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Re: Fine Tune Friday rolling dice with Christ at twilight

areseven — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:38:08 -0000

The reviews of this record kind of sum it up: it just kind of comes across as okay. But it's also one of those records that's not something for analytical enjoyment: it's just a fun listen. I really think that the one clunker on this record is Conor Oberst's "Man Named Truth."

Re: Fine Tune Friday rolling dice with Christ at twilight

xtiandc — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:33:49 -0000

By definition I probably should be more interested in this album. I love MMJ, think everything Jim James touches turns to gold and am also fairly enthusiastic about M. Ward. Maybe it's the combination turn off of the Oberst fellow, the horrible moniker and questionable cover art?

I really should give it a chance though. I remember streaming and being knocked out by the first track...then sorta disappointed on how predictable the rest sounded. Not bad, just not really enough to move me to purchase. Hmm.

Re: Fine Tune Friday in the gaps between my bones

xtiandc — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:55:18 -0000

Listening to this album again today whilst doing brunch dishes it occurred to me that the very last track (Walking in the Park) summarizes everything I love about the Clientele in a nice, tidy 1 minute and 38 seconds. What a fantastic band!

Re: Fine Tune Friday in the gaps between my bones

areseven — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:58:22 -0000

Yeah, they haven't put out a single clunker, and I hear that this is supposed to be the last one. Always great stuff.

Re: Fine Tune Friday in the gaps between my bones

xtianDC — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:33:22 -0000

This is my favorite from the new album too. Another winner from the Clientele. They haven't been able to match the high's of Strange Geometry, but are still on a nice little streak (that appears to be coming to an end, as they are likely dissolving after this apparently).

Re: When Fine Tune Friday gets closest

Willy Beamin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:37:00 -0000

Dudes, we must have about the same taste in music ... if you post a Miike Snow song or something by We Were Promised Jetpacks on Friday I might have to ask if you've been looking on my blog... kidding. (but you should check it out)

http://sea2shiningseausgb.blogspot.com/

Re: Don't put Fine Tune Friday down

Willy Beamin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:31:55 -0000

good jam, but I have to say I heard the Redial Remix of it first, and would hate to say that it is better than the original, but... It's better than the original. Dude fades in "bulllllllllllllleeeeeeeeetproooooof" all slow-like, then throws its on repeat. More energy, so nasty.

Re: When Fine Tune Friday gets closest

areseven — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:00:43 -0000

Sorry, Rondell. Fine Tune Friday doesn't take requests. But I will swear to you that if John Legend knocks our socks off some week, he'll be posted here.

In the meantime, you can listen to listen to John Legend all you want at his page on Lala.

Re: When Fine Tune Friday gets closest

Rondell — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:54:23 -0000

Can y'all put some John Legend up on here? That sure would make my Monday blues go away.

Re: When Fine Tune Friday gets closest

Evan Harvey — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:18:43 -0000

you are meriting serious consideration as a musical tastemaker

Re: When Fine Tune Friday gets closest

xtianDC — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:32:58 -0000

Wow...never heard of these cats, but that's super catchy right there...

Kinda reminds me of the Young Marble Giants.

Re: When Fine Tune Friday gets closest

Troy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:38:08 -0000

Very nice. Psyched about these guys playing CMJ. Thanks for the post!

Re: http://www.naiveharmonies.com/2009/09/fine-tune-friday-feels-it-all-around.html

Diana — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:27:39 -0000

You may remember an old group called Slowdive out of the UK. They have such a similar sound - check out some velvet morning ep! I love to be taken back like this.

Re: Don't put Fine Tune Friday down

Hans — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:36:30 -0000

It's a great song, but it sticks in my head something awful.

Re: Don't put Fine Tune Friday down

GMorristwn — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:37:26 -0000

Nice pick, R. I can dig it. La Roux is really picking up speed in UK/Europe. Consider checking out Little Boots if you haven't already.

Scope this for some great remixes of this track an some of her others... http://www.datasapiens.net/2009/06/la-roux-remix/

Re: http://www.naiveharmonies.com/2009/09/fine-tune-friday-is-stalling-and-dying.html

Thomas — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:27:04 -0000

i was listening to this today, on my way home from work. i had the "little bit out of its time" thought as well. but there is some very good stuff here.

Re: Some Fine Tune Fridays will never change

GMorristwn — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:25:49 -0000

I highly recommend listening to the Crookers remix of this track.

Re: Some Fine Tune Fridays will never change

Hans — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:31:19 -0000

Not sure what country I'm living in, but I can definitely say that, as with most Fine Tune Friday selections, I heard this one here first.

Re: Some Fine Tune Fridays will never change

xtianDC — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:21:52 -0000

Yeah, perhaps Anonymous just doesn't get the point of Fine Tune Friday. It's not some self-congratulatory "you heard it hear first" exercise in hipster-ness. (For that I am thankful.)

I ain't ever heard of Kid Cudi until this week either. Must be cos his album finally dropped. And I don't really hit the clubs or frequent the mp3 blogs (at least not the one's that specialize in the present).

Anyways, I dig this one. Keep doing what you do, FTF!

Re: Some Fine Tune Fridays will never change

areseven — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:04:34 -0000

Well, as obnoxiously as it was put (thank you anonymous commenting for letting people feel they can dole out obnoxiousness without any consequence), I can see the point: it's been all over the place for months. I kind of thought of that before posting, but I have to be honest with myself. This is the song I listened to the most this week, and I'm sure there's other people that I know that haven't been exposed much to this song, but would still love it.

It's not total coincidence: the full album was just released this week, which is why it hit my ears again. I guess I'm still a little old fashioned in not really paying attention until the full album is out. Old habits die hard.

Re: Some Fine Tune Fridays will never change

xtianDC — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:55:43 -0000

It's people like "Anonymous" that make me NOT miss dj-ing. What a tool. Fine Tune Friday doesn't care what you think, dumb ass hipster douchebag!

Re: Some Fine Tune Fridays will never change

areseven — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:51:49 -0000

Not that our friendly anonymous commenter will be back for this, but for the usual readers:

I was actually kind of thinking about this when I was trying to decide what to write, and I was thinking about when I worked in a record store nineteen years ago and sold TONS of copies of Vanilla Ice and Garth Brooks, to the point where I had the sku numbers memorized, but "Friends in Low Places" and "Ice Ice Baby" had been up and off the charts before I ever heard them.

I thought that because I was kind of feeling that it was funny that this song had been a hit months ago, and even though I'd seen the video and heard it talked about, I still almost never heard it.

It's not living in a cave...it's just living in a different country.

Re: Some Fine Tune Fridays will never change

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:12:19 -0000

THAT SONG IS DONE - stick a fucking fork in it, it has been played to death

A dj can be doing an awesome job and he'll play that song and my night will be ruined, I laugh when I hear it now its that far gone, you must be living in a cave to not be sick of it by now

Re: http://www.naiveharmonies.com/2009/09/chocolate-cake-and-jesus-christ.html

postrockblog — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:08:03 -0000

Also really digging their "40 Day Dream" tune. Very addictive: http://mp3.insound.com/download.php?mp3id=3554

Re: http://www.naiveharmonies.com/2009/09/chocolate-cake-and-jesus-christ.html

areseven — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:22:23 -0000

Whistling AND a catchy chorus?! Gimme.