very recent pic of the current band.

they did have another guitarist/keyboardist for a while... not sure why he's not with them anymore... but i guess ariel just plays his parts now.

thanks dave!

this album rules balls

can't stop listening

Honestly, this might end up being one of my favorite albums of all time. It's fucking GREAT! The bass.. oh man!

Seriously, everyone, get this fucking album! Worth the hype!

whoa dude. glad yr so into it.

i can't believe how good this is.

this is only ariel's first album with an actual band. i hope he starts putting out one a year with this current lineup. they're so great

Yeah, this album is mindblowing, I love it, great songwriting. Like I said, I liked his other stuff but all the albums/compilations/whatever were so long that some of the best parts get obscured. This is concise, hooky, intelligent, inventive songwriting. Every part of every song is GREAT!

I know right? After only a couple of listens I'm already salivating at the idea of a follow-up. He has so much stuff that he can easily bang out a bunch more albums at a fairly quick rate.

Giving the album a shot, due to all the hype. I just wish the chorus to this song didn't sound like a weak Bee Gees tune.

Menopause Man is so good. lyrics are hilarious as well, from what i can tell

oh man. new cover of "Light My Fire" on his myspace... not sure which era this is from, but i don't think he's ever revealed it before.

http://www.myspace.com/arielpink

yess
everything he touches turns gold
i love worn copy

I have officially been converted. This is an outstanding album. I even liked 'Round and Round' in the context of the album.

Thanks a lot guys! SYG rules.

welcome to the fold eugene

I've listened to that song again. Everything that is wrong with this board is on this thread.

ahaha ^. i think i've seen that before. but totally forgot about it. "miracles"

round and round is like the 7th, 8th, or 9th best song on this album. ie- don't judge it by one track.

Yeah. I listened to that song and wrote these guys off as another MGMT-type deal.

But now, I've been listening to this, and a lot of Oddities Sodomies lately too. I like them a whole bunch.

oh man... yeah... ariel was writing psych pop when the mgmt guys were in diapers... [i actually have no idea how old the mgmt guys are, but you get my point]

find worn copy. and loverboy, and doldrums, scared famous, and house arrest. they are all great. and underground.