What are you Listening To?

[mildandbitter]

Eist, a collection of various artists singing in their native language. The language is Irish and it's lovely to my ears. Eist means listen in Irish.

[CEB2ElectricBoogaloo]

Saw these a couple of months back in Denmark street. Bloody excellent live band

[Proposition Joe]

Got tickets to see them years ago and clean forgot I'd bought them. Was then annoyed at missing them when I later saw they were playing and it had sold out. Great stuff.

[CEB2ElectricBoogaloo]

New album is fantastic, and the track with Grian from Fontaines DC sharing vocals is my track of the year. Has a similar vibe to Tell The King by the libertines

[Proposition Joe]

Think I did the same with Sleigh Bells as well. May have had a period of buying tickets when pissed.

Speaking of the Fontaines fella, his solo album is

[CEB2ElectricBoogaloo]

Yeah it really is. Very different to the Fontaines stuff, too. Talented bloke.
I was jammy enough to get to see them at the Electric Ballroom on album release day, don’t think they’ll be playing venues like that for a while now

[Proposition Joe]

Terrible venue but really would have liked to see them at Ally Pally.

[CEB2ElectricBoogaloo]

Later this month isn’t it? I might end up trying to go last minute, there’s always cheap tickets for ally pally type venues on the day

[Proposition Joe]

Ah, thought it had been and gone. I see my gig organisation skills are still top notch.

[Dunners]

This came on a random shuffle earlier, so I had to go back and listen to their brilliant album. I'm sure there are plenty of examples of technically superior guitar solos, but that sound from 2'37 is pure perfection IMO.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Laura Marlings new album is stunning. Could be a real classic - need more listens.
Hitting me quite hard cos it’s all about her young kid

[CEB2ElectricBoogaloo]

Have never heard a Laura Marling album I didn’t love, but i also sort of forget she exists for long periods. Will check this out, cheers

[Proposition Joe]

Don't think I've ever actually listened to an album of her's in full, but I saw her 15 years ago at Brudenell Social - ace venue - supporting Daniel Johnston and she was absolutely mesmerising. Just an incredible voice and set.

[CEB2ElectricBoogaloo]

I’m assuming you’re familiar with Big Thief? This is incredible (from a few years back but all their stuff is good)

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Have never heard a Laura Marling album I didn’t love, but i also sort of forget she exists for long periods. Will check this out, cheers

Think she’s only done a few things in the last 5-10 years.

This has cool Leonard Cohen vibes. Great song.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

I’m assuming you’re familiar with Big Thief? This is incredible (from a few years back but all their stuff is good)

Hope they’ve got a new album out soon. Vampire Empire was my favourite song of last year by anyone

[CEB2ElectricBoogaloo]

They had a load of new songs in Gunnersbury park in the summer

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Did you go? Was annoying it was their only U.K. show that I knew of last year.

[CEB2ElectricBoogaloo]

Yes, the new songs were good, but the sound wasn’t great so wasn’t the best I’d seen them (I’d also say their new bassist doesn’t quite have that effortless feel that the guy they sacked had)

But Adrienne Lenker played at the Barbican a few months before, and that was astounding. The only vocalist who comes close to her is Beth Gibbons, if you’re talking a voice to make every hair on your body stand on edge

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Love it. Really come from nowhere for me. Still actually working my way through all their stuff but I was a bit obsessed over the summer

[oxo]

Saw these a couple of months back in Denmark street. Bloody excellent live band

What music venue is on Denmark St?

[oxo]

Another vote for Big Thief and Adrianne Lenker — she’s a generational talent

[CEB2ElectricBoogaloo]

Saw these a couple of months back in Denmark street. Bloody excellent live band

What music venue is on Denmark St?

The Lower Third, you have to go through a cocktail bar and then out the back and through another building then underground to get it. It’s a great little venue though

[The Mindsweep]

Have been enjoying Man/Woman/Chainsaw releases over the past few months and a new EPis released tomorrow

[Chief crazy horse]

A Trump speech.