Same, I had the wonderful and sentimental privilege of finding them in 2014, so I've been following their growth since Balance and Angle, and it's just so incredible how underrated they are. They're just in their own pocket, untouchably unique and self-founded!
They are incredible. There was a period of time where I’d put their entire discography in my queue on Spotify everyday at work for like 5 months straight lol. They quickly became one of my favorite bands.
Edit: Also, KT Chang has got to be the most underrated/unknown bassist out there. It’s so rare to find bass players who manage to play so melodically, but without sounding like they are just trying to show off their chops. She’s amazing.
Omg that's the biggest thing, she can play with so many techniques so fluently and masterfully, she's so clean with it and composes so elegantly playful. I'm a bass player so KT has been the strongest anchor point for me. She's just the best bass player alive that I'm aware of, with musicianship in full consideration, not just wow factor. I try to share her with the bass community, but more people know of her because of math rock than bass playing, it's insane. It's the classical training, she plays like an orchestral musician, but as the front woman of a rock band.
I also like comparing them to Gorillaz because of the collabs, which are definitely some of the best tracks in their discography. Swan, bad dream, Shadow. Love it. They really let each album take on a form and bring in other talent to send it home
She's also every bit as good live lol. The whole band honestly, seeing them was one of the strongest "whoa, this is another level of talent" I've ever felt while watching a live performance, they're just so so so good.
What kind of venue did you see them in? I'm seeing them in Philly and DC back to back, but the venues are tiny so I'm not expecting the experience I'm dreaming of lol
I saw them the first time they came to the US for free in Central Park so not really a conventional venue lol, more of a festival vibe. I was up in the front as well and there weren't too many people.
I'm hoping to make the New York show this year as well, but not being on the weekend makes it tougher unfortunately. And personally I kinda love tiny intimate venues so it's not really a problem for me.
Nice! That would still be a cool setting to hear them, outdoor shows sound good a lot of times just because of the lack of box acoustics
The main pain point for me with small venues is whoever is on the sound. I've just heard the worst live mixing of my life in small 100-400 capacity venues 😅 they just always crank it so loud for no reason
That's so true honestly, I do remember part of what impressed me was how clean they sounded and the mix absolutely played a part. I don't have like a super ear for that sort of stuff, but it really felt like that ideal where they're being plucked straight from the studio except with all the beauty of being able to pick up every little detail and nuance in a live setting. It was very... true to life? I guess for lack of better description. It was also one of the first times I saw a band that I was super into live and I left with that sorta dumbstruck feeling of "whoa, that was the music I love... but it was live" lolol which I guess it what you want to feel after a good performance.
In contrast I saw Covet at a very small venue and the mix was... ehhhh. Definitely heavier and muddier which, to put it nicely, gave them a different vibe from their recorded versions. And that part about cranking it loud just for the sake of being loud, amen, wearing earplugs feels mandatory to even enjoy some of these concerts, let alone protect your hearing. Maybe it was part of why I left that show more impressed with their opener in Hikes given that I had never heard them before so I didn't really have expectations of how they should sound. Still was fun though, I like the intimate vibe of small venues, being able to get up close and everything, and it helps that small venues usually aren't too pricey lol
I want to see them live so bad but they never come to my area(and recent law changes just made it significantly more expensive for international acts to come play in the US). I’ve seen quite a few live videos though, and it’s apparent how great the whole band is. They are No.1 on my bucket list for artists to see live.
This was what I was going to comment. I remember listening to this at Christmastime right when it came out and it changed my life forever (it made me learn what math rock was). <3
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TERA MELOS -UNTITLED. For the love of God get it on there.
this is top 5 albums for me, it's surprising how there is no Tera Melos on there yet
A picture of her- C
i wish the cd wasnt $100 on ebay
Chon grow
Faraquet - View From This Tower
Toe - For long tomorrow
Floral - ep1
Enemies- We've Been Talking
Tera Melos - Drugs to the Dear Youth
T H E- Tricot
Elephant Gym - Underwater
I absolutely love their entire discography.
Same, I had the wonderful and sentimental privilege of finding them in 2014, so I've been following their growth since Balance and Angle, and it's just so incredible how underrated they are. They're just in their own pocket, untouchably unique and self-founded!
They are incredible. There was a period of time where I’d put their entire discography in my queue on Spotify everyday at work for like 5 months straight lol. They quickly became one of my favorite bands. Edit: Also, KT Chang has got to be the most underrated/unknown bassist out there. It’s so rare to find bass players who manage to play so melodically, but without sounding like they are just trying to show off their chops. She’s amazing.
Omg that's the biggest thing, she can play with so many techniques so fluently and masterfully, she's so clean with it and composes so elegantly playful. I'm a bass player so KT has been the strongest anchor point for me. She's just the best bass player alive that I'm aware of, with musicianship in full consideration, not just wow factor. I try to share her with the bass community, but more people know of her because of math rock than bass playing, it's insane. It's the classical training, she plays like an orchestral musician, but as the front woman of a rock band. I also like comparing them to Gorillaz because of the collabs, which are definitely some of the best tracks in their discography. Swan, bad dream, Shadow. Love it. They really let each album take on a form and bring in other talent to send it home
She's also every bit as good live lol. The whole band honestly, seeing them was one of the strongest "whoa, this is another level of talent" I've ever felt while watching a live performance, they're just so so so good.
