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boo boo 05-27-2009 11:03 PM

Grrr. Misleading album title, I was expecting bald chicks to be involved. :mad:

But oh well, that's a really interesting song, it's got a nice beat, I'll check this one out.

simplephysics 07-27-2009 04:38 PM

i found the alopecia demos if anyone's interested, pretty interesting to hear.

Alopecia (Demos).zip

Engine 07-27-2009 05:42 PM

Thanks! I admit, I didn't like Alopecia nearly as much as I expected. On one hand, I like the glitchy experimental feel of old Why? but on the other hand I like the newer, more expressive vocals -- so I'm excited about these demos.

simplephysics 07-27-2009 05:54 PM

I pretty much feel the same way, I like more of the honest full-on rapping approach on alopecia, but you really can't top the unpredictability and nonsensicality of his early stuff. I guess Eskimo Snow isn't anything like Alopecia though, I'm anxious for that new album to drop.

EDIT: Forgot to mention - one track's screwy but it's only fatalist palmistry.

Rickenbacker 07-27-2009 10:44 PM

Anyone hear a They Might Be Giants similarity in the vocals?

It's uncanny.

Engine 07-28-2009 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dreadnaught (Post 710542)
I pretty much feel the same way, I like more of the honest full-on rapping approach on alopecia, but you really can't top the unpredictability and nonsensicality of his early stuff. I guess Eskimo Snow isn't anything like Alopecia though, I'm anxious for that new album to drop.

EDIT: Forgot to mention - one track's screwy but it's only fatalist palmistry.

I'm liking most of these demos a lot. Now I have to go back and give the final product another listen.
RE Eskimo Snow, yeah, any new Why? stuff is exciting - I just hope they keep on keeping it real (whatever that means for Why?).

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Originally Posted by Rickenbacker (Post 710640)
Anyone hear a They Might Be Giants similarity in the vocals?

It's uncanny.

Meh - I suppose. But I think any guys who have a super-nasal voice and a nerdy vocal delivery (and there are a lot in indie music) will sound similar.

Yoni 07-28-2009 10:50 PM

I listened to Eskimo Snow, it leaked. Very, very disappointing. It's Elephant Eyelash and A Sky For Shoeing Horses Under, stripped of all the hip hop elements having sex with Death Cab For a Cutie. I guess it's good in its own respect, but not compared to Alopecia / Elephant Eyelash.

simplephysics 07-29-2009 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoni (Post 711040)
I listened to Eskimo Snow, it leaked. Very, very disappointing. It's Elephant Eyelash and A Sky For Shoeing Horses Under, stripped of all the hip hop elements having sex with Death Cab For a Cutie. I guess it's good in its own respect, but not compared to Alopecia / Elephant Eyelash.

damn, that sucks. can i get a link anyways?

Fruitonica 07-29-2009 05:50 AM

Awww, that wasn't the direction I wanted him to go in.

simplephysics 07-30-2009 10:26 AM

Well, I'm listening to it now and although it doesn't stack up to some of his other material I can safely say Eskimo Snow is amazing.. and I'm barely halfway through the album. It was recorded it during Alopecia and Yoni said himself it's probably the least hip hop involved thing he's done yet, so I doubt future recordings will all go in this direction. I dunno, maybe it's coz I'm a fangirl but I'm not disappointed in the slightest. Sounds a bit like his EP's, particularly Sanddollars. I'll make a new ratings release thread later on.

Can't wait to see them live, I might not have anything to live for after that show.


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