thraed of smooth jazz dream pop opus ONCLE JAZZ by montreal band MEN I TRUST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVg30U6O764

everyone who loves mr twin sister get in this thread

it's very long but 1) every song is good 2) it's a really beautiful shimmer to live inside of for an hour

OH MY GOD I POSTED THIS TO ILE BY ACCIDENT

hell yeah ive been listening to this one a lot

So many ways to go wrong with this sound, but this is 100% correct.

Kinda reminds me of the last Rhye album

listened to "tailwhip" yesterday via saidthegramaphones eoy list, top stuff

Picked this up today. Such a gorgeous record that totally justifies its length. Looking forward to getting to know it more.

extremely surprised by how much I like this (Jordan otm about "ways to go wrong")

when I put this on my boyfriend said it sounded like it was made in a lab to be exactly to my tastes, and he was right. I do wish the songwriting had a little more oomph to justify its long length but I think that would also be missing the point - it's meant to be textural and dreamy more than anything.

How legit is the story of their career as I've read it? They barely do press, they self-release everything and they've just toured hard to build a following and become successful by being so good at what they do. I'm sure I saw that they don't even have a manager.

it's all very pleasant sounding but nothing really stands out to me about it despite being very fond of this sort of sound.

new song:

https://youtu.be/zIGfy4BMvDg

also can a mod move this thread to ILM? do we have that technology?

Sounds like more of the same. Can't say I mind.

after i made this thread a mod explained to me that moving threads across boards is the thing that breaks the entire borad

I was the unwitting catalyst for such a seismic event once. I don't recommend it.

So smooth

Stoked for new stuff, Oncle Jazz is amazing

"Tailwhip" initially obscured how mellow and strong the rest of the album is. Fun to play and have appreciation grow for other tracks.

Set up a reminder! We'll be premiering our Untourable Album a few hours before it hits all platforms. Come hang out! Aug 24th, 22:00 ESThttps://t.co/9Ae6kkFh8y pic.twitter.com/DiREwTwphi

— Men I Trust (@menitrust) August 21, 2021

“the untourable album” sounds sick, not gonna lie

ooh, sounding lovely so far, thanks! funny to release this right before going on tour (hoping that can be one of my first shows back)

the new album is incredibly awesome

i should make a thread for them that's actually on ilm

thinking "Tree Among Shrubs" might be the one (they're all the one while they're playing, but still)

album is indeed really really good.

seems kinda tourable, too!

stoked to hear the new one, oncle jazz really blew me away

Really hitting the spot right now.

Ooh looking forward to listening

glad to hear they are still doing that woozy detuned thing

“5am Waltz” is probably my favorite one from this year’s album. It’s short, beautiful on the right headphones and kind of sounds inspired by Boards of Canada.

Oh wtf this is not ILM, where am I?

I love this new album, more than the debut, and I've found it a real comfortable, relaxing listen - if this had came out a year earlier it would have probably been my lockdown go-to.

found out about this band on here, the new album is a superfun synthpop delight, love it. 'carmen' is a tune of 2021 for me.

oh..and 'beezle', 80's electropop ripped in 2021 never sounded so good.

Their Tiny Desk Concert kind of blew my mind. Something about the way they sound made it very hard to visualize them as a band playing in a room. I imagined that there were a lot more electronic or programmed elements, but no, they are just very skilled yet supremely mellow musicians.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp7qctyVU2s

cool, just listened to the intro track, supremely laid back, Air meets The Internet vibes. So polished, everyone finding the space in the groove, like you said, great musicians, completely on the same wavelength.

men I trust - all around and away we go (Eskimo twins remix)

https://open.spotify.com/track/5xOuhT6BkFPB3t0wl1juKo?si=eEh7fNDEQs-x55Q9OG_FdQ&utm_source=copy-link

this is a fun remix that ups their sweet ass electro sound in a more electrotechno direction

love both men i trust and mr twin sister but it seems like you’re talking about the latter, double swans

Goddammit, yes!! sorry about the confusion, fuckbiscuits!, both bands are great, true dat, lol...

I'm digging back through their discography... Headroom is also pretty great! A different vibe given the variety of singers, and it's more upbeat, but tracks like "Morse Code" and "Again" are as strong as anything else they've done

Their show at the end of November at a large club in Austin is already sold out. I had no idea they were so popular. Pondering if I should buy a resale ticket.

Still wondering how this happened. Show Me How has 172 MILLION listens on spotify. Was it featured on a TV show or put on a really popular playlist?

