too lazy to actually look into it but Lana's critical/commercial peak came after her/the HRO era, no?
First album was HR-era for sure. Not after that though (I don't think).
― mr.raffles, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 17:27 (two months ago) link
Has John Lennon weighed in on this goofy band's goofy album title yet?
― The king of the demo (bernard snowy), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 17:34 (two months ago) link
another 26 albums were also above them btw— ﹌ (@cyphariana) April 16, 2024
― mr.raffles, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 17:40 (two months ago) link
Wait a second, are we saying that FOTB is a New Jersey?
― o. nate, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 17:58 (two months ago) link
man, ya'lls obsession with that nj shit is completely beyond me. not trying to start a fight with anyone or you nate (because you specifically are rad, don't change), but... anything to avoid discussing the actual music, i guess. these days, seems like someone inevitably brings it up re:any new release by an established act. i get the concept i just don't get why you're all so smitten with it. anyway. /vent
― interstellar anthropologist+music philosopher, (Austin), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 18:08 (two months ago) link
uhhh my man until I revived this thread we were discussing the music
― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 18:21 (two months ago) link
170 posts worth
Not sure #11 in the UK is much to sing about. All the Twitter terfs got Roisin to #5 and this week The Libertines made #1
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 18:22 (two months ago) link
fotb is also a double album. do they still count each "sale" of a double album as two sales?
It -- like alot of newer albums -- was only a double on vinyl. Otoh, most of the sales probably *were* on vinyl, so...
I do feel that Billboard's chicanery probably screwed a little with the new. Most of the people willing to buy this band's stuff on physical are going to do it at an indie shop. On that tip, they might even be waiting until this weekend and RSD to buy it there.
― an icon of a worried-looking, long-haired, bespectacled man (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 17 April 2024 19:38 (two months ago) link
the New Jersey thread remains one of my favorite ILM experiences ever. to each his own, i guess.
anyway, VW is coming to my podunk town to play an 8K-cap amphitheater and they are better than any of the other dozens of bands playing the venue this summer. whether the place will be full or a quarter full, i'm stoked.
― alpine static, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 20:50 (two months ago) link
In my head FOTB was underwhelming not because it was a hollow recitation of VW’s winning formula but because it mostly jettisoned various components of that formula, which components turned out to have been a crucial part of the band’s appeal - this is really underscored by how precisely my increased enjoyment of OGWAU correlates to the appearance of a course correction. But maybe I am idiosyncratic on this point and the surprising arrangements and flourishes aren’t that important to most VW fans?
― Tim F, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 22:08 (two months ago) link
because you specifically are rad, don't change
Right back at ya, Austin.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 22:55 (two months ago) link
I gotta ask what does it even mean to be a “new jersey” I’m reading without knowing what that reference is.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 18 April 2024 00:35 (two months ago) link
Every huge artist has their "New Jersey" - a huge event album that ultimately feels a bit hollow & signals a career decline
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Thursday, 18 April 2024 00:46 (two months ago) link
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 17 April 2024 19:22 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
i wasn't singling it out as a good thing. the previous three were all top three. the scotland chart intrigues me though as i feel releases by long established rock/indie/whatever acts almost always do better there(?), even if the actual sales numbers are probably small
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Thursday, 18 April 2024 01:23 (two months ago) link
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 18 April 2024 03:10 (two months ago) link
FOTB not a New Jersey. I resist coming back to this one (although I quite like most of the tunes) because of the clattery, compressed production. In particular the drums — I hate them. I hate the way they sound, and I hate the space they take up in the mix. They actively annoy me while I’m listening. I think I’m v much in the minority on this.
― It was on a accident (hardcore dilettante), Thursday, 18 April 2024 03:59 (two months ago) link
You are, but not alone!
Having LOTS OF THINGS HAPPENING FAST on the drums does not equal "good beats."
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, April 5, 2024 3:16 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Thursday, 18 April 2024 04:18 (two months ago) link
Perhaps inevitably from its grave debuting sales, it only lasted one week on either the US or UK charts. (Actually, I'd have expected at least a second week in the UK, at number 76 or something, but nah).
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Friday, 26 April 2024 01:14 (one month ago) link
Only God Can Chart Us
― Marten Broadcloak, mild-mannered GOP congressman (Raymond Cummings), Friday, 26 April 2024 02:06 (one month ago) link
Vampire Weakened
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 26 April 2024 02:20 (one month ago) link
I dunno, they are playing 4 nights in London at 3-5000 capacity venues so I think there is still a solid audience for them (and two nights in Manchester) - I'm looking forward to it anyway...
― Ant1973, Tuesday, 30 April 2024 09:35 (one month ago) link
They pretty much sold out two nights at MSG with over five months to go. Maybe they've already turned into a legacy act - no one buys the new stuff but they'll pay big for an arena show?
― birdistheword, Tuesday, 30 April 2024 19:52 (one month ago) link
16 years since their debut album. For the stones it was basically Tattoo you (64-81). Yeah maybe they are legacy act for aged fans now !
― AlXTC from Paris, Tuesday, 30 April 2024 20:54 (one month ago) link
Good episode of NYT Popcast hosted by Jon Pareles feat. Amanda Petrusich and Matthew Strauss
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/17/arts/music/popcast-vampire-weekend.html
― Indexed, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 14:20 (one month ago) link
without any evidence or argument to back up my position: my feeling is this would have performed better if they hadn't gone major
― devvvine, Wednesday, 1 May 2024 14:22 (one month ago) link
They did that a long time ago; I reckon over 90% of Vampire Weekend songs are in a major key
― J. Sam, Thursday, 2 May 2024 01:17 (one month ago) link
Get your limited edition VW metrocard:
https://www.amny.com/transit/vampire-weekend-metrocards-available-manhattan/
― o. nate, Monday, 20 May 2024 13:38 (four weeks ago) link
You’d think they’d have one with the album cover.
― Dan Worsley, Monday, 20 May 2024 13:54 (four weeks ago) link
Yeah, it does seem like Steven Siegel the cover photographer/artist might've denied them the rights for this purpose, since it would've worked perfectly.
― River Through Howling Ska (Craig D.), Monday, 20 May 2024 14:48 (four weeks ago) link