Abe Vigoda

Album is called Skeleton btw

One of my favorite "underground" bands in Los Angeles...I'm happy to see them come up here. The new album is due July 8th, I believe.

How are these guys not getting sued?

Sued for what?

Oh, right, okay....

i love these dudes

the album is at least seven kinds of wonderful

I didn't realise I had been waiting for it for so long, it is a weirdly perfect combo of everything that's supposed to be hip now though (balearic no wave) which makes me a little suspicious but could not would not put me off as it is excellently great.

"balearic no wave"

Two month ILM ban on "balearic" please.

What does that phrase mean anyway? The band members are not from the Balearic islands, do not ride horses from that region, nor do they sing in Catalan; of course, they refer to themselves as "tropical pop punk," which isn't entirely helpful either...

it means slow, propulsive dance music with shimmery sounds, strong basslines and either a little or a lot of psychedelic flourishes

What is it supposed to have to do with the Balearics, do linstrom and studio live in the balearics? I know I used it first on this thread but I'd like an eymology of the word and why.

etymology

the sound was first popularized by a german dj named friedrich balearic

Yeah, I don't think I ever ended up really listening to this. It's kinda samey and trebly, could be these shitty speakers tho

No. You nailed it. I've found two layers to this album. Most of the sounds and tunes have an Animal Collective vibe, and that expectation leads to a second expection: that the production should like Animal Collective's -- rich and textured. But Abe Vidoga are basically from the noise rock scene, so they made the production flat, metallic and kind of aggressive in that "trebly" way you're responding to. This accentuates the rhythms with are truly post-punk/no wave in that they're anti-grooves. Incessant and harsh, especially that kettle drum sound, which is usually associated with Caribbean laid back fun. I'm not sure if I like this album, but I like that clever trick they pulled (intentional or not). At least, that's what I've noticed!

there's nothing balearic about this, wtf

I know actually, wtf?

u crazy

when im feeling fatalistic about life i like this a whole lot, its really warm and encompassing. other times i think i know right is otm about it being samey and trebly.

"cranes" is my favorite song, esp the outro

i've not heard this band nor no age for that matter. are either any good?

Haven't heard the LP. Earlier 45s were very much on the samey and trebly tip. This is not my favorite tip.

Weirdo Rippers>Nouns>Skeleton

A guide

i don't think they sound anything like Animal Collective! skittery and jumpy, took me a few listens to get into but i like it.

I do like dead city/waste wilderness

Anyone picked up Reviver, the new EP?

anyone know why they have a new drummer?

im really digging the stevie nicks cover

man these guys really fell off the map, eh? listening to the reviver ep (randomly came up on itunes). great sound, shame about the songs sorta situation going on with this band innit

So if this isn't balearic, it must be chillwave huh.

Revisiting this now. I still like it

new single 'throwing shade' kinda reminds me of the postal service with better synth sounds

okay maybe just the first 30 seconds sounds like the death cab goober, the rest sounds like abe vigoda with synths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5nSrdcG_cI

New drummer because Reggie went off to college.

there's some really good stuff on this here new one

anyone know why they have a new drummer?
― the name's ban. suggest ban (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, March 18, 2009 6:27 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark

New drummer because Reggie went off to college.
― coolsundays, Saturday, September 4, 2010 2:14 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark

Is that why? I know he was initially just the drummer because the band needed one--he was self-taught, and it sort of showed on everything before Reviver. New guy is really on the mark, though. And Crush is one of my favorite albums this year, with ease. Their new sound is probably how it is not least because the rhythm section allows for it now. A pleasant, if not unpredictable, change.

all of a sudden they vaguely sound like the english-beat and their album cover vaguely looks like it's from sinead o'connor?

maybe this ep on emusic is deceptive.

im totally digging the gothy crooning post-punk w/ ravey synths vibe on this album

can the 2010s be about putting a supersaw on everything?

one track into the new album and I kind of adore these guys

Listening to Sky Route (Star Roof) album from 2005, this is like no wave, Scissor Girls type noise, not like the stuff I've heard from them before at all.

