The Pitchfork News/reviews thread

[GeezrRckr]

I wonder if geezr was with them

http://www.pitchfork.com/news/44656-...ve-scuba-dive/

Nope. Diving in public aquariums is too mainstream for me. Expect the next AC album to be in the top 40 now.

EDIT: god, that P4k review of El Camino is fucking pretentious swill...starting off with that first paragraph. He immediately lost me when he mixed up The Hives with The Vines. Douchetastic.

[kreutz2112]

Pitchfork always underrates their albums.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16098-el-camino/

i haven't listened to the album and probably never will, but that seems pretty generous considering the site that is reviewing.

[ods..]

i haven't listened to the album and probably never will

You should. It's good.

[Gribbz]

I don't know how you can say it's a "generous" review when you haven't listened to the album. Also, Pitchfork gives a lot of mediocre/bad albums great reviews.

[GeezrRckr]

Yes, it's good. I dare say, a return to form (I know there were some decent jams on Brothers, but that one took me a while to take to whereas El Camino is instant love).

[ods..]

Brothers... that one took me a while to take to whereas El Camino is instant love.

Totally agree here. So catchy, great riffs. Seriously cannot wait to hear the songs live, I'm sure they will slay.

[TallGuyCM]

He immediately lost me when he mixed up The Hives with The Vines.

Indeed.

[kreutz2112]

I'll give it a shot. I've given all their other albums a shot and nothing has warranted repeat listens. I enjoyed their Coachella 06? or 07? performance. The one where they played the outdoor at night.

Sans Arcade Fire, Pitchfork usually reviews a band this way once they breakthrough to the mainstream (see: Modest Mouse, the White Stripes, The Strokes), I guess I shouldn't have used the word "generous", a better word would have been "predictable"

[Sushov23]

I'll give it a shot. I've given all their other albums a shot and nothing has warranted repeat listens. I enjoyed their Coachella 06? or 07? performance. The one where they played the outdoor at night.

Sans Arcade Fire, Pitchfork usually reviews a band this way once they breakthrough to the mainstream (see: Modest Mouse, the White Stripes, The Strokes), I guess I shouldn't have used the word "generous", a better word would have been "predictable"

they played 07, in the mojave.

[kreutz2112]

was it the mojave? It was at night, right?

[Sushov23]

was it the mojave? It was at night, right?

yup, they closed Saturday night out. Last band I saw that day.

[GeezrRckr]

Totally dope set too.

[Miroir Noir]

So much of that review had nothing to do with the album, even by Pitchfork standards.

[GeezrRckr]

I will say it again, this time with emphasis...."fucking pretentious swill"

[rage patton]

Oh my god. That Black Keys album review is a fucking joke. Most of the "review" is them wondering how The Black Keys got so popular. I will make it simple for you pitchfork: they're fucking good. Why are they so popular? Because they are a garage band that has managed to beat all the odds. They are a band where every single one of their albums could sound the same, and they could get away with it, but they have constantly evolved. And though their sound has gotten more pop-oriented, they did it while maintaining their artistic integrity, as oposed to a band like Muse. I think it is incredibly inspiring to see a rock 'n' roll band, like The Black Keys, reach this level of success. They are the little garage band that could.

[roberto73]

I'm confused at the anger about a positive review. I'm more annoyed about their review of the latest Fall album:

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/...all-ersatz-gb/

[bmack86]

Yeah, that Fall review doesn't talk about the merits at all. That more seems like an article the guy wanted to write, but he got turned down for his column so he slapped a score on it.

And I thought the Black Keys review was a praising writeup with a lower score than I'd expect for "their best and goofiest album."

[yeahfontaine]

And I thought the Black Keys review was a praising writeup with a lower score than I'd expect for "their best and goofiest album."

That's the part that really got me. It's their best album and it gets a 7.6? I'd absolutely disagree that it's their best album, by the way, but if you're going to come to that conclusion, does their alleged rampant materialism really disqualify them from an 8+ score?

[pancakespancakes]

That more seems like an article the guy wanted to write, but he got turned down for his column so he slapped a score on it.

So you're tellin me it's a Pitchfork review...

[suprefan]

You know its jut the reviewer right?



I like how nobody thinks the Childish Gambino release getting a 1.6 isn't a travesty or ''underrated''......

[Geno098]

Do people actually take Pitchfork reviews seriously?

[jeffp1717]

I like how nobody thinks the Childish Gambino release getting a 1.6 isn't a travesty or ''underrated''......

I do. I like the record a lot.

[Geno098]

That Childish Gambino review was just full of butthurt. I found it hilarious.

[cutterbutter]

You know its jut the reviewer right?



I like how nobody thinks the Childish Gambino release getting a 1.6 isn't a travesty or ''underrated''......

It's not a review of the album. It's a review of how Glover fits into the rap scene.

[bmack86]

It's a review of Kanye comparisons.

[guedita]

The Pitchfork Reader's Poll has "Best Artist Twitter."

Enough.

[suprefan]

The Pitchfork Reader's Poll has "Best Artist Twitter."

Enough.

Sorry they snuffed the ''best fan with animal hat'' list.

[MissingPerson]

The Pitchfork Reader's Poll has "Best Artist Twitter."

Enough.

Makes perfect sense to me. Canny, in fact.

[FEELS]

Midnight City was named as the best song of 2011.

How the fuck?

[TallGuyCM]

It's a really, really good song.