Crap bands and their crap songs

[Hawky]

Prelude III -> Opalescant is just obscene. No one should be allowed to write sequential tracks like that.

There was a really nice Vice article about Rolo Tomassi which basically said what I've been saying for half a decade, in that Rolo Tomassi are the truest, most progressive pioneers in heavy music at the moment.

Ive been saying similar things about them to my friends since I first saw them in 2010 (so half a decade) OMG MAYBE WE R THE SAME PERSON OR TWINS? (NOt identical of course, I couldnt pull of your look without looking like a hippy stoner who accidentally stepped into a time machine at Woodstock 69 and had travelled to the present day)

But ye, Rolo, the amount of talent and the varying styles they can perfectly cater for is just extraordinary. I mean the two singles from the album really do sum them up; you have Opalescent which, like I said before, has such a melodic vibe but yet so technical and Stage Knives is just insane. How they aren't where, say, architects is or While She Sleeps- is beyond me because IMO Rolo is superior to both. I challenge anyone on this forum to name one band who can do what Rolo do.

Edited April 23, 2015 by A_Hawky

[Yellow_Fellow]

But then in the album there's Crystal Cascades, and then there's Funereal. The entire thing kicks off with Dillinger levels of brutality, but at times you'd be mistaking it for a Yndi Halda album.

Fuckin beautiful. If you're reading this, pay attention

[justanothername]

Yeah I'm ready to call Grievances their masterpiece but I said that about Cosmology AND Astraea so basically they're just a very, very good band and they keep making very, very good albums

Anyone think Funereal sounds like Deafheaven?

First 2 minutes sounds like Converge to me then the other 3 Deafheaven, which is pretty dam awesome if you ask me

Prelude III -> Opalescant is just obscene. No one should be allowed to write sequential tracks like that.

There was a really nice Vice article about Rolo Tomassi which basically said what I've been saying for half a decade, in that Rolo Tomassi are the truest, most progressive pioneers in heavy music at the moment.

I preferred Crystal Cascades -> Chandelier Shiver, also I'd agree. You're starting to hear their sound in a few places now, heck I'd even say that Bring Me The Horizon brought some of it with Sempiternal (don't worry Rolo Tomassi are better).

Ive been saying similar things about them to my friends since I first saw them in 2010 (so half a decade) OMG MAYBE WE R THE SAME PERSON OR TWINS? (NOt identical of course, I couldnt pull of your look without looking like a hippy stoner who accidentally stepped into a time machine at Woodstock 69 and had travelled to the present day)

But ye, Rolo, the amount of talent and the varying styles they can perfectly cater for is just extraordinary. I mean the two singles from the album really do sum them up; you have Opalescent which, like I said before, has such a melodic vibe but yet so technical and Stage Knives is just insane. How they aren't where, say, architects is or While She Sleeps- is beyond me because IMO Rolo is superior to both. I challenge anyone on this forum to name one band who can do what Rolo do.

I'd say that Lost Together//Lost Forever took influence from Rolo Tomassi

But then in the album there's Crystal Cascades, and then there's Funereal. The entire thing kicks off with Dillinger levels of brutality, but at times you'd be mistaking it for a Yndi Halda album.

Fuckin beautiful. If you're reading this, pay attention

Estranged reminded me of the first time I listened to Jane Doe by Converge which starts off with Concubine, which isn't a bad thing as that song and album both fucking rule

[Hawky]

Howl on Astrea always reminds me of Dillinger.

[Hawky]

Architects and Rolo seem to be friends so wouldn't surprise me if Architects were influenced by Rolo, some songs do share a similar format/ style.

Edited April 23, 2015 by A_Hawky

[Yellow_Fellow]

They did have that tour, and Rolo are kinda friends with everyone

[Hawky]

I think this is the longest Rolo convo I've had on here... someone is going to interject with a comment about Oasis in a minute, I can feel it...

[Yellow_Fellow]

With any hope people are gonna be interested and check it the fuck out because it deserves to be heard

[Hawky]

As much as I'd like to say "album of the year so far" I can't, botH cherry bomb and Pimp a butterfly top it IMO.

[justanothername]

It is probably my 3rd favourite album of the year, with Pimp A Butterfly and The Mindsweep (sorry, I'm a fanboy though, Grievances is probably better though) just above it.

Also started to listen to for the 2nd time and it is even better this time so it could crawl to the top in the end

Edited April 23, 2015 by justanothername

[#FreeComTruise]

I'd listen to it but I can't backtrack on all those times I've called them shit just to spite Yellow.

[Yellow_Fellow]

Rolo Tomassi - Grievances

Death Grips - The Powers That B

Turbowolf - Two Hands

Lightning Bolt - Fantasy Empire

Björk - Vulnicura

and that's my top 5 of 2015 so far

[Hawky]

Death grips and Bjork make up my top five with turbowolf in 6th so not the dissimilar...

I listened to Lightning Bolt on spotify, their picture on related artists drew me in. I believe they have a staticy sound? Is that right? Not listened to them too much. I've probably got the wrong band but I seem to remember them sounding like the lead sing was singing through a megaphone.

The annoying thing about Bjork is, her album isn't on spotify and thats where I listen to the vast majority of my music, I have her album on my laptop- just don't have my laptop with me atm.

Edited April 23, 2015 by A_Hawky

[justanothername]

May as well do a top 5

1. Enter Shikari - The Mindsweep (I can this not even making the top 5 at the end tbf)

2. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly

3. Rolo Tomassi - Grievances

4. Death Grips - The Powers That B

5. Viet Cong - Viet Cong

Also when The Wonder Years bring out their new album I can see it that going straight to the top

Edited April 23, 2015 by justanothername

[Hawky]

Ye, Jamie xx has a new album out soon. That'll end up in my top five no doubt.

[#FreeComTruise]

Is that Viet Cong album good then? I've still got to listen to that, and Mini Mansions. Might give the Marina & the Diamonds record a go too, seems to be getting great reviews.

My top 5 right now are probably;

1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
2. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
3. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
4. Young Fathers - White Men Are Black Men Too
5. Drenge - Undertow

The Drenge one has really surprised me because I didn't like their debut at all.

[Hawky]

I didn't go see Father John Misty at BBC 6 mUsic festival and I reckon I should've...

[#FreeComTruise]

I didn't go see Father John Misty at BBC 6 mUsic festival and I reckon I should've...

Maybe, I have no idea what he's like live. It's the first Josh Tillman record I've actually listened to as well to be fair. Really great though.

[devilman]

This thread appears to have turned on its head.

[dentalplan]

My top 5 right now are probably;

1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly
2. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
3. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

Yeah mine's more like this than the ones up there. ^

Tobias Jesso Jr and maybe Sleater-Kinney slotting in 4/5 though.

I think Cherry Bomb is pretty weak.

[Yellow_Fellow]

listen to Grievances scrub

[dentalplan]

Who is that?

[Gucci Piggy]

I don't think I've listened to anything enough to rank them in a top 5, and I've probably only listened to 5 albums this year.

Courtney Barnett, Father John Misty, Kendrick Lamar and Sleater-Kinney's albums are all sick tho. Sleater-Kinney probably the best of the lot. Also listened to For All My Sisters once but can't remember what it was like.

Edit: Yep, 5 albums. I'm a dickhead.

Edited April 23, 2015 by Will-2609

[dentalplan]

For All My Sisters is probably the worst album I've heard this year but I've not listened to this Rolo Tomassi album yet so

[Gucci Piggy]

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