Chauchat - Upon Thousands - the first great record of 2008?

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i've only discoverd this a couple of days ago,yet the answer for my question is growing to be - yes.

i hope i'm not wrong, cause 2008 needs to be saved by something,at least so far.

Zeno, Monday, 11 February 2008 00:00 (seventeen years ago)

90's lo fi sort of, with great,sad songwriting and vocals.
Neutral milk hotel and sonic youth meets Bonie prince billy or something like that..

Zeno, Monday, 11 February 2008 00:05 (seventeen years ago)

"influence: Destroyer, Simon Joyner, My Bloody Valentine, Leonard Cohen, Sonic Youth, Guided by Voices, Lou Barlow, Galaxie 500"

fron their myspace.and it shows.

Zeno, Monday, 11 February 2008 00:15 (seventeen years ago)

Some of those are good, and some of those are deterrents. In any case, I'm not really jumping at the chance to hear them.

Johnny Fever, Monday, 11 February 2008 01:41 (seventeen years ago)

So the dude sounds like Will Oldham?

Listing Destroyer as ur first influence is badd.

W4LTER, Monday, 11 February 2008 01:43 (seventeen years ago)

check it out for yrself.
he doesnt sound like Oldham,but shares the same atmosphere sometimes.

Zeno, Monday, 11 February 2008 01:47 (seventeen years ago)

yeah nah I'm at work, was just wondering :)

W4LTER, Monday, 11 February 2008 01:48 (seventeen years ago)

Listing Destroyer as ur first influence is badd.

That's exactly what I was thinking. This world is already not big enough for one Dan Bejar, much less two of them.

Johnny Fever, Monday, 11 February 2008 01:50 (seventeen years ago)

theres something sincere about this music,which i like.
anyway, i'm not one of Oldham's big fans , so if it was yet another folky thingy, i wouldnt bother.

and he is not dan bejar as well.
(so the backlash against destroyer started?)

Zeno, Monday, 11 February 2008 01:52 (seventeen years ago)

(so the backlash against destroyer started?)

About six years ago, buddy!

Johnny Fever, Monday, 11 February 2008 01:56 (seventeen years ago)

try the sum of all the parts mentioned.
i def. see 90's lo fi (early pavement,lou barlow,neutral milk) with 80's Galaxie 500/sonic youth.

Zeno, Monday, 11 February 2008 01:57 (seventeen years ago)

no one seems to care , but this is a truely awesome record.

the Galaxie 500 meets sadcore never sounded better.

Zeno, Thursday, 14 February 2008 19:01 (seventeen years ago)


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