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[-] TheMagicalTimonini@lemmy.world 119 points 11 months ago

Vampire Weekend were known as the pioneers of One Direction knock-offs, being largely successful with their approach of making music completely different than the famous boygroup even years before their start in music.

[-] riodoro1@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago

Some of their songs are quite good.

[-] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago

I actually discovered a completely new music review site when I was looking for more information about them. Have any of y'all heard of something called "pitchfork?"

[-] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Personally, I prefer small, underground community review sites like Rate Your Music. You're more likely to get people who really know what they're talking about.

Edit: also, anyone heard of Last.fm? I heard someone suggesting it but it looks like a Spotify knock-off that only gives you playlist suggestions and stuff like that, but you have to provide your own music. Why would anyone want something like that?

[-] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 11 months ago

The sarcasm flying over people's heads in this thread is killing me lmao

[-] vind@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Last.fm is great for keeping track of your music

[-] obinice@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago
[-] NielsBohron@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Their modern reviews are pretty bland, but from 2000-2012 or so, they were probably the best indie reviewers out there. Since then, they gotten a little too afraid to write negative reviews for stuff that other publications like and vice versa (IMHO), but they still provide a slightly different point of view than the big dogs like Rolling Stone.

These days, I typically like Consequence of Sound and Line of Best Fit a little better, and albumoftheyear.org is great for seeing both positive and negative reviews of pretty much everything out there

Edit: albumoftheyear is also a great way to find new music sites, since they cast a pretty wide net

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

Pitchfork fucking sucks now; they did my bois Clipping. so dirty, how tf you gonna give all of their albums sub-six you fools? They’re masterpieces.

[-] HATEFISH@midwest.social 2 points 11 months ago

It's too early for me to know if this is 3 layers of irony but Pitchfork was one of the most influential taste-maker's when it came to that kind of indy / rock / whatever scenes through like 2010? Had music festivals and stuff too.

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 months ago

I thought Vampire Weekend and fun. were similar and both really good at the time!

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