matangrouper
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At first, I actually hated Noonday Dream. After absolutely loving his first 2 projects, I thought Noonday was extremely boring and it seemed to me that Ben didn't want to be listened to. But the more I listened to it, the more I appreciated the atmospheric soundscapes he was creating and I totally get why he prefers performing this style over his easy-to-consume Every Kingdom songs. Once you're in, you are IN.
When I heard that Aaron Dessner was producing this and that for once Ben would ... read more
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Saw Ben Howard yesterday, lovely concert but pretty disappointed he didn't play anything of Noonday Dream. Is it because of the lukewarm reception people had back then when he played it live or does it require a very specific setting of instruments?
This made me listen to Noonday Dream again on the way home, and man, Ben was on something else. One of the most misunderstood albums ever i feel.
My first 100, purely because of the last three songs. Music does not get better than this.
Not sure how any rating can represent my feelings about this. Still need many listening sessions to process this, already needed some time with the singles that turned out to be the more digestible tracks in the end, but i respect the hell out of this nonetheless. Props to Ritchie and Parker for real. Ritchie always was the most extrovert of the group and stood out as the hook guy, but to be forced to be solely responsible for the vocal part of this album is still something that can't be ... read more
So I was at one of these last European shows, and seeing how lockdown was only a week later, i felt truly blessed that my last ‘normal’ concert was of Archy.
That aside, yeah King Krule live is something else man. His live set on the moon for The OOZ already was an example of how these songs sound waaaay better with his band than the album version. Even though i’m a huge OOZ fan, i could understand why some would think it’s too moody, but to those i’d just ... read more
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