who here recommends go-betweens "oceans apart"? was elephantstone an advocate?

riyl? how good is good?

Me.

How good is good? I'm not sure yet but at this stage it'd be in my Top 10 of the year.

I was thinking about a RIYL and I thought if you liked Arcade Fire you might like The Go Betweens even though they're not a perfect match sound wise. It's essentially polished indie rock/pop.

You can hear alittle bit of Prefab Sprout in there, a little bit of Deacon Blue and I'd imagine they have a few Crowded House albums back at the apartment.

I'd strongly recommend Before Hollywood and Spring Hill Fair.

and I strongly recommend Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express. in addition to the others. really most of their albums are great.

I haven't really spent enough time with it, but so far I rather enjoy it

i've just started getting into the go-betweens...thanks in part to a post by KPH about "draining the pool".

i have "oceans apart", but haven't even listened to it yet. i've been spending my time with a singles comp of some older material and their "bright orange..." and "friends of rachel worth" albums.

i am really enjoying them though, and am looking forward to finally listening to the new one.

sure is better than worlds apart!!

bahahahahahaha.

KPH

I've only given it a few spins, but already I think it's above average and better than the last 2. With that said, I don't think the post-reunion material comes close to the first few albums.

<-- marginal thumbs up from this guy (oh, and it's available on emusic)

i have "bright yellow, bright orange" & like it. is "oceans apart" quite similar? how is it different?