1975 – This comes off as early to mid 80’s British pop rock, maybe early 90’s come to find they are from the 2000’s. Not normally a Genre I listen to. Lead singer has a little bit of a Nick Cave vibe going on.
Beck – I remember picking up Beck’s Mellow Gold album and thinking I wasn’t too sure if it was any good. It eventually grew on me. Then came Odelay, followed by Midnight Vultures. Two albums in my opinion that are phenomenal. Beck is just a super talented crazy dude who seems to be able to make masterpieces with whatever comes out of his head.
The 1975 – Part of the Band
This band has been on my radar (and I’m sure they’re appropriately honored), but other than that I couldn’t have told you anything about their sound. Strings seem familiar (Bittersweet Symphony?). A little like an updated Bruce Hornsby at points. Some nice change-ups throughout. Pretty slick on the whole. So that’s a The 1975 song – It’s nice.
Beck – Where It’s At
Every time I hear those few organ chords in the intro, my mood perks up. Each sound is placed perfectly and does not disturb the underlying groove. Chill.
“Part of the Band”/The 1975. I can’t make out all the lyrics but what I can is intriguing, complex, sexy and quite funny too. (Reminds me a bit of Paul Simon’s lyrical style.) Going in for a second listen now. The string orchestration is great. The arrangement is curious in that it seems to *relax” into what I’d call the chorus (most songs wind themselves up into it). They are highly assured in their aesthetic.
“Where It’s At”/ Beck. It’s actually kinda nice when someone throws a big hit into the M5 mix. A little landing place amidst less familiar material. On this one, the Billy Preston-style keys and distinctive drum sound suck you in. Then it’s just one little sonic treat(ment) after another over that undeniable jazzy groove. I actually thought of submitting this one myself (because “two turntables and a microphone”), even without remembering all the details of how fun it is!
1975- I really like the tone/vide ambience of their sound on this track, reminiscent of Coldplay with the staccato strings in the background while the vocal is punchy and wanders beautifully. And then the song shifts up in an interesting and chordally complex way. You don’t often hear songs slow down like this which was an interesting wrinkly. I recently saw them in concert–a recommendation from Amelia, my daughter, and they put on an amazing show. The lead singer has a little more Hollywood swagger than the darkness o Nick Cave (of Nick Cage); he famously dated TayTay. I’m also not sure this is the epitome of their sound as they are quite eclectic across their handful of albums. Definitely worth diving into.
Beck- He is a weird, funky dude. I appreciate all of the sonic tidbits he jams into this one—the slice of mic feedback, the bullhorn effect, the Greek chorus–but it is that organ lick that makes the whole song. I could listen to that on repeat for a long time.
“Where It’s At” by Beck: I have always loved this track. I am a big fan of Beck in general from a music development point of view. He keeps his songs full of interesting bits, blats and blams in un-expected places (that means anything is game too). Noice.
1975 – This comes off as early to mid 80’s British pop rock, maybe early 90’s come to find they are from the 2000’s. Not normally a Genre I listen to. Lead singer has a little bit of a Nick Cave vibe going on.
Beck – I remember picking up Beck’s Mellow Gold album and thinking I wasn’t too sure if it was any good. It eventually grew on me. Then came Odelay, followed by Midnight Vultures. Two albums in my opinion that are phenomenal. Beck is just a super talented crazy dude who seems to be able to make masterpieces with whatever comes out of his head.
The 1975 – Part of the Band
This band has been on my radar (and I’m sure they’re appropriately honored), but other than that I couldn’t have told you anything about their sound. Strings seem familiar (Bittersweet Symphony?). A little like an updated Bruce Hornsby at points. Some nice change-ups throughout. Pretty slick on the whole. So that’s a The 1975 song – It’s nice.
Beck – Where It’s At
Every time I hear those few organ chords in the intro, my mood perks up. Each sound is placed perfectly and does not disturb the underlying groove. Chill.
“Part of the Band”/The 1975. I can’t make out all the lyrics but what I can is intriguing, complex, sexy and quite funny too. (Reminds me a bit of Paul Simon’s lyrical style.) Going in for a second listen now. The string orchestration is great. The arrangement is curious in that it seems to *relax” into what I’d call the chorus (most songs wind themselves up into it). They are highly assured in their aesthetic.
“Where It’s At”/ Beck. It’s actually kinda nice when someone throws a big hit into the M5 mix. A little landing place amidst less familiar material. On this one, the Billy Preston-style keys and distinctive drum sound suck you in. Then it’s just one little sonic treat(ment) after another over that undeniable jazzy groove. I actually thought of submitting this one myself (because “two turntables and a microphone”), even without remembering all the details of how fun it is!
1975- I really like the tone/vide ambience of their sound on this track, reminiscent of Coldplay with the staccato strings in the background while the vocal is punchy and wanders beautifully. And then the song shifts up in an interesting and chordally complex way. You don’t often hear songs slow down like this which was an interesting wrinkly. I recently saw them in concert–a recommendation from Amelia, my daughter, and they put on an amazing show. The lead singer has a little more Hollywood swagger than the darkness o Nick Cave (of Nick Cage); he famously dated TayTay. I’m also not sure this is the epitome of their sound as they are quite eclectic across their handful of albums. Definitely worth diving into.
Beck- He is a weird, funky dude. I appreciate all of the sonic tidbits he jams into this one—the slice of mic feedback, the bullhorn effect, the Greek chorus–but it is that organ lick that makes the whole song. I could listen to that on repeat for a long time.
“Where It’s At” by Beck: I have always loved this track. I am a big fan of Beck in general from a music development point of view. He keeps his songs full of interesting bits, blats and blams in un-expected places (that means anything is game too). Noice.