New album out March 1st.
https://www.tapeterecords.de/artists/robert-forster/
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 20:35 (seven years ago)
haha, love the cover:
https://www.tapeterecords.de/fileadmin/_processed_/e/3/csm_TR429_Robert_Forster_Inferno_2500px_173794c949.jpg
last album felt a little bit slight, with a few high points. always worth hearing what he's up to, though.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 23:53 (seven years ago)
I'll buy anything he does first day it's available, based on the Evangelist album which fer me is just one of those records.
― kornrulez6969, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 05:19 (seven years ago)
"The Evangelist" is an amazing album, borne of such tragic circumstances that it could've been maudlin or fallen flat but it completely soars.
Given that super high level, I concur with Tyler's assessment of the last album. Robert's solo work has mostly been patchy, we'll see how this new one fares.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 14:37 (seven years ago)
Agree with the love for The Evangelist. Such a beautiful and heartbreaking listen. It would be in my top three albums of anything Go-Betweens related. The last album wasn't quite in the same league, but still a really great listen. His second best solo album IMO. Apart from those two and Danger In The Past, I'd agree with you Gerald that his solo work has been quite patchy. I'm guessing that Inferno will be an instant classic based on the artwork alone.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 12 December 2018 15:26 (seven years ago)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TRlOskUcH70
― yuoowemeone, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 08:06 (six years ago)
I enjoyed the video more than the song unfortunately.
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 15:16 (six years ago)
Agreed, but I'll sample the full release when it's out.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 19:22 (six years ago)
The photo you sent me, out the window, of the snowWell it looks like paradiseOh, that ice!
These are pretty much my exact thoughts for the entirety of Jan and Feb. Timely release for the southern hemisphere.
― Nag! Nag! Nag!, Wednesday, 23 January 2019 23:42 (six years ago)
Well! This is considerably more spirited than the material from the last album.
― Your sweetie-pie-coo-coo I love ya (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 January 2019 23:50 (six years ago)
and, boy, has he aged quickly!
Xp yuh sounds like he's been getting some inspiration from goon sax
― yuoowemeone, Saturday, 26 January 2019 08:12 (six years ago)
Out Friday! I got a promo a while back, it's very good. Turns out the title track is the outlier, spiritedness-wise, though the whole thing does sound like it was recorded during a heat wave. Lots of alluring Forster in summery repose for our enjoyment.
― geoffreyess, Tuesday, 26 February 2019 06:01 (six years ago)
His best produced record.
― Let's have sensible centrist armageddon (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 February 2019 11:30 (six years ago)
His best produced record.― Let's have sensible centrist armageddon (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)
― Let's have sensible centrist armageddon (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn)
Alfred, is that like saying "she's got a nice personality"?
― enochroot, Tuesday, 26 February 2019 16:19 (six years ago)
no, it sounds great! Thin mixes and under arranged songs have been a problem for him (i.e. the last record, BYBO, a couple of his '90s records).
― Let's have sensible centrist armageddon (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 26 February 2019 16:21 (six years ago)