gaporter
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EVERYBODY should be hyped for new Laura Stevenson music imoShould I be hyped too?
Best Music of 2021
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musicjunkiegreg
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avecigrec
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Should I be hyped too?
I mean, you're not wrong
Well, colour me curious!
gaporter
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I've been singing her praises for years now. She's among my favorite artists and songwriters, it's not an exaggeration to say that her music has been life-changing for me. It would be awesome if this next album is the one that finally gets her more recognition, she's been delivering consistently amazing albums for a decade now and I've been waiting for more people to realize how great she is.Well, colour me curious!
Piratenovelist
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I have the orange vinyl on lock. Mammoth is one of the best songs of the year! I’m also just bittersweet about the name because Wolfgang asked his dad’s permission to use mammoth which was the original name before Van Halen was a name!The EP that dropped a few weeks ago was solid ('Distance' hit me in the feels because, well, I guess it's obvious). Their debut is def on my radar list for Friday
avecigrec
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Alright, I'm gonna give her a listen while I file some paperwork. Any recommendation for which album to start with?
Joe Mac
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We’re really not 5/12 ≠ 1/2
Hollywood
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Close enough
avecigrec
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I've started with Audiotree Live and love the first two songs so far.
gaporter
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This is a tough call, but I'd say Wheel is a good enough album to start with to give you a taste of what she's all about. It has a good balance of slower, stripped down songs and heavier rock-influenced songs. From there, I'd say if you like the heavier, upbeat stuff more, I'd highly recommend Cocksure, and if the slower stuff is more your speed, I'd give The Big Freeze a listen.
Her 2011 album Sit Resist was recently remastered, and while it has some of my favorite songs of hers, even with it being remastered the production is a bit lackluster, so it's probably not a good one to start with. But songs like "Halloween, Pts. 1 &2", "Master of Art" and "Barnacles" are part of what made me love her so much, so it's certainly worth a listen as well.
gaporter
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Ah, I didn't think about this, but that would be a good starting point as well! Certainly a good showcase of her amazing vocals
The first two songs are from The Big Freeze, her most recent album, so maybe it would be cool to start with the newest one and just work your way backwards?
avecigrec
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Certainly a good showcase of her amazing vocals
Is it ever! Damn.
avecigrec
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By cover alone, Wheel was the most appealing. And where I'm at now.
My Neighbor Brotoro
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I can confirm that the new LS single is very good. Got an early download of State because I pre-ordered the album last week.
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Hollywood
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musicjunkiegreg
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Lol, Faye Webster at 45 - album comes out on June 25th.... I mean, maybe they had early access, but this is why I often question the validity or merit of some of these publications..
Hollywood
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Agreed. That is why my mid-year list won't be "published" in this thread before the end of June.
musicjunkiegreg
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I'm not sure I'll be doing a mid year list. But, rather, a best of Q2 list (Apr-Jun)Agreed. That is why my mid-year list won't be "published" in this thread before the end of June.
Hollywood
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Regardless, Im sure you won't post your list tomorrowI'm not sure I'll be doing a mid year list. But, rather, a best of Q2 list (Apr-Jun)
BjorgenFjorgen
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They definitely have early access. Not sure that makes them "invalid"; it just makes the list less useful.