In general most slowcore suffers due to being too musically or lyrically plain. Bands that get it right like Codeine or Carissa's Weird have some element that stands out. Stephen Immerwahr was the soul of Codeine and he was incredibly honed in on a specific vision and made the band do a ton of takes until they nailed that isolated, spaced out but precise tone of their songs. Carissa's Weird ditches the airy sadness of most slowcore and replaces it with outright melancholy and grief (a common trait of lots of good slowcore). Red House Painters are more musically interesting than average, Mark is an acoustic guitar nerd who loves bizarre tunings and each song generally goes for a unique feel. My all time favorite though is Bluetile Lounge.
I went through most notable slowcore records a while ago. A lot of them are bland, some are great, and some are in a weird middle ground where they could have been amazing with a bit extra juice but are still pretty good now. Idaho for instance
red house painters were always above the term "slowcore" imo, most of their tracks don't really sound like other slowcore bands and mark would probably reject the term. mark's autism with production and guitar playing also puts them above most bands imo, i don't think people realize how weird his tones are and shit
You have a point. Slowcore is the most accurate way to label the band but calling it that also undersells how much is going on musically in their songs. A lot of mediocre slowcore is kinda just ">tfw when sad" slow guitar playing but RHP is pretty meticulous and impressive in several ways
It's a good album, it's just too depressing for me to listen to on a regular basis. And not like sad in a cathartic way. More numbing and debilitating depressing
In general most slowcore suffers due to being too musically or lyrically plain. Bands that get it right like Codeine or Carissa's Weird have some element that stands out. Stephen Immerwahr was the soul of Codeine and he was incredibly honed in on a specific vision and made the band do a ton of takes until they nailed that isolated, spaced out but precise tone of their songs. Carissa's Weird ditches the airy sadness of most slowcore and replaces it with outright melancholy and grief (a common trait of lots of good slowcore). Red House Painters are more musically interesting than average, Mark is an acoustic guitar nerd who loves bizarre tunings and each song generally goes for a unique feel. My all time favorite though is Bluetile Lounge.
I went through most notable slowcore records a while ago. A lot of them are bland, some are great, and some are in a weird middle ground where they could have been amazing with a bit extra juice but are still pretty good now. Idaho for instance
red house painters were always above the term "slowcore" imo, most of their tracks don't really sound like other slowcore bands and mark would probably reject the term. mark's autism with production and guitar playing also puts them above most bands imo, i don't think people realize how weird his tones are and shit
You have a point. Slowcore is the most accurate way to label the band but calling it that also undersells how much is going on musically in their songs. A lot of mediocre slowcore is kinda just ">tfw when sad" slow guitar playing but RHP is pretty meticulous and impressive in several ways
bluetile are fucking sick, can't wait to see them live when they get back together properly again
I'm not a big fan of Codeine. I prefer duster.
It's a good album, it's just too depressing for me to listen to on a regular basis. And not like sad in a cathartic way. More numbing and debilitating depressing
I listened to the first track and it was completely boring and forgettable. I'll see how much more I can tolerate.
I made it to track four before I couldn't take any more. It's basically the Kenny G of indie rock.
It'll click once you listen in the right mood
For me it's Ides from The White Birch
D is a really good song. Used to cry and get drunk to it on repeat. You need to be really sad to enjoy it, though.
Slowcore is most often boring, but it can be nice
Emo/Skramz slowcore is nice
I've never done codeine/promethazine cough syrup, recreationally or otherwise... does it actually make time slow down?
I prefer The White Birch
chill genre for chill people, bands like bluetile lounge work well for me in the fall
For me, it's Carrisa's Wierd
unexpectedly heavy for slowcore
I like a lot of slowcore but for some reason Codeine and Galaxie 500 never clicked with me.
Fucking rip Mimi ;__;