Reviews (page 3 of 8)
Good solid indie fun. A hint of the nu-rave sound in there, a little bit of bluntly quite annoying vocal effects, but overall it was pretty good. Is it something where it's obvious why this would be in the 1089 most important albums to listen to? Not really - and we're getting dangerously close to cast iron confirmation that this lunatic thinks it's better to listen to things like this that Neutral Milk Hotel, but that's not Django Django's fault I guess.
3.75
Never listened to this before - I was pleasantly surprised. Most of the tracks are quite enjoyable and a couple are foot-tappers.
I got some 80s/ 90s vibe from this. Like I imagine this is what Pet Shop Boys would sound like if they would sample more guitar sounds. It sounds eclectic with the guitar and other electronica. It just didn't click for me. Listened to only half the album.
Experimental from the 10s.
so good
I loved this when it came out but probably hadn't listened to it for a decade. Not as great as I remember but still good fun
Mildly interesting with some electronic / psychedelic bits. Not really for me though
Very listenable album - missed them the first time around but enjoyed this. Reminded me of The Beta Band. Ended strongly.
I thought this was quite good, ridiculously derivative but listenable enough although I wasn’t that disappointed when it ended as it were. Towards the bottom of the two stars but two stars nonetheless not least for “Life’s A Beach”. Tom.
7/10 (dropped from 4 to 3, relisten)
An enjoyable listen but not really my thing. A bit too happy and pop for me. But didn’t make me want to switch it off. :D
Mellow but with a good driving beat, enjoyable instrumentals
Pleasant but it's a tease. There are a bunch unique sounds they start the songs with, only to abandon them after the intro and perform something more poppy. Not very experimental or brave or notable for art rock at the time it came out.
love the instrumentals and the production, it nails the bled between exotic and glitchy with them synths and the percussions, but the lyrics and the vocal performances make the project fall a bit flat for me it shines more when it goes folky rather than jammy, nice discovery tho definetely some tracks that im going back to
This has got to be far and away my most enjoyed record that was new to me of the whole project so far...though I realized I knew the song "Default," just didn't know the artist, but can't remember where from!
Watered down Neo-Psych, do yourself a favor and listen to Animal Collective instead. 4/10
Experimental, added some songs to my playlist
I have not heard this before, but I’ve heard a number of these songs come up on mixes. This was pleasantly surprising, I was paying attention to the indie scene in the ‘10s but mostly noise and doom and other weird psych but missed out on a lot of indie electronic stuff like this. I’m digging the keyboard tones and the psychedelic elements, they really elevate the good pop songs underneath. It’s nice to hear a new recent album that I like!
Default is a cracking track, I remember loving that from first time around. All bleeps and jumps with a pounding rhythm driving it along. The rest : broadly acceptable
Really enjoyed this one!
They could have dropped a few songs in the middle of the album, but I really liked most of it.
Really enjoyed the first few songs but then found myself losing interest. A little bit long maybe.
On paper this should be the kind of thing I like, but I think I’ve moved on from this sort of thing. I liked a couple tracks, but without a clear nostalgic link, I don’t think I’ll be coming back.
Loved this, takes me right back to uni!! =D
don't really know what to make of this. I was never hugely keen on psychadelic rock but I suppose this was worth a listen. I had never even heard of Jango Jango
Default is on my running playlist but I haven’t been running for a couple of weeks, so listening to that while sitting down made me feel oddly guilty. Other than that, I enjoyed this - it’s such an interesting-sounding album.
So this album tries to be all sorts of things, like a mix of old school beach vibes and super-techy electronic beats, kind of in that folktronica space. The production is super clean, and they try some cool genre stuff, but it gets a bit much. The singing is a bit off, and even though some tracks have good energy, it gets repetitive after a while. It's alright to have on in the background, but it's not super memorable or emotional. It definitely sounds like an indie-pop record from 2012, but it feels more like a bunch of ideas put together than actual songs. It's catchy for a bit, but listening to the whole thing? Pretty boring and doesn't really live up any kind of hype.
Listened in the car and at work. It's fine but it sounds like Spencer Krug's lost British twin who can't write particularly exciting songs. When the Wiki page describes these guys as Art Rock I expected something a bit more out than this. It's good but didn't fall in love or anything.
Definite hints of the Beta Band in their which isn’t a bad thing
I just listened and already forgot everything.
Hmmm.. really good first impression. This is a weird, hybrid folk/electronic/psychedelic record and you can color me interested. I have a propensity for mashed up sounds like this. "Waveforms" is a good example. I found myself tapping my feet along to "Hail Bop", "Storm", and "Default". A tad repetitive in spots, but most *just* end in time to not wear out their welcome -- except for the strange video-game soundtrack-inspired "Zumm Zumm" which was really long in the tooth. A fair bit reminds me of Beck's "Morning Phase" album, which is similarly dreamy, electronic, and has a fair amount of folk in that musical gulash. Maybe I'm just in the right frame of mind, but (4/5) doesn't feel out of place. We've had a fair share of misses on this list (1,001 list) so far, but I'm surprised by how much 'new' (to me) music that I've enjoyed. Add this to that list. EDIT: Another find from this list that has thoroughly wormed its way into my ears. There's 4 or 5 tracks that I just keep coming back to. This has become heavy, everyday listening hence my push up to a '5'.
I had honestly never heard of this band before and didn't really get any indication what to expect given the album's cover. It's not often you get an opportunity like that, so without any research or expectations, I was pretty excited to just press play and get into it. First impression? Kraftwerk. 80s electropop. Busy, but pleasantly so. A little psychedelic. A little proggy, a little mathy. Outstanding, often understated guitar riffs interspersed throughout. Harmonized 60s style vocals (Beach Boys, Byrds, The Hollies). Doesn't overstay it's welcome. This, my friends, is all the way in my fucking wheelhouse, and by "Firewater" I'm completely sucked in. How the fuck did I miss this so completely? Heavily krautrock inspired (did I mention Kraftwerk?) with shades of Temples, Lord Huron, and Mildlife salted in. Has a great texture that melds a lot of sound without overdoing it. The variety and exploration in the tracks keeps it engaging and bright, with far more peaks than valleys. Was really looking forward to spending the day with this one, and after three full plays and a few song repeats, it did not disappoint. As first impressions go, this one was a surprising 4.5/5 that I'm only hesitant to round up because we just met. But I'm gonna reserve the right to revisit and bump that up if the next few dates go as well... UPDATE: That second, third, and subsequent dates went so well, I keep coming back for more. So yeah, this one's a 5/5 for me.
