thread to dis hyped releases that you don't get/don't like/wanna complain about

let's keep it in here, folks.

Jlin - if I wanted to hear a quantized sample of a CD skipping, I'd listen to an Oval CD from 1999

Caretaker - this is just a bunch of thrift store record samples

Oh yay I can post here AND in 'vent your bullshit'! Maybe the latter can be non-2017-specific though

yes this is just to keep your attention during the EOY poll, submitted with love

Bjork - I found this slow, gloomy, and unengaging. her mix that she did for Mixmag (?) was great, though.

*warms up FPing finger*

happy to help!

this is a safe space

;-)

Caretaker - this is just a bunch of thrift store record samples

otm, I've never understood the hype.

Angel olsens new one gets seriously dire in the second half. Love her but hate to say it's a bummer record

i'll just get this out of the way: most of the 2017 music is bad

Caretaker's not hyped though. It's got a steady following, but that's something else iirc.

Anyway I can't get enough of it.

no defences of albums itt imo

I've said this elsewhere I'm sure but the Julien Baker love-in is an album late; the new one is flat and mostly a disappointment

Where's the fun in that? xp

OK fine

but no holds barred. except like actual bigotry

KING KRULE is kind of boring.

oh yeah I can't take his voice for a second

Not as boring as The National though

That Big Thief album is boring as well. A charisma vacuum.

:o you're dead to me

I do like the Big Thief album a lot :(

LCD Soundsystem should be banned on the basis of that atrocious album cover alone. The music stinks, is completely irrelevant up to the point of self-charicture, and seeing critics hailing this has-been baffles me.

*caricature

thoroughly agree with every dis so far btw*. sleeve ur emperor palpatine

*not heard the bjork or big thief yet

Guided By Voices - the songs are twice as long and half as good (tbh I dunno how hyped this really was, but let's open the thread up to all contenders regardless of hype level/EOY standings)

I tried listening to the War on Drugs album once and I had to check the album wasn't starting over at some point. Still can't remember any of the songs in there.

@Moka, same here. It's drab.

Lorde is the new Carly Rae Jepsen - "pop" music that non-professionals spit out after a single taste, but which critics will continue to ride for forever.

Xp that is sort of the point with WoD - it's aural valium for the inhibited and the terminally nostalgic.

Me included.

Sounds like WoD do The Caretaker better than The Caretaker does!

I can't really diss it because I don't hate it at all but Yaeji seems overrated as hell to me. There's just not much going on musically and lyrically... every song seems she runs out of ideas and she just resorts to repeating words in the same monotonic voice.

Again, I don't hate it but I don't see what's so special about it either or why she's making it into so many EOY best songs lists.

Ok I'm done taking those out of my chest... I think... those are the ones frustrating me about their roaring approval.

Well, those an Bodak Yellow heh

i rate the yaeji EPs (2 isn't as good imo) but found it pretty easy to get burned out on her stuff. Not much replay value as there's not a whole lot of depth, ya

laurel halo album was a disappointment for me, way too esoteric and weird for weird sake

Xxp Kirby has a concept, though. Granduciel is walking in socks over cold coals.

I still don't really get what everyone liked so much about Black Beatles. I don't hate it, just does nothing much for me.

I think this is the first Laurel Halo album I like mainly on the strength of Moontalk alone but yes... it's way too dependent on its own quirks and weirdness.

moontalk is an amazing song! yeah

moka check out the king felix stuff if you haven't heard it, "spring" by king felix and her halo album "king felix"

I did not know about that project. Listening to spring now and it sounds amazing! Thanks for the recommendation.

:) sweet

the Fever Ray album was really disappointing to me

why? show your work :)

Sleaford Mods - this guy used to sound angry, now he just sounds bored (I do like most of the previous records)

Fever Ray was also so-so for me. I like the knife and the first fever ray album a lot, so I thought for sure this would be one of my favorite albums of the year but alas it ended being one of the most dissapointing ones for me. It’s just so hard to sit through... even harder than ‘shaking the habitual’ and that’s saying something.

I can get past the hamfisted lyrics (either way lyrics has never been her strong point), but the textures and production are sort of uninteresting too, the middle of the album is specially boring or annoying and contains some of her worst songs ever (“this country” really wtf is up with that).

I don’t know... I guess it’s just alright in small doses but I don’t want ‘just alright’ from her.

