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Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: New to Me: London Grammar [Ellen Rawson ] Re: New to Me: London Grammar [Adam Kimmel ] Re: New to Me: London Grammar [Neile Graham ] New to Me: London Grammar [Adam Kimmel ] Re: New to Me: London Grammar [jessica spurling Subject: Re: New to Me: London Grammar >________________________________ > From: Adam Kimmel > >6Music Radio played this track on Saturday morning, and I was immediately enchanted by it: > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB8WyYyWfxA&feature=share > >Swooning, epic kinda thing -- I'm sure others will find better descriptions and comparisons, but do check them out. I know I'll be keeping an ear out for them. Album due out early September. Thanks for the recommendation -- I like them! I found this Guardian article on them from this past April that I must have missed. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/apr/22/new-band-day-london-grammar Ellen ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 12:57:41 -0800 From: Adam Kimmel Subject: Re: New to Me: London Grammar Interesting! Thanks for this, although I feel the article has that music journalist's snideness about it, as if they've been assigned the article and aren't particularly happy about it. I'll have to go back to listen to the xx - I saw them open for Florence, and didn't take them at the time. Adam K > > > I found this Guardian article on them from this past April that I must > have missed. > http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/apr/22/new-band-day-london-grammar > > Ellen ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/earth ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 15:05:14 -0700 From: Neile Graham Subject: Re: New to Me: London Grammar For what it's worth, I find London Grammar intriguing and will give them a few chances to sink into my consciousness, but thus far find them a touch too conventional for my tastes. The XX grabbed me on first listen, and I've been obsessing on them since then. London Grammar does share several musical touches (particularly instrumental) with The XX, so I understand the comparison. Vocally The XX are way more restrained, letting them lyrics speak for the song's emotion, which may not work for those who like the high-emotive style. Which I do, but Florence has never worked for me, though I tried and tried and tried to like her. I find her musically (though not vocally) boring. I know. Taste is weird thing and sometimes you just can't get past it. (Sometimes I feel sad for myself, though there's enough music I do love to fill every instant of every day that I should just chill about it.) - --Neile On Jul 8, 2013, at 1:57 PM, Adam Kimmel wrote: > Interesting! Thanks for this, although I feel the article has that music journalist's snideness about it, as if they've been assigned the article and aren't particularly happy about it. > > I'll have to go back to listen to the xx - I saw them open for Florence, and didn't take them at the time. > > Adam K >> >> >> I found this Guardian article on them from this past April that I must >> have missed. >> http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/apr/22/new-band-day-london-grammar >> >> Ellen > > ____________________________________________________________ > FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! > Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/earth ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 23:11:35 -0800 From: Adam Kimmel Subject: New to Me: London Grammar 6Music Radio played this track on Saturday morning, and I was immediately enchanted by it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB8WyYyWfxA&feature=share Swooning, epic kinda thing -- I'm sure others will find better descriptions and comparisons, but do check them out. I know I'll be keeping an ear out for them. Album due out early September. Adam K ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/earth ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 16:03:49 -0700 From: jessica spurling Subject: Re: New to Me: London Grammar i've also been loving the xx, and even went to see them live at The Greek in berkeley - it was a great show. The audience near us was *awful* - maybe i'm just getting old - but i was subjected to 19 yr olds asking each other incessantly if they were this kind of dress or that kind of dress, for HOURS, and then i was subjected to an older group drunkenly shouting at each other throughout the entirety of the xx's performance. this sort of behaviour just does NOT go with the xx's music, which is wonderfully mellow and moody and often quiet and subtle. drunken loudness was so annoying behind us we eventually left our seats and found somewhere quieter we could stand & listen. despite the annoying crowd, the xx were excellent live. the male vocals especially were much better live than recorded. rich and deep and smooth and lovely. yum. i'd see them again. i'm intrigued by the London Grammar songs. I have only listened to each once so far and I think I liked the one from the video, Strong, the best so far. Definitely will give them another listen. As for Florence & The Machine, I've enjoyed most of the album Lungs pretty well, haven't gotten into Ceremonials, I'm not sure I've even listened to it more than once. - -jessica On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Neile Graham wrote: > For what it's worth, I find London Grammar intriguing and will give them a > few chances to sink into my consciousness, but thus far find them a touch > too conventional for my tastes. The XX grabbed me on first listen, and I've > been obsessing on them since then. > > London Grammar does share several musical touches (particularly > instrumental) with The XX, so I understand the comparison. > > Vocally The XX are way more restrained, letting them lyrics speak for the > song's emotion, which may not work for those who like the high-emotive > style. Which I do, but Florence has never worked for me, though I tried and > tried and tried to like her. I find her musically (though not vocally) > boring. I know. Taste is weird thing and sometimes you just can't get past > it. (Sometimes I feel sad for myself, though there's enough music I do love > to fill every instant of every day that I should just chill about it.) > > --Neile > > On Jul 8, 2013, at 1:57 PM, Adam Kimmel wrote: > > > Interesting! Thanks for this, although I feel the article has that music > journalist's snideness about it, as if they've been assigned the article > and aren't particularly happy about it. > > > > I'll have to go back to listen to the xx - I saw them open for Florence, > and didn't take them at the time. > > > > Adam K > >> > >> > >> I found this Guardian article on them from this past April that I must > >> have missed. > >> http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/apr/22/new-band-day-london-grammar > >> > >> Ellen > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! > > Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/earth ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V16 #821 ***************************