Variety: 5 Adequacy: 5 Listenability: 5 Uniqueness: 2 Emotionality: 4 = 4.2 rounded down to a 4 "Who are you? I'm the enchanting wizard of rhythm Why did you come here? I came here to tell you about the rhythms of the universe" A band I've heard of, but bever heard. At least that I'm aware of. Going in completely blind to this one. A little reading tells me that they won the Mercury Prize, which seems like it might guarantee you a spot on the list, but they also got a nod from Rolling Stone and were featured on some GTA game soundtracks. Is that a good or bad thing though? I guess it speaks well for their mass appeal. THE TRACKS "Introduction" - Ooh, very epic, atmospheric opening here. It doesn't ultimately go anywhere, but I'm down for whatever's next. It sort of flows right into the next track so, not sure it was necessary to separate this out, but possibly some canny thoughtfulness towards radio as Hail Bop probably would have been a trickier sell with this attached. Gonna count these as one track, modern playlist formatting be damned. "Hail Bop" - I'm liking what I'm hearing so far. We get some very full, yet emotionless, harmonized vocals over top of music that could feel very busy, but doesn't to my ears. This has a wonderful groove to it, and all the effects and layers with the catchy vocal melody put me in mind of something like if Badly Drawn Boy got really into electronic folk . "Default" - Here we get a bit down and dirty with some garage rock guitar over top of some folky tambourines and spacey electronic whatsits. This reminds me a lot of The Beta Band, and that's a good thing. "Firewater" - Little bit of a T.Rex groove to start this one off. Starting to wonder what these guys can't do. We get good harmonies, hooks for days, solid blend of folk, psychedelia, electronic, and garage in what feels like a danceable mix where one part doesn't overwhelm or clash with the other. That's a feat that few artists can pull off well. Beck and Beta Band (once again) come to mind immediately. "Waveforms" - Leaning way heavier into the electronic right off over top of some driving worldbeat drum patterns. The layers start stacking with the vocals, more synths, and we just build and build. And some beautifully delivered breakdowns were the harmonies become the focus. Instead of petering out we just go in reverse, peeling the layers off until - - -. Top Notch stuff. "Zumm Zumm" - Some PS2 Crash Bandicoot menu load music vibes here, but man am I down for it. Simple as can be, especially compared to what else we've seen from these guys, but effective still. We still get some more complex breakdowns though when the music drops out for the vocal highlight. Bit of a repeat of last track's trick, but way goofier. I'm not complaining. "Hand of Man" - A largely acoustic number that reminds of Beck once again, but more of his Mutations-era stuff. This is a nice slowdown. I love me some claps in a song. Short, effective palette cleanser. "Love's Dart" - Spaghetti Western vibes open this track, with a galloping beat underneath some more languid vocals and a twangy acoustic guitar. Keeps the same driving pace up the whole run time, and it's quite effective "Wor" - Some acrobatics here as we go from an underwater Dick Dale guitar line that morphs into an dark, reverby rockabilly sound. Perfect soundtrack for driving through the desert at night with the top down on the way to do some crimes. Are these assholes gonna force me into a 5-star review for a band I've never heard before in their first try? It's looking that way... "Storm" - Some almost Motowny drums start us off, and we immediately get some stellar vocal hooks. The building layers/ reset/ build again trick is a bit exposed at this point, but damn if it doesn't keep working. But I'm the type of person who doesn't have a magic trick ruined for him by having it explained. so... "Life's a Beach" - The title doesn't lie as we jump in with some crunchy surf rock guitar and beat. The beach party vibes turn a bit dark though. The Ventures have wandered into some sort of ... Twilight Zone where they've suddenly been forced to sing. "Skies Over Cairo" - Sort of big band beat on electronic bongos? We're not quite back in Crash Bandicoot territory here though. Well maybe, if some of those crates he broke open were full of hash. The Middle Eastern pastiche works well as a break from vocals, and provides some contrast. "Silver Rays" - Man. This was by no means bad, but as middling a track as any on here, and the sole black ( gray?) mark against them as it felt a bit of a plain, and abrupt ending to the epic feel of the rest of the thing. just wasn't expecting them to walk calmly through the finish line of this marathon when they ran 99% of it. HIGHLIGHTS - "Introduction"/ "Hail Bop" - "Default" - "Firewater" - "Waveforms" - "Zumm Zumm" - "Hand of Man" - "Love's Dart" - "Wor" - "Storm" - "Life's a Beach" - "Skies Over Cairo" MIDLIGHTS - "Silver Rays" LOWLIGHTS - Look elsewhere! FINAL THOUGHTS If I could find anything to knock this for it would be that the somewhat flat, affectless nature the vocals are delivered in would lose them points from the "Emotionality" criterion. But it actually doesn't all that much, because the music itself makes up for that deficiency. If you can even call it that. I like plenty of singers who have that sort of deadpan delivery - Beck, Lou reed... it's a long list. I would even argue that the music itself does so much of the heavy lifting that it was pretty damn effectively emotive. You might even say, "but didn't Beck and Beta Band get there first, and do it better?" First sure, but these guys can hang, and that's the important part. That being said - if you played this for me and made me guess who it was "Beta Band!" would have been quick out if my mouth. That's a criterion I feel way more comfortable docking them on. And to be fair, at this point it's got to be nigh impossible for a band to not wear their influence on their sleeve. Overall I was wowed by this. And it's got me wanting to dive deep into the band's discography. I could see this developing into a 5-star very easily on repeat listens. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - No notes FURTHER LISTENING - The Beta Band by The Beta Band - Three E.P.'s by The Beta Band - Modern Guilt by Beck - The Man-Machine by kraftwerk
"Only the desert was clean." Frank Herbert's Dune What a little peyote trip of an album. Between the Western deserts of Firewater, the beaches of "Life's a Beach", and the sound of "Skies Over Cairo" we are treated to a journey of arid locales. My mind was filled with sand. It made me think what if Damon Albarn had been more into westerns and country music instead of anime and hip-hop. A friend made the comparison to Lord Huron which seemed very apt. This album dreams of the desert in the same way Lonesome Dreams does. Come to think of it, both are 2012 albums. What a convergence. All in all, i enjoyed this album. Django Django create an atmospheric sound worthy of the art rock name. It experiments, every time I thought I had this album pinned down it mixed itself up. My wife over heard some of it and said it reminded her of Adventure Time. Gotta say, I agree. A quirky sound that could be from the Land of Ooo for sure. I may add a track or two to the late night playlist. For me its a 10PM to 3AM type of album. Track Highlights Firewater Waveforms Lover's Dart Skies Over Cario
so so so so so so so so so bad omg
Shoulda stuck as an instrumental band.
i feel bad saying this for several albums in a row now, but i actually turned this one off about three fourths of the way through, in part because i was busy, but also because i was bored stiff. sorry django django but i just can't care about these songs. they don't feel like they're really going anywhere
The potential was there on the first song but my god… this got tedious as it went on. The more they sang the more I checked out. I barely finished it.
I’ve never come closer to giving up.
I really enjoyed this! Good album!
I appreciate that Django Django have a very unique sound but this isn't an album I could listen to regularly.
Yeah no thank you
Bit of a mixed bag. Started off really well and my foot was tapping it's way through a lot of the songs. Zumm Zumm is quite annoying and a few songs fall a bit flat but overall quite enjoyable.