Ok maybe the production isn’t uninteresting... but it’s too harsh and irritating more often than not. I get that maybe that was her intent with this particular album but I’m not a masochist, sorry.

Yeah, my love for the first Fever Ray album is immense, this one is not bAd exactly, just very disappointing

yeah I agree with all of that Moka

the production mostly feels like lesser retreads of Silent Shout and the Fever Ray s/t, and the songwriting lacks the memorable melodies. the lyrics are a step down too - Silent Shout especially could be quite evocative but they're more hamfisted here and the BDSM subject matter of some of it is completely uninteresting to me

Sleaford Mods - this guy used to sound angry, now he just sounds bored (I do like most of the previous records)

heh this = lack of money > money

King Krule was the overrated hype of the year for me. Could barely get through that mess 3 times.

So I will probably dig his next record :P

Fever ray album is fucking great, just took time to grow on me. I mean it's not that different texturally from
The debut it's just more hyper kinetic arrangement wise. Give it some time, mustn't hurry

Geese is awful and the whole stinky hippie jam bad infiltration of indie rock sucks.

― Lady Sovereign (Citizen) (milo z), Tuesday, 3 February 2026 19:02 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

Uh, I don't disagree but Geese are not a hippie jam band at all. Are you getting mixed-up with Goose?

Austin, you're just ranting now, calm down. Don't post in this thread if you're not ready to see fire responding to fire. We're just taking issue at your post, because it seemed quite dumb (or unclear, if you prefer). In my view at least, it does not throw shade on your other posts on the forum. So, is it really necessary to act like your pride is hurt and you are taking that post to your grave along with all your feelings, honor, guitar skills and all. Sorry if that sounds patronizing, but get over it, it's really no big deal, people argue all the time and they are kinda here for it.

i really don't get doing this routine about bad bunny of all people

While this isn't the type of music I would ordinarily listen to, this thread prompted me to investigate. I listened to the latest album this morning, and in conclusion, I think the bunny is, in fact, good.

hi austin, sorry if this sounds blunt but i promise you i'm saying this out of care for you: i don't think this going to be a very productive way of arguing with people about all this and it might be good to just drop it. even though you might feel really misunderstood about all this, i think taking a few breaths here would be a good thing. Like i said, i am saying this with love, sorry if it sounds patronising and hope this doesn't turn into more of a pile-on

As I have followed it, and I could be wrong, but Austin complained about Bad Bunny in a thread that is specifically about complaining about hyped artists that
we don’t like or understand. It’s not like he wandered into the Bad Bunny thread talking shit. People jump down his throat, personally insult him and accuse him of racism because…. he doesn’t like BB?

And if something FEELS scripted, it does often feel like it lacks authenticity. Of course all of it is scripted, but if it feels too scripted to the listener it takes us out of the moment. It’s like seeing the zipper on a monster suit in an old creature feature.

I listened to Bad Bunny for the first time yesterday and I like that DTMF song.

Everyone should calm down and just take a deep breath. But the attack wasn't on the music, he did specifically attack Bad Bunny for what he said at the Grammys, which was 'Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ICE out. We are not savage, we are not animals, we are not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans.' Austin said he was just 'following the script'. I'm with Alfred on this one. But calm down everyone.

I don't think think he was criticizing Bad Bunny for speaking against ICE. I interpreted 'following the script' as 'playing along with the industry in order to win Grammy awards' but perhaps I'm wrong.

'i'm glad you guys like bad bunny and i'm glad he followed the script and said what he said'

who is Bad Bunny? oh you must be talking about Conejito Malo

seems like someone needs a 'thread to dis hyped releases that you don't get/don't like/wanna complain about and then throw massive tantrums in'

Geese is awful and the whole stinky hippie jam bad infiltration of indie rock sucks.

― Lady Sovereign (Citizen) (milo z), Tuesday, February 3, 2026 2:02 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

is this a mix-up with the indie rock jam band goose, or do you find geese also sound like stinky hippie jam band?

honestly I think the government needs to step in and make one of those bands change their name

maybe to Duck Duck

geese is an apt name though cos they are absolutely honking imo

geese is an apt name though cos every time i hear one of their songs i think hmmm, waddle ode of shite

geese is an apt name though cos everytime i hear them i think, christ that guy's got some neck

would be interested to hear what the appeal is of geese because it sounds like average indie music with a particularly annoying singer. reminds me of so many "next big thing" bands in the UK but thought the USA was immune from that particular folly.

