yeah, the new one is kind of a disappointment, honestly. is it too harsh to say the novelty has worn off a bit? it's not /bad/ by any means, but i don't know how much it adds to the previous album (except for the great part where it sounds like your turntable has speed issues)
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:29 (nine years ago) link
oh and the duran duran musical quote.
good thing i never listened to the previous one
― nostormo, Tuesday, 10 February 2015 23:33 (nine years ago) link
yeah, actually that's a good point! if you're coming to her for the first time, i imagine the new one would be about as good as the previous one.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 00:18 (nine years ago) link
the slowdown part is soooo great, idk i loved the first one and love this one too even though it doesn't bring a lot of new stuff to the table
― alpine static, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 00:52 (nine years ago) link
there's a slowdown, and later a subtle speed-up as well.. just lots of unsettling play with speed
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 01:03 (nine years ago) link
kind of justifies the vinyl-only release
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 01:04 (nine years ago) link
the new one? i got it on cd
― adam, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 01:05 (nine years ago) link
oh, i thought it was vinyl only. hmm.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 11 February 2015 02:46 (nine years ago) link
does the CD have digital distortion at the points where the vinyl appears to slow down?
listened to it again this morning and didn't notice anything tho i was not in "close listening" mode, are there any particular tracks in which this happens?
― adam, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 14:35 (nine years ago) link
Back, Baby was my #1 song last year and this album lived up to the hype. Just discovered and I still haven't tried the rest of her catalogue.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 11 February 2015 19:36 (nine years ago) link
going to see her tonight, will report back
― sleeve, Monday, 23 February 2015 17:03 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDi6C8AeTVI
― vmajestic, Friday, 2 November 2018 18:13 (five years ago) link
awesome!
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 2 November 2018 18:29 (five years ago) link
aw, album's not out until February
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Friday, 2 November 2018 18:33 (five years ago) link
I never got around to checking out the first two albums though they sounded interesting, heard this new song couple of times now and really like it.
― michaellambert, Friday, 2 November 2018 21:42 (five years ago) link
New album is her best album, easy.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Sunday, 10 February 2019 00:58 (five years ago) link
new album is fantastic, still like the debut better tho
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Sunday, 10 February 2019 02:32 (five years ago) link
Perhaps less immediate than the last one. Not sure what to think after two listens in an hour.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Sunday, 10 February 2019 02:33 (five years ago) link
production is like slow rain on a pond
― the girl from spirea x (f. hazel), Sunday, 10 February 2019 02:36 (five years ago) link
Absolutely love the new record
― joshywinty (josh), Sunday, 10 February 2019 20:36 (five years ago) link
― sleeve, Monday, February 23, 2015 11:03 AM (four years ago) bookmarkflaglink
well ??
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 20 November 2019 08:24 (four years ago) link
new (february, 2019) record is a+ btw
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 20 November 2019 08:33 (four years ago) link
Quiet Signs is still my favorite album of the year after When I Get Home.
― winters (josh), Wednesday, 20 November 2019 21:08 (four years ago) link
I revisited Quiet Signs today after a while, and it's still gorgeous and perfect. Probably my favorite album of its kind since Vashti Bunyan's Heartleap. Beyond her lovely distinctive voice and tastefully spare instrumentation, she makes a lot of compositional choices that really hit the pleasure centers in my brain: ample use of the Dorian mode, lots of major 7th chords. It's fairly short at 28 minutes, but not a second is wasted
― J. Sam, Friday, 24 September 2021 19:17 (three years ago) link
Quiet Signs so beautiful. Spun her first album till it burnt and figured there couldn't be much modification on the work in her other albums to be worth visiting. I was wrong, what a bright and pretty set of tunes. Quiet Signs is Joao Gilberto and S/T is Pink Moon, same instruments but two different worlds.
― H.P, Tuesday, 16 January 2024 07:33 (eight months ago) link
Yeah, it is good, despite my vagueness above in 2019 lol. It's actually been on intermittent rotation on my car CD player for many months after a surprise appearance in a large local retailer's 'clearance' bins. (Weirdly, that still applies, antipodeans!)
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Tuesday, 16 January 2024 11:36 (eight months ago) link
I gasped when I saw this revive. Please, JP, it’s been 5 years.
― avoid boring people, Tuesday, 16 January 2024 13:30 (eight months ago) link
i need to revisit her records soon
― budo jeru, Tuesday, 16 January 2024 17:20 (eight months ago) link
xp I also gasped on revive. I love Quiet Signs so much. Was gonna try to explain why but looks like I did that upthread a couple years ago...
― J. Sam, Tuesday, 16 January 2024 18:16 (eight months ago) link
Sorry bout the false flag hah
― H.P, Tuesday, 16 January 2024 21:40 (eight months ago) link
she's sorta vanished (from the Internet) but I'd love a surprise return with album #4
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:06 (eight months ago) link
Not to jump on you too H.P., but I had a similar reaction. It wasn't a gasp, but definitely an audible, "FINALLY" when I saw it bumped.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 16 January 2024 22:14 (eight months ago) link
Just found my new board gimmick. Now to find the Joanna Newsom thread….
While I’m here, Bushel Hyde. So simple, so powerful, what a song to have on your first album.
She still posts once a month or so on her twitter I think? Album #4 still a possibility
― H.P, Tuesday, 16 January 2024 23:25 (eight months ago) link
she's scheduled to play primavera sound this year so I think it's possible a new record could be out soon
― monotony, Tuesday, 16 January 2024 23:47 (eight months ago) link
^^^ well I was right! Gorgeous new track "Life Is" out now, new album Here in the Pitch on May 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaXe9zAa3r4
01 Life Is02 Better Hate03 World on a String04 Get Your Head Out05 By Hook or by Crook06 Nowhere It Was07 Empires Never Know08 Glances09 The Last Year
― monotony, Tuesday, 13 February 2024 23:39 (seven months ago) link
wow that song sounds amazing!
― the absence of bikes (f. hazel), Wednesday, 14 February 2024 01:03 (seven months ago) link
Hell yeah! Much better thread bump
― H.P, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 01:17 (seven months ago) link
wow
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 04:32 (seven months ago) link
I just may get to see her at Pappy + Harriet’s and Bowery Ballroom!
― avoid boring people, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 12:07 (seven months ago) link
This sounds so.... happy!
― H.P, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 12:10 (seven months ago) link
So good. Best thing she's done?
― Chris L, Wednesday, 14 February 2024 20:18 (seven months ago) link
Calling it now. This will be her Voodoo.
― avoid boring people, Friday, 16 February 2024 15:20 (seven months ago) link
completely besotted with this new album
― monotony, Friday, 3 May 2024 08:38 (four months ago) link
Lovely Album, The singles seems to be the highlights of it though
― nostormo, Friday, 3 May 2024 09:20 (four months ago) link
this is cool. love that it's 27 minutes. more 27-minute albums, please
― budo jeru, Friday, 3 May 2024 22:27 (four months ago) link
Stunning album. My favourite of the year so far by a long way.
― kitchen person, Saturday, 4 May 2024 01:24 (four months ago) link
It's so good. Just taught a student "the last year" last night. Beautiful closer
― H.P, Saturday, 4 May 2024 02:15 (four months ago) link
― willem, Monday, 6 May 2024 07:01 (four months ago) link