Their lyrics aren’t particularly deep, the vocals aren’t exactly showing a wide range of pitch or even emotion, originality between songs is mostly lacking, and though the backing is pretty boss, the main melodies are on the verge of being nursery rhymes…

… and yet I adore this band, with their smooth and entrancing synth, simple lyrics sung with Helen Marnie’s silky enticing northern/scottish accent.

I can’t shake the idea that I’m listening to low quality barely thought out music, but I also can’t shake the idea that anyone’s trying to sell me on them either.

They just put out these WYHIWYG songs, and there’s this sense of raw honesty to their bleak and bland style that really jams with me.

Music without pretense, subtext, or reference. Just music. I love it.

  • Che Banana@beehaw.org
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    1 day ago

    Ah man, some of my favorite bands sound like some dude in a basement with a keyboard, microphone & reel to reel recorder.

    King Missile being the one I can recall off the top of my head.

          • Che Banana@beehaw.org
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            17 hours ago

            Los Retros -someone to spend time with strictly ballroom now…my made up head cannon about this band is it is a group of good musicians who play with the lead singer because his dad is rich and gave them all instruments & a studio to record in.

            I like there stuff because they play very well even though unhinges vocals, which…grow on you as you listen more and more. -a picture -crickets -I love -a sudden interest in nature -trains in the distance at night

            The Brian Jonestown massacre -anemone

            Neutral Milk Hotel …pretty much all of it

            Milky Chance -save your tears -stolen dance -unknown song