Django Django

"Django Django" was one of the bands I meant to listen to for a long, long time. So when 1001albumsgenerator revealed the album to me, I couldn't wait any longer. I wasn't disappointed! Now let's click the repeat button and play "Default" nonstop. ;)

An intriguing one. Clearly there's an amazing producer/electronics tech in n the band, but the sad thing is there is no songwriter in the band. As a result you have these lovely exciting ideas whizzing about, but nobody to refine them into a song you can care about. Live a cross between Belle and Sebastian and LCD Soundsystem, but lacking the melodic loveliness or wit.

this is an album of just good energy and amazing vibrancy. I think this is the first time so far I’m giving back to back 5s? Deserved IMO

Loved this when it came out 11 years ago and was happy to see it pop up here for me today. Quirky & groovy without feeling forced, and consistently good all the way through. Love an album with an introduction track too, so this will be 5⭐

This was pretty good, though I'd hardly call it essential listening. It kept my interest throughout and the production was very strong. The blend of styles here is pretty unique and I'm guessing that's why it was on this list. Was this album bigger in the UK? I have no memory of it being big here in 2012.

It’s a bold move to depict the landfill that copies of your record will end up in on the cover of your debut record. I kid, I kid…. This is just The Beta Band for the 2010’s, right? Ok, okay…let’s get serious. This is an alright record, kind of psychedelic, kind of poppy, but it has a problem that I find in a lot of modern music that really detracts from listening for me. It has a lack of realistic energy - you can tell everything on this record is heavily quantized in a DAW, lined up and synced perfectly in time…machine-like. It feels lifeless to me as a result, devoid of personality or any flair for originality.

This is one of those bands I've only heard about but never checked out, even though I would've been the perfect demographic when this came out in 2012. I was pretty stoked seeing this pop up this morning and, boy, it did not disappoint one bit. Pure energy and vibrancy without feeling too over the top.

I think WOR is my favourite song of the decade. I started off unsure, then beguiled, but when that surf rock rhythm started pounding, I was enthralled.

Repetitiveness in these songs definitely has a lot of charm and makes them super catchy and fun, but over 40 minutes of that somehow feels like too much. Tiring.

7/10. Critical Reception: "The track "WOR" has been recently used in a Toyota Australia advertisement for the 2019 Toyota CH-R Next Gen Turbo." Pretty good album, all in all

I never have heard of this band before, but I will definitely be checking out more of their discography. I was impressed by how easy this was to listen to and enjoy. Very cool sound.

It’s like the postal service made some trippy acid pop. Excellent electronic composure but the falsetto harmonization can get a little tired. Lord of half hashed ideas that sometimes stick, and sometimes don’t. That’s the beauty of music after all, they’re being creative and sometimes something fresh and wonderful can be created. However, only some of it hits for me. As the album progresses it resembles new age sea shanties where the harmonies float on waves of consistent rhythms mixed with well placed instrumentals. Nothing captured my attention, but I did enjoy a few songs. Overall, a bland record for my taste, mostly due to the vocals not taking any chances.

I went in totally ignorant of this record and artist. At first I was getting Kraftwerk vibes but then the harmonized vocals kicked in which remind me of some sixties groups like The Hollies, The Association, or The Byrds. All said, I find myself drawn to records that successfully fuse cold/mechanical machine noises with warm/human musicality. Django Django certainly scratches that itch but when it veers into the longer, jammier songs I admit to getting bored. I love Stereolab but they are guilty of the same tendency. I think some editing of the longer tunes would be an improvement.

I like the one that starts ‘Ha-ha-ha-kop-buh-buh-me-me-me-kop-ha-ha-me-me-me’ etc.

Maybe it's because I was forced to listen to this on YouTube, but every song sounded like it would be for an ad promoting a 'revolutionary' new crypto exchange platform, a hemp inspired make up cleanser or some green fuel for future generations. That bored me. Needs more grit. 2.5

omg, i loved this. amazing production, incredibly catchy bops. i'll agree that maybe it's not "essential" listening but this is exactly the kind of 2010s indie rock that lights up all the pleasure centers of my brain.

