ITT: albums that (surprisingly) took a few listens to click.

big fat bump

can someone explain lo-fi to me

>>71028941
In the first part of Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory, it's just Pollard

In the second part it's Pollard and Tobin Sprout.

>>71029858
Wait shit sorry
I actually think the second part is just Robert Pollard on 2 vocal tracks. My bad.

>>71029822
since the late 2000s it's the indie-equivalent of autotune. an aesthetic gimmick to hide your shitty songs.
gbv writes good toons tho.

>>71029918
so it was only authentic when indie bands had no funding for high production techniques, but the influence of it has since become a gimmick?

how does this justify modern noise rock/black metal with intentionally poor production

>>71030530
idk about authenticity, i get and dig the lo-fi sound. i'm sure some bands even back then used the aesthetic to hide their shit songs. but earlier waves tend to have more quality they tend to be more uncorrupted. there are some decent modern lo-fi indie acts but it's predominantly shit.

as for modern noise rock/black metal idk i haven't heard much but the lo-fi aesthetic tends to allow more room for shitty songs.

>>71030752
if it's not for authenticity then even the "good" 90s bands were just using it as a gimmick too then, right? i mean they had the choice to record at lower volumes and use the money they saved on amps for microphones...

>>71029822
Almost every 90s indie bands didn't had enough money to buy good equipment, so they just recorded their songs in the most economic way.

It really contributes to the GBV warm atmosphere desu.

PARALLEL LINES ON A SLOW DECLINE
TRACTOR RAPE CHAIN

>>71031143
it's an aesthetic sound. i dont know why you're bringing authenticity into this.
gimmick is also irrelevant and more like a guitarist playing a guitar upside down for the sake of it.
no idea what you're talking about with recording at lower volumes and saving money do you know how lo-fi stuff is recorded?

>>71031381
in a way that sounds bad?

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>>71028941
At first I thought this was just a chill indie rock album.
Then I listened to it running outside on a hill, the warm sunrays shinning shyly on me, and it really fucking clicked.
This album is so peaceful and well produced, I feel so alive yet disconnected when listening to it.

Your album still hasn't clicked on me though, even though I love pavement and it was recommended many times to me. I'll give it another try.

>>71031458
sounds good to me.

>>71031561
if you like pavement listen to the fall before GBV again

>>71031827
GBV sounds nothing like pavement or the fall

>>71031827
Which album of The Fall would you recommend ?

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>>71032050
This band was a huge influence for At the Drive In

>>71031904
exactly. that's why i recommended the fall to a fan of pavement

>>71031561
this album composes noise so well

>>71032050

hex enduction hour and >>71032085

>>71032108
Ah, my bad. Great taste, anon

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>>71032115
you're welcome

>>71032731
why does such a musical genius have to make such shitty music.

yo la tengo