I knew the bit about humidity sounds familiar, we're practically neighbors: I'm a Montrealer. We probably have it even worse in the summer and it's only ever going to get worse in the coming years.

Sacré bleu! I'll be in town for Roger Waters, followed by the Rogers cup. Jarry park is so nice, but there is so little shade. My friends and I somehow found stadium seats in the shade. Vive la différence!

Roger must be performing at the Bell center?

Yeah Parc Jarry that's my hood, I grew up in Villeray. My favorite gym was on The Main overlooking it.

Yeah, air con's a luxury that virtually nowhere has in this country as well. And I'm inland, so that's some very humid stuff going on there. Also, I work next to a steel furnace, so it was more like 40-45 celsius some parts of the factory floor. Not fun, but bearable!


And I seriously think this right here is one of the Manics' best works. I love this album. It's basically the last good one they did, if you ask me.

He is indeed. I was thinking of checking out Osheaga this year. I decided to pass. I went a bunch of years back when I considered standing for eight hours in 30 degree heat worthwhile. I also don't recognize a lot of acts on the bill.

You win! As for the Manics, I need to check out their stuff. I have a best of, and that's it.

Totally infatuated with the Swallowtail Butterfly soundtrack

Oh Coheed, how I missed thee!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZpM_G2i5Uo

I posted the lineup here to see if I'm missing something... checked YT for some of the names I don't know and turned out they're all hideous. Elph was right

And even the one artist I kinda have a positive opinion on, Caribou, is not someone I, as you said, would consider standing for eight hours in 30 degree heat to see...

There was a time when I went every year, at least three/four years running.

Don't get me wrong, it's a great festival. I have tons of memories, from the officials pulling the plug on the Cure's set because they went past 11pm (noise bylaw), to seeing Explosions in the Sky for the first time. The venue is nice, even if it doesn't have a ton of shade, and it's easily accessible by the metro.

It's well organized too. I loved their idea of putting two stages together. One stage is being set up while the other is in use.

I've just reached the age where I don't have the stamina to go for that long.

Yeah I've only heard about that Cure gig (a friend said the audience was pretty apathetic), I was elsewhere for the whole summer. Caught them at the Bell centre a few years later. Smith himself was fine but how are you gonna play the Cure classics with a drummer as terminally boring and a dad rock lead guitarist...

The gig was great. Robert and co. don't disappoint. I wouldn't say the crowd wasn't into it. I think part of it was the demographics. The crowds at Osheaga tend to be younger. I'm not so sure most people in the crowd knew who they were!

I remember my first one with my wife. We get to the parc Jean-Drapeau, and I immediately start to feel OLD. I was in my thirties at the time. It was a weird vibe. On the flip side, I could see so many kids out there not prepared for the sun (I'm not complaining - Montreal scenery is FANTASTIC), or the terrain (flip flops for mostly gravel terrain). I was so out of place. I had snacks, water bottle, comfortable shoes, a rain coat. I must have looked like a grand father to most of those kids. lol

Maulawi

Private video for me

1) Hárr
by Benedicte Maurseth

released February 25, 2022
https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3937475739_16.jpg

I really liked the album this year.


2) Compressibilités
by LISE BARKAS & JEAN-BAPTISTE GEOFFROY

released June 9, 2022
https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0479119323_16.jpg

This is good, I only listened twice.


3) L'ombre de la bête
by François Robin & Mathias Delplanque

released July 1, 2022
https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a4153719868_16.jpg

This is great (listened twice) even though at first listening (especially the first track) I wasn't into it.

This is heat

Aphelion Void - Amorphous
 

https://aphelionvoidmusic.com/images/amorphous.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis..._Ch16g71z_BLaE


https://open.spotify.com/album/3ttPP...S1G7YnLuU_xezw

Seeing the cover of The Ex and Tom Cora, I remembered that it was on another release (Mr. Big - Lean into it). It's not often the same cover photo/art shows up on multiple albums.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC82KWhFB9A

Storming here.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjo-aE8PIGQ

This album is love incarnate

I am filled with unspeakable joy
https://mississippirecords.bandcamp....of-john-ondolo

I haven't plugged in my new Muse release, but I hope I'll be digging it soon.

https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/7e37e8dd73...-Cover-Art.jpg

Horse Lords
Comradely Objects

FUCK. YES.

Study of Being
 

I’m feeling this vibe. do they have any other productions?

Mary Halvorson has done it again
https://maryhalvorson.bandcamp.com/album/amaryllis

https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/f92048d8ed...-Cover-Art.jpg

Acid Guru Pond
s/t

Supergroup album from Acid Mothers Temple, Guru Guru, and Bardo Pond.

Exo likey.

https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/6f4def7f75...-Cover-Art.jpg

Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin
Ali

Finally found something that Khruangbin is involved with that I like.

https://e.snmc.io/i/600/w/5d8e5d9987...-Cover-Art.jpg

Pile
All Fiction

New album is GOOD.

https://i.discogs.com/C_JpMTUptMQ5Ph...zOC5qcGVn.jpeg

Raime Quarter Turns Over A Living Line - 10 years

I missed the physical release, but thankfully someone was kind enough to upload it. A live recording of their tour for QTOALL, and oh my god I've waited for a decent recording of one of those sets. The bass is even more intense, the atmosphere even thicker, it's such a treat for fans of the original album. Really wish they included the visuals for those shows too.

Nick Drake Five Leaves Gone

New Sigur Ros is heavenly

“Leisureland”, a new album by Wreckless Eric, is really good. He also performed some songs from this album on BBC Radio 6 last week. It’s worth checking out.

The other way around mate

New to this site :-)

atm I dig

Deer Tick; War Elephant (2007)
The Tallest Man On Earth; The Wild Hunt (2010)
The Smashing Pumpkins; Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts (2023)
Maggie Antone; Interpretations (2022)

https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a1715394194_16.jpg

Meridian Brothers Cumbia Siglo XXI

Cumbia goes electronic.

https://meridianbrothers.bandcamp.co...mbia-siglo-xxi

Hi everyone. I'm new here

Maya Shore
 

Not sure how I missed out on this band from the early 2000s, but I am digging Maya Shore's 2001 album, Farewell to Introductions. A little hidden gym. Attachment 7357