10/26/23. Wow, I’m mad I haven’t heard this band before. Every song blew me away and surprised me, and sounding very different from other music I’ve heard. This will get many revisits.

Really like this! New to me.

Really cool album with a neat aesthetic. Some very catchy songs and the production is great. Bit too much bloat for me though but still a good record

A series of high-energy psychedelic pop bops, with happy operatic vocals, nonsensical repeating lyrics, whimsical Krautrock-esque drones, space synths, lots of reverb, and instruments (especially percussions) that evoke 60s psychedelia. I'm also hearing garage blues influence from contemporaries like Black Keys in songs "Firewater." It's a very fun record with only a few lackluster song ideas that don't leave much of an impact. Favorites: Default, Waveforms, WOR, Life's a Beach

Every track is a banger!! Such unusual meshing cutting and manipulating of sound throughout I absolutely love it. So nostalgic too - brings me back to a really really fun time of life!

Begins like a John Carpenter soundtrack - very exciting. Then some catchy indie-dance reminding me of Hot Chip collaborating with Beta Band. Good music.

Interesting and unique sounds for a pop album, not something I'm particularly into but I am glad to have listened to it. Sounds similar to The Beta Band.

Wilco meets Daft Punk via Battlestar Galactica or Star Wars, take your pick, all through a prism of late 1960's pop. And you know what? It's FINE. One could even say such a mix works. For them. But I doubt this album is going to get anyone laid anytime soon. And frankly that's all I'm looking for right now. Ask me again tomorrow and my standards could change.

Album #: 223 first impressions: I remember this band being Pitchfork darlings around the time of this album. At the time, I remember thinking Pitchfork was unbearably pretentious. So I assumed this band would be, too. A bit surprisingly, it sounds like an amalgamation of other bands they liked at the time that were sort of on the more mainstream edge: the XX, Fleet Foxes, and LCD Soundsystem. An interesting mix of 2010's indie/electronic/world music together with a little bit of country/60's singer-songwriter flair. after listening through: Really interesting production/blends of genres; good background/working music but also fun/varied enough to listen to as a standalone activity. But a little too long. post-reading reviews/wiki: I would not have guessed that this band is British because it feels... relatively seasoned (iykyk.) I'm not surprised to see comparisons to Animal Collective, another band I rejected at the time of this album's release bc I felt that their sound was too weird and people who liked them were just pretentious at the time. Now I kind of vibe with it, but it's not something I see myself obsessing over a decade too late. recommended for: fans of Tune-Yards, James Blake, Orville Peck, Devendra Banhart, stomp n clap.

clicked on the link to listen in Apple Music. It brought up the 10th anniversary reissue that had remixes and for some reason the original was not available so I listened to remixes before noticing my good. Found the original and had to start over, was bummed because I enjoyed the remixes. The original? It's okay electronic music. But it continues the author(s) bias for unoriginal British music that has no place on a list like this. 3/5.

Cheerful modern psychedelic pop. I hear some 60's influences, including The Beach Boys here and there, in addition to more recent influences like Animal Collective. I dig it. I’ll keep this band on the back burner and listen to more of them. I appreciate a band that goes out of their way to make every song sound unique. I also like when an album cover immediately signals what kind of music this is going to be. —— I get a kick out of how yesterday’s album was Nas’ “Illmatic” featuring “Life’s a Bitch” and today we have an album with a song called “Life’s a Beach.” (And personal fun fact: the first screenplay I ever wrote was called “Life’s a Beach” — it wasn’t very good but that phrase will always hold a special place in my heart.)

