Comments on: Music Fix: Laura Marling's Love Triangle, The Ethics of Altered Zones

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:43:33 +0000

I agree! I’m totally jealous and then I was listening to her music and I hated to admit it but she’s really good. I like this song, but I think it’s kind of mean that she has Marcus singing background on something that’s already a response to Charlie. And everytime I hear “New Romantic” I think she’s referring to Marcus as the Ryan Adams sound-a-like. Oh well. Great music, even if it breaks my heart haha.

By: alex

alex — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:14:17 +0000

love laura marling and am crazy about mumford & sons, but ive never really been a huge Noah fan (sorry, Jess!), but im digging the work this triangle has produced.

Fleetwood Max is responsible for my absolute favorite public-ish breakup songs of all time – Mick’s Go Your Own Way and Stevies b-side, Silver Springs. Amazing.

By: Nikki

Nikki — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:09:42 +0000

I absolutely adore Marcus Mumford, and his band is incredibly refreshing and bone chilling. Laura Marling has a wonderful voice, however, maybe its just me because i have such a thing for Mumford, but i dont like them being together! He is amazing, shes a homie hopper (as the 14 year old me would have said). Just as John Lennon had to keep his marriage a secret when he started out due to his female fanbase, Marcus should do the same. Although, it’s their life they should do as they please, im just commenting!

By: Jess G.

Jess G. — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:25:50 +0000

Hey Justin,

Thanks for the correction. I read somewhere (that I can now not find) that it was. Sorry for the unwanted association!

By: Justin Snow

Justin Snow — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:08:34 +0000

Just thought I’d clear something up by stating that Anti-Gravity Bunny is not part of the Altered Zones group and isn’t affiliated with Pitchfork in any way. AGB is just me posting to my blog, although I do occasionally write for diskant.

By: taylor

taylor — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:18:19 +0000

Thanks for the MIA heads up! I just got my new Senn headphones and I am so excited to be able to start listening to music and actually hearing it! I just bought the new Wolf Parade and Sleigh Bells, and I’m all over the Janelle Monae for the record club. Whee!

By: leah

leah — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:59:58 +0000

“blackberry stone” is one of my favorites by laura marling, but i had no idea that it was a jab at charlie fink! i was also unaware of her affiliation with mumford. interesting.

By: Chiara

Chiara — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:11:45 +0000

Oh, YES. I too get annoyed at the overabundance of remixes on Hype Machine at times.

It’ll be interesting to see how perhaps AZ will dominate most music blogs’ opinions then. But honestly, I think there will always be a vast sea of bloggers willing to offer their own unique opinions and descriptions regardless of what the consensus says.

By: Jess G.

Jess G. — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:27:46 +0000

I don’t wish to make you poorer, but glad you like it!

By: Jess G.

Jess G. — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:51:22 +0000

I don’t think Altered Zones will play out like Hype Machine. (And I’m saying this as someone not in the uber skeptical camp for AZ). I use Hype Machine like you do, more like an .mp3 discovery source and I only click through to download the tracks.

AZ seems to be more about the opinion. Anywho… those are my thoughts.

Also, I’m sad that when I click on Hype Machine’s most popular tracks, it’s like 20 remixes of the same song

By: Chiara

Chiara — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:44:39 +0000

If Altered Zones plays out anything like Hype Machine, I see no real problem with it. Even if you consider the point of browsing consolidation to actually listen to the tracks, you can only read the posts about them and download the mp3′s by going to the blogs themselves. And every song corresponds to a linked post.

Anyway thanks for the heads on AZ. I have long loved Pitchfork and hadn’t heard about this just yet! Exciting!

And the video you posted… WOW! @ about two minutes in.

By: Rockets

Rockets — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:53:41 +0000

I speak because I can…

Audiostraddle is making me a very cash poor person. But. My ears are happy.

Thanks for the review. Of course I’m buying the album.