They're playing London with No Age in a couple of weeks, will probably go I expect.

"Dream of My Love (Chasing After You)" is slowly becoming my anthem

I was really excited about this but am not totally loving it as much as the last LP and EP except for a track or two. Will give more listens.

I still need to get the previous album

I'll give it another listen because I loved Skeleton so much, but the new album seems like a waste of time to me. It's all well and good that they chose to take their sound in a different, more polished direction, but in the process they've apparently lost all of the off-kilter energy that made them so fucking awesome. I guess the best thing to do is listen to this as if it is an entirely different band. But I can't help but feel disappointed that they seem to be chasing some sort of trendy sound (and haven't pulled it off very skillfully.)

I'm not sure it's the sound that bothers me, but the songs? The most polished and electronic sounding tracks stand out to me as the better ones, while some of the rest sound more like the kind of neo-80s new wave style that lots of bands have and is boring. Again, I only listened to it once!

yea, agreed. they obviously were aiming towards a certain style and just missed the mark with the quality. They sound like they TRIED harder for something specific on this one, but they had such a pure sound when their recordings were lower quality, the singing was pitchy and it seemed like they were just going for it. "Cranes"? "Endless sleeper"? "Dead City/Waste Wilderness?" that shit was awesome.

man you are making me CRAVE this first album

They have more then one other...I don't like the oldest stuff much either! Just the middle!

It's not that I don't like the new one, I'm still processing it, but I feel like it's lost some of the energy and edge of Skeleton while not going far enough with the new wave sound. They should listen to Lansing-Dreiden, one example of an updating of that 80s new wave sound that works, for me at least.

I think it's Skeleton and the Reviver EP I love the most. The earliest stuff, the shouty no-wave stuff doesn't do it for me.

yeah I meant "previous" there, oops

I saw them live last year in LA at the Part Time Punks fest and they destroyed it. So great. Always miss them in NY.

Those of you not feeling this album; what do you think of the last song, "We Have To Mask"? That, along with "Dream of my Love (Chasing After You)" are the two songs that are really elevating the whole album for me.

"November" strikes me as pretty similar, or at least the most similar on Crush, to Skeleton. Thoughts on that?

ha yeah, I love that song too

The album goes in waves for me, alternating back and forth between pleasant soundscapes and attention-grabbing "oh wait which song is THAT" moments

"We Have To Mask" is quickly becoming one of my favorite songs of the year.

thats definitely one of my favorites on the album. luvvvvv the synth arpeggio+drum breakdown at the end

yessssssssssssssssss

objectively, dude is kind of a dodgy singer, but the yelpy thing he's doing goes really well with the music (it's kind of the Karen O effect, only with a guy)

I finally tracked down a copy of Skeleton and my first reaction is kind of "if I wanted to listen to the first Vampire Weekend album, I'd play it more". We'll see if this grows on me.

do these guys still exist, i still dig this

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

apparently not. abe vigoda the band is dead (abe vigoda the person is still alive). i found this article from 2012 that says that debuted new material at a show opening for bob mould, i guess it was canned, they looked fucking miserable:

http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2012/10/abe_vigoda-el_rey_theater_ACY3398-608x404.jpg
http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2012/10/abe_vigoda-el_rey_theater_ACY3369-608x404.jpg
http://cdn.stereogum.com/files/2012/10/abe_vigoda-el_rey_theater_ACY3342-608x404.jpg

http://www.stereogum.com/1188272/bob-mould-abe-vigoda-el-rey-theater-los-angeles-103012/concert/attachment/abe_vigoda-el_rey_theater_acy3369/

Juan is in a new (for the past couple years) called Roses.

*new band

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/abe-vigoda-sunken-eyed-character-actor-dead-94-36528884

RIP

ok lol this thread

The band was pretty good. Saw them a few times.

not often a whole band dies

http://www.abevigoda.com

Juan and Michael have a new outfit called Cupid & Psyche; album out today: https://cupidandpsyche.bandcamp.com/album/romantic-music

How are these guys not getting sued?

By who, Platonicus(?)