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Post by thommmmm on Mar 14, 2010 21:01:31 GMT -5
so you're saying we're in field goal territory?
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Post by ashinyobject on Mar 14, 2010 22:12:59 GMT -5
You mean, field goal range.
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Post by thommmmm on Mar 14, 2010 22:14:33 GMT -5
i know for a fact that they allow polysyllabic words in that sport! but yes, range makes more sense.
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Post by alatexurniceage on Mar 15, 2010 1:50:42 GMT -5
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Post by ashinyobject on Mar 26, 2010 19:54:19 GMT -5
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Post by wafer on Mar 26, 2010 20:46:31 GMT -5
oh jeeze this is really happening
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Post by drakehead on Mar 29, 2010 8:41:25 GMT -5
www.spinner.ca/2010/03/26/frog-eyes-new-album-pauls-tomb-a-triumph/Leave to it to Frog Eyes frontman Carey Mercer to pick a word like "liminal" to describe his band's fifth album, 'Paul's Tomb: A Triumph.' The Victoria, B.C. outfit has never been ordinary or predictable when it comes to crafting grandiose soundscapes, so it seems only natural for Mercer to steer clear of run-of-the-mill adjectives when discussing their music. "I don't know if we ever verbalized it, but what we wanted to do was make a record that was neither yesteryear nor that super-hip Brooklyn sound," the singer-guitarist tells Spinner. "I've always been attracted to the idea of liminal space and this record fits with it; sonically it's hard to pin down what era it's from." The new disc is a treasure trove of hazy melodies and experimental effects mixed with Mercer's unmistakable wail. The inclusion of well-worn vintage guitar sounds belies the album's Pro Tools pedigree, which, according to the band, is one of the, well, triumphs of 'Paul's Tomb: A Triumph.' Mercer attributes such wizardry to producer Daryl Smith (Cowboy Junkies, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sloan), an in-between character himself. "I really like him cause he's not an indie guy, but he is," he says. "Daryl understands the rough outlines of punk and indie but he's not like, 'Sweet, this is going to be the next Animal Collective.' Things [on the record] are judged by bigger concepts than by what's hip -- I have a lot of respect for the guy because of that." The new album may have taken three years to complete, but Mercer insists that the passing months never really concerned the longtime bandmates. If anything, the time allowed for more honest and authentic songs to develop. "There wasn't a single epiphanous moment," he states. "This record is really about starting to become comfortable with accepting the idea of being a musician and what a musician does, which is always work. It's putting an end to this romantic idea that you go up into the hills and Zeus sends you down the idea for a record." Mercer also notes the considerable gap between 'Paul's Tomb: A Triumph' and the quartet's previous full-length, 'Tears of the Valedictorian,' afforded him the opportunity to reduce the size of his cultural footprint. "I kind of feel like there's too much music out there and if I reduce my output maybe others will too," he muses. "Hopefully," he adds, "if you make less music, you make better music." So will it be a bittersweet day on April 27 when the slow-brewed masterpiece is finally released? Mercer says no. "It's exciting because we have been playing these songs live for a while now and people respond quite well, but they don't know them," he says. "There's a huge difference between playing a song that people know and playing a song that people have never heard, even if that song they've never heard is actually a better song -- it's that familiarity. It's kind of nice now to be able to feel, 'Okay, there's a record behind this'."
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Post by noyouarenot on Mar 29, 2010 13:12:55 GMT -5
it's monday. i want to pre-order!
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Post by thommmmm on Mar 29, 2010 15:11:56 GMT -5
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Post by polishq on Mar 29, 2010 15:43:33 GMT -5
WHEEE!!!!
I want to preorder!
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Post by wafer on Mar 29, 2010 16:51:19 GMT -5
I feel like the "I kissed a girl!" could be a reference to the time Dan Bejar sung "Since you been gone" in a Destroyer song.
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Post by thommmmm on Mar 29, 2010 18:14:23 GMT -5
this one's got a whole lot more going for it than flower in a glove. i suppose the other lear song is the one that has similar progressions and melodies: that "she lied awake" song.
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Post by alatexurniceage on Mar 30, 2010 0:49:21 GMT -5
You think this song is better than A Flower In A Glove? I don't know man. It's definitely unlike any Frog Eyes songs we've heard, but I don't know man. Maybe it's just that familiarity thing.
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Post by polishq on Mar 30, 2010 8:49:41 GMT -5
Flower in a Glove is TOO familiar!
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Post by echoesofairplanes on Mar 30, 2010 10:51:07 GMT -5
I think Flower in a Glove was a refinement rather than a retread (and that's not to say it's better than the songs it "refined"), and Lear in Love begins in familiar territory and ends in (the newer) familiar territory, but the way it gets from A to B is really interesting. I love them both.
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