I missed Django Django completely in 2012. Not disliked it, not ignored it, not filed it under “indie band I should probably investigate”: absolutely no radar ping at all. In retrospect there was a fairly mundane reason. Early 2012 was dominated by hernia surgery and a slow recovery; by the time I was properly re-entering the world, Manchester City were winning the league and I was still rough. Django Django simply passed through a temporarily unattended part of my life. Thirteen years later, bloody hell. What a debut. The opening feels almost like an overture: something Kraftwerky in the rhythmic machinery, then a little shift of centre, a slightly wonky guitar, and suddenly we’re somewhere closer to the handmade art-pop world of Pillows & Prayers. That sets out the album’s trick rather neatly. Django Django sound polished, but deliberately small-scale. They have bedroom-pop instincts without ever sounding like amateur hour. The influences are peculiar. XTC’s eclecticism is in there, certainly: that ability to pull bits from everywhere without sounding like a band displaying its record collection. “Firewater” is glam colliding with the lolloping ease of the Beta Band’s “Dry the Rain”. Elsewhere those huge vocal harmonies bring to mind the Polyphonic Spree and Brian Wilson. At times the simplest description may be the Beach Boys on stylophones. Yet none of it feels derivative. In fact, Django Django sound less as though they evolved naturally out of a scene than as though they were beamed in fully formed. The production is a huge part of the pleasure. Percussion often sits not at the front of the mix but in a small, boxy room of its own. Ring modulators, treated sounds and little scraps of guitar occupy separate pockets. Pan gives the record width, but reverb and delay create its depth: foreground, middle distance, little things glinting at the back. The elements remain distinct enough that attention is invited to wander. You can follow the groove for a while, drift toward a harmony, notice some tiny electronic intervention at the edge, then come back to find the song still perfectly intact. That spatial discipline mirrors the songwriting. “Waveforms” sounds pleasingly lo-fi without actually being rough. “Zumm Zumm” is simply charming. “WOR” moves from groove to understated harmonies and then into a psychedelic build with the peculiar elegance of something designed by a committee who had, for once, been given a decent brief. And that may be the important thing: constraint. This is an album full of people who plainly have more ideas than they need, but who also know when to stop. The oddness is allowed to tilt the songs, never to annex them. That places Django Django in a very British art-pop lineage: McCartney’s McCartney and Ram, 10cc, XTC, even Sean Lennon’s Into the Sun. Records where studio curiosity, strong melody, humour and eccentricity coexist without anyone demanding applause for being clever. Art pop without the smartarse element. The vocal harmonies give all this experimentation its roots. However strange the surrounding architecture becomes, voices locking together connect Django Django to something much older and simpler in pop. That was where the Beatles began too. Oddness and lineage at the same time. Perhaps that is why this record feels so coherent. Having once discovered just how exhausting the innocent sentence “I’m making an album” can become, I find the achievement of a debut like this slightly staggering. Plenty of first albums contain good songs and exciting ideas. This one already knows the dimensions of its own universe. Baroque pop without the weight. Sunshine without the sugar rush. Imagination under competent administration. I absolutely love it.
Maybe I'm the target audience, as a big fan of Depeche Mode and Daft Punk, but this is pretty much my jam. I was only familiar with 'Waveforms', which is for me the best track, but the creative lyrics and exotic melodies throughout the project kept me engaged.
I’m quite fond of albums that have instrumental songs that feature little to no words. The introduction song is so cool. Sounds like something directly out of a video game; the type of music you hear when you're traversing a mountain level. This album is weird and funky and I like it. Favourite song(s): introduction and love’s dart Overall rating: 4.2
Fun to listen to at times, but I can see this become annoying at others Love's Dart and Wor were bangers though
like some of Beck's stuff but not quite as good
Great new album
at first i was like wtf is this but its pretty good fav song: Zumm Zumm
If you somehow plugged a Beach Boys cassette into a ColecoVision video game system, and then lightning struck - like in Weird Science - instead of Kelly LeBrock and a Ferrari Mondial, you’d get a lady that looks like Mrs Doubtfire and this album.
Different but enjoyed it really liked “storm” not my usual listen but the more I listen the more I like this one
Kind of Beta Band-ish. In other words: my kind of bullshit.
Very pleasantly surprised by this! My only complaint is some of the songs sounded too much alike.
I was unfamiliar and excited to listen. Turned out I liked it WAY more than I thought I would.
I was vibing on this for sure. Easy listening.
OK
I've never heard of this artist before and have to admit was pleasantly surprised. Some krautish influence, a bit of psychedelia, interesting work with some memorable moments. At least 3 stars for sure and the one to REVISIT
The band's name sounds familiar. I think I came across them at some point in my daily music stream. I really liked them back then. I feel the same way about this album. I quite liked it. I don't know if I'll listen to it every day, but I'll definitely enjoy it every now and then. 4/5
3.8
Really cool. (a lot on my mind so maybe difficult to review.) Dancey and exciting. Cool sounds in general. Not crazy about the calm Scottish voices.
Something I've heard a few times before, but unexpected for it to show up on this list. I appreciate occasional synthesizer they mix in to an otherwise quite rocky-setup. 'Default' is probably the most interesting song on this album, but there are a few other as well. A feeling that present itself after finishing the album is that many of the songs sound very similar to each other. It's always a fine line between staying coherent and also mixing it up and keeping it interesting, but in this case it occasionally becomes hard distinguishing songs from each other. I think this is a quite interesting album with a sound that is quite unique to the group. But at the same time it lacks something for me, and I'm not sure what. Strong 3.
Very early 2010s sounding album, a time when Hot Chip was swag and YOLO was everywhere. This quirky electronic pop sadly felt quite bland to me, it just felt too polish and lacked any real great hook. I only knew “Default” from earlier and none of the other songs really stood out. Not bad but I just had a hard time to get excited for any particular song. Strong 2.
ahhh. Another discount album, that I am no better in anyway for listening to. All over the place. Starts out dances then goes... semi rock.. then beach blanket...?
62/100. An interesting indie pop record and I did enjoy it overall but I also felt like it could have had more flavor in it. It is a very cool debut that shows a lot of promise and a unique vision for what indie music can sound like in a digital age. The upbeat energy and the clever use of percussion make it a fun listen.
+1 just because Fifa tune
Gosto das camadinhas musicais. Mesmo sem grande voz é forte
Not in a great mood today and this absolutely didn't help. I can't see really why this is differentiated from any of the other 100's of albums that came out in 2012.
Nothing that stuck with me or was very exciting.
whatever
It's like you took some run-of-the mill british psych rock band from the early 70s and added in some modern electronics. The album sounds really good. Like the mix feels great. But the songs just don't really seem to go anywhere. They feel kinda apathetic.
Decent listen.
I'd never heard this album before, although the name sounded familiar, and Default I'd definitely heard somewhere (but could've sworn it was the Beta Band). It had me from the opening synth and never let up. What a fucking jam this album is. Loved the Krautrock influence, the Daft Punk-esque hypnotic repetition, the surf-pop harmonies, 00s indie rock warmth, and the secretly buried pop hooks. It took me a second listen to be truly convinced it wasn't just an exercise in style. Way more than the some of its parts, a retro-futuristic minor modern masterpiece that very much deserves its place on here. More of this please.
