bullion

‘hula’ is one of my fav songs of the year so far. whole ep is good too

http://youtu.be/rGd9wKo1ZFs

New EP is incredible, really soothing sophistipop that's been a great calm over the past few weeks.

Also "Blue Pedro" is just the best

big fan of the stuff he's done with laura groves - 'freedom of the floor' by nautic, laura's solo records

Loving the new EP. Had no idea Nautic was him & Laura Groves

That "Only Over You" Fleetwood Mac cover Nautic did for the Deek covers comp was amazing, IMO

Hula is great but “We had a good time” is the highlight for me. Love those drums.

I don’t know if it’s been discussed in other threads but his covers are worth listening to and the “pop not slop” ongoing list in which he invites guests and himself to post what they consider perfect pop songs:

http://www.deekrecordings.co.uk/pop-not-slop/

Can we rename this thread to bullion / westerman? At this point, Bullion's involvement and influence is such that it could almost be considered a duo.

Anyways, there's not a Westerman thread, and I don't think there would be much participation so I wont be making one, but ILM is seriously missing out on him. The Mark Hollis / Talk Talk vibe seems like it was designed to be loved around here.

New album out, if you haven't checked him out please do so. At the very least check Confirmation and Blue Comanche.

confirmation is an excellent song, looking forward to checking out the alb later today

the pop-not-slop posts from Deek every day are always a delight

this Westerman album is dreamy, perfect music for a Sunday morning

yeah it's a consistent vibe, very tasteful. i think the pre-release tracks are still my favorites (blue comanche, the line, confirmation), along with the gorgeous two ending tracks (title track and float over).

love the westerman album, probably deserves its own thread. similar sophisti vibes to last year's nilufer yanya album, just without the distortion

Yeah, this is my first Westerman, but it's good! I'm getting more These New Puritans vibes than Hollis/TT. And I can't help but think of Arthur Russell at times, his voice sounds quite like it (like on Blue Comanche). I'm def going to check his previous albums as well.

I'd also recommend the covers albums that DEEK Recordings put out every so often - 4 Down, Covered In Gloria and Extraodinary Renditions

The new Westerman LP is a real grower. Definitely getting the Mark Hollis feel but also Arthur Russell in parts and Peter Gabriel. The signed white vinyl copy is sounding nice too.

xxp i thought this was his debut?

Awesome

I'm very proud of my first album, which came out in 1969. But @westermanmusic's first album is much better than my first album! It's one of my favourites at the moment, and of the year so far.

Thank you to Westerman for talking to me on this week's #RocketHour on @applemusic 🚀 pic.twitter.com/vwQGfXMEST

— Elton John (@eltonofficial) July 25, 2020

other album that's mb kinda similar 2 bull that i've been enjoying...

'your hero is not dead' by westerman

https://westermanmusic.bandcamp.com/album/your-hero-is-not-dead-2

It's mentioned upthread. It sounds similar because Bullion produces, and I think also co-writes now and then with Westerman.

Lol, my bad

A new song from a new ep from a new world, etc etc! Out via @jagjaguwar
NEW: https://t.co/p59v7PuIlS pic.twitter.com/WjyyKePY1h

— Bullion (@BullionNess) September 8, 2020

the westerman album has grown on me so much. i had to get over how similar to arthur russell the use of his voice is in places, but it's definitely its own thing. i agree with the peter gabriel comparison upthread more than the mark hollis comparison, the synths are kept synthetic despite the kind of rarified spiritual tone achieved on 'blue comanche.'

unaccompanied version is pretty stunning

https://westermanmusic.bandcamp.com/track/your-hero-is-not-dead-unaccompanied

ILX friendly Morning After mix from Westerman

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000s0sj

Produced by Bullion and on the same label as Westerman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4An0WO6X34I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSNCNrOro7o

new Laura Groves single is excellent but she doesn't have her own thread so this one will have to do

(because they've worked together and shared session musicians, not because I picked a thread at random)

bit more goth than her usual sound, i like it

New track released last week (co-produced with Big Thief’s James Krivchenia) so hopefully a new album is on the horizon soon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14fS0794DF0

westerman

i made a thread for westerman seeing as bullion isn't even involved with this

As mentioned elsewhere, Bullion's produced the new Ben Howard album and it's really good.

Moka mentioned Arthur Russell but also some Westerman vibes on tracks like this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGm9L7clwII

psyched about this news: https://www.stereogum.com/2248947/bullion-announces-new-album-feat-carly-rae-jepsen-panda-bear-charlotte-adigery/music/ | https://www.instagram.com/p/C2fITDduulH/

love bullion but was let down by the single

yeah single is underwhelming, he can do better

not sure I love the song as a standalone, but the way their voices combine in the verses is totally pressing my prefab sprout buttons (even though the chorus sounds more like deacon blue)

the album's out to press and on first listen, it's a huge disappointment
formess, and without the sonic inventiveness that made me so enjoy his work as recently as with Ben Howard

*formless

Oh noes :( I was excited for this one having loved his work in the past years.

ummm... i'm not sure i'm ready for a GAPDY revival yet?

World_Train is quite nice. Most of the collabs on here though are extremely muted. It's all very much apiece. Like a sepia-tinted version of Hot Chip, which isn't to say that's a bad thing, rather it makes me think of a long train journey through Europe with the scenery whizzing past faster than I can quite focus on

album is just a nice vibe the whole way through, it's solid even if it's nothing special

both otm, “world train” and “40 waves” are the ones that rise above background pleasantness for me (“40 waves” is perhaps the most “long train journey through europe” song on the album haha)

As distinctly mid as this album is, world_train will almost definitely make my EOY