Parts And Labor (Brooklyn Noise)

Hurlo is OTM in that they seem to be much more into really herky-jerky rhythms and grating-but-catchy melodies. Kind of like Deerhoof in that way, sans vocals. I suspect they listened to The Fall and Wire when Hair Police were listening to Whitehouse and Throbbing Gristle.

Better NYC bands include Coptic Light, Battles, Endless Boogie, The SB, Humecetant Interruption, etc., etc., yadda yadda yadda.

i love how lauren just totally writes off sightings... *sniff*

Really?

(gygax! I'm sending an email your way soon)

My friend Nate is like that too. He saw them do some improv thing and now he's all "eh, fuck sightings. they suck." BUT THEY DON'T!! AND HE COULD SEE THEM *ALLTHETIME*--first impressions. I've been kind of sad that I've lived here for a few months now and still haven't seen 'em. Saw em in Providence a long while back with Olneyville Sound System, and it was amazing.

ps- coptic light are goddawful. just sayin'.

Also, I guess I forgot Sightings, I do like them all right (although I'm not sure if I'll ever get around to buying anything by them). Another good NYC band (via LA): Young People.

Didn't know your true feelings on Coptic Light, lauren. I promise I won't tell Coach Winterberg!

When they're on, tho, Coptic Light can be like my favorite band ever.

A dude who lives in my dorm has a band that played with Coptic Light a few weeks ago. I went to see his band, who were decent, but Coptic Light were indeed pretty bad.

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about 3 years ago (after he moved to SF from RI)...

YOU MIGHT KNOW HIM AS BROWN FROM PINK AND BROWN.

but still, the don cab stuff i really don't hear wrt: P&L (liek who's the fripp-wannabe in P&L????), the drummer is totally ft. thunder-esque, ef awl ewe. aaron dub's cousin holds down the melodies naturally he's the focus of all the crit here. not to say y'all aren't free to disagree but hey, pick on someone your own age.

hstencil: gembaku onanies = "those whose orgasms via masturbation are comparable to an atomic bomb explosion replete with mushroom cloud sprouting from the loins". the first hardcore band from japan. go see them live. it will all fall in to place.

dude! providence bands(fortthunderbands) do not have a distinctive drum sound! landed != Lightning Bolt != Olneyville Sound System != The White Mice.

Adam Autry, probably one of the only non-Chippendale drummers people have heard in large quantities, sounds NOTHING LIKE BRIAN. Where does this come from?

I don't think the drummer is, though, much like either of those bands (or sounds.) I'm pretty drunk now;---granted, the only P&L stuff I've heard recorded is their 7"; I don't listen to it much, but when I listen to it, I think the drums kind of remind me just a more traditional dubby/gr00vy rock band--swings like the stones but not without much purpose.

lvvvv yoouu.

We took our drummer to the hospital after Siren Fest. Brooklyn emergency medical care is THIRD WORLD, and sucks horribly. Other than that, Siren was cool, but the bands just aren't the point. Except Ted Leo, I love him.

it's all so siloed

i have already alerted some of my Discord cells

<3

it's all underground resistance these days whiney, that does make it cooler though doesn't it. less financially rewarding, but cooler

For sure, I mean P&L was never a money-earner for me, outside of the occasional $40 ASCAP check. I definitely don't have any illusions of a bunch of guys pushing 50 becoming the new Turnstile, I just want there to be enough demand that we can play more than these four shows and maybe put out record #7

so many good songs but Endless Cycle 4 into Indecision Tree is utterly heroic stuff my god

the secret ingredient is andrew wk obv. i approve, a lot

"Indecision Tree"! "We watch it grow." Ain't it so, Song/track of the year so far: like If Kevin Ayers x cusp Eno could get really heavy, positively crunchy, and keep growing. Hope Anglophile Classic Rock comparisons/pipe dream extensions are OK, because gotta say that "Arterial Material" kicks off my first-listening fave rave subset, like if the Beatles could have kept pushing themselves/Lennon kept lashing them in this direction, cont. w "Antio-Lions and "Lemonade," the ever-apt "Descending" recurrence, "Endless Cycle Pt. 3." jump to "I.T.," while jangletroninc jaunt of "Like They're Here Tp Stay" and intriguing build of title track could have advabced Who's Next maybe too mch for the villagers, but only on first listen.
Who are you re touring line-up? Only seeing the basic four in press notes.