Boring, to me
I hope that Major Payne leads a platoon to take out the recording studio where this was recorded
The synthesizer in Introduction right after the bird chirps is straight up Pac-Man music. Like most new to me albums I've found with this project, they benefit greatly from multiple listens. On first listen I was questioning Dimery's choice as I'm wont to do. By the third listen I was really digging it. I've been into electronic music lately (thanks Kraftwerk) and this has the added layer of superb harmony vocals. Solid record. I would add this album if I was making the 1001 list, and if I added a different album in its place I know it would still draw as many complaints and illicit mostly ridicule, so it's all kinda subjective innit.
Rating: 6.5/10
To me, this was like Animal Collective lite.
I'm into this. Would own the album. It's fun and funky.
Non stop grooves - very hypnotizing!
Sounds like it's trying to be Animal Collective but they're too afraid to go overboard with the psychedelics. I didn't mind it though, just not sure it belongs on the list
Not bad
Nice vibes and intresting melodic music.Sometimes a bit wierd so more lika a 3.7.
Hipster act from the 2000's. Couple of good tracks 'default' in particular but it's a bit one dimensional over the full length to sustain interest.
saw a comment saying if tame impala and the beach boys had an awkward child this album would be it. and i kinda agree.
Absolutely brilliant, never listened to their work before and clearly I’ve been missing out
Had a good time with this album
Tight harmonics, catchy beats, and inventive sounds. This album is so much fun to listen to.
I don't usually like this type of music, but this album is okay. 3 stars or C+.
I'll keep it short cause I have nearly nothing to say on this one. I kinda like the beach boys like voval harmonies. And other than that this was the most boring record ove ever heard. It doesnt even deserve another word.
Een acquired taste zullen we het maar noemen
Started interestingly then went dull quickly.
Very enjoyable album. Kind of suprised to see it on the list. It is quite out there and while it does not feel groundbreaking or anything it is a fun listen. 8/10 [KEEP]
Probably pretty decent for electronica... but I'm not a fan.
I enjoyed this a lot and cannot express why. Just good to be doing anything whilst listening to it.
Catchy genius synths. What a fun record. Would need a touch more variation to hit a 5
Django Django still sounds fresh and I don't think I'll ever get tired of it.
Low in the register, Beach Boys style harmonies over psychedelic synths, backed by a talented art rock band. It’s a unique sound which wowed me on release and still wows me now. The album doesn’t let up - with singles threaded all the way through and, best of all, a real sense of journey.
Solid 3 for me, the style wares thin over the course of an LP for me but the singles are undeniably groovy and fun and i retain my fond memories of this record
Beach Boys meets electronica. Interesting as stuff - cinematic and colorful. Cool vocal spaces
Hard to pin down their influences. A mixed bag that mostly works and makes for an interesting listen.
The clue is in the name here but I always thought that this lot were an African new world music combo rather than a set of Scots lads. Which proves that I only took a fleeting notice of them. So fair does again to this list for educating me and introducing me to something new. I enjoyed the album to a point but quickly tired of it. Described as Art Rock but think that is a bit of a stretch. I associate Art Rock more with Prog Rock which is my favourite genre and this album is nowhere near that. Maybe subsequent albums move more towards this but don’t think I’m motivated enough from this album to do that. 2/5 11/3/26
Lovely Album. I would have Never discovered it. Awesome
Bland. 2.5
This album was easy to listen to, but it was also a bit boring in some parts. I can't think of a stand out song, but it wasn't bad overall, so that's why I give it a 3.
Solid, but we have Animal Collective at home.
Have we heard from these guys before and I just don't remember? I feel like I've never heard of these guys before, and I went in without any idea what to expect. Loved it. Great stuff. Got me dancing more than once. 5
Good beats
Django Django (2012) is the debut studio album by Django Django. I hadn’t heard of Django Django before listening to this, their debut album, but it turns out they are a four piece who met at Edinburgh College of Art, but the band itself was formed in London in 2009. Django Django is their self-titled debut album released three years later. They play art rock or electronic psychedelic indie rock. On a first listen it didn’t really grab me; it’s a bit all over the place and lacks any anything I can really connect to emotionally. On listen two and three it began to grow on me; there are plenty of catchy songs and I enjoy the vocal harmonies. But really, it just goes on too long and most of the songs have the same rhythm and tone, and the vocal mix in many of the tracks takes second place to the electronic beats. ‘Firewater’ and ‘Hand of Man’ were my two favourite tracks as they have a more retro folky harmonic sound. Apparently several of the tracks were used in computer games, adverts and TV but none of them were familiar to me. Side A: 1. Introduction - 1/5 2. Hail Bop - 3/5 3. Default - 3/5 4. Firewater - 4/5 Side B: 1. Waveforms - 3/5 2. Zumm Zumm - 2/5 3. Hand Of Man - 4/5 Side C: 1. Love’s Dart - 2/5 2. Wor - 3/5 3. Storm - 3/5 Side D: 1. Life’s A Beach - 3/5 2. Skies Over Cairo - 1/5 3. Silver Rays - 2/5
“Need” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. A phenomenal computer/electronics musician or two and pretty alright song writing around it. Not for meeeee. Perhaps a more upbeat and boring alt j.
Pretty interesting, but feels long.
A bit repetitive, but catchy
Quirky in spots, meh in others
This album feels like watered down Daft Punk. There are some hints of really great musical ideas, but they are buried under aimless song direction and extreme repetition. The vocals also becoming tiring by the end of the album. There are no counter melodies, no call and response, no unique harmonies, just vocals in the same type of chord over and over. Another case of overhyping a UK band for this list.
Good layered songs
This one really surprised me. I'd forgotten that I knew and kind of liked the biggest track on this album ("Default")...and it turns out I liked lots more of the album, too. Definitely one I'll come back to in future - if I remember!
Not my stuff
Not my thing
Oh yay another electronic album. Though this has a lot more real instrumentation and influences from all over. Kinda felt like a trail mix album with lots of 60’s pop vocals. Aight 5/10
Meh
Interessantes und abwechslungsreiches Experiment mit rhythmischen, leicht psychedelischen Sound. Mehrstimmiger Gesang, Elektronische Elemente kombiniert mit Gitarren, sehr tanzbare, experimentelle Arrangements.
Is it just me, or does it seem like this list has a disproportionate number of British Indie Rock albums from right around 2012? That's what I thought. And doesn't also seem like most of those albums are pretty dull? Yep. I'll toss a quarter star over for the (far more interesting) song I created in my hear when listening to this album and my TV screen said: DJANGO DJANGO DJANGO DJANGO ZUMM ZUMM It's a banger.
The album ended and looped back to the beginning. I didn't realize this until I was halfway through the second listen because everything sounds exactly the same!
2.5 - decent album
Varias de las canciones me suenan como si le regalaran una mesa de dj a un nene de 6 años. Por otro lado tienen partes divertidas.