Waiting for the Heading South tour featuring Goose, Geese and The Goslings.

and Swans of course

it sounds like average indie music with a particularly annoying singer. reminds me of so many "next big thing" bands in the UK but thought the USA was immune from that particular folly.

as an indie-friendly listener who counts Unrest as one of their fave bands, this has been the case in the US for the last 15 years or so, I reflexively dislike them all and cannot distinguish between say Vampire Weekend, Bon Iver, The 1975, and Of Montreal. blah.

to my ears the last original/great US indie band was prob Fiery Furnaces, although I'm sure I'm missing something

#imagobait

don't forget Beak>, Wings, and of course, Careful Now They Could Break Your Arm xps

lol

The 1975 are not american!

show ya what I know ;)

*shows

I had a feeling one of them was Canadian, sorry, substitute The Arcade Fire there

haha they're English actually, extremely English you could maybe even say

yeah i've never really been into a big thing indie band since my twenties with modest mouse and flaming lips (gosh that dates me haha). i accept that one will probably always exist until i die or we're all living in anarcho pods growing beans and fighting off meth pyros or whatever. i think it was rob who said he has the weird opinion of liking cameron winter's voice more than the music and i think i actually agree with that.

Matt Healy is the son of Nat from Corrie and Dennis from Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

Cameron Winter's voice always reminds me of a warped vinyl version of the New Radicals vocalist.

oh trust me there will be indie bands in the anarcho pods xp

xp that was me yeah. his solo album isn't groundbreaking or anything, but I liked it more than Getting Killed and think his voice works better in a more stripped-down setting. I have only listened to it once though (might rectify that on the walk I'm about to take)

I did in fact vote for Horsegirls this year so I hope I have at least some indie cred left ;)

Matt Healy is the son of Nat from Corrie and Dennis from Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.

― Dance Yourself Dizzy To The Music of Time (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, February 4, 2026 4:06 PM (nine minutes ago)

I had to look this up — I initially thought this was some baroque way to correct me calling them English lol — that's pretty wild...or wait maybe it's predictable

would be interested to hear what the appeal is of geese

unfortunately very few people have written anything in praise of their music, making it challenging to discern which qualities of the music people find appealing

to my ears the last original/great US indie band was prob Fiery Furnaces, although I'm sure I'm missing something

#imagobait

― vague facial gymnastics (sleeve), Wednesday, February 4, 2026 3:59 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

Fiery Furnaces is a good call. I'd add Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Fivel is Glauque. Turns out I like a new indie-adjacent band every decade or so

there's always good bands you just need to find them, but i think that people right now are talking about bands that reach a certain level of old school pitchfork level hype

I know they started well before Fiery Furnaces, but I'd put Low up there

like here's a good band i was just listening to, check em out

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

unfortunately very few people have written anything in praise of their music, making it challenging to discern which qualities of the music people find appealing

― flopson, Wednesday, 4 February 2026 21:59 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

lol I get it, plenty of reviews out there - but I am interested in what people on here / people I follow on Bluesky think and have not yet encountered anything positive other than very guarded praise with many provisos

lol I get it, plenty of reviews out there - but I am interested in what people on here / people I follow on Bluesky think and have not yet encountered anything positive other than very guarded praise with many provisos

― Dance Yourself Dizzy To The Music of Time (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Thursday, February 5, 2026 2:13 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

unfortunately, it's very rare for posters on ilm to write about the band geese

where would one even go to learn of their opinions

Secret board iirc

i first heard of geese in, naturally, a rough trade music quiz, in a round seemingly about new bands i'd never heard of. they ticked a lot of my No boxes straight away because i assumed they named themselves with swans in mind and they have terrible sleeve artwork.

i unapologetically enjoy Geese— their music reminds me (at turns) of various other groups, they utilize interesting time signatures in their songs, and Winter’s vocal phrasing is unique.

i also stopped listening to most indie-rock music made between approximately 2006-2021 or so, barring Low, so perhaps i would feel more cynical about them if that wasn’t the case. (i have, for example, never heard an Arcade Fire song ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )

I’m sure I have heard more Arcade Fire, but the only one I have knowingly heard is “Everything Now” because after I heard it playing at the gym I was curious to know which rock band thought sampling Francis Bebey would signal anything other than desperation.

hahaha

Got it in one.