I find this strangely mezmerizing
http://amodernpromise.com/
― You just got HAPPENED (Hurting 2), Thursday, 12 February 2009 02:41 (seventeen years ago)
(the video on that page)
Also this
― You just got HAPPENED (Hurting 2), Thursday, 12 February 2009 02:43 (seventeen years ago)
Come on, someone say something interesting or snarky or something.
― You just got HAPPENED (Hurting 2), Thursday, 12 February 2009 06:31 (seventeen years ago)
I'll give it one more bump -- no interest in this I swear other than being momentarily obsessed with it.
― You just got HAPPENED (Hurting 2), Thursday, 12 February 2009 16:38 (seventeen years ago)
http://blog.francisandthelights.com/
mp3s are free now -- I really like "How Could You", "Night Watchman", and "A Modern Promise"
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Monday, 9 March 2009 05:07 (seventeen years ago)
http://vimeo.com/4219451
Ok, first of all, :31Second, :57
― excuse me, brutality here? (Hurting 2), Monday, 20 April 2009 02:41 (sixteen years ago)
i LOVE this. dunno if it's because it's the first time i've been high in months, but it's pretty amazing.
the video was kinda annoying in a joaquin phoenix rapping kinda way, until the lights and it was @_@
― (jaxon) ( .) ( .) (jaxon), Monday, 20 April 2009 02:52 (sixteen years ago)
it's kinda got a The Make Up thing going on if they listened to lots of prince and other 80s r'n'b instead of james brown
― (jaxon) ( .) ( .) (jaxon), Monday, 20 April 2009 02:54 (sixteen years ago)
Yes. You are just the guy who I would want to also like this.
― excuse me, brutality here? (Hurting 2), Monday, 20 April 2009 03:07 (sixteen years ago)
it reminds me of the first time i heard either the junior boys or sa-ra
― (jaxon) ( .) ( .) (jaxon), Monday, 20 April 2009 04:12 (sixteen years ago)
i gotta say, the video for "the top" has kind of blown the mind
― pleasure p (J0rdan S.), Friday, 24 April 2009 08:37 (sixteen years ago)
kinda wish the other songs weren't so ballady
― pleasure p (J0rdan S.), Friday, 24 April 2009 08:41 (sixteen years ago)
wow he does the damn thing with that split huh
― pleasure p (J0rdan S.), Friday, 24 April 2009 08:43 (sixteen years ago)
each song needs an accompanying video of the guy dancing
― pleasure p (J0rdan S.), Friday, 24 April 2009 08:45 (sixteen years ago)
this guy is killin it
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 15:18 (sixteen years ago)
little bit of prince, little bit of peter gabriel, little bit of jr boys, whats not to like
grady just linked me to this guy, diggin it
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 29 April 2009 15:19 (sixteen years ago)
i'm glad other people are finally coming around to this. i sent to grady and every day after he tweeted about these guys.
― (jaxon) ( .) ( .) (jaxon), Wednesday, 29 April 2009 19:16 (sixteen years ago)
I don't really feel "Lime" as much -- contemplative/melancholy song about teh internets is a little :/. Oh well, batting average is more than solid otherwise. New one is supposed to be in the works.
― Garri$on Kilo (Hurting 2), Sunday, 17 May 2009 23:13 (sixteen years ago)
feelin this
why wd gr80 not tell me :(
― autogucci cru (deej), Tuesday, 19 May 2009 10:46 (sixteen years ago)
why wouldn't you listen when hurting and i tried to tell the world in this thread?
― (jaxon) ( .) ( .) (jaxon), Tuesday, 19 May 2009 15:46 (sixteen years ago)
listening to this stuff now and it's pretty good! i probably ignored because the name made me think of noah and the whale or some similarly terrible british band.
― Is because I think a lot of the music you like is flowery? (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 19 May 2009 16:10 (sixteen years ago)
i wasnt reading ilx often at the time & yeah the band has an unfortunate name
― autogucci cru (deej), Tuesday, 19 May 2009 17:26 (sixteen years ago)
'lime' sounds great imo -- lyrics havent really sunk in yet
― autogucci cru (deej), Tuesday, 19 May 2009 18:07 (sixteen years ago)
does anyone remember a mid 90s band Brad? it had Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam and was less grunge, more blue eyed soul/rock. i used to love the shit out of them. anyways, weirdly, the F&tL first album (the rockier one), and even parts of the new one remind me of them. similar voice, melodies and chord changes. kinda weird.
