@Thrillho There's plenty of good stuff in his back catalog. I don't think you can go wrong with any of them but other than those ones you mentioned I particularly like the Night Melody and Odyssey albums. That new track is awesome too, thanks for posting.
Have you heard of Brambles before? They make very chilled out music but the Charcoal album is just full of great tracks...
The newest track sounds great too, just the way the piano sounds quite haunting...
@Kidfried I can't get enough of Sault- some of the best music coming out of the UK at the moment. What do you make of their new album and that it will only be available for 99 days?
@Kidfried I know what you mean, it didn't hit me as immediately as their previous albums (especially their first, which gave me instant ESG vibes), but it is growing on me with each listen.
Saw another post of yours where you mention getting Aldous Harding tickets. You're in for a treat! She's the last person I saw on stage before lockdown hit- amazing performer.
@TheBrandedSwordsman interesting song! Listening to Spoon’s album, ‘They Want My Soul’, today. I think it’s my favourite of theirs, though each of their albums offer something special for me.
“Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.” C.S. Lewis
@TheBrandedSwordsman I don’t remember where I first heard them. I know they’ve been around for some time. What Spoon does so well for me is fun - in their songwriting, in their musicianship - I can feel the passion, the earnestness, the willingness to let the music take them somewhere truly interesting. Combine that with a unique lyrical style and for me they’re just an excellent band.
“Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.” C.S. Lewis
@Jimmer-jammer They're great, thanks for sharing, can you recommend any specific albums to start with for them? Here's something I've been listening to recently. Let's get @Voltan in on the action as well, What do you think, Volt?
@TheBrandedSwordsman@Voltan I’m no Spoon expert, and every one of their albums really does do something a little different while still being great, but as a starting point, if your looking for something:
balanced - They Want My Soul
raw - Transference
pop/rocky - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
sonicly layered - Hot Thoughts
Any of those are pretty good jumping off points from the top of my head depending on mood. Also, nice post of Snarky Puppy!
“Reason is the natural order of truth; but imagination is the organ of meaning.” C.S. Lewis
@Jimmer-jammer Listening to Transference now - I guess the main guy does a lot of acoustic guitar-related stuff? Kinda reminds me of Dwight Yoakam, completely different-sounding guy, but also similar in a sense, simply because they are both acoustic guitar singer-songwriters who play with a band on their albums, although all Dwight's albums are credited to Dwight rather than to a band. Saying all that, though ,I am only assuming that the Spoon singer is also the acoustic guitarist in the band? Just a wild guess, off the top of my head, but I am assuming that I am right, right?
"(Music is) a purposeless play. This play, however, is an affirmation of life" (paraphrased) - John Cage
@TheBrandedSwordsman not only is he the guitarist, but I believe the main songwriter as well. Daniel and Eno (drums) have been the only two consistent members throughout the band’s lifetime. One of the things I appreciate is how, even when plugged in, Daniel never loses the percussive qualities of an acoustic guitar and is in fact a defining quality of their sound for me.
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