Future Islands (did Irony officially break?)

  On 4/23/2014 at 3:19 AM, StephenG said:

Where are the more talented artists limpy? I just want to hear some better music.

 

4-5 off this forum, and 4-5 from your hometown. Stop dodging! lol

Well see, the thing about it is...HEY LOOK AT THAT THING OVER THERE...

*hides behind jar of peanuts*

I actually think he's not a particularly great singer, but he writes some damn good lyrics.

  On 4/23/2014 at 3:52 AM, LimpyLoo said:

 

  On 4/23/2014 at 3:19 AM, StephenG said:

Where are the more talented artists limpy? I just want to hear some better music.

 

4-5 off this forum, and 4-5 from your hometown. Stop dodging! lol

 

Well see, the thing about it is...HEY LOOK AT THAT THING OVER THERE...

 

 

*hides behind jar of peanuts*

 

haha nice

  On 4/23/2014 at 3:59 AM, chenGOD said:

I actually think he's not a particularly great singer, but he writes some damn good lyrics.

I just like his larynx' built in Scream 4 Distortion unit.

there are certainly (many) better singers, but if you specifically want a guy who sings like this whilst being accompanied by completely banal, disinterested synth pop... I don't know what to suggest because I'd rather listen to the sound of a rusty knife cutting off my own dick, forever

edit: that might be a little harsh

I need my dick to pee out of

but seriously this band is way more offensive than its singer

  On 4/23/2014 at 5:27 AM, baph said:

 

I don't know what to suggest because I'd rather listen to the sound of a rusty knife cutting off my own dick, forever

*signs baph to my music concrete label*

  On 4/23/2014 at 5:27 AM, baph said:

there are certainly (many) better singers, but if you specifically want a guy who sings like this whilst being accompanied by completely banal, disinterested synth pop... I don't know what to suggest because I'd rather listen to the sound of a rusty knife cutting off my own dick, forever

 

 

edit: that might be a little harsh

I need my dick to pee out of

but seriously this band is way more offensive than its singer

lol i gotta say, watching their live videos - they don't seem like they'd be a great live show to see, but man...i dunno, something about them catches me...their studio albums anyways.

also, keep your dick. your partner will thank you.

  On 4/23/2014 at 5:52 AM, chenGOD said:

 

  On 4/23/2014 at 5:27 AM, baph said:

there are certainly (many) better singers, but if you specifically want a guy who sings like this whilst being accompanied by completely banal, disinterested synth pop... I don't know what to suggest because I'd rather listen to the sound of a rusty knife cutting off my own dick, forever

 

 

edit: that might be a little harsh

I need my dick to pee out of

but seriously this band is way more offensive than its singer

 

lol i gotta say, watching their live videos - they don't seem like they'd be a great live show to see, but man...i dunno, something about them catches me...their studio albums anyways.

 

also, keep your dick. your partner will thank you.

 

yes. thank you baph.

I kind of think most lyrics are terrible. You have to be really smart to impress me, imho.

This is a good thread.

  On 4/23/2014 at 6:07 AM, sheatheman said:

I kind of think most lyrics are just accompaniment. You have to be really smart to make me actually pay attention to them, imho.

afaik

I like these, from "The Fountain"

  Quote

He sits low, in a shady grove
Where the trees arc slow, in the shape of 'you know'
Marble stairwells, waterfalls, egrets' heads and open arms
Whistling through his pensive teeth, the scene is set to peak
Like how the desert meets the reef
And steals the heart--of the thief

She walks slow, past the reach of home
In a Western World, far from the things she knows
Hanging gardens, patterned walls, the books of Rilke, orchestras
Motioning to the slow refrain, the soul is set to gain
Or swallow it whole
The causal chain--of human loam

And as seasons go, it's a lot like this
He reasons for a look, then a glance
To the path, where she passed
From the page of a book, to a perch in the grass
And as meetings go, it's a lot like this
She tiptoes from the path, to the edge of the page
Where she dared--to be asked
What's in a name?
What is your name?

