Re: Au Revoir Simone - The Bird of Music (2007)

by Nightjar Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:01 pm

I like this better than I did.

by Guest Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:01 pm

Nightjar wrote:
WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:I must be tired, I haven't rank them yet.

Rank, wut?

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:01 pm

Track 9 - Stars.

by Nightjar Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:02 pm

WhatDoesThisButtonDo? wrote:There was quite a lot of this sort of thing back in the 90s.

Tended to be slightly less professional, a lot less well produced, and in retrospect boring.

Something something Mazzy Star?

by Nightjar Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:03 pm

This sounds a bit Strawberry Switchblade.

by Nightjar Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:04 pm

It's so utterly arch and twee.

I think they can do better than this.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:04 pm

Another band with the Pete Best drum machine. dontpanic

by Nightjar Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:04 pm

"You make wanna measure stars in the backyard with a calculator and a ruler baby"

vom

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:04 pm

Track 10 - Lark.

by Guest Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:05 pm

I've worked it out, this reminds me Pavement.

dontpanic

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:05 pm

It's another one with a video.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:05 pm

We used to have a pot plant like that. I don't have a clue what it was.

by Nightjar Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:05 pm

This is the song that introduced ARS to me (via Twin Peaks)...

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:06 pm

It stood on a stone table covered in naked women.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:07 pm

This is the 2nd best track on the album.

by Nightjar Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:07 pm

Good song this.

I remember when it came on on at the end of the first episode and I was all like "oh, Dave, you and you obsession with drippy dream-pop chick bands", but then the chords went all interesting.

And then I realised he was right and I was wrong. yes