lala
08-04-05, 01:40 PM
Any thoughts? Any recommendations on particular albums. I know they are rather the critics darlings, but I heard a song on a paste magazine compliation and quite enjoyed it.
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snickersnicker
08-04-05, 02:44 PM
They're pretty all right. If you want something similar (but better, and older), check out Neutral Milk Hotel. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is their best release.
lala
08-04-05, 03:29 PM
Yes. I'm a big fan of neutral milk hotel. Aeroplane is one of my favouritest albums ever.
Fugazi Dave
08-04-05, 03:46 PM
I like Neutral Milk Hotel, but can't stand the Decemberists at this point. Go figure.
skitbraviking
08-04-05, 09:14 PM
I want to like them and do enjoy that one song you mentioned on the Paste CD, but I can't stomach the entire album. They're too cutesy and ironic. Yet, I want to like them.
snickersnicker
08-04-05, 11:37 PM
Suggestion to LaLa...doesn't really sound anything like either bands, although he/they did a cover of "Two-Headed Boy," but are you into the Mountain Goats at all? If you're not familiar, I recommend All Hail West Texas and The Coroner's Gambit.
lala
08-05-05, 03:38 PM
I Heart the Mountain Goats! Tallahassee is another all time favorite album. (Also Trailer Brides' High Seas!)
snickersnicker
08-05-05, 04:47 PM
I can't get into Talahassee too much. "Game Shows Change Our Lives" and "Have to Explode" are both fantastic, though. As is the song about laying on the bathroom floor in each others' arms...can't remember the title. John Darnielle just doesn't sound right with any sort of accompaniment other than maybe a violin or harmonica.