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Points: 997 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 19 2009 at 19:58
Don't know anything about "hype" but I just got my hands on this album, and it's very good! CSN&Y in places, Arcade Fire in other... extremely enjoyable album...
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Points: 6419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 22 2009 at 14:58
It's not some "I don't want to listen to what everyone else is listening to" thing. When people go on and on about something I should hear or do I usually end up not hearing or doing that because all the nagging gets on my nerves. Also, in this particular case the music doesn't seem interesting to me, so I'd rather go discover something else that seems to be more in tune with my preferences. 
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Staying away from something because of a hype is just as silly as believing in hypes, imo.
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Points: 12600 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2009 at 15:37
Just listened to the EP- it's just good flippin' music. 



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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2009 at 15:34
Originally posted by Philéas Philéas wrote:

The immense hype has kept me from listening to them. I probably wouldn't like it if I tried, anyway. 


I completely missed out the hype, but the SNL appearance intrigued me.
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Points: 6419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2009 at 15:16
The immense hype has kept me from listening to them. I probably wouldn't like it if I tried, anyway. 
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Points: 4202 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2009 at 15:12
^Which is included on the vinyl version.
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Originally posted by Kotro Kotro wrote:

Hmm, just saw their performance and I have to say they sound much better live than on the album. Where's the song "Mykonos" from? It easily tops every song of their self-titled.. 

Their EP called "Sun Giant" released just before the album.Smile
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2009 at 09:11
I saw that too, pretty cool!
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Hmm, just saw their performance and I have to say they sound much better live than on the album. Where's the song "Mykonos" from? It easily tops every song of their self-titled...

And please don't get me wrong, I DO like them, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten their album - it certainly is a lot better than much of the drivel being pushed these days. 
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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

What I've heard sounds OK but I think the band Midlake does their whole schtick a bit better.  Their album "Trials of Van Occupanther" is really nice stuff.

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What I've heard sounds OK but I think the band Midlake does their whole schtick a bit better.  Their album "Trials of Van Occupanther" is really nice stuff.
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One of my favorites from last year.  I didn't know they were on or I would have watched for sure.  The CSN comparisons always spring up, but to me they aren't that similar.  FF have a much more alt-pop direction - the arrangements only pretend to be folky when they're really quite simple (but still creative).  The harmonies are much more dense as well (they experiment with more than the three-part thing).  The artwork on the self-titled is great ("Netherlandish Proverbs" by Breugal).
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Points: 6521 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2009 at 15:58
I like them, love the album. Some beautiful melodies on it, I thought.
 
I hope they keep on coming out with good stuff.
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Points: 38480 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2009 at 15:28
I heard them on SNL last night and was impressed.  First time in ages that I've heard music I liked on that show.  I also first thought of CSN&Y when listening to it, but not a poor version of their music.  Good vocal work and music, and with other influences too.

Incidentally, I've been noticing on SNL that it seems that most bands have three guitars in their bands.  In this case a lead electric, bass guitar, and acoustic (plus drums and keys), and one recently with four guitars which seemed really useless as I couldn't discern the harmonics/ individual parts (more a muddy wall of guitar sound).  I liked the FF line-up.
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Points: 4202 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2009 at 15:08
I like them a lot. I don't think they are a poor version of anything else.

Buy the vinyl version. A beautiful double album with their great debut EP included + a free link to download both albums in mp3 version.
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Points: 247 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2009 at 13:47
Well, it is their first album. And their live performance was awesome. 
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Points: 2815 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2009 at 05:43
They still have a long way to go: 
 
 
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Points: 2818 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2009 at 05:41
I didn't see them performing, but I've heard the album.

To be honest, after all the hype it received, I expected something more. I thought the album was extremely pleasant, but in the long run, it just didn't leave a lasting impression on me.
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