If you want more by her, check out Press Color, Zulu Rock, One for the Soul, and Suspense. All great albums with different vibes. She was an icon
The closest to that particular sound is probably his debut, Panic Prevention. Though I don’t think the songwriting is as strong on that one. He moves a little bit further away from the electronic elements on his later releases (though they’re never really gone) and definitely leans into his punk influences more. I think his latest release, The Theory of Whatever comes the closest to Kings & Queens in terms of overall sound. My favorite is Carry on the Grudge, which is his follow up to Kings & Queens. I enjoy pretty much everything outside of the debut (even that has some good songs on it too though).
@edisnfg Kings & Queens also had a ton of B-sides. He released several EP’s to go along with the singles and they all have a few B-sides each, some of which are really fantastic. I’ve always loved this one from The Man’s Machine EP:
Deas Vail wasn't bad but didn't really do anything for me. Birds was kinda cool with the piano part. I hear all the comparisons people mentioned, but those bands never did much for me either unfortunately
Deas avail was okay for me. Maybe I would have liked it more had I listened to them at the time, but I feel like the comparison bands (Lydia, JM, Something Corporate, Mae) all did that sound better. it was a pleasant listen though! Easy on the ears.
I definitely agree it was a pleasant listen too. Singer's voice is great and it was bright and pretty
I enjoyed Deas Vail a pretty good amount around the time this album came out. Excuses was my favorite and still is after listening this morning. Unfortunately bands like this just don't hold my attention like they used to
Ah shit. I can absolutely have a pick today if people want one, but I know I have been MIA for the past few because of personal shit. Up to the thread
I have long-held that in time, Archy Marshall will be looked back on as one of the most unique voices (both literally and in songwriting) in indie-rock, especially as he's branched out from bedroom-pop into elements of electronic music, hip-hop, post-punk, punk, and jazz. With that in mind, I'm going with what I'd consider to be King Krule's unwieldy 2017 masterpiece, The Ooz. It's a little long in the tooth, but really shows the breadth of his influences and what he's capable of. If you enjoy it, I highly recommend his next record, Man Alive!, and his recent live record, You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down. And if you prefer the sparser, guitar-centric moments, go backwards to 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, which he released when he was only 19. (He was 23 when he made this record.) You can also side-step to A New Place 2 Drown, which is the trip-hop record he released under his own name. It was actually just re-released for its 10th anniversary. Anyways, this one definitely benefits from multiple listens, but I think/hope most will get something out of this one :)
Thanks all, and I will try to work backwards on the last few today - particularly interested in Jlin!