(Artie Ziff)
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Dec 23, 2009 13:30:54 GMT -5
Going to Modern stations in February says Billboard. One of the most underrated albums of the year in my opinion. This has my favorite guitar riff / melody from the CD.
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Post by lockebox on Dec 23, 2009 14:03:19 GMT -5
Pretty average version of Phoenix for me. How many more of these mediocre indie-pop/rock bands are Radiohead gonna spawn?
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Post by WotUNeed on Dec 23, 2009 17:19:35 GMT -5
One of the most underrated albums of the year in my opinion. I don't think I've even read one bad review for it. Seems like critics, bloggers, and people trying to uphold a certain image are in a competition to see which can praise this thing the most. |
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Dec 25, 2009 22:53:30 GMT -5
I haven't seen to many reviews for the album, but I have not looked. The ones I have seen are generally positive, but it's still a band nobody talks about in U.S.
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Dec 26, 2009 3:36:13 GMT -5
Could someone please fix the typo in the band's name in the subject bar?
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Post by oscillations. on Dec 28, 2009 3:16:13 GMT -5
I got drunk with them a few weeks ago at Schiller's in NYC. I barely remember it, to be honest, but there are some lolsy photos that resulted from the occasion.
But yeah, The XX & their debut are pretty much the biggest indie breakthroughs of the year. I don't really know anyone in NYC or London who isn't obsessed with them. The big song is "Crystalized".
P.S. Hi.
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Post by galvanize on Dec 28, 2009 3:19:26 GMT -5
Gurl, your comeback has been more anticipated than Whitney's! Welcome back!  |
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Post by oscillations. on Dec 28, 2009 3:23:27 GMT -5
Just stopping by for a bit! :) xo
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Dec 28, 2009 9:31:26 GMT -5
Agreed on the strength of Crystalised. Hope it gets a chance at radio. But Island is great too for me.
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Post by Minimalism on Dec 28, 2009 10:27:18 GMT -5
My favorite track from them is "Heart Skipped A Beat". That call-and-response in the chorus gets me every time. <3
I'm not too optimistic about how well they will be received by radio to be honest. For the most part, they are very mellow, with simplistic melodies and production choices. Not exactly the stuff that will catch casual listeners' attention when positioned among hook-heavy stuff dominating the airwaves. But on last week's Billboard 200 chart, I noticed that their debut had sold almost 50k copies, which is honestly much better than I'd expected.
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Post by (Artie Ziff) on Dec 28, 2009 12:07:51 GMT -5
I like that one too.
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