― (jaxon) ( .) ( .) (jaxon), Tuesday, 19 May 2009 18:40 (sixteen years ago)
he's playing at Zebulon Monday but that place is tiny and it will probably be obnoxiously packed.
― Garri$on Kilo (Hurting 2), Friday, 22 May 2009 03:58 (sixteen years ago)
the "cant tell me nothing" cover is pretty awesome
― s1ocked up, they won't let me out (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 25 June 2009 03:14 (sixteen years ago)
will vouch for this
― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Thursday, 25 June 2009 11:15 (sixteen years ago)
cept it changes "i'm on tv actin' like its just you and me" to "I'm actin like it's just you and me" not as great imo
― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Thursday, 25 June 2009 11:16 (sixteen years ago)
shouldve been "im on vimeo actin like it's just you and me"
― s1ocked up, they won't let me out (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 25 June 2009 11:18 (sixteen years ago)
lol!
― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Thursday, 25 June 2009 11:21 (sixteen years ago)
also what's great about it is that it picks the best verse
― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Thursday, 25 June 2009 22:40 (sixteen years ago)
whoa boy the bit at the end of the top where well, I don't really wanna ruin it for anyone who hasn't seen it!
― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Thursday, 25 June 2009 22:49 (sixteen years ago)
Music Hall of Williamsburg tonight goin
― the kid is crying because did sharks died? (Hurting 2), Saturday, 18 July 2009 22:00 (sixteen years ago)
Great show. He's probably the highest level performer you can still see up close for $15. When I first got into him I was partly amused by the novelty of an indie-ish dude with some actual, honest showmanship, but now his showmanship is getting so strong that he almost doesn't deserve that category. Also Jake Rabinovitch is sick as fuck on guitar -- and his solos are, in a parallel sense, almost too good for indie.
There was a good-sized crowd but definitely not sold out. Still wonder when this dude is going to blow up -- seems like it will likely happen in the next year or so.
― the kid is crying because did sharks died? (Hurting 2), Sunday, 19 July 2009 18:25 (sixteen years ago)
yeah wish it were possible that he would play dublin while he's still a minor concern but like so not gonna happen
― ❊❁❄❆❇❃✴❈plaxico❈✴❃❇❆❄❁❊ (I know, right?), Sunday, 19 July 2009 20:47 (sixteen years ago)
truth be told a modern promise has been in constant rotation for the last 3 months but striking is i think just as good--little less prince, little more phil collins, but imo its just as good. al soto should get into this dude.
― max, Monday, 10 August 2009 03:37 (sixteen years ago)
striking is uh less striking tho imo
― ❊❁❄❆❇❃✴❈plaxico❈✴❃❇❆❄❁❊ (I know, right?), Monday, 10 August 2009 22:27 (sixteen years ago)
nah its just not as immediately appealing, especially if ur not a 80s dadrock stan
― max, Monday, 10 August 2009 23:20 (sixteen years ago)
yeah but less prince more phil sounds way more appealing tbh, giving it another go fwiw
― ❊❁❄❆❇❃✴❈plaxico❈✴❃❇❆❄❁❊ (I know, right?), Monday, 10 August 2009 23:23 (sixteen years ago)
"the top" video is on mtv right now
― herb tycoon (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 11 August 2009 08:57 (sixteen years ago)
this revive reminded me that i actually wanted to buy a modern promise but it seems the store page doesn't work? guy's almost out of money.
― wishes to be referred under the pseudonym of kronos (call all destroyer), Tuesday, 11 August 2009 13:19 (sixteen years ago)
Francis and the LightsSeptember 1st and 2nd at Zebulonboth shows at 9:30 sharpno cover. ALSO September 8 at the Highline Ballroomopening for the Roots11:30pm$10 (show is nearly sold out). The Zebulon shows will be taped for a concert film.
