|
Post by rob strong on Dec 2, 2010 11:59:47 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by rob strong on Dec 2, 2010 12:00:46 GMT 1
I really like it, got a really cool vibe about it and sounds like a really good opener... I bet the second track will be an absolute beast! It is.
|
|
|
Post by yelobeli on Dec 2, 2010 12:12:20 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by yelobeli on Dec 2, 2010 12:26:57 GMT 1
18:15 minutes in. Good stuff.
|
|
|
Post by chocky909 on Dec 2, 2010 19:02:20 GMT 1
I really like it, got a really cool vibe about it and sounds like a really good opener... I bet the second track will be an absolute beast! It is. Show off!
|
|
|
Post by rob strong on Dec 2, 2010 21:08:13 GMT 1
Show off! ;D
|
|
|
Post by bobbob on Dec 3, 2010 14:15:32 GMT 1
I liked it, made me smile. But there was a point were i was thinking about instrumental Keane. I got really really scared, slapped myself and smiled again. Sometimes "Friend of the Night" reminds me of John Tesh I can't help it! Interesting song, gotta listen to it more times - can someone rip it to MP3?
|
|
|
Post by bobbob on Dec 4, 2010 4:48:07 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by citylimits on Dec 6, 2010 11:21:39 GMT 1
A remix of How To Be A Werewolf as soundtrack for Thirty Century Man : www.nowness.com/Sweet
|
|
|
Post by jontosh on Dec 6, 2010 19:26:24 GMT 1
blimey, 3 new tracks now and all three are fantastic!
|
|
|
Post by boringprophet on Dec 6, 2010 21:10:46 GMT 1
Apologies if it's been said by others, but does that version of Werewolf remind anyone of Long Way...? I think I even prefer it, it's got such a feel good vibe to it.
|
|
|
Post by jontosh on Dec 6, 2010 22:38:29 GMT 1
yeah it was mentioned when people saw the video of the Japan gig. Definitely does have a similar feel, but that ain't no bad thing really.
|
|
|
Post by jontosh on Dec 6, 2010 23:04:51 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by boringprophet on Dec 6, 2010 23:07:37 GMT 1
Cheers for the rips, lads.
|
|
|
Post by citylimits on Dec 8, 2010 13:15:44 GMT 1
Obviously dying to hear the whole album, so i looked into the few people scrobbling songs on Last.fm. One of the users was some sorta reviewer, had links on her page to a few magazines and also her blog. Well i had to look, oh she's posted a mixtape on her blog, great.. oh wait, what's that i see... 'San Pedro? ?'... awesome! San Pedro! Shame that it's leaking though.
|
|
|
Post by rob strong on Dec 8, 2010 14:24:19 GMT 1
Obviously dying to hear the whole album, so i looked into the few people scrobbling songs on Last.fm. One of the users was some sorta reviewer, had links on her page to a few magazines and also her blog. Well i had to look, oh she's posted a mixtape on her blog, great.. oh wait, what's that i see... 'San Pedro? ?'... awesome! San Pedro! Shame that it's leaking though. Jeesh. It's to be hoped somone gives her a sharp rap on the knuckles for her stupidity.
|
|
|
Post by jontosh on Dec 8, 2010 15:41:26 GMT 1
*post deleted* - the tracks we've heard so far have been made available with the knowledge of the band. This one hasn't.
|
|
|
Post by citylimits on Dec 8, 2010 20:09:54 GMT 1
It hit me while i was taking a shit.. is that Luke Sutherland singing on one of the tracks?
|
|
pak
elvis ramone
Posts: 4
|
Post by pak on Dec 9, 2010 0:30:54 GMT 1
“San Pedro” is the furious sequel to “Glasgow Mega-Snake” from 2006's Mr Beast, a driving, dueling guitar battle where the band hurtle through to thundering climax. “Letters to the Metro” is yet more quintessential Mogwai, sweetly melodic and oddly sentimental, where plaintive piano pokes and brushed drums set against loping, mournful guitar twangs: A thing of beauty.
Elsewhere, the twitchy, mechanized ghosts of Suicide and Neu! are evoked on songs like “Mexican Grand Prix” and “George Square Thatcher Death Party.” Mogwai have always excelled at the hypnotic but show an even greater range of textures here. “How to Be a Werewolf” is similarly textured, rolling, gliding and building before exploding forth with streaks of molten, stereoscopic guitar.