That's crazy. I wouldn't be surprised if they were ideal pandemic-era playlist fodder. Their Tiny Desk concert has over a million views.

I've lost count of the amount of times I thought a band was at the same level as similar niche, semi-underground artists, then I turn around and they're fucking huge (see also Khruangbin, Mitski, many more).

New songs are cool though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y9gxXsFoI8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAK5D3drObI

Still wondering how this happened. Show Me How has 172 MILLION listens on spotify. Was it featured on a TV show or put on a really popular playlist?

― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, October 18, 2022 7:42 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

it's very popular on tiktok. seemingly used a lot as incidental music, which, who can blame people, it's an exquisite vibe

Idly speculating (ie hoping someone will do the research for me) how much a Spotify 'phenomenon' like 'Show Me How' - and attendant social media upticks etc - makes for a band? Like, is that enough to take your mum out for dinner, career-changing, life-changing or what?

Selling out one of the largest clubs in a city like Austin seems like a pretty big accomplishment for a band that is this chill and low key. Sunny Day Real Estate and Soccer Mommy both have shows coming up at the same club on subsequent weeks with tickets still on sale.

Was surprised to see they sold out the 930 Club in DC as well. Are they really exciting enough to see live?

I don't know if exciting is the right word, but that tiny desk video really changed the way I think about them. I had it in my mind that this was maybe someone's bedroom beats project, I didn't really visualize them as a full band playing these tunes, so seeing them perform their songs and realizing the level of skill that each of the members brought to it was really impressive.

They sounded really good on their tour last fall. Saw them at a somewhat smaller club but it was packed and the crowd was kinda overpowering in its enthusiasm. Julien Baker probably the only artist I've seen where there was as wide a gulf between the quietness of the tunes and the audience's response.

New single? I like the ambient funk vibe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSGwL5wORJY

that's good. this band is getting more and more interesting

"husk"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSLlumVfMew

if you ever wondered what kickass vintage irs rem with wispy femalevox would sound like ... wonder no more, friends.

This band is amazing

"We’re over the moon to announce that we’re releasing not one but two full length albums: Equus Asinus and Equus Caballus. This is our biggest and proudest work yet. We will be hitting the road again this year across North America to bring the new songs to you! We can’t wait to share the new music IRL. Looking forward to see you <3"

That's a whole lot of material! It seems like they've been trying to diversify their sound over the last couple years, so hopefully they manage some interesting variety with these.

pressing play on asinus. . .

pretty lifeless tbh

sounds like excellent am pop to me.

I'm feeling it, but it's definitely a sustained vibe of, idk, '70s folk/indie/dream pop rather than the tinges of r&b or uptempo experiments that they've done before.

I like that they tried to shift their sound a little, but I still think it's pretty similar and not as good as what they've done before. still looking forward to the second album though

It's really growing on me on this Saturday morning.

yeah, generally agreed: it's good, not great. does suffer a bit from sameness, but nothing is in poor taste. i like the whimsical tone of "heavenly flow" and have very much settled on this album being a modern adult contempo sort of thing. not really motivated to revisit the whole thing regularly but will probably do so sporadically in anticipation of the second half.

it did prompt me to check out their forever live sessions albums, which i had previously neglected. volume 2 it seems just hit streaming in february. no demerit on the new record of course, but i'm finding the live in studio albums a bit more entertaining.

The 2nd one is now out.

I like Equus Caballus way more than Equus Asinus, seems they saved all the faster tempo songs for this one. it's less a departure in sound than Equus Asinus but the songs play more to their strengths

a few of the songs from asinus have wormed their way into my consciousness ("the landkeeper" most notably). i should return to the full album. excited to hear the second half tho

the standout tracks for me are the same ones that were released as singles last year, not sure if the rest lives up to those, but I don't hate anything here

Wow, I didn't know there was a double album incoming. I guess this is their '80s r&b/quiet storm album, huh.

Ooooh just listening to this one. I’m floored. Wasn’t mindblown by the other album released earlier (it’s pleasant but not really my thing), but this one sounded fantastic on first listen. That bass sound.

yep, this smashes. first one is the outtakes, i reckon. really dig the roller disco/fleetwood pop vibe. don't care that they're revisiting familiar songs, especially when those songs are some of their best post-oncle jazz. any excuse to bring "ring of past" back into rotation is a good one imo.

So many fast (yet feather light) songs in the second half, I love it.

Very consistent album but "Another Stone" is killing me today. Might be my favorite song they've ever done

yeah "another stone" is great. "carried away" too