Interesting album cover. It's striking and I'm assuming it's some kind of mixed media? I love the intro and the seamless transition into the second track. I've never heard of this band before now so it's fun to go into an album blind and have no idea at all what the style will be. Even more so as this is a more recent release. Interesting sound. Indie rock-first but there's a lot of influences in there; I think I'm hearing some Beach Boys. Producing is cool too, lots of intriguing layers. The consistent adjective that's popping up is "interesting". It's not music that is really "out-there" but I keep noticing songwriting and production choices that aren't completely the norm for this style of music and I appreciate that. It's adding some nice depth. It made me enjoy the album and the only downsides were that it didn't have many big standout moments. Each track would have it's own idea and live inside of that idea, but then not really take my interest to the next level. "Defaults" is probably my favorite of the bunch. It's nicely diverse and yet still cohesive. They'll have tracks that have electronic drums and instruments in the foreground ("Waveforms", "Zumm Zumm", "Hand of Man"), a delta-blues Nick Drake inspired song like "Firewater", then an straightforward indie rocker track like "Life's A Beach" that you would hear on a Vampire Weekend album. It's cool and eclectic. As this was their debut album, I feel the need to see their direction after this one. Lots of promise. 3.3/5 I think.

So... the is art-rock. Or art-pop. Or something like that. So this is what kids were listening to in 2012, eh? Is it a modern mix on 1960's psychedelic pop? That's what it sounds like to me, a modern revivalist of that era. And I'm not a big fan of that genre of music in the first place, so it was probably never likely that I was going to like this. Perhaps I'm just too old. But more likely there just isn't anything that attracts me here.

Surprised by this one. Solid album throughout. Repetitive beats that get built on but nothing too abrasive. Easy to listen to.

Really really liked this. Will definitely check more out from them.

Wow! One of the real surprises! This is adjacent to the 3 EP’s by the Beta Band, but with nicer harmonies. Bonus there’s a dub version by Mad Professor that is stellar.

What a surprise! Love it when a complete unknown blows me away. Reminded me of Goose in a positive way

This was always one of those meant to listen to buy never got round to it albums for me. So I guess I'm finally getting round to it and it's wonderful, a modern classic in only pissed i waited so long to listen to it.

9.5/10. I have no idea what just happened, but I loved every minute of it!!! :)

4.5

Excellent!

I had never listened to the whole album but recognised a few songs. I love the 70s vibe, even though it’s a contemporary album. Great tunes and harmonies.

Hey look, it’s the album that started this whole thing for me! There is (or was) a user on Reddit going through the list manually, posting his reviews of every album in a subreddit he made for himself. He would cross-post his reviews to the bands’ subreddits, which is how I came to learn about the book. Django Django is my favourite band and I was surprised to hear they made it to a list of must-hear albums, since they aren’t well-known. A couple years prior, I had made my own list of famous albums I’d never listened to, so the idea of a list of 1001 albums was tempting, but daunting. Well here I am, 780-something albums later. I thought it would have been perfect if this was the final album I got generated, but I’ll take any opportunity to listen to this. It’s one of my all-time favourites.

This is one of my go-to albums for a mood lift. Love it. DD are also one of many bands I love whose name is a repeated word. So there we are

I have seen this name a bunch but never really dove in. A few songs in and I'm super bummed I didn't because I am boppin to this. Getting some solid Animal Collective vibes from this. This had the perfect amount of strangeness to it while still being super melodic and groovy. Big fan. Unfortunately it seems like this is by far their best album but I will absolutely be back.

I really like the style of the music and I'll check out more of their songs for sure. I liked Hail Bop, Default and Life's a Beach especially.

Very enjoyable! This record has a great feel and sound. It's going into the rotation.

This did come as a surprise! I didn’t know the band but was blown away by their music! Awesome

I'm actually floored that this is going down as a 5 for me. Open-mindedness is a superpower, kids. Favorite track: Waveforms

Muito estranho. Mas no sentido bom da palavra. É animado, divertido. Até hoje um dos álbuns mais diferentões que eu tinha gostado aqui no gerador Fave: firewater / waveforms

Indie pop, neo-psychedelia. What an oddball of an album. Don't think I've personally ever heard anything quite like it, and it was quite a breath of fresh air compared to some the albums I've been getting recently. Super poppy electronica with a psychedelic twist, this album was full of catchy songs. Great vocal harmonies, all I strunents were really strong as well although the real standout for me was the synth. The lyrics were all pretty goofy and nonsensical but that really added to the silly fun vibes. The only real thing holding it back for me was the length, I think it overstays its welcome by just a hair. Overall a great fun album that I've already recommended to friends. Will revisit, it's just too fun. 4.5/5

