Plush: C/D?

Once at a Stereolab gig in Melbourne, Liam came out and played guitar on the final song. In the height of inebriation, I yelled out "Liam, you're a legend", which got a smile. He remembered it when I spoke to him later (by being a fanboy and getting him to sign some rekkids).

Oh, & his name is Liam HAYES.

or maybe my translation sucks! but i'm pretty sure his record (like o'rourke's) will be out in japan well before the USA.

$20k to record an LP? "More You Becomes You" sounds like it was recorded for $100.

has anyone heard "underfed"? how is it compared to the 'proper' version?

I was home alone for a few hours last night and, among other things, played the "No Education" 45 for the first time in awhile -- so good.

Procrastination-fueled googling of Liam Hayes/Plush today shows he apparently has a new album out this spring, a new website (http://www.liamhayesandplush.com/), and a new video on YouTube(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz9QZTuMeMA)! Sounds far from No Education, but definitely in the direction he'd been heading with Fed. I like it quite a bit on first listen.

looks like you can download Fed for cheap over at Other Music ... http://digital.othermusic.com/search/?t=artist&s=Plush&releases ...

It's been years since I've thought about this guy. I'll have to pull out the More You and the singles tonight. It's the kind of mood I'm in, anyway.

I noticed Fed on the Other Music download site, too...damn, it doesn't pay to buy those expensive Japanese imports anymore...

can't wait to hear the new stuff...

i think i prefer underfed - i find a lot of the arrangements in fed really heavy and they seem to drag the tunes down a bit..

OTM. Underfed is lighter on it's feet. Fed a little studio frozen.

new album 'bright penny' out next week apparently

It's good. Plush clearly neither C nor D, but strong second divisioon.

is the numero group putting this out?

"oh man, plush. haven't heard that name in a while. he was the darling of chicago music critics for a spell, but I always found his music unlistenably bad."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdii-nWkjaI

whose quote is that?

Amateurist in the Daft Punk thread. :-\

enough said

new album 'korp sole roller' under his own name. some really nice tunes on this one, particularly 'rock and roll'. feels a bit fresher than the last one

I love Found A Little Baby, totally forgot how awesome that is.

when you ain't got no one in this old world, then you gotta be your own best friend

Had no idea he had a new album out. Fed is one of my favourite albums of all time.

New album is fantastic. Thinking of seeing him live in Chicago next month.

Going thru a phase w him right now.

Great summary of his career online w Uncut:

@JohnRMulvey: "One way to make a duck salute..." An attempt to tell the long, strange story of Liam Hayes & Plush: http://t.co/ULoNv5AXOR …

He can be frustrating but there's always this aspect of "unrealized potential" I am drawn to about him.

Great article. This guy deserves way more attention than he gets.

Going to see him on Monday. No idea what stuff he will do, I would love to hear Found a Little Baby but don't want to get my hopes up.

At the end of the day, he doesn't have a ton of songs – maybe 30? So I wouldn't be surprised if he busted it out.

One song I really fell for over the last week is "If I Could" from Bright Penny. It's a great blue-eyed soul number with just an awesome sense of atmosphere and feel.

Another one from the latest record is "The Sane Society" – which may be the most straightforward pop tune he's written (with a contorted lyric or course).

Awesome tunes, both.

new record on bandcamp is sounding very nice. i actually always wanted to like this dude a little more than I do -- something kind of abrasive about the stuff I've heard that turned me off a little bit. but this one isn't giving me that vibe.

Have you heard his first album More You Becomes You? It's quite different from his other albums. It's really mellow and understated as it's just him and the piano. It's as faraway as abrasive as you can get. It's a really beautiful record.

At the end of the day, he doesn't have a ton of songs – maybe 30? So I wouldn't be surprised if he busted it out.

One song I really fell for over the last week is "If I Could" from Bright Penny. It's a great blue-eyed soul number with just an awesome sense of atmosphere and feel.

― Naive Teen Idol

Would love to see him do it. He must know it's a lot of people's favourite song of his.

Bright Penny is probably his weakest album for me but still some great moments on there.

more you.. is far and away my favourite of his albums, but i think korp sole roller is now not far behind. keen to hear what the fat possum deal brings for him

Fed is still my favourite and one of my 50 favourite albums ever but he's yet to make a bad album. Korp Sole Roller just keeps getting better.

New album out today. This guy has the strangest gaps between albums. It's gone from seven years to to seven months.

Yeah, bought this yesterday but have yet to listen. Looking forward to it though. Great packaging / booklet.

Still waiting for his last album to be properly released. It's still only available for $30 on import.

when you ain't got no one in this old world, then you gotta be your own best friend

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