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what should i buy?

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? by commandercool
it was payday yesterday, so i'm looking to buy a couple of new(ish) records. please help me decide.

you have until 2:30
commandercool | 27 Aug '05, 13:04 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

Get 'Demon' by the Envelopes

or


'Inches' by Les Savy Fav

Kleeb | 27 Aug '05, 13:08 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

Get Illinoise by Sufjan Stevens, the joint best album of this year. It's brilliant and sprawling and lovely.

If you still have cash to spare then get a Wilco album :)
OceanStorm | 27 Aug '05, 13:12 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

Oh yeah, forgot about Illinois. Scrub 'Demons', get that instead. Brilliant record. Definitely get 'Inches' by Les Savy Fav though if you can, if you don't know them already (and looking at your profile) I guarantee you will love that record.
Kleeb | 27 Aug '05, 13:16 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

envelopes have intruiged me in the past. can someone describe what they sound like please?

same for sufjan stevens?

thanks :)
commandercool | 27 Aug '05, 13:16 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

Envelopes make some nice quirky indie rock. Think Devo + Pavement + The Pastels + Belle & Sebastian + Stereolab.

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens is either quite folky rootsy type stuff with acoustic guitar & banjo, or quite uptempo horns & strings indie folky rock. Really fucking good. Lots of nice hooks and melody.
Kleeb | 27 Aug '05, 13:25 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

at the moment sufjan stevens and envelopes are winning. i have a friend who has all les savy fav's stuff so he'll be able to lend me inches.

can anyone trump my choices so far??
commandercool | 27 Aug '05, 13:27 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

Les Savy Fav = Loud, riffy, arty, punk indie rock with great lyrics. Bit of electronic stuff thrown in with their later stuff. A little bit like atd-i but much much better.
Kleeb | 27 Aug '05, 13:27 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

Mahogany - memory column
lyle | 27 Aug '05, 13:38 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

description please!
commandercool | 27 Aug '05, 13:38 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

Current 93 - Judas As Black Moth


Best of i think. Gothic Folk type stuff from a person from Psychic TV.

"I would simply say: he is the most elegant writer alive" - Devendra Banhart.

"Current 93 exists as the eye of a slutary storm; one that yields fear from fear, awe from awe and love from love." - Will Oldham
less_than_zero | 27 Aug '05, 13:54 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

i don't like that sufjan stevens album so i'd say don't get that. that's all, i found it massively dissapointing but alas no actual recommendations as i haven't bought anything for a little while
chris-budget | 27 Aug '05, 14:06 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

Not sure what tickles your fancy but;

The Books - Lost and Safe.
Really mellow indie/electronica. Lots of samples, soft vocals and clever arrangements.

Jesu - Jesu.
Shoegazing, death metal style. Hard-work, but incredibly rewarding.

Roisin Murphy - Ruby Blue.
She wipes the floor with Goldfrapp. Not instantly accessible, but a real grower.
sartana | 27 Aug '05, 14:13 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

i have (and love) the jesu album.

the books sounds interesting. i'll definitely consider that if the availability/price is right.

is roisin murphy the woman from moloko?
commandercool | 27 Aug '05, 14:16 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

Yep - and I won't have a word said against them.
sartana | 27 Aug '05, 14:38 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

Nun by Nun Of The Above
www.nunoftheabove.net
smileyfdave | 27 Aug '05, 14:08 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

i went for envelopes and sufjan stevens in the end, though i have made a note of the other suggestions and will probably be looking at a couple of them later on in the month.

cheers!
commandercool | 27 Aug '05, 14:50 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

:(. Whatever.
less_than_zero | 27 Aug '05, 14:54 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

Mahogany is somewhere between Sigur Ros and Lush.

There's a MP3 here :
http://www.darla.com/catalog/search.asp?id=8597
lyle | 27 Aug '05, 19:29 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

LoveKraft by S.F.A
welshbulb | 27 Aug '05, 20:40 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

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cripplesunday | 28 Aug '05, 21:54 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: what should i buy?

idiot pilot - strange we should meet here
penny_racer | 28 Aug '05, 22:20 | Send note | Report this | Reply