Silversun Pickups, New Album Neck of the Woods Options

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I've been streaming their new album, Neck of the Woods, the last days and I can't get enough. SSPU deliver on their 3rd full album. If you like the older stuff then you will like this as well. It's the sonic goodness that I come to expect from SSPU. I need to see them in concert soon.

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I'm thinking this album will be my favorite of 2012, unless Live releases one this year (doubtful).

I've only seen some clips of them perform live on youtube and such, but I liked it. Their MTV Unplugged show that airs from time to time on Palladia is fantastic. His voice sounds great.

[ThrowgnCpr]

I'm thinking this album will be my favorite of 2012, unless Live releases one this year (doubtful).

I've only seen some clips of them perform live on youtube and such, but I liked it. Their MTV Unplugged show that airs from time to time on Palladia is fantastic. His voice sounds great.

So far it has a good chance of getting into my top 10 for the year. I love how their sound is constantly evolving, but not straying far from who they are. When i first heard them (Carnavus), a friend described the album as "The best Smashing Pumpkins album we've heard in a long time." I got a good chuckle out of that. Neck of the woods definitely has more of a shoegaze sound, and I can't help but wonder if they've been listening to a lot of My Bloody Valentine lately.

anyway, here are the albums I'm loving so far for the year (in relative order, favorites first):

Marriages - Kitsune
Sigur Rós - Valtari
If These Trees Could Talk - Red Forest
Pigs - You Ruin Everything
Pelican - Ataraxia/Taraxis
The Saddest Landscape - After The Lights
Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
Torche - Harmonicraft
Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods
mewithoutYou - Ten Stories
Samuel Jackson 5 - s/t

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So far it has a good chance of getting into my top 10 for the year. I love how their sound is constantly evolving, but not straying far from who they are. When i first heard them (Carnavus), a friend described the album as "The best Smashing Pumpkins album we've heard in a long time." I got a good chuckle out of that. Neck of the woods definitely has more of a shoegaze sound, and I can't help but wonder if they've been listening to a lot of My Bloody Valentine lately.

anyway, here are the albums I'm loving so far for the year (in relative order, favorites first):

Marriages - Kitsune
Sigur Rós - Valtari
If These Trees Could Talk - Red Forest
Pigs - You Ruin Everything
Pelican - Ataraxia/Taraxis
The Saddest Landscape - After The Lights
Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
Torche - Harmonicraft
Silversun Pickups - Neck of the Woods
mewithoutYou - Ten Stories
Samuel Jackson 5 - s/t

Outside of a few bands on your list (Silversun, Kiwanuku and Sigur Ros) I've never heard of them. I'll have to do some research. I'm always looking to find good music.

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Outside of a few bands on your list (Silversun, Kiwanuku and Sigur Ros) I've never heard of them. I'll have to do some research. I'm always looking to find good music.

I love finding new music. Here are some samples (all off of their 2012 releases). Let me know if you like anything, maybe I can suggest some other bands!!! feel free to throw some my way too.

Marriages is a side project of Red Sparowes (really cool post-rock band). everything Emma Ruth Rundle does is pure gold, imho.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8Oo1lI16xI


If These Trees Could Talk is an Ohio based post-rock band. They just got back from a tour in Europe and should have a bunch of US dates coming up.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYa4gZ59-1c


Pigs is a side-project of Unsane. Similar thrashing sound. Unsane also has a new album out this year, which is really good, but its hard to follow their last album, Visqueen, which will rip your face off. I'm really digging this Pigs album. I hope they keep it going.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2n-KGi_LPM


Pelican is an awesome instrumental metal band. For fans of sludge, doom, and post-rock. Each album has been consistently good.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5wmfQTEi08


The Saddest Landscape is a band I found very recently. For fans of post-hardcore and noise.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAqCb4BCHKg


Torche
Great rock/metal/post-rock band.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LayXKzbhtfQ


mewithoutYou
mwY is a Philadelphia based rock band (woohoo, more Pennsylvania boys!). Their early stuff was really heavy and Aaron's vocals focused on a lot of spoken word and yelling. Some later efforts have been more relaxed with a lot of folk sounds. The lyrics are influenced heavily by Jewish, Christian and Muslim themes, but regardless if you are a devout religious individual or an atheist, I think you can enjoy the songs. Very talented band.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr9MJWYEN80


The Samuel Jackson 5
A Norwegian instrumental rock band. Great talent. If you like prog, experimental or post-rock, check them out.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkzU0y3JMqA