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>band has a strong rhythm section
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>alternative rock with hot frontwoman
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>verses and chorus use different chord progressions
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>harmonies
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>has drummer with jazz background
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>make liberal use of jew harp
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>At least 3 members in the band are professionally trained musicians
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>band has 2 drummers
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>>61177561
>Twangy as fuck coldwave riffs.
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>bass player plays more than just root notes
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>sax in a no-wave song
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>incorporates field recordings
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>song is korean pop
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>beatbox solo
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>band has people with actual knowledge of theory
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>band is good
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>single use of "cute" instruments in the song, like a bell ringing or a few notes of glockenspiel
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>cowbell rhythm for a few bars along with good groovy riff
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>no ukulele
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>vocals and guitars have the same melody
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>surprising but still "egg of columbus" kind of natural transition from intro
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>album isn't just a collection of songs but actually relate to each other in some way
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>>61177561

>jazz trained drummer
>funk inspired bass player
>guitarist actually plays lead with melodic consideration
>bass/cello counterpoint in the background
>sparse, open production
>appropriate usage of Latin rhythm instruments
>epic late 70sesque prog rock phaser drenched synth solos
>well done chicken picking/country influence in a rock album
>sparing use of splash cymbal
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>>61177875
>bass player uses a fretless
>bass solos
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>>61178848
you suck.
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>band from new york city
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>>61178676
https://youtu.be/dSS_ty5o7x4
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>band incorporates rap vocals into djenty/nu-metal esque music
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>music is good
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>ska-influenced jams
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>band tastefully makes use of non-standard time signatures
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>band makes simple songs sound complex

>band makes complex songs sound simple
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>Technical, precise sequences of patterns, especially with drums
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>the horn section is used for textures
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>vocalist's upper range runs seamlessly into strong falsetto
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>Band re-uses chorus from a song earlier in the album in one of the last tracks, giving it a different context
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>Band uses shamisen
>Well
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>band is not from the US or the UK
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>>61179239
>band isn't lolsorandum xD
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>noise used tastefully
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>>61177869
King gizz
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>>61181366
Car Sear Headrest?
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>producer: steve albini
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>>61181462
Fuck off Montie
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>>61181366
Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway does this so well. Check it. (Tracks: Salvador Sanchez and Pancho Villa)
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>>61181544
Naw, Candy Claws.

https://youtu.be/kHOfyfbmmko?t=3m44s
https://youtu.be/LeTX3Cl2IvA?t=2m48s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeTX3Cl2IvA
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>>61181710
The Antlers did it pretty well on in the Attic of the Universe as well. Good taste friend
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>>61178709
Here's the deal
*cowbell*
Open your eyes
*cowbell*
Your life is a lie
*cowbell*
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All band members are talented and contribute equally.
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>When someone not known for music puts out an album
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>alienates plebs and remains inaccessible to them
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>>61177886
contortions?
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>>61182046
There's also a saxophone on the first Swans EP
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>>61181974
that's what you pay attention to? that muh undesirables don't listen to the same music?

that's super insecure
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>>61181466
the greatest joy in music
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>>61182106
it's doesnt need "attention", just a frequent observation. most bands who push boundaries end up being ignored by plebs.
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>singer has a non-annoying british accent
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>>61182244
oh alright but then it's about the fact that they experiment, not that casuals can't get into them
I can get behind that
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>song fades in and out of glitch/feedback/noise liberally and we'll executed
>musique concrete
>aleatoric music
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>they scatter little sound collages throughout their music
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>>61181710
>>61181790
Snowing's lead singer reuses lyrics and themes lot. specifically Melissa, car accidents, and the phrase "oh my god"
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>>61177598
This album is great, and Sarah is hot as hell.
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>>61182979
>inb4 a bunch of faggots take this comment seriously
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>>61182979
Ok.
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What do you call it when one singer sings one part of a song and then another singer sings the next part that has the same chord progression and then at the end they put them together? Because I fucking love that.
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>>61184730
The closest thing I can think of is Brief Candles by the Zombies.
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>none of the members are from Rage Againsta Machine
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>>61181710
TWIABP does this across albums

>when we get home we won't be empty

>today we are superheroes
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>>61181366
the wonder years-i just wanna sell out my funeral
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>band has two lead guitarists
>band has two rhythm guitarists
>drummer uses the cymbals sparingly
>band is all-acoustic but the drummer uses a full set
>singer of either sex has high-pitched voice
>male singer sing-speaks in monotone
>band employs tinny 70s production
>band is built around the bassist's work
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>>61184730
A cannon?
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>album title is said in the song but the song's name isn't the album title
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>>61185538
Ex: 2:44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoZ1FAJ9fUA
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