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Just heard a copy of the new album, "Faking The Books". Seems to be more of a Notwist influence here - faster songs, more guitars all around. I'm not sure if I like this new direction for them, but if you liked "Left-Handed", the album follows mostly in the same vibrant vein.

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Monday, 19 January 2004 11:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Is this on the internet? Have they experimented with their song formula at all, yet? I wish they'd play around with minor chords a bit more...

― Melissa W (Melissa W), Monday, 19 January 2004 11:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I am so excited I could run a marathon. Personally I loved Left Handed and the whole general new fangled indieness of what's coming out of Morr. There definitely is a lot of cross-influence going on in what the bands are doing - personally I can hear as much Ms. John Soda in Left Handed as Notwist.

BTW - If anyone hasn't yet picked up the last Ms. John Soda EP then do so do so do so.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Monday, 19 January 2004 13:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Bumpety scump bumperoony. The lack of interest in this makes me want to kill everything and everybody.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't want to die! I promise I'll try to Seek its Soul this evening.

― willem (willem), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I've been trying. No joy.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Is the girl from ms john soda related to the guy from lali puna, they have the same surname?

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 17:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Very possibly. The whole Morr scene is a bit like that.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 18:08 (twenty-two years ago)

: / i'm dying to hear this. their scary world theory is in my all-time top 5 definitely.

i'm gutted i can't find any ms. john soda stuff. i have an mp3 of 'go check' i've almost worn out.

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 19:17 (twenty-two years ago)

i have it. i'll give it a listen and report back.

― geeta (geeta), Tuesday, 20 January 2004 23:58 (twenty-two years ago)

do you like lali puna normally geeta?

― cozen (Cozen), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 00:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I've listened a couple of times and I don't know, the album isn't really doing much for me yet. Perhaps I was expecting too much after "Scary World Theory". Time to listen to the new Mum then...

― Michael F Gill (Michael F Gill), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 06:47 (twenty-two years ago)

New Mum?

*feints*

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:39 (twenty-two years ago)

what's the new mum called?

― mark p (Mark P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

If anyone else is hankering for a Morr fix I heartily endorse the Guther album.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

the new mum album is called 'summer make good'.

― jason m (jason m), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:10 (twenty-two years ago)

has it been leaked yet jason?

― mark p (Mark P), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Mum has leaked, but what I have somehow seems unfinished. Need to listen more before I can intelligently comment. Noticed more vocals than on previous releases.

― Ryan WS (fffv), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I think I prefer Tridecoder to Scary World Theory. I would like to be able to hear the latest Quarks album.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 18:28 (twenty-two years ago)

ha i never noticed that abt them & minor chords before. [melissa how come you don't post more? + i never forgot strictly-speaking to send you tht magazine, i'm just super lazy :( ]

i'm pretty excited about this. my favourite thing of theirs is mebbe still their cover of 'together in electric dreams' which sounds like eavesdropping on a private conversation over a train-station pa.

this is still my favourite music to listen to on the low-level trains into town; it has that motorik insistence which somehow doesn't manage to crowd out all the space in-and-around the songs which insistent things might have a tendency to do: take over attention: background become figure: somehow they manage to elide this: the synths and drums are airy and light: light detonating inside glass.

i like how 'lowdown' starts off a light disco then a slight flex and pop and the song changes its whole shape and colour.

even the instrumentals!

especially the instrumentals!! cf. above.

― cozen (Cozen), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 19:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Just got Faking The Books. First impression:- I am a happy man.

― Lynskey (Lynskey), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Out on April 5th in Germany, 19th in USA...so maybe the 12th here in Blighty.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:33 (twenty-two years ago)

someone tell me a good lali puna song I can listen to to get an idea of why you like them.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Thursday, 22 January 2004 18:50 (twenty-two years ago)

This is an amazing record. I love the generally upped tempo. Beautiful textures, hooks.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 07:01 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...

Awww this album is amazing! So warm and welcoming, like taking two migraleve and going back to bed.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Thursday, 15 April 2004 13:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Are they worth seeing live? They're playing here in two weeks and I'm a bit hesitant.

― Baaderoni (Fabfunk), Thursday, 15 April 2004 14:09 (twenty-two years ago)

dunno, I'd go and see them anyway.

The new one is growing on me, it's not as immediate as Tridecoder. The last song is pretty great.

s1ocki - Fast Forward

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 15 April 2004 15:12 (twenty-two years ago)

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