jt4527
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The new Philip Glass is beautiful
Sarah Jarosz is out Friday, too.
Willi Carlile and Ty Segall have new ones this week as well.
Yeah but Jarosz is a glaring omission. Jk
The new Philip Glass is beautiful
the "new" Sunny Day Real Estate song is stunning
I said this elsewhere about this song
You can clearly hear the ghosts of "How It Feels To Be Something On" era in this song. While in theory this is a 25 year+ old song, it really does feel like this is where sunny day should go.
I know it doesn't have the sheen of the rising tide, and I get that a lot of people like that album/era. But this is the kind of song that makes it clear that SDRE have so much more to offer. This song feels like it combines the weight of "The Shark's Own Private Fuck", the joy of "Every Shining Time You Arrive", and the forward epic motion of "Days Were Golden". The song absolutely belongs in the SDRE, cannon so to speak.
And while it is kind of unfair to compare this to any of the studio 606 sessions stuff . For context, Sunny Day recording a song at Dave Grohl's studio 606 . Original bassist Nate Mendel recorded a full record with them in 2009/10. There was a lot of drama, and furthermore the band thought the material was not up to par. You can find these sessions on youtube (and I can totally see why they did not want this released). The band breaks up again, but we do get one song from those sessions in 2013 for an RSD 7". It's the best song out of the bunch.
Anyway, I think it's safe to say this song blows any of that out of the water (pun intended, if you've seen the video). As a fan of this band since 1995, and "How It Feels..." being not only my favorite SDRE LPs, but a top ten LP for me period, this met every expectation. A rare thing for a band that has reunited and decided to work on "new" material. The new re-recorded "Diary" LP drops in a bit, and this song is on it.
Is this the "I'm not gonna write you a love song!" girl?I’ll get to the Smile but this drew first blood today:
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You're thinking of Sara BareillesIs this the "I'm not gonna write you a love song!" girl?
No. She was a child prodigy mandolin player who has become one hell of a songwriter. This album is a bit more polished and produced than her earlier albums but four songs in (running errands), it is fantastic and evidently my vinyl is waiting for me at home.Is this the "I'm not gonna write you a love song!" girl?
Liking this better on first listen than their last couple, still miss them playing Bluegrass though.Sarah Jarosz is real good. This is also priority over The Smile:
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Only because her face is showing up everytime I see the Spotify "New Release" playlist, has anyone listened to Ice Spice "Think U The Shit (Fart)" so the rest of us don't have to? Candidate for worst song title of the year?