It’s fun and has some good moments, but it’s far from essential.
Some fun ideas. Better than your average Brit rock album
Frustrating. Good moments that go nowhere
I don't know what I was expecting from an album with such a title but it certainly wasn't country-folk psychedelia that was incredibly catchy and attention-grabbing. Hail Bop is an instant mood setter as the album's opener with tangy guitars, then there's Firewater which has an inexplicable X-factor that makes it work. I am about 10 years too late but this was genuinely an album that has no skips for me. Will use this album on future road trips.
Didn’t listen
Listening to this album has made me question whether I'll be able to finish this project. That's right...I may never listen to anything else! Thanks for the introduction generator. I am absolutely absolutely smitten.
I had seen the name before but had never listened to them. I really enjoyed this album - one of my favourite finds in this musical journey
Very pleasant indie. The music is very smooth but has good variety and plenty of interest.. It makes for good listening both actively and while working which is somewhat rare. Default was already on my playlists and is very good; but I'm finding others to add. This might be an unexpected 5 for me.
According to Wikipedia this album was used in a lot of soundtracks and advertisements, and I can kind of feel that. It isn't bad, but it all kind of sounds the same, and has that very distinct aesthetic that makes you feel like you're playing legend of Zelda after a while.
I can't believe that this is my first time hearing about this band. I enjoyed this so much !
2.5
Fun listen. Caleidoscopic, but at times a bit pointless.
A pretty interesting experiment, and some good lyrical work to be sure. Seems right down the middle of this list, so three stars.
Some interesting percussion but the vocals are a bit sleepy, probably a 2.5-star album but gets a slight boost for thankfully not being another Tim Buckley album.
me likey
This is perfectly fine and occasionally pretty catchy, but it feels like it’s missing something that would help it stand out from the pack. There are some enjoyable moments, yet nothing really pushes it beyond being just another solid indie record.
6/10
Didn’t know this group at all. My initial reaction to the first track was good, but eventually I grew weary. The songs all sound very similar to me. Another reviewer noted the Beach Boy style harmonies and now i can’t un-hear that. I’m one of the few people who dislikes Pet Sounds, so that’s not a plus. Their sound is kind of unique to them, but it’s like they found a formula and never strayed from it. It’s not a bad formula, but growth would be good.
I saw someone else's review include the line "It's like if The Postal Service made an acid pop record." as a positive. I share the same sentiment, but as a negative.
I have a soft spot for this album, it was one of the first albums my eldest child got into as he was forging his musical tastes and was a shared love of ours. That said… the music well it sounds like a synth pop band and a garage rock band combining to write theme tunes for retro futurist sci fi shows . Which can only be a good thing
Really pretty good. Probably a 3.5 for me. I’d like to make it 4 stars, but I don’t know if it has the replayability that I’d want it to have to hit those heights. I tend to overrate electronic music a bit to compensate for the boomers that overwhelmingly partake in this project and don’t want to listen to anything but Fleetwood Mac and The Beatles. I think I’ll go 4 stars here. It’s a bit of a reach, but the album is pretty unique, and a quite pleasant listen.
Self titled debut album made in 2012. British art rock band. Sounds like soundtrack music to a TV show. And the TV show is about driving myself insane, repeating cycles of mediocrity, trying to make it somehow hilarious. A type of hell.
Needless and tuneless. The only emotion this plinky plink nonsense arouses is anger.
Refreshingly different
Después de una segunda escucha se asimila
Neat little psychedelic melting pot of pop ,rock and other ecclectic musical influences. Kind of meanders in the middle, but songs like "Default" and "Silver Rays" are good earworm material. 7.5, maybe an 8/10.
Pretty good album for what it is, and what it is is some nice loops. Favourite track: Hail Bop
8/10 Good album for easy listening. I give it 4 Djangos out of 5.
Don’t know them and writing the word Django four times pushed me over the edge, but I really liked this – its innovative, well produced, catchy and fun. Not sure why they are called a rock band though, this seems more pop? Difficult to score, high 3 I think, four stars.
A great discovery. Equal parts fun, weird, clever, and groovy. Particularly Skies over Cairo and Hail Bop.
It’s nice. 3’5
It’s ok
Interesting but not exciting. 3 *
Honestamente entre esse álbum e qualquer coisa lançado pelo Animal Collective prefiro o segundo.
Seems promising but nope not for me
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I mean I didn't hate it. Sounds Supergrassy at times. It's ok but don't think I'll ever revisit this album.
This was decent enough while it was on. It has a cool, slightly quirky indie vibe and some interesting production choices that keep it from feeling totally generic. That said, nothing really stuck out. It worked fine as background music, but once it ended, I couldn’t point to a track I was dying to replay.
2.5
Good album, dont really know a lot of Django Django, will probably give it another listen
Weird and pretty cool, couple of tracks I dig. 3 stars
Very original, can’t compare it to anything
Got hopeful it was gonna be tribal style, but it was just dance music, which is alright I suppose.
I never heard of this group but I did enjoy this record. Enough to start losten to their other stuff.
Interesting album. I liked how each song was different from the previous one. I’ll give it another listen.
Like Gary Numan fronting the Beta Band, missing the good parts of either. I liked bits of the songs but unfortunately they were surrounded by endless stretches of those same bits. Probably good treadmill music but I'm not sure I'd be into this otherwise.
This sounds like a more psychedelic Beta Band, or like a more analog, slightly less weird Animal Collective. They’re playing around with electronics and effects, and I sometimes get the sense these art school guys have more creativity and ideas than actual musical chops, which is not a criticism. They achieve good things layering vocal and percussion tracks and using harmonies over loops and uncomplicated melodies, though I can live without the track “Zumm Zumm” and the lyrics sometimes draw undue attention to themselves. 3.5 stars.
I hear a foghorn.... boooooooooo-ring. Forgot I was listening to it halfway through. That second half was rough.
Of the bands I never heard of on this list, this has been one of the best. Loved this.
Another 2000s indie rock album that itself isn't bad and has some nice moments, but has no business being on a list like this.
Never heard of these guys. But very interesting so far. Like beach boys mixed with electronic beats. Interesting. It’s cool.
This was a great surprise. I had vaguely heard of Django Django before but had never given them a listen. I love any music that takes chances on blending styles and influences, and this album certainly does that. There's a dreaminess that runs throughout the project, interwoven with jangly surf rock, dancy drum and bass beats, middle eastern melodies, and quiet indie ballads. It makes sense that one of the band members is related to someone in the Beta Band, you can definitely hear similarities, particularly in the vocals. This was a fun listen for me, and I'll give it a 4.5/5
Well, a little unexpected to be honest. A lush sounding record which reminded me a bit of a crossover between Franz Ferdinand and the Byrds at first. Updated 60s psychelia with harmonies and terrific sounding guitar tones. I’d never sat down and actually listened to an entire LP of Django Django previously. I can’t recall actually hearing any of the tracks before although it is possible. One of the failings of age is that you encounter a shit ton of music in a lifetime. And mist of that music you might never revisit. And that might be the primary benefit of this exercise of listening to one album a day - you either encounter a new record, you engage with a record you might know or you might discover new ideas about those that are familiar. This record is like that. A couple of catchy tunes helps this record- Firewater, Default and Life’s a Beach. Otherwise it gets a bit repetitive and loses its immediacy in the 2nd half. Solid record overall and good for a relisten and perhaps a couple of adds to the ever expanding playlist that will never be listened to in full ever. More like a record keeping device for the cognitively impaired. 3/5
gave me summery vibes with friends
A bunch of boy scouts download FL Studio and get crackin.