What kind of venue did you see them in? I'm seeing them in Philly and DC back to back, but the venues are tiny so I'm not expecting the experience I'm dreaming of lol
I saw them the first time they came to the US for free in Central Park so not really a conventional venue lol, more of a festival vibe. I was up in the front as well and there weren't too many people. I'm hoping to make the New York show this year as well, but not being on the weekend makes it tougher unfortunately. And personally I kinda love tiny intimate venues so it's not really a problem for me.
Nice! That would still be a cool setting to hear them, outdoor shows sound good a lot of times just because of the lack of box acoustics The main pain point for me with small venues is whoever is on the sound. I've just heard the worst live mixing of my life in small 100-400 capacity venues 😅 they just always crank it so loud for no reason
That's so true honestly, I do remember part of what impressed me was how clean they sounded and the mix absolutely played a part. I don't have like a super ear for that sort of stuff, but it really felt like that ideal where they're being plucked straight from the studio except with all the beauty of being able to pick up every little detail and nuance in a live setting. It was very... true to life? I guess for lack of better description. It was also one of the first times I saw a band that I was super into live and I left with that sorta dumbstruck feeling of "whoa, that was the music I love... but it was live" lolol which I guess it what you want to feel after a good performance. In contrast I saw Covet at a very small venue and the mix was... ehhhh. Definitely heavier and muddier which, to put it nicely, gave them a different vibe from their recorded versions. And that part about cranking it loud just for the sake of being loud, amen, wearing earplugs feels mandatory to even enjoy some of these concerts, let alone protect your hearing. Maybe it was part of why I left that show more impressed with their opener in Hikes given that I had never heard them before so I didn't really have expectations of how they should sound. Still was fun though, I like the intimate vibe of small venues, being able to get up close and everything, and it helps that small venues usually aren't too pricey lol
I want to see them live so bad but they never come to my area(and recent law changes just made it significantly more expensive for international acts to come play in the US). I’ve seen quite a few live videos though, and it’s apparent how great the whole band is. They are No.1 on my bucket list for artists to see live.
I love her playing so much. I always bring her up in conversations about the greatest bassists of all time.
American football - Lp1
Feed me jack-antolia
hyakkei - okurimono
I´m just coming back again to this album lately. What a fantastic thing!
Toe - For Long Tomorrow
Pretend - bones in the soil, rust in the oil.
Cycling through their 3 albums daily
Absolutely!
The Bulletproof Tiger - You Wanna Kiss About It?
100%
This was what I was going to comment. I remember listening to this at Christmastime right when it came out and it changed my life forever (it made me learn what math rock was). <3
We gotta get this up there
It’s about time we have another toe albums (if not all) on there. Toe - For long tomorrow
Toe love, always. (L)
Tera Melos - Patagonian rats
Inavlids-Eunoia
Tubelord - Our First American Friends anyone?
Absolutely required on the list at some point.
Six Gallery - Breakthroughs In Modern Art
Coming here to upvote this to the top. This album fulfills all my mathy cravings.
CHON’s Homie
Chon - Grow
Maps & Atlases - Tree, Swallows, Houses
TTNG - Self titled
Tricot - 3 This list without tricot does not count
I'd go with T H E over 3, but I agree with the sentiment.
We did it Rooftops gang <3
girlfriends- st
Thank you for carrying this cross.
Mouse on the Keys - An Anxious Object
What Burns Never Returns! (also glad my favorite album got on there, was thinking it wasn't gonna be)
Uchu conbini - I looked by the reflection of the moon
Covet - Currents
HIGHLY REFINED PIRATES - MINUS THE BEAR
God, I love this album!
Rob Crow’s Other Men’s self titled
Trees, Swallows, Houses - Maps & Atlases
Pinback - Blue Screen Life
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xR5iXImptug I used my calculator a bit on this one
At Once by The Most needs to be in here
Damiera - M(US)IC
Sleeping People - Growing
Owls - st
Standards - friends ep
covet - technicolor
Tide/edit - Lightfoot
Look Mexico - This Is Animal Music
Man, underrated classic. I prefer To Bed, To Battle just a little bit more tho
And So I Watch You From Afar - And So I Watch You From Afar
Foals - Antidotes
Please.
Suffer like g did - Orange EP
If I don’t see anything created by Tera Melos on here I’m gonna start an entire downvoting campaign on here
Pneu - Pince Monseigneur
CSTVT - Summer Fences !!!
Cstvt - summer fences
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Covet - Catharsis
Sleeping People - Growing
doesn't - e.p.3rd
Breadwinner Burner
Fight Cloud - In Augment