- Idolator Comments

CarsmileSteve — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:58:15 EST

bah, i don't think i can stream it because i'm in the uk, oh wells, maybe i might have to actually like buy it from a shop or something...

CarsmileSteve

Vince Neilstein — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:32:09 EST

I must be one of the 12. But I can say with near certainly that it sucks. Not having even heard a note.

Vince Neilstein

AL — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:29:20 EST

@kisskisskiss: Word. Down with Ivy Rock!

Bob Loblaw — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:09:11 EST

@slowburn: What kind of funk do you guys listen to? These are ska / Paul Simon-influenced pop songs. Talking Heads don't even enter the equation, nor does actual, down-and-dirty funk. To knock them for not being funky is like knocking Skinny Puppy for not being chart-worthy.

Bob Loblaw

slowburn — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:46:34 EST

@Bob Loblaw: SuperUnison's got a point. I think the album's catchy, but it's funk music for people who are afraid to get, you know, FUNKY.

There's a lot of that out there. Doesn't mean we should support it.

slowburn

pchcowboy — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:34:43 EST

That song "A-Punk" is a total Undertones rip.

pchcowboy

Nunya B — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:10:32 EST

The album really isn't so bad if you ignore the implications that come with listening to music made by a bunch of douchebags from Columbia.

Nunya B

Bob Loblaw — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:54:52 EST

@SuperUnison: That's some clever hatin' there. Good to see you sticking to your guns, long after most people have abandoned the backlash in favor of, you know, enjoying what is nakedly enjoyable.

(Also: no melodic chops? Have you listened to it more than twice? It's almost overripe with melody.)

Bob Loblaw

Paperboy 2000 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:18:18 EST

@SuperUnison:
Do you want to be friends?

Paperboy 2000

SuperUnison — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:00:21 EST

So you take everything that makes Wes Anderson insufferable, then you add it to Talking Heads and "Graceland" by Paul Simon. Still with me? Good.

Now, remove ALL of the actual funk and most of the wit from the Talking Heads part of the mixture.

Cool, now let's bleach out the soul, lyrical brilliance, and melodic chops we had from "Graceland" and start blogging about it.

SuperUnison

Paperboy 2000 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:41:56 EST

You guys like it because it's really bad ska mixed with Paul Simon.

In addition: best example of why modern mastering techniques are so bad since that PB&J record.

Paperboy 2000

Airsank — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:02:32 EST

Anyone else get a strong Unicorns vibe from these guys?

Airsank

AL — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:00:41 EST

They make me wanna skank so hard.

Dan Gibson — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:02:50 EST

It's not the audio revelation the blog hype made it out to be, but it's enjoyable.

Black Kids, however, still awful.

Dan Gibson

brasstax — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:46:59 EST

I'm glad I'm not the only sorta blogrock hater that has found a place in his heart for this Vampire Weekend record. And I can't even really tell you why I like it, I just do.

brasstax

NickEddy — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:09:45 EST

It's like Whit Stillman indie. Which I'm for.

NickEddy