Very psycho pop and reminds me a bit of the Beatles in their psycho-pop era. I can't tell if I like this album or not. I love a couple songs, but the album as a whole feels too monotonous.
Duty Now For the Future era Devo, Beach Boys vocal harmonies, and...Crosby Stills and Nash maybe. 2 outta 3 aint bad.
Very cool
I liked about half of this.
Solid album overall. It started out really good, but I kinda got bored with it as it went on. A good break from the classics and traditional stuff, though, this one.
Vocals got a little annoying after 5 songs where they sound the same. Not a terrible sound though.
Really enjoyed this. I was immediately reminded of the Beach Boys at the start of the album and later into it, some beats that just made me want to get up and dance. Nice vocals!
Great album very chill
I really liked this a lot. Sounded like a missing Beta band album
Introduction 3.5 Hail Bop 3.8 Default 3.7 Firewater 3.4 Waveforms 3 Zumm Zumm 3.2 Hand of Man 3 Love's Dart 2.5 Wor 3.3 Storm 3.3 Life's a Beach 3.4 Skies Over Cairo 3.2 Silver Rays 3.4 Score: 3.275
Wow. Its moments like there that I go looking for new music.
Not bad at all!
Indie game music from 2012. The vocals feel like they're only here to make tracks longer - I bet I prefer the 19-minute instrumental version of the album.
Fun album! If my life weren't in total upheaval this week, I'd probably enjoy it a great deal more.
Hey really listenable and fun if not able to get over being very indebted to AnCo
Tied to a moment in alt rock and not one i find particularly interesting. It's fine but not insightful or grabbing really at all which in the context of this exercise probably means i have to penalize it.
I believe it was Howard Hawks who said "A good indie psych pop album is three great songs and no bad ones."
Perfectly fine, but nothing really stood out to me
Wish this were a bit more interesting! It has good tracks but doesn’t really feel “essential”
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10/10
Didn't hate it, but honestly I don't know that this was in any way important enough, unique enough, or groundbreaking enough to be on this list. This is one of those early 10's indie bands I completely forgot about
I thought this was a fun, eccentric, and quirky indie pop and neo psychedelia album from the early 2010s. The music and instrumentation is playful and off kilter, blending analog electronic textures with the garage style roughness of indie rock.
Quite nice
Really cool
Solid album, experiencing sounds that blend.
There were some good songs on here but my overall listening experience was lessened by the other crap on here.
There was nothing inherently wrong with the album, but it was missing that things that would have made it cool. Maybe they were just trying too hard when recording.
django django z 2012 od django django, wyspiarskiej bandy ktora tworzy muzyke okolo rokowa przy mocnym wykorzystaniu elektroniki i synthowania, album dziwny, ale pozytywnie zaskoczyl, bo ma taki rozstrzal brzmienia, ze z popowego spiewania potrafi przejsc w brzmienie psychodelicznego transu zarowno wokalem jak i przez dziwne zabiegi klawiszowe czy sample, ale tak samo zaraz potrafi zaserwowac cos na akustycznej gitarce, wiec ciezko tu o nude, a przy 48 minutach materialu na 13 kawalkach jest w czym wybierac, banda 4 osobowa, glowny wokal z gitarka, datkowy wokal z basem i reszta panow klawisze, drumy czy co tam jeszcze zostalo do klikania, czy samplowania, a pojawiaja sie nawet takie nianse jak dzwiek glosnikow z roku 2011 gdy dzownil telefon, wiec slychac napracowanko, najbardziej mi to przypomina silver corda od kgls, podobny motyw zabawy kreacja dzwieku, chociaz tutaj nie ma az tak glebokiej paranoi parodiowej jak u lizadrow, jak teraz slucham drugi raz to wydaje mi sie troche podzielony krazek, pierwsza strona o wiele bardziej synthowo brzmi niz druga z bardziej akustyczno rokowym brzmieniem, ale jako calosc dobrze weszlo, wiec hajlajt dnia, na plejke dodam default, ktory gdzies juz musialem slyszec, bo ten opening jest czyms czego sie nie zapomina, firewater i storm, w calym tym dziwnym brzmienie zapomnialbym zwrocic uwage na to jak przyjemnie sie slucha wokalnie tego krazka, a zazwczaj na tym sie odbijam od bardziej wspolczesnego rokowania, a tutaj jakos te synthowe zabiegi fajnie sie blenduja
Really enjoyed it. Default's a bop and the girls enjoyed it also. Only bum note being Skies over Cairo which went beyond irony to just being shite. Will listen again.
Django Django I was very enamoured with Default when it came out, and I remember liking this album at the time, but it has completely dropped off my radar in subsequent years. Hail Bop is a banger, starting off with a kind of 80s action movie synth line, like some of the incidental music from Beverly Hills Cop, before moving into synthy art-pop. Default remains excellent, a great stomping bit of electro-pop-rock, and Firewater nicely combines a dusty cowboy country feel with electronic rhythms. That combination of more organic electric/acoustic guitars with synths and layered electric rhythms is a recurring feature and is what makes it an interesting album, and I like how it feels as though in many cases it’s built from the rhythm up, with guitars and keys adding hooks and melody, with the vocals augmenting it, occasionally providing melody, like on Hand of Man, but more often adding more rhythm with a pleasing air of flattened detachment. I like the womp womp on Waveforms and the Hot Chip-esque feel to Zumm Zumm, nice little quirky song. The percussion on Love’s Dart is interesting, a kind of pulsing clippity clop, and it has a feel of Kid A era Radiohead, but with less impenetrable vocals. Wor’s twangy rockabilly-surf guitar and tom-tom heavy drums are great, the twangy guitar reappearing on another great track, Life’s a Beach, with its churchly organ breakdown. I’m in two minds about Skies over Cairo, the north African melody feels a little generic, but I really like the galloping percussion. Silver Rays ends things on a great synth pop note, with more great percussion and a nice synth line. It’s a very high 4. There are a couple of dips, but it’s a great album, I love the rhythms, guitars, synths and vocals, and it’s been really fun listening after forgetting all about it. ☄️☄️☄️☄️ Playlist submission: Could be Hail Bop, Firewater or Life’s a Beach, but I’ll go with Default
An album of several truly pulsating bits of genius, and a fair bit of lightweight, but nevertheless listenable, filler. I don't know what the heck the album cover means but it somehow feels very apt - arid desert reflecting the sparse beats, structures, unreverbed 'dry' sound; and a colourful amorphous blob in the middle, that reflects the flashes of great melody. And I thought that metaphor worked enough to write it down.