― fleetwood (max), Wednesday, 26 August 2009 14:21 (sixteen years ago)
whoa francis wants $10 to mail me two cd's. sry dude.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 26 August 2009 14:30 (sixteen years ago)
saw him at zebulon last night
― fleetwood (max), Thursday, 3 September 2009 16:26 (sixteen years ago)
played through "a modern promise" in the middle of the set--ILL guitar solo during 'strawberries'
― fleetwood (max), Thursday, 3 September 2009 16:27 (sixteen years ago)
swedish band o'spada is so great. tiny bit jamiroquai-ish, but i'll forgive em for it. kinda like a female version of these guys. amazing boogie synth and skittery drums.
http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/02/freeload-o-spada-time/http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/11/ospada-ten-strikes-mp3/
― jaxon, Tuesday, 24 November 2009 06:57 (sixteen years ago)
Glad to see people other than me have started updating this thread. To date still have only made one show, but I'm a homebody like that. You'd think I didn't even live in a city by the tiny number of shows I go see.
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 24 November 2009 07:26 (sixteen years ago)
all his music is up on his website for free right now for only a couple weeks
― max, Wednesday, 25 November 2009 23:28 (sixteen years ago)
So is he maybe recording a new one in UK since all these dates in UK on his twitter but no UK shows?
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Saturday, 28 November 2009 15:38 (sixteen years ago)
was wondering what he's been up to lately, turns out he scored a movie
(unclear whether its his music in this trailer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4y8YAMPFhk
― ○ (gr8080), Saturday, 11 August 2012 17:14 (thirteen years ago)
so what's up with this dude
I stanned for him so hard. Don't let us down, francis.
― space phwoar (Hurting 2), Friday, 1 March 2013 04:44 (thirteen years ago)
well there's this anyway:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSSzgYK4MnI
pretty cool. definitely feels like soundtrack music more than a song.
― space phwoar (Hurting 2), Friday, 1 March 2013 04:48 (thirteen years ago)
nm I guess the vocals come in late
― space phwoar (Hurting 2), Friday, 1 March 2013 04:50 (thirteen years ago)
i dont know what frankie is up to but the new inc. album is fantastic
― max, Friday, 1 March 2013 11:58 (thirteen years ago)
i saw this movie but it was on an airplane so i could barely hear much of the score on my earbuds.
francis makes a cameo in a brief shot, as a musician performing at a fancy museum fundraiser.
― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Friday, 1 March 2013 16:31 (thirteen years ago)
definitely ramping something up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=vT1dNTWvGqU
― i've a cozy little flat in what is known as old man hat (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 2 April 2013 03:29 (twelve years ago)
https://soundcloud.com/francisandthelights/etc
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 23 May 2013 17:11 (twelve years ago)
Love this track.
― Barnaby, Hardly, Friday, 24 May 2013 11:23 (twelve years ago)
just heard this, nice
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Monday, 3 June 2013 20:18 (twelve years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odP_d9NHfbY
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Monday, 3 June 2013 20:22 (twelve years ago)
robot & frank sdtk also up on spotify now
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Monday, 3 June 2013 20:23 (twelve years ago)
so the robot & frank score is pretty standard movie score fare, not really what I expected
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Monday, 3 June 2013 21:29 (twelve years ago)
i'm in to "ETC"-- is that the only new thing out there yet?
― http://threeframes.net (gr8080), Monday, 3 June 2013 21:48 (twelve years ago)
the "it'll be better" EP really disappointed me when it came out 3 years ago but I totally love it now
― http://threeframes.net (gr8080), Monday, 3 June 2013 21:52 (twelve years ago)
http://i.imgur.com/dHZ8LlP.jpg
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Friday, 30 August 2013 11:28 (twelve years ago)
YES
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Friday, 30 August 2013 13:46 (twelve years ago)
http://francisandthelights.com/
new track up, says EP Nov 25. The song is in that weird concert film he did.
― #fomo that's the motto (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 30 October 2013 15:57 (twelve years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqhaMewA2K0#t=16
― i wish i had a skateboard i could skate away on (Hurting 2), Monday, 18 November 2013 17:00 (twelve years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqhaMewA2K0&feature=c4-overview&list=UUYpEyPOoscdbbDp_cNVrOtA
don't know why that isn't embedding, but it's dope
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqhaMewA2K0
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Monday, 18 November 2013 17:05 (twelve years ago)
the dude who does his videos has great concepts
― i wish i had a skateboard i could skate away on (Hurting 2), Monday, 18 November 2013 17:06 (twelve years ago)
i'm under the impression francis is kind of in charge of all the visual concepts even if he's collaborating w/ others
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Monday, 18 November 2013 17:07 (twelve years ago)
http://31.media.tumblr.com/d23c0d3da2360437eb6b1ee6ba5e163f/tumblr_mwgspqDcdl1qznkk6o1_500.gif
― i wish i had a skateboard i could skate away on (Hurting 2), Monday, 18 November 2013 17:09 (twelve years ago)
xp yeah that would make sense
don't get why this dude isn't famous by now, basically
― i wish i had a skateboard i could skate away on (Hurting 2), Thursday, 21 November 2013 12:18 (twelve years ago)
"Like a Dream" is in my head 24/7 now.
