Albums in Stores – Jun. 16th, 2017 • Page 2

They're still playing amphitheaters. They're still 1 of the biggest rock bands in the world.

 

Hey, if the endless mocking of "Photograph" and "Rockstar" back in the day resulted in them becoming less culturally ubiquitous, then it served a purpose in my life. As long as I don't have to hear their songs, I don't care how "big" they are.

 

Well, you said they peaked in 2005. A band like Adema peaked in 2005 and now they're playing 200 person bars. Nickelback may have peaked in your mind but they're still gigantic 12 years later. I haven't heard a new Nickelback song on the radio in years but they're still relevant when people mock them. When 1 person mocks them on their social media pages, chances are more people are reminded of them and some will go revisit their songs.

 

Big release day for me.

Broadside – Paradise
Chon - Homey
Fleet Foxes – Crack-Up
Hundredth – Rare
Lorde – Melodrama
Portugal. The Man – Woodstock

 

So I assume I'll be reading your review soon?

 

Here it is:

 

Lorde and the two new songs from Stars!!

 

Is this... is this Trump pee tape?

 

Yeah, that's Trump...can't you tell?

 

Lorde and Hundredth for me.

 

Lorde, Isbell, Chon, and Bad Cop/Bad Cop for me today.

 

What's it like?

 

Don't forget the new Royal Blood. Although I don't expect it to be that great I will still check it out.

 

They never clicked for me so I was planning on skipping it since the day is so full as it is. I'll add it to my spotify though and give it a chance at some point.

 

Lorde
Young Thug
Chon
Royal Blood
Jason Isbell
Broadside
Fleet Foxes
Portugal. The Man

All need listens from me. Wow, what a day!

Edit: also
2 chainz
Com Truise

Edit 2: oh, and
Kevin Morby

 

This month is unbelievable. Listened to Lorde and the first half of Fleet Foxes this morning. Still need to listen to Portugal. the Man, Jason Isbell, Royal Blood, the Drums, and Young Thug. Plus I'm still not caught up from last week with the Sufjan Stevens (and others) Planetarium album, Rise Against, Cigarettes After Sex, and alt-J. And I'm still nowhere near done with All Time Low, Bleachers, or Paramore's recent releases.

 

Big week! Lots of great stuff.

H.E.R. - H.E.R., Vol. 2
Portugal. The Man - Woodstock
Broadside - Paradise
Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up

And 2 that are really solid that haven't been mentioned. Definitely worth a listen!

Palm - Shadow Expert
Yoke Lore - Goodpain

 

The song "Laps around a picture frame" from the new Broadside album is one of the catchiest songs I've heard in a while, if anyone is keeping score.

 

Gonna have to side with you on this one. Are they still big, playing arenas and amphitheaters? I mean, yeah, of course they are. But you can't say they didn't peak 10 years ago, when they were all over the radio. Now, in 2017, they're much less on the radio than they were back in 2005-2007. Yeah, they're still one of the bigger rock bands, but they have declined in popularity since then.

However, I would say there are worse bands out there than Nickelback.

 

Lorde is the highlight of the day for me, and one of the highlights of the year, but I intend to check out Jason Isbell and Fleet Foxes if I can ever tear myself away from it.

 

Careful, he sued Maher for saying his father was an orangutan. Haha

 

If I get sued by Donald Trump, I'll consider it one of my greatest life accomplishments.

 

All the Right Reasons was one of the most ubiquitous rock albums of the millennium. The fact that I haven't heard anything from their last three or four is honestly incredible after that.

 

Ahhh I forgot HER came out today! Loved the last one

 

broadside is
A M A Z I N G