The Avalanches

[stuartbert two hats]

Seems to be just a sampler on NME, 30 seconds or so of each track.

[eFestivals]

3 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Seems to be just a sampler on NME, 30 seconds or so of each track.

yep, so I discovered after posting the link.

Sounds pretty decent tho.

 

[stuartbert two hats]

3 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

yep, so I discovered after posting the link.

Sounds pretty decent tho.

 

Does doesn't it?  Given all the personnel changes, I was surprised how much it sounded like The Avalanches.

[FloorFiller]

downloading now. not been totally won over by what i've heard so far but, considering i was starting to think we'd never see this, i'm cautiously excited

[FloorFiller]

hmm i dunno. most of it certainly sounds like The Avalanches that we know, but the magic that was there 15 years ago, for the most part, seems to be missing. need to give it more listens to form a proper opinion, and it's by no means the disaster it easily could've been, but you do wonder what the fuck took them 15 years to make this. very little evolution in the sound, although there are a few little bits (listening to Sunshine right now) that bring me back to hearing Since I Left You for the first time. and like with most albums that have taken a lifetime to come to fruition, you've gotta wonder: what now?

[Mezhyp1]

http://pitchfork.com/news/67017-watch-the-avalanches-first-full-band-set-in-over-a-decade/?mbid=social_facebook

footage and review of their first live band show in over 10 years 

[fatyeti24]

Been listening to the new album quite a bit. I think it's fantastic, full of the kind of stuff I like to listen to

 

[dentalplan]

I'm not really blown away by it, sadly. No idea why because it's entirely what I expected but it just doesn't seem to hit the spot.

I am however glad the majority opinion is more positive than mine though. Would suck to have them come back after all this time and consensus be that the record's a letdown.

Edited July 23, 2016 by dentalplan

[Mardy]

Yeah, I can't get on with it at all. Wish i could, and I love the idea but I've tried a few times and it just irritates the fuck out of me.

[majormajormajor]

'Full band' live sets the past few nights in Straya. Mixed reports. Didn't play Rock City or Run DNA though.

[SwedgeAntilles]

I'm loving the album, going to be a contender for the top five of 2016 come the end of the year. 

[EighteenSixty7]

I'd never listened to them before but I now like the album. It took a bit of getting used to. The hook on Frank Sinatra is very catchy.

Is the debut album similar?

[SwedgeAntilles]

9 minutes ago, EighteenSixty7 said:

I'd never listened to them before but I now like the album. It took a bit of getting used to. The hook on Frank Sinatra is very catchy.

Is the debut album similar?

It's not dissimilar, Since I Left You is a great record. You should definitely give it a listen. 

[arcade fireman]

3 minutes ago, EighteenSixty7 said:

I'd never listened to them before but I now like the album. It took a bit of getting used to. The hook on Frank Sinatra is very catchy.

Is the debut album similar?

Debut album is arguably better. One of my favourite albums of all time. If you like this you'll probably love the debut, it's a bit more beats oriented and a bit less blissed out but it's got a similar aesthetic.

I do really like this album though. Loads of highlights on it - Frankie Sinatra is a low point for me though. If I Was a Folkstar, Wozard of Iz, Sunshine and Saturday Night Inside Out are probably my favourites.

One thing I noticed after playing around whosampled.com for the two albums - the samples used on this album seem to be a lot bigger. Some of the excerpts on the debut are tiny bits but stitched together to make a whole, whereas this album seems to be made of bigger pieces (and guest vocalists/rappers).