cool

Absolutely perfect

Some of the vocal effects remind me of the Kids Learning Tube videos about our solar system’s planets. And of my more favored video about the dwarf planets. Great videos for kids and adults alike. https://youtu.be/4tw_RiQp6H8?si=h5t-Rdr4lsrFXdJ9 I learned that term dwarf planet was solidified after astronomists discovered Eris. That led to a Wikipedia investigation: Eris, which is bigger than Pluto (pouring one out for you my long lost planet buddy), was found in 2005. I also learned that the 9 planet crowd are just sentimentalists. In the 1800s, there were 20+ objects considered planets before “asteroid” was a thing. Rabbit hole over. Django Django is a refreshing blend of electronica, rock, and art. This is a stand out album.

Good stuff

10/10 absolutely adore everything about this

I loved this! The harmonies, the percussion, the cool vibe. Good stuff!

This album had a nice feel to it. The first listen was good, but the second listen while I was outside doing some yard work really hit.

There've been a lot of times when listening to the album of the day felt like work. This was NOT one of those days. I experienced actual pleasure doing today's assignment. This was fresh and fun. Loved it.

Catchy as hell! A futuristic surf-rock sound that is very unique and great to listen to. Nice!

Dit album had ik hier niet verwacht aan te treffen. Alsof je op vakantie in een gek land in een klein, oud kutdorp een oud klasgenoot tegenkomt. Dit album (of delen ervan) luister ik wel eens voor m'n plezier als ik in me in het weekend niet druk hoef te maken om deze lijst. Ik ontdekte de band via 'Hail Bop' in de FIFA 13 soundtrack (ik moest de exacte editie even Googlen, zo goed ben ik nou ook weer niet). Vervolgens heb ik de track 'Default' een paar maanden zo'n beetje op repeat gehad. Deze combinatie van country, pop, blues, afrobeat en een dikke laag kunstacademie hipsterisme vind ik geniaal, terwijl ik het ook wel snap als je dat juist kut vindt. Gekke zangharmonieën met een dikke, dromerige synth erachter zorgen dat het als een comfortabel warm dekentje over je heen valt. Een leuke combinatie van akoestische instrumenten en electronische synth en gekke effecten. Nee, het is niet jouw telefoon die je speakers stoort aan het einde van 'Hand of Man'. 5 sterren, ik word hier vrolijk van.

I liked this a lot. Another band I've heard the name of but didn't listen to. A surprising discovery and need to explore the rest of their discography.

Cool, interesting electronica. Some amazing harmonies and progressions.

This is lovely. Melodic & mesmerizing.

fucks at the i-want-the-vinyl level.

This is the best "new" music I've heard in a very long time. This album slaps front to back. There's so many influences and yet it all feels cohesive. Not a bad track on the album. Reminds me of the Beach Boys, Talking Heads, Devo and Tame Impala all blended into one... Standout tracks: Default, Waveforms, Love's Dart, Wor, Life's a Beach

Nichts bahnbrechendes, aber gefällt mir sehr gut. Erstes Mal, dass ein Album direkt zweimal gehört hab Angenehm psychedelisch

This is so weird ... but I love how unique it is

Very very good

I need to look up art rock now! I had heard Life’s A Beach and glad I found it again here. Great album listened to it twice in a row. Light bouncy off beat fun percussion. Love it

Loved this. Have already listened again.

Love love love This is one of coolest albums i know. Love Django Django sound, it's unique, it's fun and it makes u want to move to the beat!

if this album was a coat it would be arsene wengers height crossed with ian wrights depth. basically a massive arse coat.

I absolutely love this. And I'm loving my first listen through on this band. Idiosyncratic and full of energy. This is an immediate add to my library.

This is what I'm here for. I've never heard of these guys before and I'm so glad that I've now discovered them. I'm not sure how to describe this album. It's as if the band got a big bowl and started pouring genres into it. New wave, country, indie, psychedelia and so on until the bowl was full. They then swirled everything together. The end result shouldn't work, yet bizarrely it does.