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Thursday, 21 November 2013 13:16 (twelve years ago)
new EP is up: https://soundcloud.com/francisandthelights/sets/like-a-dream-ep
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Thursday, 21 November 2013 13:40 (twelve years ago)
xp no major label backing is my guess. He definitely has all his ducks in a row but my understanding is that he's gotten this far rather autonomously.
― shaane, Thursday, 21 November 2013 13:51 (twelve years ago)
one of these days my mind will stop racingand i'll get me some sleepcause i'm ready for the big timeis it ready for me
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Thursday, 21 November 2013 13:52 (twelve years ago)
drake loves him
― max, Thursday, 21 November 2013 14:25 (twelve years ago)
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lol, I woke up with it going through my head, and then I spent 10 minutes this morning trying to do the step from the video before I realized I was probably annoying the shit out of my downstairs neighbors
― i wish i had a skateboard i could skate away on (Hurting 2), Thursday, 21 November 2013 15:29 (twelve years ago)
I was actually whistling it when the elevator opened and I think I creeped out this lady who thought I was whistling at her
apparently this is put out by something called Good Years Recordings.
― i wish i had a skateboard i could skate away on (Hurting 2), Thursday, 21 November 2013 15:35 (twelve years ago)
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― i wish i had a skateboard i could skate away on (Hurting 2), Saturday, 23 November 2013 03:44 (twelve years ago)
So dope the way he comes out of sillouette right on the beginning of the first chorus, then goes back into sillouette right on the beginning of the second verse
― i wish i had a skateboard i could skate away on (Hurting 2), Sunday, 24 November 2013 03:21 (twelve years ago)
it's weird how the cmera man's shadow gets in the shot; I wonder if it's intentional
― ᶓ͠סּᴥ͠סּᶔ ᶓͼ᷆ₓͼ᷇ᶔ (gr8080), Sunday, 24 November 2013 09:52 (twelve years ago)
the EP is on spotify now
the whole thing is mildly anticlimactic because two of the songs have already been kicking around for a while, the third is dope but the fourth is forgettable. Hope there's something more in the works.
― signed, J.P. Morgan CEO (Hurting 2), Friday, 27 December 2013 19:24 (twelve years ago)
Wondering what's up with this guy now, probably free-associated to him bc of Prince's death.
― JWoww Gilberto (man alive), Saturday, 23 April 2016 03:37 (nine years ago)
???
something on his website about playing at Syracuse with Chance the Rapper last month, but otherwise not much sign of activity.
― JWoww Gilberto (man alive), Friday, 13 May 2016 03:53 (nine years ago)
Well heyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wScYn10D2vo&feature=youtu.be
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Friday, 8 July 2016 05:58 (nine years ago)
yyyyessss
http://farewellstarlite.com/
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Monday, 26 September 2016 16:02 (nine years ago)
so dope so far btw
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Monday, 26 September 2016 16:14 (nine years ago)
yea i like this
― johnny crunch, Monday, 26 September 2016 23:43 (nine years ago)
Friends has ten mil plays on Spotify, guess the Bon Iver and Kanye connections help. In general the album seems to be getting more play than past ones.
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 03:04 (nine years ago)
May I Have This Dance gets a lot of radio play on WFUV (AAA station). Not my fav tune but glad for him to get some exposure anyway.
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Tuesday, 15 August 2017 20:05 (eight years ago)
I kind of slept on Just For Us. Drags a little for me at times, but a couple of tracks are really standing out for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qg85km95Etc
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Saturday, 10 November 2018 21:29 (seven years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uruDvCDLod0
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Saturday, 10 November 2018 21:31 (seven years ago)
A lot of his songs feel like they really want to be hits but are produced a little too stiffly, like demos.
― Fedora Dostoyevsky (man alive), Sunday, 11 November 2018 02:39 (seven years ago)