Love it
2,5
Instrumentals were okay (though not really my jam), but the vocalist was SO annoying
This was really unexpectedly good. Will definitely listen again. In the same vein of Tame Impala, but with more arabic influence. Going to check out some of their other stuff.
Curious that I’ve never come across this one before as it’s similar enough to what I was listening to around the time. While at the time I may have been more receptive, I found it pretty one-note and uninteresting with 2025 ears.
I never heard of them. I liked the last two songs best. Enjoyable, but not notable.
Meh…
This was unexpectedly awesome. 5/5 Highlights: Introduction/Hail Bop Zumm Zumm Wor Life's a Beach Skies Over Cairo
I really enjoyed this album .. haven’t heard of the band before … good stuff
This was completely new to me, hadn't ever heard of this band. Really really enjoyed it, maybe adjacent to Beta Band with a little more of a pop influence and some nice Fleet Foxes elements. A lot of good songs here. Recommended if you are a fan of late aughts/early 10s indie music
That was amazing, played it for my girlfriend she thought it was amazing, downloaded the Remix album accompanying it, they're both staying on the phone for a while.
The moment this started I knew this was going to be some white people shit, and it absolutely was. This is that pretentious indie art stuff that I can’t stand because it tries to be so deep and act like it’s telling some message, but it’s really just bad. I think I would have much preferred this if it was just music because there were some good beats and rhythms, but the vocals ruined it every time. Not unlistenable, but not good either.
Is this a good album? From a technical standpoint I don't know, but it's the sort of thing I like and would definitely listen to again.
Very fun album, sorta reminds me of Scissor Sisters. Most songs are fine, nothing crazy, but I enjoyed it a lot.
Psych-rock music is right up my alley, and Django Django gets it all right (for the most part). The whole album had a vibe to it that I enjoyed, and I found the more electronic-y aspects really interesting. "Hail Bop" was one of the highlights for me. That being said, it did feel somewhat bogged down at points, and overly repetitive at others (even for psych-rock.) Despite that, I still liked it a lot. Favorite Song: "Hail Bop"
Great fun! Experimental bedroom psych-rock that evokes Eno and Devo (a bit) for me, but a little less serious. Interesting overnight sensation story. Enjoyable and innovative.
Eye opener... like it lots. I went back and listened to The Monochrome Set, Beachboys, The 5,6,7,8s, and The Gorillas.
banger !
Found it very irritating
A new discovery, really enjoyed this
Nice sound. Got a bit boring though.
This is my personal bias but firmly not for me. Background music for "art types" who don't make any art
Jo men skapligt
Never heard this band before, but I quite like the art rock sound they are creating here. I can hear some 60s psychedelic pop influences, especially in the vocal harmonies. It's quite simplistic, but fairly listenable.
Was not unbearable, some good grooves. They need to drop the Sound Effects, very distracting.
Ya lo había escuchado antes, y la verdad que sigue siendo buen indie Mucha influencia tropical, a partir de ahí salen 2-3 joyitas que destacan Probablemente infravalorado en su época y aún ahora
Some good dance beats, but repetitive lyrics and somewhat uninspiring vocals. 2/5
some interesting some not
heel aangenaam verrast ik werd spontaan blij toen ik was aant luisteren
AHHH weet niet hoe ik dit kan beschrijven maar het is oprecht mijn favoriet tot nu toe!!
2,5 Ik was eerst niet overtuigd maar na beter te luisteren naar hun teksten vind ik Hail Bob wel echt tof; de verwijzingen naar de Halle-Bopp komeet en de The Heaven’s Gate cult zijn echt goed gemaakt, en het woordmopje is ook gewoon goed gevonden (Hail to the Bop- Halle-Bopp & Hail to the bebop (de muziekstijl van het nummer). Also Skies Over Caïro is ook een bop.
Of the wall in a good way
I enjoyed this more than I expected to! Great driving beats; "Psych Pop" is a great description of this album.
Enjoy
Electronic isn’t usually my thing, but this is worth another listen.
This is one of those boom stomp clap albums but if it was actually good
Really interesting album, I really enjoyed the experience, even tho is not really my style I really liked some of the ideas they had for the production and for the instrumentation, some changes in harmony really caught my attention, I want to listen to some more of them.
This is fine as background music but often repetitive and with no memorable hooks.
Really feels unique for the time it came out, I was expecting to be hit with some indie rock trite, but it's a pleasant surprise! Love "Hail Bop" and "Zumm Zumm".
There is a sameness which does not necessarily mean blandness to this album. The best songs seem like they were made to be themes or scores from a movie while the less interesting songs more or less run together for me. This is not awful, but it is very middle of the road.
Album No. 0123 on my list. Cool album! I had merely heard of the name Django Django before, but had never listened to anything by the band before. But I liked the album! It’s groovy, it’s interesting, it’s very well produced and sounds very good. Very nice artsy indie electro rock stuff (I think that’s actually a very fair description). In my opinion, there could have been a little more dynamic within some of the songs - some things sound a little repetitive and could have used a little more proper songwriting. Great when you want to dance to those songs though. Will add “Hail Bop”, “Default”, and “Wor” to my playlist. 4/5 stars!
SO FUNN! This album got me feeling like I own a 70s Volkswagen RV
Impressive Brian Wilson stylings here, in case anyone was looking for a newer version of that.
Fun!
this album solidified for me that my hatred for the beach boys is good and righteous and noble
I didn't like this the first listen through. On a superficial level, it's generic. It's the sound a lot of indie bands want to achieve, very inspired by culture, classy but innovative. At one point I found myself thinking it was like Simon and Garfunkel on an alternate universe. I ended up highly appreciating the effort. It's not gonna be a favorite, or a typical play, but I'd love to have this LP and give it a sophisticated spin every once in a while. 3.7/5
This album falls in the category of brilliant and innovative but I will probably never feel like listening to it again.
No. 341/1001 Introduction 3/5 Hail Bop 3/5 Default 3/5 Firewater 3/5 Waveforms 3/5 Zumm Zumm 2/5 Hand of Man 3/5 Love's Dart 4/5 Wor 3/5 Storm 3/5 Life's a Beach 3/5 Skies over Cairo 2/5 Silver Rays 3/5 Average: 2,92 Their sonic style just wasn't really my thing. Still alright.
Granted that there's often ridiculous hype around some of these acts / albums when they come through (think The Klaxons) but I do think this author made some howlers when choosing contemporary / new albums for inclusion in the book. This is a case in point. All style and very little substance, representing everything I knew I never needed in music, frontier dance rock.
Seems like a smart album, didn't hit me immediately (already listened to it in the past), but think it would reward effort.