"Anti-Lions," sorry.

It’s going to be BJ, Dan and me with Clara from Starring (g), Pete from Sunwatchers (b) and Nick from Black Hollies (d)

OMG a Sunwatcher, thanks!

I was also gonna say, there's some Trail of Dead and a LOT of Secret Machines in here too. If you remember Secret Machines fondly, tap in

I did share it on the Cardiacs Facebook page a few days ago fwiw, it's pretty congruent with a lot of ppl's listening habits on there.

Fuck me, this really is good. Maybe too slamming for headphones on bus journeys - I kept wanting to do ridiculous air drums.

the other night after being told to shush my headphones i snuck to the bathroom to listen and ultimately dance to 'indecision tree'

the longer songs especially on this are spectacular

the longer songs especially on this are spectacular

Candidate for 'posts vmic' thread, ha.

lol yes

keep spotting things - Many Worlds is the greatest Devin Townsend song in like 2 decades plus

among other things ofc

I've just been reminded that Dan P&L wrote an incredibly flattering piece about the SoL album a few years ago - Whiney, can you give him a high five from me?

Great stuff Whiney! I listened to it on a plane ride today, made it feel like the plane was going 1,000 miles an hour. "Seamripper" is a monster.

bummed we'll not get the hart/kreutzmann P&L tour

holy shit this starts off with a bang!!! just digging in

you crazy for this one whiney!

great stuff

this rules, congrats to whiney & all drummers around the world, i love it when you mf's hit things really hard

I was a big fan of all the Parts and Labor records as well as Dan's 1st solo album. Mapmaker was my intro, then I went back to Stay Afraid. Had no idea whiney was connected to these guys / in the band but am very much looking forard to giving this a spin.

My favourite keeps changing, but atm I think it's the bit in 'Off By One' where the synth(?)/guitar(?) sounds like bagpipes.

I am most drawn to the ones that could conceivably be described as militaristic/anthemic/triumphant - it's like, well, the world is burning and my brain is broken but this march is keeping me and my comrades upright and walking through all this chaos surrounding us.

yeah this is very triumphant sounding, very anthemic overall

just coming here to cosign the love

You guys <3.....

(also, emil.y, I let Dan know)

Finally was able to listen to this during a long drive and I’m completely floored at how amazing this is. Like, once I saw the dual drummer lineup I had a feeling it was going to be good, but I just was not expecting something as monumental as this. A true double LP.

Had it on at the gym yesterday, can confirm it's good workout music too.

have my fingers crossed kid millions and barrett wilke can thrash out with the band on "endless cycle pt. 4"

also, if there's a just world, we'd get a alan sparhawk/p&l/nin tour

Man, we all love those last two Low albums where they went all fuzzed out

EC4 will have a special guest viola player in every city on this run

was in a car journey yesterday and my friends playlist came to 'nowheres nigh'
let them know about the new record and we ended up listening to many worlds three times in a row
just great stuff this

Is Ezra B playing viola on West Coast gigs?

Man, I love 'Nowheres Nigh' too :)

Ezra is just on the SF show

Lol at me guessing who the viola player was based on my degree in hipster studies from 2010

listening to the Mike Watt podcast right now and bless you for holding our true ILX whiney back for that one. just picturing the '94 grunge/beastie boys discussion had me laughing.

This record is really cool.

Endless Cycle 2 reminding me a lot of Vison Creation Newsun. So sick

Good set last night! I felt transported back to 2007 in a good way.

Only disappointment was that they ignored my request for a cover of “Roll Out”

lol

I've been listening to this album at the gym. Pretty epic.

For the record, the band was very tight and I had the utmost confidence that they could agree on where the 1 was.

lol, I can imagine an uptempo noise rock 'Roll Out'

i feel like if i heard "seamripper" come on over gym speakers i'd just immediately want to do 2 extra sets of reps.

one of my kids requested we play the "crazy drum song" on the drive home from their ballet practice

Ha! Which song is that?