And if you let me know
I won't be alone, I won't be alone
And if you have the time to talk to
I won't doubt you
And if I let you know
I won't be alone, I won't be alone
And if you start to fall
I'll be here to catch you

Turning around, he sighs, "will you sit next to me?"
Motioning forward, she replies, "will you walk next to me?"
"I know my lines, and there's a lot less space and a little bit of time"
"I know the play--it's fine"
Echoing herself, she says, "will you walk close to me?"
Holding his smile, he replies, "what more would you ask of me?"
"I know my mind, and there's a lot less space and a little bit of time"
"I know the way--It's fine"

He's wasting time, you gotta take it slow
May never get a chance like this
And she knows he's wasting time
And she loves the way he tries
Even though she knows the lines
She's taking time, you gotta let things grow
May never have a chance like this
And he knows she takes her time
And he keeps along her side
All hopes to keep along her side

sounds like a script for community theatre

imho afaik

Sounds like the beginning to every love ever.

I dunno, I'm trying to lose my cynicism.

  On 4/23/2014 at 6:07 AM, sheatheman said:

I kind of think most lyrics are terrible. You have to be really smart to impress me, imho.

You should hear Einstein's freestyle bootleg tapes, man. Some wicked lyrics.

I would appreciate his lyrics more if he rapped them, possibly.

The lead singer will be sold via kickstarter to a billionaire 17 year old in Dubai. He will be brought out at parties to sing and dance but then put back into a cage with the monkey that used to be more entertaining. Now I'm sad about the fleeting nature of life, man.

  On 4/23/2014 at 7:36 AM, usagi said:

reported.

to cylob

  On 4/23/2014 at 1:22 PM, Candiru said:

I would appreciate his lyrics more if he rapped them, possibly.

 

 

The lead singer will be sold via kickstarter to a billionaire 17 year old in Dubai. He will be brought out at parties to sing and dance but then put back into a cage with the monkey that used to be more entertaining. Now I'm sad about the fleeting nature of life, man.

lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V7GNr9WP_0#t=35

  On 3/27/2014 at 10:00 PM, Joyrex said:

Fucking LOL - was that LOL Alzado leading the band? (no offense, LOL - he sorta looks like you) And that dancing! Like a fucking praying mantis or one of those inflatable tube creatures that flail about when driven by a blower fan underneath.

I thought that said ineffable tube creatures

One of us should offer that guy a better backing band. ;-p If we don't it won't be long before the record company, some record company will tell him how much the other guys are nice guys but he needs to move on now for the sake of his 'growth' and 'artistic development' and here have a line of coke, hey this is matt, he's produced x, y and z, you said you liked z didn't you, matt tell him about....

  On 4/23/2014 at 11:18 PM, delet... said:

One of us should offer that guy a better backing band. ;-p If we don't it won't be long before the record company, some record company will tell him how much the other guys are nice guys but he needs to move on now for the sake of his 'growth' and 'artistic development' and here have a line of coke, hey this is matt, he's produced x, y and z, you said you liked z didn't you, matt tell him about....

I'm just curious but why are folks knocking the backing band in particular?

  On 4/23/2014 at 11:45 PM, LimpyLoo said:

 

  On 4/23/2014 at 11:18 PM, delet... said:

One of us should offer that guy a better backing band. ;-p If we don't it won't be long before the record company, some record company will tell him how much the other guys are nice guys but he needs to move on now for the sake of his 'growth' and 'artistic development' and here have a line of coke, hey this is matt, he's produced x, y and z, you said you liked z didn't you, matt tell him about....

 

I'm just curious but why are folks knocking the backing band in particular?

 

The music is bland.

Why the *fuck* would anyone listen to this?

  On 4/23/2014 at 11:46 PM, poblequadrat said:

 

  On 4/23/2014 at 11:45 PM, LimpyLoo said:

 

  On 4/23/2014 at 11:18 PM, delet... said:

One of us should offer that guy a better backing band. ;-p If we don't it won't be long before the record company, some record company will tell him how much the other guys are nice guys but he needs to move on now for the sake of his 'growth' and 'artistic development' and here have a line of coke, hey this is matt, he's produced x, y and z, you said you liked z didn't you, matt tell him about....

 

I'm just curious but why are folks knocking the backing band in particular?

 

 

The music is bland.

 

The bassist is gender fluid.

I like the backing band, but I'm an old fart.