Closing track “You're Lionel Ritchie” is a brooding monster that not only sends off into the night sated, but solidifies the veteran ceiling-dwelling soulster's place in popular cultural history—as a footnote to Mogwai's continued forward progress. “I saw Lionel Richie at Heathrow but I was still drunk from DJing in Barcelona,” Braithwaite admits. “That is what I said to his face. The rest of the band was incredibly amused.”
|
|
|
Post by rob strong on Dec 9, 2010 0:37:49 GMT 1
“San Pedro” is the furious sequel to “Glasgow Mega-Snake” from 2006's Mr Beast, a driving, dueling guitar battle where the band hurtle through to thundering climax. “Letters to the Metro” is yet more quintessential Mogwai, sweetly melodic and oddly sentimental, where plaintive piano pokes and brushed drums set against loping, mournful guitar twangs: A thing of beauty. Elsewhere, the twitchy, mechanized ghosts of Suicide and Neu! are evoked on songs like “Mexican Grand Prix” and “George Square Thatcher Death Party.” Mogwai have always excelled at the hypnotic but show an even greater range of textures here. “How to Be a Werewolf” is similarly textured, rolling, gliding and building before exploding forth with streaks of molten, stereoscopic guitar. Closing track “You're Lionel Ritchie” is a brooding monster that not only sends off into the night sated, but solidifies the veteran ceiling-dwelling soulster's place in popular cultural history—as a footnote to Mogwai's continued forward progress. “I saw Lionel Richie at Heathrow but I was still drunk from DJing in Barcelona,” Braithwaite admits. “That is what I said to his face. The rest of the band was incredibly amused.” Where's this from?
|
|
|
Post by rob strong on Dec 9, 2010 0:38:41 GMT 1
It hit me while i was taking a shit.. is that Luke Sutherland singing on one of the tracks? Which one?
|
|
pak
elvis ramone
Posts: 4
|
Post by pak on Dec 9, 2010 1:21:28 GMT 1
|
|
|
Post by slacker345 on Dec 9, 2010 12:05:43 GMT 1
The best way for the band to combat the inevitable leak would be to offer an early paid download of the album.. Lord knows I'd pay without a seconds thought
|
|
|
Post by jontosh on Dec 9, 2010 13:19:32 GMT 1
The best way for the band to combat the inevitable leak would be to offer an early paid download of the album.. Lord knows I'd pay without a seconds thought agree with this. the other way is to not give promos to stupid bitch reviewers who then stick them up on their shitty blogs. dunno how that Mexican Grand Prix track leaked, I'd guess in a similar way. I'm more than happy that Rob took the link down, but I guess that also confirms its authenticity.
|
|
|
Post by rob strong on Dec 9, 2010 14:53:38 GMT 1
The best way for the band to combat the inevitable leak would be to offer an early paid download of the album.. Lord knows I'd pay without a seconds thought Amen to that. There is no other model which makes sense nowadays. I really like what a few folks have done in the last couple of years - put the downloads on sale the same day the first promos are sent out to combat the idiot journalists leaking all over their trousers. Include a range of pre-order options (vinyl/tshirt/poster packages, we've all seen 'em), all with immediate download in a variety of formats (FLAC, mp3 etc). Surely this is not difficult to organise in this day and age? Unfortunately a substantial amount of the music industry seems to be way behind the curve on this still.
|
|
|
Post by rob strong on Dec 9, 2010 14:55:02 GMT 1
dunno how that Mexican Grand Prix track leaked, I'd guess in a similar way. I'm more than happy that Rob took the link down, but I guess that also confirms its authenticity. Mexican Grand Prix has leaked too? Sheesh. Maybe I should just post the whole thing on Brightlight
|
|
|
Post by slacker345 on Dec 9, 2010 15:02:30 GMT 1
Hm..the Mexican Grand Prix leak doesn't sound real to me, but who knows..
|
|
|
Post by jontosh on Dec 9, 2010 15:05:59 GMT 1
Hm..the Mexican Grand Prix leak doesn't sound real to me, but who knows.. indeed, which is why i posted the link.
|
|
|
Post by plasmatron on Dec 9, 2010 15:45:08 GMT 1
Hm..the Mexican Grand Prix leak doesn't sound real to me, but who knows.. indeed, which is why i posted the link. Mexican GP was played on Zane Lowe the other night. I'd imagine someone has just taped it from that or maybe someone just upped the radio promo. TBH early leaks annoy the hell out of me but i think we've done ok keeping the whole record offline so far. SB
|
|
|
Post by jontosh on Dec 9, 2010 16:06:58 GMT 1
|
|