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Binney on acid · Mar 16, 2014

Their new album is out tomorrow. I'm really confident that it's going to be brilliant.

big nuts · Mar 16, 2014

http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/6202/The-War-On-Drugs-Lost-In-The-Dream.aspx

Some great reviews across a whole host of different publications and online sources.

I remember seeing their gig at the Concorde 2 held up as the singer got an electric shock.

Herr Tubthumper · Mar 17, 2014

There does seem to be a lot of attention and praise being given to this album. I'm looking forward to it.

big nuts · Mar 17, 2014

Cheapest download (legal) is 7 music £4.99

Pevenseagull · Mar 17, 2014

big nuts said:
http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/6202/The-War-On-Drugs-Lost-In-The-Dream.aspx

Some great reviews across a whole host of different publications and online sources.

I remember seeing their gig at the Concorde 2 held up as the singer got an electric shock.

top gig ............ I liked the way they restarted, not just restarting the song, they picked it back up in the middle of a bar ... class act

tinycowboy · Mar 17, 2014

I'm sort of looking forward to it. Their last album (was it their first?) sounded quite Kurt Vile to me. The latest single sounded pleasant, but didn't knock me for six. However, I am very bad at appreciating great music on a first or second listen - I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised...

spring hall convert · Mar 17, 2014

tinycowboy said:
I'm sort of looking forward to it. Their last album (was it their first?) sounded quite Kurt Vile to me. The latest single sounded pleasant, but didn't knock me for six. However, I am very bad at appreciating great music on a first or second listen - I'm hoping to be pleasantly surprised...

Slave Ambient was their second. Their first is their best IMHO - Wagonwheel Blues. It featured none other than Kurt Vile (who was one of the founders of the band.)

tinycowboy · Mar 17, 2014

spring hall convert said:
Slave Ambient was their second. Their first is their best IMHO - Wagonwheel Blues. It featured none other than Kurt Vile (who was one of the founders of the band.)

Ah, thanks - it's all falling into place now. Their last single sounded very similar to something that I can't quite remember that's annoying me now - from 2011 or 2012, a band called The Record Somethings or The Recording Somethings. Or something. I can't be sure. But it'll come to me later.

tinycowboy · Mar 17, 2014

Surprising development here...

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?297439-Breaking-The-Taboo-Screening

Binney on acid · Mar 17, 2014

I bought it earlier and am quite impressed.

CorgiRegisteredFriend · Mar 17, 2014

It was on the shelf in Resident on Saturday but gave it a miss as want to hear a bit of it first. Spent far too much on music already this year.

n1 gull · Mar 18, 2014

Listened to the album on Spotify, really really impressed.
I was expecting a lot heavier as they are compared with Sonic Youth..

big nuts · Mar 18, 2014

What a track An Ocean In Between the Waves is - standout one so far for me, but only listened to it twice.

spring hall convert · Mar 18, 2014

n1 gull said:
I was expecting a lot heavier as they are compared with Sonic Youth..

Really? Where? There is absolutely nothing about WOD that would make me think Sonic Youth. There's an occasional hazy, woozy, shoegaze tint to the guitar that you could extremely lazily compare to Loveless era MBV but not Sonic Youth.

Very good album by the way, though I prefer them when they are a bit more direct rather than jamming (similar to last year's Kurt Vile album.) Glad I caught them at The Haunt now, they won't be playing those sized venues for a while I shouldn't think.

Herr Tubthumper · Mar 18, 2014

spring hall convert said:
Glad I caught them at The Haunt now, they won't be playing those sized venues for a while I shouldn't think.

I was at that gig as well.

Herr Tubthumper · Mar 18, 2014

It's a very good album btw.

challengechappers · Mar 18, 2014

Loved the debut, went up to Brixton to see them in a pub:

http://www.northstandchat.com/showthread.php?129367-the-best-debut-album-of-2008&highlight=

Jeez, doesn't time fly!

Herr Tubthumper · Mar 21, 2014

big nuts said:
What a track An Ocean In Between the Waves is - standout one so far for me, but only listened to it twice.

This is an understatement!

big nuts · Mar 21, 2014

Eyes to the wind track six another epic.

Early contender for album of the year.

n1 gull · Mar 22, 2014

spring hall convert said:
Really? Where? There is absolutely nothing about WOD that would make me think Sonic Youth. There's an occasional hazy, woozy, shoegaze tint to the guitar that you could extremely lazily compare to Loveless era MBV but not Sonic Youth.

Very good album by the way, though I prefer them when they are a bit more direct rather than jamming (similar to last year's Kurt Vile album.) Glad I caught them at The Haunt now, they won't be playing those sized venues for a while I shouldn't think.

I know totally bizarre. On Spotify it references Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine

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