This one is awesome! Probably my favorite one so far. I loved Hail Bop, Zumm Zumm, and Hand of Man

I liked this very much so and saved it. Apple Music explanation is great

When I saw this ablum come up I was curious and thought, I think I've heard of these guys. My listening history shows that I've listened to them pretty much every year since 2013. As soon as Default kicked in it all came flooding back. This album is right up my alley and I look forward to giving it another spin. Fave tracks from today: Default, Zumm Zumm, Wor

Huh - I apparently listened to this once in 2014, but must have been in a mood as I never went back for more. Weird, because this is a sound I love! Presses the same buttons as Beta Band, The Bees, and Animal Collective. Will definitely be giving this more plays, as well as hitting up their other albums. Fave track - "Hail Bop" has that John Carpenter goodness, but there are bunch of other contenders here that have the potential to become beloved - "Zumm Zumm", "Love's Dart", "Life's a Beach" - probably a bunch of the others, too!

Huhhuh täydellinen kuunteluajankohta rauhallinen ennen nukkumaanmenoa ja albumim jälkeen hankala laittaa kuulokkeet pois kun väsyttää mitään ei jäänyt koppaan paitsi defaultin popläpilöyntivetonaula albumissa ei nähnyt mtään vikaa.. OBJ. 5.

Love synths, love steady paced dance music. This just has a fantastic and consistent energy that I love.

Wow, love the styles blended together. I’m going to visit their entire catalog. Great album.

Feels like a modern rendition of the classic Beta Band (The Three EPs). This album mashes indie pop and psychedelia with aspects of electro- even dance. Feels like you’re in the front seat of a western movie with cameos of UFOs and aliens. Overall fantastic record. Firewater is the best song. Fav: Hail Bop, Default, Firewater, Wor

If you listen to it ten times in a row and you just keep liking it more every time, it's the right album. I don't know why, it's very original, and it's for me

Some cool sounds, really enjoyed this. The vocals in particular were richly melodic like some of the best sixties bands. Will definitely listen again

I am really enjoying this funky, bleepy alt-pop.

Another incredible early '10s throwback that brings a thousand memories of driving around in the Ashcroft Butchers ute pumping Triple J and listening to the likes of Zan Rowe and Lewi Mckirdy back announcing a heap of tracks of this album. Both Lewi and Zan were so so important in the development of my musical taste and proclivities, especially Mad Dog McKirdy

Such a cool, unique sound! So amped to find a cool new artist to listen to!

Oh hell yeah what a cool discovery.

dit vind ik wel heel leuk ja, moet veel sterren krijgen

Love love love love - so good

Wow! How have I never heard these guys before?! This is going in rotation, stat! So many good sounds: driving rhythms, sound fx, textured vocals…

love it

Lots of fun this album. Sounds like a higher octane Beta Band. Less experimental the melodies are easy to find as they're very much front and center. And there are enough Alien Sounds to keep things looking squarely to the future. 4 stars

Makes me remember that there are good bands to come out of the 2010s half of the “alternative” era . Still kind of has that apple commercial vibe but with a lot more flavor. Plus it’s not their fault this sound has become synonymous with advertising. Good stuff

Wow. First listen and loved it

Hmm, not sure exactly, but I think I dig this. It’s low 4 territory, but it’s a 4 still.

This album had some high highs and some low lows for me, it will take a few listens for me to really figure out my favorites. But I do plan to listen again, which says something! The opening two tracks together are great, and I absolutely love the album art.

I'd often heard of these guys but never took the time to seek them out. This sounds like the album Beta Band could have released if they stayed together and were binging Animal Collective albums for 6 months. It's equal parts experimental, eclectic, and very poppy. It's just the right mix to be interesting and accessible at once. Take it too seriously and you risk being dismissed as a hipster. But just have fun with it and you'll have a great time.

Was definitely skeptical going into this one, but im leaving very pleasantly surprised. This was a hidden gem I never knew about. Every song was different despite sticking to a specific style. I thought Skies Over Cairo sounded like the backing track to a sand level in Mario kart, in a good way. Overall a unique album that I will hopefully come back to.

Really enjoyed this.

Vibed to this in the gym. Didn’t mind it. Simpsons: No

Absolutely banging

29/10/24 Surprisingly a harmless album.