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Comment author: RobertLumley 02 May 2012 12:50:27AM 0 points [-]

Music Thread

Comment author: iDante 02 May 2012 07:46:58PM 1 point [-]

Nephew

Very entertaining lyrics from a Danish band. Watch the video for Va Fangool, it's pretty fun.

Comment author: dbaupp 03 May 2012 01:00:47AM 1 point [-]

Thanks for posting, the three songs I've listened to so far have been very enjoyable! (The video for Va Fangool gets, err, a little out of hand towards the end, haha!)

Comment author: orthonormal 02 May 2012 03:23:35PM 1 point [-]

Pavement.

They made brilliant music (chaotically catchy melodies and brainy stream-of-consciousness lyrics) in the 90s, and heavily influenced every indie band you like. I suggest starting with Brighten the Corners (the most immediately enjoyable one).

Comment author: BlazeOrangeDeer 02 May 2012 08:30:43AM 1 point [-]

The Shins, Vampire Weekend, Fleet Foxes. I have no idea if you'll like them, I don't know how to properly recommend music but I can't stop listening to these.

Comment author: Bill_McGrath 03 May 2012 09:44:09AM 1 point [-]

I like Vampire Weekend, but from what I've heard (most of their first two albums), their songs all sound very very similar to me. I thought A-Punk was amazing when it was released first, but I got a little discouraged by each subsequent single, because I felt I was just hearing A-Punk again.

Oxford Comma is a great song though, and the video by Richard Ayoade is a nice bonus.

Comment author: BlazeOrangeDeer 03 May 2012 03:57:38PM 0 points [-]

I'm not sure that they're that similar, there are a good number that share the sound but they have different melodies and everything, and that's only a certain number of the songs. And I really like the style anyway, so I don't mind.

Comment author: Bill_McGrath 03 May 2012 07:57:18PM 0 points [-]

Yeah, it's the similar sounds and arrangements that brought me to this conclusion. I'd still listen to them though.

Comment author: RobertLumley 02 May 2012 01:07:00PM 1 point [-]

Horchata (Vampire Weekend) is one of my favorite songs, as is Montezuma (Fleet Foxes). Not very familiar with The Shins.

Comment author: Voltairina 18 May 2012 04:24:44PM -1 points [-]

I've been watching Patient Zero a lot., I like the song "Upgrade Me Deeper", particularly:).

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