joanna Gruesome - Weird Sister (5/6/14)
Tiger Trap - Tiger Trap (5/6/14)
Acid House Kings - Sing Along With Acid House Kings (5/6/14)
Television Personalities - ...And Don't The Kids Just Love It (5/6/14)
Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career (6/6/14)
Northern Library Picture - Alaska (6/6/14)
Fuzzbox - Bostin' Steve Austin (6/6/14)
Talulah Gosh - Backwash (6/6/14)
Random albums
The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? (10/7/14)
The La's - The La's (30/7/14)
Belle & Sebastian - Tigermilk (31/7/14)
Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap (31/7/14)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong (19/8/14)
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Days Of Abandon (19/8/14)
Second big phase - "indie pop is life"***
Everyone Asked About You - Everyone Asked About You (21/9/14)
Beat Happening - Jamboree (21/9/14)
The House of Love - The House of Love (25/9/14)
The Pastels - Up For a Bit With the Pastels (29/9/14)
The Innocence Mission - Glow (29/9/14)
Camera Obscura - Let's Get Out of This Country (11/10/14)
The Magnetic Fields - Distant Plastic Trees (13/10/14)
Beat Happening - You Turn Me On (20/10/14)
Felt - The Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories (21/10/14)
Felt - Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty (21/10/14)
Felt - The Splendour of Fear (21/10/14)
Felt - Ignite The Seven Cannons (21/10/14)
Felt - Forever Breathes The Lonely Word (21/10/14)
Allo Darlin' - Allo Darlin' (21/10/14)
Allo Darlin' - Europe (22/10/14)
Brian - Understand (22/10/14)
Lady & Bird - Lady & Bird (22/10/14)
Black Tambourine - Black Tambourine (22/10/14)
Beach Party - Marine Girls (26/10/14)
Close Lobsters - Foxheads Stalk This Land (26/10/14)
Shop Assistants - Shop Assistants (27/10/14)
Belle & Sebastian - Lazy Line Painter Jane (2/11/14)
My Little Airport - The OK Thing To Do On Sunday Afternoon Is To Toddle In The Zoo (6/11/14)
Heavenly - Heavenly vs. Satan (9/11/14)
The Orchids - Unholy Soul (9/11/14)
Noitalinna Huraa! - Kalan Silma (9/11/14)
Beat Happening - Beat Happening (11/11/14)
Beat Happening - Black Candy (11/11/14)
The Chills - Kaleidoscope World (13/11/14)
Belle & Sebastian - Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant (15/11/14)
Allo Darlin' - We Come From the Same Place (19/11/14)
My Little Pony - Think Too Much (19/11/14)ey:
The Bats - Daddy's Highway (23/11/14)
Razorcuts - The World Keeps Turning (23/11/14)
Brighter - Laurel (23/11/14)
*Basically my whole incentive to delve deeper into indie/twee pop was due to Saoirse recommending me this Softies album, so thanks Saoirse.
**I was listening to Pains of Being Pure at Heart one day and decided I needed more like that. Thanks to Brandon and Jim and SingingPeasant for bringing me this pleasure
***My rekindling with indie pop was sparked by Goodsir recommending Everyone Asked About You, however this was taken further by countless users. Thanks to a bunch of RYM users, SingingPeasant, etc. _________________
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