i got my copy second hand so she’s a bit scuffed and took some cleaning to get rid of the distortion but with that aside, im really happy to have her on vinyl! Over its 40 years in business, PIAS has grown to be one of the largest independently-owned music groups in the world, carving out its own in-house recorded music division PIAS [Recordings]. Bodys” has the gleaming pulse of the Strokes, and finds Toledo commenting on the song in real-time as it unfolds—“Is it the chorus yet? An album that was once my favourite album of all time, only now dethroned by Microphones in 2020 but still remaining second place. He knew of my obsession with long songs and thought that Twin Fantasy would be right up my alley, so I checked it out.

Legions of reverent listeners carve rituals out of it: sobbing over “Famous Prophets,” making out to “Cute Thing,” dancing their asses off as “Bodys” climbs higher, higher. To them it looked like I was slowly dying and there was quite literally nothing they could do to stop it. Comprised of various labels we know and love at Rough Trade (Bella Union, ATO, Speedy Wunderground, Phantasy, Heavenly, Mute and more) PIAS [Recordings] filter through some of the most diverse artistry to our racks, which we greatly enjoy digging into. com with the date February 16, 2018, [9] which contained an abridged version of the Matador Records press announcement.Incredibly quiet with regards to surface noise, only side D has some surface noise during Famous Prophets.

Without saying which version is better (I love them both for different reasons, 10/10 on both ends) the pressing itself is magnificent. Car Seat Headrest's Will Toledo Talks About the Lo-Fi Aesthetic, Remaking His Old Songs and Borrowing From Others". The sorrow part of this strange mood concoction just kinda lingers at the back of my peanut brain and I'm not sure what exactly it entails. It’s an ambitious song cycle that’s been held up by his small but fervent online cult as his masterpiece.I’ve of course listened to certain songs such as Bodys, Famous Prophets and of course Beach Life-in-Death plenty, but sitting down and listening to the film 71 minutes? It’s just a building of the verse, so when the chorus does come it’ll be more rewarding”—and then it delivers on that observation, with layered vocals that bring to mind the stacked harmonies of ELO.

By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. The songs never stay still, for better or worse, they’re always in the process of building up or breaking down, which makes this jagged tail feel even more restless. Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake; 12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a sound of sheer silence.He had initially considered a re-release, but after meeting with independent label Matador Records in 2015, Toledo decided to revisit the material in full, following the release of Teens of Style and Teens of Denial. Post production and mixing took place between Decade Music Studios and Will Toledo's apartment, [5] [6] with most effects, stems and final mixes run through the studio's vintage mixing console. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. The songs explore in painful detail the narrator’s infatuation with a nameless man, a relationship that Toledo has said was based in part on his own experience. On January 9, 2018, Matador officially announced the release of the re-recording, entitled Twin Fantasy (Face to Face), alongside a tour announcement and a music video for the single "Nervous Young Inhumans" .

By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album received a score of 87 out of 100 based on 21 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Recorded at Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, NY, with the help of producer/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires) and crack team of a-list musicians, his upcoming album blends heavy arrangements and introspective lyrics with sophistication, leaving the listener in a blissful wash of wonderment. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. that's in fact where another issue comes up, i strongly prefer the spoken-word passages on the original record.Today though I want to talk about my experience with this album and what it means to me like so many others have; it almost feels like a right of passage. Twin Fantasy was a band camp classic with its relatable lyrics and themes, with amazing storytelling, a mess of amazing ideas, through the mind of 17 year old Will. It was 2018 that I also became much more interested in discovering new music, and I did so alongside a friend who did the same.