Rumors have been swirling for months, but today it was confirmed through multiple sources that Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters will tour the U.S. this fall/winter and will perform “The Wall” album in its entirety.
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The complete details and tour dates will be announced on Monday April 12 at 2 pm EST at roger-waters.com. The US leg of the tour will likely begin in September and run through December. There are some southern dates (Tampa, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale) listed on a Dutch fan site for mid-November.
Not quite sure how much I like LCD Soundsystem, the last album had some great moments but also some forgettable ones.
Here is the new album, streaming in full. I like the first track. I heard “Drunk Girls” too, the first single, wasn’t really impressed. I need to listen to the whole thing when I have time.
Can’t wait for the new Black Keys album… I like what I’ve heard from it so far. “Next Girl” is a good track.
I’ve got the new Drive-by Truckers album and the new Jakob Dylan album… both decent, but not overly impressed with either. Been listening to the Monsters of Folk album quite a bit, but I guess that is technically 2009.
[quote=“casstommy, post:48, topic:22376”][quote=“Powerbait, post:47, topic:22376”][quote=“casstommy, post:46, topic:22376”]The National’s new one is streaming. Its pretty boring imo.
How is that any different from the rest of their albums then?[/quote]
HAHAHA!
They are a pretty boring bunch[/quote]
I’d like to say there is a ton of great music coming out in the mainstream these days, but boy I just can’t lie like that. Even orgcore is way oversaturated.
I saw them open for REM with Modest Mouse. REM was great, I could have just shown up for them. The fact that Modest Mouse and The National have both been “indie rock champions” is disheartening.
Modest Mouse wasn’t an indie champion, they just had a crossover hit. They’re not that big in the indie landscape, other than that one achievement (and for having snagged Johnny Marr for a couple albums - but he’s already gone again - left to play with The Cribs).
And they aren’t that bad, they’re just celebrated for the wrong reasons. That little guitar bit in the intro to Float On is nice, but their best work was long before that. I always thought that The Lonesome, Crowded West was their most underappreciated album, and have always loved the song Bankrupt on Selling.
The biggest problem with them though is their songwriting crutch of paradox - all of the titles and lyrics are based on it, and while it’s smart, it gets awfully reptitive and therefore boring.
You people are insane, The National is one of the best bands out there right now. I pretty much brushed them off the first dozen times I heard them, but once I saw them open for Arcade Fire and gave them a better chance, I’ve been hooked. I get the boring thing, the singer is an acquired taste, but I think they absolutely deserve whatever hype they get leading up to the new album, they are a really great band.
I’m not a huge Modest Mouse fan, they always seem to put out decent stuff, but most of their albums are carried by a few standout tracks.
I was at the REM/Modest Mouse/National show with PB, I thought REM played well, but their new songs were lacking (to be fair, I left early so probably missed a lot of their older stuff). The National was OK, I don’t think they work well in a place like Verizon. They were really good opening for Arcade Fire in a concert hall-sized place and even better at Cat’s Cradle.
[quote=“CMack124, post:53, topic:22376”]You people are insane, The National is one of the best bands out there right now. I pretty much brushed them off the first dozen times I heard them, but once I saw them open for Arcade Fire and gave them a better chance, I’ve been hooked. I get the boring thing, the singer is an acquired taste, but I think they absolutely deserve whatever hype they get leading up to the new album, they are a really great band.
I’m not a huge Modest Mouse fan, they always seem to put out decent stuff, but most of their albums are carried by a few standout tracks.
I was at the REM/Modest Mouse/National show with PB, I thought REM played well, but their new songs were lacking (to be fair, I left early so probably missed a lot of their older stuff). The National was OK, I don’t think they work well in a place like Verizon. They were really good opening for Arcade Fire in a concert hall-sized place and even better at Cat’s Cradle.[/quote]
That’s the great thing about all art. It is subjective.
The guitarist in my band likes the National too, but he also loves Tin Armor and Ted Leo. Both are acts I just can’t really get into. None of them are bad, but it sure as shit ain’t Sonic Youth and Husker Du.