Might be one of the weirdest but dopest albums ive ever heard. Shit rocked
Yeah, this one isn't working for me, dawg. Once in a while, I can get behind psychedelic music if it meshes well with another genre (Candy Claws mixing it with shoegaze for their album Ceres & Calypso in the Deep Time is great). But mixing it with 2010's indie rock only ends up reinforcing the janglyness and thinness of the 60's psychedelic rock they're channeling. Honestly, some of this wouldn't be out of place in the 60's, such as the song Waveform. And for me that's not a good thing.
Really enjoyable and a unique sound. I plan to check out some of their subsequent albums. Default sounds extremely familiar, but I can't pin down where I know it from.
Bright and surprisingly fun!
This album was notable to me only for its blandness, and for presenting several tracks with promising intros that failed to deliver anything but a sense of annoyance and anticlimax. I didn't really enjoy listening to it very much.
Not sure I get this one
😑
Groovy and interesting
I was surprised I had never heard this before. I enjoyes the album- reminded me of Animal Collective or LCD Soundsystem, but more rock focused in their approach. The songs were good and I appreciated the blending of genres. Overall- 3.5/5
Panda Bear joins Beta Band? Sure! Pretty nice.
i dig it. alot.
1st listen: not good, everything is the same I didn't noticed I listened to 5 songs instead of 2. Nothing rememberable, only "Silver Rays" is somewhat good. Songs are pretty boring. 2nd listen: Nothing changed that much, still pretty boring. The beat of every song is just repeating and everything is so same my head hurt. And what the fuck is going on in "Zumm Zumm" ? Anyway, I realized "Silver Rays" isn't my vibe. Only song I would point out is "Hail Bop" idk why. Overall pretty boring and repeatative. Deffinitely not my vibe. Even tho some songs could go into a summer playlist, I didn't like it. Won't listen again.
Not gonna lie, I've got a soft spot for weird indie genre mashup nonsense as long as it's got a good beat - which this definitely does. Every once in a while I'll throw on this album and just vibe with it while I get some knitting done. I was just about due for another round of that when the generator seemingly read my mind. Just finished a new pair of socks for myself, by the way.
Realmente me lo he pasado bien escuahndolo, sonidos nuevos y tal, lo volveria a escuchar varias veces, por que cada vez que lo he eccuchado sentida que escuchaba sonidos nuevos, nunca acababa el descubirmiento del mismo. Y soreprentemente tiene algo que te tira a seguir escuchandolo cada vez mas
This is the first I've heard of Django Django and, honestly, it's a refreshing addition to this list. While it's absolutely a 60's throwback in many ways, this has the 2010's written all over it. The contemporary sounds and vocal styles won me over, but most of the record sounds the same, so my enthusiasm does have a ceiling. Not a new fan by any means, but this was delightful.
Track 1 hits like a crap 80s computer game soundtrack. Hail Bop is a slight improvement, but is so lightweight it just breezes past. Default has some quality moments and at least grabs your attention, but still too much bleeps and sci fi for me. Firewater is a lit more enjoyable if a little too long. The rest of the album follows a similar style and is therefore ok if not exciting
This was… odd. I’ve heard much worse, but it also just wasn’t good? Probably a 1.5*, but not as bad as the 1* albums I’ve heard.
This was completely new to me: never even heard of the artist, let alone heard a track before. Hail Bop kept reminding me of something else, but the name was just out of grasp the whole time. I liked it but that sense of "what is this?" was really distracting. I liked Default too - instantly catchy for my brain. Firewater was back to reminding me of the mystery other band... The album carried on in this vein: always liking it, always trying to place it, until I got to Zumm Zumm and then it hit me: it was Free The Bees by The Bees but with synths. I'm not even convinced the two bands sound in any way alike but at least my brain could stop trying to puzzle it out. I did genuinely enjoy this whole album, though absolutely understand why others would mark it down, because it is a little samey. It's just I like the thing it's repeating, so that doesn't bother me. 4/5
Es como si star wars fuera una peli western con tintes de pantera rosa y tetris. Seguro que tiene su público pero yo no soy parte de él. Es como si Adam se hubiera puesto a componer música.
This is #day509 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… how about some super-weird psychedelic pop shit from the 2010s? I have no idea why I'd need to hear this before I die. I felt relieved when it was finally over. This is a low 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day510.
3 nice but nice is a three!
This was pretty good, but didn't blow me away. Just generally a pleasant listen, but without really grabbing me
Mostly inoffensive, but it all blends together and can be irritating at times. Not anything I'm excited to revisit at all.
I was worried based on the scant description of an album and band that I had completely missed, but this turned out to be a decent album. More Beta Band than crazy experimental. Catchy.
This was a hidden gem. It's quirky, weird, out there, can't find the right words. But damn it's catchy. My only complaint is that it stays for a little too long. But A+ for effort.
Life's a Beach was okay. The rest was kind of discordant and blah.
Competent and pleasant enough, but hardly all time worthy enough to be on this list. Not really electronic, mostly just hipster pop. "Firewater" had interesting Duane Eddy influences. "Waveforms" was a nice Beach Boys/Crosby Stills and Nash throwback vibe. "Zumm Zumm" Which 1980s video game soundtrack did that came from? "Love's Dart" Well now, I thought I was the only one that likes a bit of vibra-slap. Another undeserving British band included simply because the author is English.
I listened through 3 times and now I'm waffling. I was confused, then I liked it, then it got boring. My heart tells me it's a 3 but there's something here. I'm probably just liking the more Beta Band-esque parts.
Wow, this may be well over 10 years old, but being my first time listening to Django Django this feels like a fresh new find. They are playing with some modern synth and computer based recording techniques but those don't overpower the actual songwriting and simple guitar and drum rhythms. This album totally pulled me in. It's super hypnotic and "trippy" but without the cliches of that often overplayed genre. I enjoyed listening to this and will check out more of these guys.
This feels like a modern psychedelic band that is in the same vein as MGMT and Tame Impala. Genuinely surprised I’ve never heard of them before, but I’ve never really been able to get into this type of music, so I guess it’s not that surprising. Overall, this was a good album, I enjoyed listening to it, but I doubt I’ll return to it much, if ever.
- perfectly fine, entertaining, another one that makes me wonder exactly what the author of this project is thinking; I'm not sure I NEEDED to hear this one, glad i did but I'm not sure if it will stick .... -
liked the psychedelic vibes and energy on this record. a lot of the sounds on here were very pleasing to the ear. did feel that the lyrics were undeveloped though but overall liked this
I really liked this, the mix of sounds and genres is nicely composed, reminds me of Gomez.
I did not like this, it’s got a good bit of electronica mixed in and that’s not my jam. That being said, this mix of indie rock and electronica is clearly well done, I almost liked it. So if that genre is your jam I’d give this a listen. 4 stars for talent, just not for me.
Otro grupo de modernos haciendo ruiditos con el Casio... Esto sólo es apto para modernos que se asean poco y no saben tocar instrumentos.
A lot of the vocal melodies and harmonies are very reminiscent of the Beach Boys. It's very interesting and adventurous music, which I like when music doesn't feel totally safe. Though I can't say that it completely hits the mark for me.
This was better than I thought it would be and I wanted to listen to it again.