The Depreciation Guild

Bomby · 09-11-2009, 12:53 AM

Because sometimes the "What Are You Listening To" thread isn't enough to contain my enthusiasm:

YouTube - The Depreciation Guild - "Dream About Me" - Jack Ferry, dir.

The band is the side project of the drummer from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. I saw them last night with the Pains and Cymbals Eat Guitars, and they blew both of them away. Though the Pains might have been more fun... these guys... just... wow.

This is the best new music I've heard since Merriweather Post Pavilion came out.

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 09-11-2009, 12:56 AM

Man, this isn't "new". This is a regurgitation of the same music we grew up with. I might be good, but there's nothing new in it.

Bomby · 09-11-2009, 12:57 AM

Okay, so they're blatant ripoffs of My Bloody Valentine. Whatever. At least they're good at it. :P

***Cosmonautical*** · 09-11-2009, 12:59 AM

No dude, they sound like a kind of wussy version of Sunny Day Real Estate. Close though.

Bomby · 09-11-2009, 01:01 AM

No. They do not sound like Sunny Day Real Estate at all. I'm not sure where you're getting this from.

***Cosmonautical*** · 09-11-2009, 01:05 AM

Eh, I didn't listen to the thing all the way, but this isn't very MBV to me. MBV does a lot more alt-tuning stuff, these guys just sound like they're doing E-standard.

Sounds a lot like a slower, quieter SDRE to me, though, albeit with digital drums. Or maybe a faster White Town.

Click to view video.

Bomby · 09-11-2009, 01:09 AM

It's not about the tuning, man, it's about the sonic texture. It's about the chorus and the reverb and the tremolo and the other countless effects boxes one can attach one's guitar to. It's about vocals that are meant to blend in with the music instead of being really payed attention to.

Also, when I saw them live last night, the drums were definitely live... and definitely overpowering.

Come to think of it, their sound is much cleaner than My Bloody Valentine.

***Cosmonautical*** · 09-11-2009, 01:13 AM

Anyone can use digital triggers on a live drumset, dude. And yeah, texture is a big part of music but I tend to pay more attention to the overall vibe it gives me.

Most bands are too versatile to be compared, really, so I don't know why I do it anyway.

Bomby · 09-11-2009, 01:15 AM

Right. And I quite like the vibe I get from them.

I would like to point out that the video for the song is ridiculously stupid.

Also, I can see the back of my head in this video. Barely.

09-11-2009, 12:53 AM	#1
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	The Depreciation Guild Because sometimes the "What Are You Listening To" thread isn't enough to contain my enthusiasm: YouTube - The Depreciation Guild - "Dream About Me" - Jack Ferry, dir. The band is the side project of the drummer from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. I saw them last night with the Pains and Cymbals Eat Guitars, and they blew both of them away. Though the Pains might have been more fun... these guys... just... wow. This is the best new music I've heard since Merriweather Post Pavilion came out.

09-11-2009, 01:15 AM	#9
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Right. And I quite like the vibe I get from them. I would like to point out that the video for the song is ridiculously stupid. Also, I can see the back of my head in this video. Barely. Last edited by Bomby; 09-11-2009 at 01:58 AM.

09-11-2009, 12:56 AM	#2
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	Man, this isn't "new". This is a regurgitation of the same music we grew up with. I might be good, but there's nothing new in it.

09-11-2009, 12:57 AM	#3
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	Okay, so they're blatant ripoffs of My Bloody Valentine. Whatever. At least they're good at it. :P

09-11-2009, 12:59 AM	#4
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	No dude, they sound like a kind of wussy version of Sunny Day Real Estate. Close though.

09-11-2009, 01:01 AM	#5
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	No. They do not sound like Sunny Day Real Estate at all. I'm not sure where you're getting this from.

09-11-2009, 01:09 AM	#7
Bomby You just freaking blew Joe Biden's mind! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: WHAT?house Gender: Posts: 19,491 Thanks: 513 Thanked 1,449 Times in 849 Posts Blog Entries: 5	It's not about the tuning, man, it's about the sonic texture. It's about the chorus and the reverb and the tremolo and the other countless effects boxes one can attach one's guitar to. It's about vocals that are meant to blend in with the music instead of being really payed attention to. Also, when I saw them live last night, the drums were definitely live... and definitely overpowering. Come to think of it, their sound is much cleaner than My Bloody Valentine.

09-11-2009, 01:13 AM	#8
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Anyone can use digital triggers on a live drumset, dude. And yeah, texture is a big part of music but I tend to pay more attention to the overall vibe it gives me. Most bands are too versatile to be compared, really, so I don't know why I do it anyway.