(Artie Ziff)
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Feb 23, 2011 18:28:47 GMT -5
Debuted this afternoon on XM. Lead release from forthcoming CD. This is pretty cool.
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Post by halo19 on Feb 23, 2011 19:51:51 GMT -5
I really wish the format could give a group like this more of a shot. They have the creativity that's missing from a lot of the format, and the songs are actually quite enjoyable.
I won't enjoy the album as much as RTCM, but I can count on one finger the albums I actually like more.
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Post by Phanarchist on Feb 24, 2011 3:06:32 GMT -5
they made a mistake by not releasing "DLZ" as the single on Dear Science, I think that could have made an impact for them.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Feb 24, 2011 8:50:12 GMT -5
Not sure DLZ would've done anything either. But if The Black Keys paid their dues and finally hit big, these guys should be next.
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Post by lockebox on Mar 10, 2011 13:57:58 GMT -5
Goes for adds March 22nd.
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Post by halo19 on Apr 7, 2011 21:34:54 GMT -5
The album is fantastic. There seemed to be something missing about Dear Science to me (though I loved it), but may end up being my second favorite album by them.
I like all of their albums a lot more than Desperate Youth, which is really just decent to me. (The EP was a mini-gem.)
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Apr 10, 2011 17:09:09 GMT -5
Top 50 on Alternative:
60 47 TV ON THE RADIO Will Do 119 71 48 0.239
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Post by halo19 on Apr 20, 2011 19:34:09 GMT -5
R.I.P. bassist Gerard Smith. Only 34 & died of lung cancer, which he fought recently and ultimately lost. :'(
bummer.
I still want to see the group any time the chance comes.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 20, 2011 19:56:20 GMT -5
What a great song this is. Hypnotic. |
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Post by The Party Captain on Apr 25, 2011 23:08:52 GMT -5
This is probably my favorite song of the year so far. I've heard of this band before but never really gave them a listen. Any suggestions?
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Post by halo19 on Apr 26, 2011 5:50:37 GMT -5
"Wolf Like Me" was their first Mediabase-charting hit and one of their finer moments. "Staring at the Sun" kind of got them on the underground map.
There are lots I'd recommend, but those are perhaps fine enough starting points.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Apr 26, 2011 11:58:45 GMT -5
I only have their last 3 CDs. Each one is better than the one before it. At least for me.
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Post by lockebox on May 9, 2011 10:23:07 GMT -5
Top 40 - Alternative
46 37 TV ON THE RADIO - Will Do 182 140 42 0.464
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on May 9, 2011 11:06:47 GMT -5
First Top 40 since "Wolf Like Me".
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Post by halo19 on May 10, 2011 23:55:47 GMT -5
Cool to see it taking off like that. On Mediabase, "WLM" distressingly stalled at #41 for a few weeks.
If the 2006-2007 even were a bit more like the way it's done now, I think that one could have been their breakthrough hit. And then the climate was more averse to what they were doing circa Dear Science, high buzz aside.
NToL is my first genuine (early) AOTY contender.
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