Caroline Polachek - Welcome to My Island + Desire... (album 2)

[Jark]

Dang is utter garbage obsessed with her styling in the perf though. giving corporate sex bomb.

 

[GNL]

Dang is utter garbage obsessed with her styling in the perf though. giving corporate sex bomb.

The William Carlos Williams notes app apology... Art.

 

[octophone]

Why is "Dang" a duet with R2D2?

R2 "squibbleeeblebleee"
CP "dang"

 

[Jark]

the vinyl finally came out and she got a load of new chart peaks

UK #23
Switzerland #25
New Zealand #31
Netherlands #35
Germany #44
Belgium #48 (Flanders)
Australia #53
Belgium #55 (Wallonia)
Spain #67
US #87
France #197

 

[octophone]

Ok, Dang has clicked, it's actually great. It's just that the minimal weird noises PC-Music thing is a bit worn out, something they've recognised by jacking it in.

 

[Suedehead]

the vinyl finally came out and she got a load of new chart peaks

UK #23
Switzerland #25
New Zealand #31
Netherlands #35
Germany #44
Belgium #48 (Flanders)
Australia #53
Belgium #55 (Wallonia)
Spain #67
US #87
France #197

I've got it and it's fab

 

[Suedehead]

It's a great little album.

 

[Jark]

I think in the end I prefer the debut, although Island has higher/more highs.

 

[untilted]

I'm not a huge fan BUT I basically came here to make you all aware (if you weren't) that this woman has a 4-octave vocal range, which is quite rare. Nobody needs 4-octaves but she has it anyway. I'm very interested in singing (as well as technique, vocal fach etc) so I pay some attention to her because she doesn't hold back.

 

[octophone]

I'm not a huge fan BUT I basically came here to make you all aware (if you weren't) that this woman has a 4-octave vocal range, which is quite rare. Nobody needs 4-octaves but she has it anyway. I'm very interested in singing (as well as technique, vocal fach etc) so I pay some attention to her because she doesn't hold back.

The 'Pang' album showcased this a lot more than 'Desire' does, to the latter's detriment, I think. Her voice is exceptional but she can use it as she pleases, I guess. I enjoy her most when she chooses to be front and centre rather than sitting within a production.

 

[Jark]

one of her best vocals (and one of both of their best songs)



when she goes so high into the second chorus that the vocal just breaks into a million fragments? mother

 

[octophone]

I think that was the first time I heard Polachek's voice, having completely missed Chairlift. It did perk up the ears somewhat.

 

[GinAg (39)]

I recall her Glastonbury set last year. The shit she did with her voice was astounding.

 

[RJN]

I've always struggled to get into her (except Too Hot You're Hurting My Feelings of course), but after hearing I Believe, I think I might have a Caroline MOMENT soon. That or Kelela

 

[Jark]

not even Sunset @RJN?!

 

[Funky]

This album is appearing in pretty much every year end list going so far

 

[Suedehead]

Deserved!

 

[untilted]

I’m going to revisit it later today!

 

[straightorbroken]

I need to have my first chek-in with it. Island is such a rush (rush).

 

[octophone]

I still feel like Pang is the better album but it is very good indeed.

 

[RJN]

not even Sunset @RJN?!

Just as good (I don't think I'd heard it before yesterday)

 

[ManicKangaroo]

Deluxe Edition released on 14th February including Pang and a new version of Butterfly Net featuring Weyes Blood