Music: Best album of 2017

[HatTrick Swayze]

Really good year for music that's for sure.

 

[Thucydides]

Have you never listened to other stuff by them? Listen to Sound of Silver.

Never . They never really seemed my thing back in the day, so I didn't bother listening , ignored the hype.

I'll listen to Sound of silver next.

 

[WeThreeKings]

So far, the glimpses of the new:

The National
Lights
Circa Survive

have all been very promising.

 

[Thucydides]

Have you never listened to other stuff by them? Listen to Sound of Silver.

Just finished .

What an experience , pure ear candy .

I think I like that more than American dream, the last two minutes of the title track are something else. Love the cowbell. I need to get this on vinyl .

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Just finished .

What an experience , pure ear candy .

I think I like that more than American dream, the last two minutes of the title track are something else. Love the cowbell. I need to get this on vinyl .

Sound of Silver was the only album of his I liked before American Dream rolled along. My initial thought while listening to American Dream was "man, this would be on a similar level to Sound of Silver if it had an album-defining song like 'All My Friends' or 'New York I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down.'" And then suddenly "Call the Police" and "American Dream" started. The albums are at similar levels for me. I'm not like head-over-heels infatuated with them, but they're damn solid.

 

[Hyperglide]

Easily my fave album of 2017 so far. This guy is a genius.

 

[Aladyyn]

Once again I've been slacking off in terms of new releases, my favorite of the year so far is Satan's Hallow's self-titled debut album.

 

[Thucydides]

Sound of Silver was the only album of his I liked before American Dream rolled along. My initial thought while listening to American Dream was "man, this would be on a similar level to Sound of Silver if it had an album-defining song like 'All My Friends' or 'New York I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down.'" And then suddenly "Call the Police" and "American Dream" started. The albums are at similar levels for me. I'm not like head-over-heels infatuated with them, but they're damn solid.

Yeah I've only skimmed them before , never really listening. Is "this is happening " not as good ?

Have a long drive ahead of me today and will listen .

 

[Sleemans]

First Listen Live: The National, 'Sleep Well Beast'

Starts at 8:00 PM EST tonight.

 

[Thucydides]

Anyone listen to the Zola Jesus album?

 

[TJ Hooker]

Didn't love The National album on first listen. It was playing in the background while I did some work today, but didn't have really any standout tracks to me. Will give it a more serious listen tomorrow.

 

[TJ Hooker]

New LCD Soundsystem is dope AF.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Didn't love The National album on first listen. It was playing in the background while I did some work today, but didn't have really any standout tracks to me. Will give it a more serious listen tomorrow.

I've liked the singles except I hate the little guitar blasts in "the system dreams..."

But you're right in that I think it will be a solid album without those stand out songs that they are known for.

 

[Moskau]

Sleep Well Beast has gotten rave reviews at the places I've looked. High Violet and Trouble Will Find Me didn't instantly hook me like all of their other albums did but they grew on me. Especially TWFM.

 

[Mikeaveli]

Ironically I think the album I've been listening to most from this year is the new Deluxe Edition remix of Sgt. Pepper's.

 

[kmad]

1. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
2. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
3. Doesn't matter
4. etc

 

[Thucydides]

Sleep Well Beast has gotten rave reviews at the places I've looked. High Violet and Trouble Will Find Me didn't instantly hook me like all of their other albums did but they grew on me. Especially TWFM.

Yeah I find their albums are growers . Carin at the liquor store is my favourite from the singles released . Pumped to listen .

 

[DeYarmond Edison]

Sleep Well Beast is ****ing incredible. It's like they mixed the best parts of TWFM and Boxer and put them into one album.

Not sure it will ever surpass TWFM because that record means so much to me but it's certainly my AOTY. Even after just a few listens.

 

[DeYarmond Edison]

The piano all over this record is fantastic. Super tasteful use of synths too.

The singles were p e r f e c t l y placed throughout the album.. Like.. what the ****? how?

What a band.

 

[DeYarmond Edison]

Sorry for the triple post but the new Noah Gundersen single is great. 3/3 so far.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Sleep Well Beast is treating me nicely on the first listen. Not on an Alligator/Boxer level for me (at least, not yet), but it very well could get there.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I'm going to Montreal in December to see them live.

Anyone else see them before or planning to?

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

FYI: anyone in Ottawa, apparently reduced price tickets ($25!!!) for tomorrow's Arcade Fire concert are being sold at Carlton right now?

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

I'm going to Montreal in December to see them live.

Anyone else see them before or planning to?

I'm seeing them December 9 in Toronto.

 

[DeYarmond Edison]

I'm going to Montreal in December to see them live.

Anyone else see them before or planning to?

Saw them close out the first Eaux Claires fest in 2015 (It's Aaaron Dessner and Justin Vernon's fest) before I was a huge fan.

Very excited to see them again next month having listened to no band more over the past year.