Of Montreal

[J W Buchanan]

Continuing the Of Montreal discussion from the 1-30 show, I think it's good.

END COMMUNICATION

[Emerson]

When I lived in Athens, I hung out with Kevin Barnes once or twice. His music isn't to everyone's taste, but I think he gets more than his share of haters. To my mind, he's a charming, talented guy who's following his dream.

~EmD

[Laurie]

I'm seeing them March 30th! I'm going to request "Let's Go to Outback Tonight!" It's my favorite song!

[J W Buchanan]

Full Disclosure: I was never that big a fan of the E6 bands (save for NMH) which I thought were strictly NERD TIME. They thought they were making Pet Sounds II, but it came out more like Harper's Bizarre, or at best, a Sagittarius B-side.

AND: The Apples in Stereo totally Dolenz'd me when I was 16, breaking my little heart.

SO: Anything he/they do that puts distance between them and the hippie drivel, like falling in love with Suicide or late-period Sparks, is fine.

[Laurie]

AND: The Apples in Stereo totally Dolenz'd me when I was 16, breaking my little heart.

Aw, really? I met Robert Schneider, and he was super-nice. Do you think it has something to do with the fact that I have a second X chromosome?

I love E6 music, though. I grew up on twee pop. I may have ran with the goths, but I still wore DIY tee shirts that fell in with the twee aesthetics. Like, I'd iron a little chickadee design onto a tee and write "twee twee" on it in scripty Sharpie ink. Or, I'd take an unironic kitten in a tree tee shirt and modify it with the phrase "kitten stuck up a twee." You get the picture.

When I was 14, I wanted to get a "twee as fuck" tattoo. Who knows, I still might. Right underneath a kitten tattoo.

[John Junk]

I had a Queen record and I changed the tracklisting so that it included the track "TWee Are The Champions".  I got a replica of the constitution and customized it so as to read "TWe The People...". 

[Jason]

My kidneys turn liquids t'wee.

[Richard_From_CHI]

Twee?

Call me square...

[Emerson]

Twee?

Call me square...

Imagine Belle & Sebastian fronted by Bubbles from the PowerPuff Girls.

~EmD

[Laurie]

Twee isn't exactly new. It started in the early '80s with C-86 bands, like the Pastels and the Wedding Present. The jangly strummy la la pop sound continued to grow with Sarah Records, which brought us the sweet, sweet sounds of 14 Iced Bears, Heavenly, and Talulah Gosh. Around the '90s, twee made its way to the colonies by way of K Records. We can thank K Records for the Beat Happening, Marine Research, the Softies, and the All Girl Summer Fun Band.

I don't think the term "twee" was coined until the mid-nineties-ish. I am reasonably sure that the late John Peel came up with that one. British DJs are always coming up with all sorts of terminology.

[Jason]

Wow props to Laurie for pulling this thread out of the gutter with her encyclopedial musical knowledge.
I saw 14 Iced Bears (with Spacemen 3) in nineteen eighty fuckin' seven.
I also saw the Wedding Present a number of times before they went completely shit. I only rate the first album and all the Peel Sessions especiallythe Ukrainian one (which I saw them perform) and their cover of Orange Juice's "Felicity".
Funnily enough I also saw them play their first live set in seven years at BBC radio's Maida Vale studios as part of the John Peel tribute night in 2005. It was weird seeing them play on the floor in front of not that many people and they didn't play any of the classics you'd expect - "My Favourite Dress" I think was one of John's favourite songs.

I took this picture.

[Jason]

I just found some mp3s

You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends

http://www.ezarchive.com/abramson/AlbumSpace/KVRBXCTDB/The+Wedding+Present+-+You+Should+Always+Keep+In+Touch+With+Your+Friends.mp3

Felicity-

http://www.ezarchive.com/abramson/AlbumSpace/KVRBXCTDB/The+Wedding+Present+-+Felicity.mp3

[buffcoat]

Felicity was a good show until they had that Timestorm ending - WTF?  And it had that chick from House, too.  But did they have to cast _two_ dudes named Scott as the leads?  Again - WTF?

[Pride of Staten Island]

Twee is kind of like cotton candy. A little bit every now and then is great. Making it the main staple of your diet will leave you malnourished and toothless.

Case in point: has anyone heard the Rough Trade best of indie pop double CD compilation? It contains some undeniably great music but listening to it all in one sitting is a challenge. You'll probably want to put on Slayer afterwards to wash the saccharine taste out of your mouth.

DJ Terre T used to call twee "kissyface pop" which may be a slightly less sissified moniker.

[Josh]

I really like this new record. Like the direct lyrics. Like the music. Hate the packaging. There's no way to keep it in near-mint condition, let alone mint! I mean, really! Amirightfolks?