The Blue Nile (Official Thread) Band • Page 3

Is it off-base to assume this was quite influential for bands like Arcade Fire, The War on Drugs, and even The 1975? Feel like I'm listening to all three of those bands with a hint of Springsteen tossed into a blender and shot back in time

 

it is and they are!

 

1975 is extremely influenced by the blue nile

 

This shit is bonkers gorgeous

 

Matty has said in a bunch of interviews how “Hats” is a big influence

 

You might also dig The Paper Kites, and this song in particular

 

I'm even getting some National, LCD Soundsystem, Broken Social Scene, and Killers vibes lol. Just very prestigious sounding, driving, and beautiful synth-tinged indie rock, but without the pretentiousness that can sometimes get in the way of the bands I mentioned previously (many of which I love). It's wild that that a record from 1989 (let alone 1984) can sound this in line with relatively modern indie rock. I moved right on to A Walk Across the Rooftops.

 

Perfect season to get into them

 

Never listened to the Hats bonus tracks before, Christmas is great!

 

On an 8 hour flight that I want to be over and this is the album helping me get through it

 

I just splurged on a vinyl copy of Hats - amazing album

for some reason it’s a real go to during the holidays for me

 

One of the winteriest albums of all time imo

 

Have had some pretty horrible/scary stuff going on recently and this is the first band that I've been turning to for some sense of solace. Just perfect art

 

Thinking of you! Hang in there and if there's anything a stranger on the internet can do to help, don't hesitate to ask.

 

Thank you! Light at the end of the tunnel appears to be rapidly approaching but I appreciate it!

 

Just checking out Hats for the first time… wow. Can absolutely hear a big influence on a lot of The 1975’s moodier songs, but this is just on an entirely different level. Words really can’t describe how lush and enveloping the atmosphere is.

 

They truly hit lighting in a bottle with that album; an all-time classic

 

Wow listening to the bonus tracks from A Walk Across the Rooftops. Regret is really something.

 

Those first two records are truly something. Recently did a full discography run, and I was really hoping to like Free At Last and High a lot more than I did.

 

It took me a little bit longer to get into the later records but there's definitely brilliance in them. The first two are unmatched, though.

 

Good thread bump, listening to the first two this morning and they're hitting

 

best band. new paul buchanan album when??

 

Man, the money I would pay to see a one-off show of them playing Hats in its entirety

 

Have you heard “Here Come the Bluebirds” from the High Deluxe edition?

 

Ha, actually only just recently when I was reading back through this thread and saw you reference it. Really beautiful stuff.