Fri, 2010-11-05 07:13 | by Carles
It seems like Pitchfork is really going to 'throw down some fire and brimstone' reviews/ratings to end 2k10. They basically are going 'all in' to brand 2k10 as a 'complete failure'. First they 'panned' Avey Tare [link], then they gave some shitty band a 1.5 just cuz they could [link], now it seems like they went after a mainstream-ish band by panning the Kings of Leon. Feels like the end of 2k10 is just going to be some sort of blog armsrace to identify 'the biggest letdown' of 2k10.
Do u think they deserved a 3.6?
Are the Kings of Leon authentic?
Does Pitchfork resent the Kings of Leon for going mainstreamer-er than the Arcade Fires?
Do u think the Strokes will get a 3.6 in 2k11?
Is it worth it for a band to stay 'in bed' with the indie blogosphere, or are there more important markets 2 conquer?
Are the Kings of Leon the new U2?
Do the Kings of Leon deserve more points than the Arcade Fire bc they didn't give away their album profits 2 charity?
I don't know what they are trying 2 say with the intro, but just skimmed and saw that they utilized a 'looking at effing hipsters' line. Feels like they are really trying to sell the angle that the KoL are undergoing an indie vs. mainstream identity crisis just bc consumers think abt it all the time.
If you had to single out a band as the embodiment of everything supposedly small-stakes and emotionally bankrupt about indie rock culture, who would it be? I imagine you wouldn't pick the almost painfully sincere and Billboard-topping Arcade Fire, but you're not Caleb Followill. Despite Only By the Night's elevating Kings of Leon from self-imagined superstars to actual superstars, Followill has spent the leadup to the release of Come Around Sundown in attack mode, throwing ill subliminals at Richard Reed Parry (the dude with the helmet), preemptively turning down Glee, and calling their breakout hit "Sex on Fire" a "piece of shit," the message being "look at these effin' hipsters, we're the real deal." Aw-shucks posturing aside, KoL have always been savvy about how they position themselves, and this is a classic political move: galvanizing a majority with a sense of victimhood.
Is Pitchfork 'cyberbullying' bands in 2k10.9?
Do the KoL 'crush it'?
Are the Kings of Leon for Walmart Lamestreamers?
Then they say that the lead singer bro has a mad annoying voice. Wonder if they are trying 2 brand him as 'the new Scott Stapp':
At this point, you should no doubt be used to Followill's bizarre accent, which sounds wholly averse to enunciation, but tonally, he remains one of the most grating singers in rock. Regardless of what incarnation of KoL you're talking about, the vocals should have depth, warmth, or swagger, but Followill lacks grit, instead gilded with a squeaky, mewling edge that is unwisely amplified by featuring him punishingly high in the mix at all times.
Seems kinda harsh. Could u imagine the Kings of Leon bro 'crushing' "With Arms Wide Open"?
Do u think this was a 'natural pan' or a 'forced pan' meant to provide commentary on the state of mainstream/indie music + 'effing hipsters' in our zany blogosphere?
Do u think the Kings of Leon 'transcend' Pitchforks and just focus on 'selling mad albums' + 'getting Beejes' [via blow jobs]?
Will Pitchfork 'pan' another album soon?
Will Pitchfork break out the '0.0' in 2k10?
Do yall h8 the Kings of Leon, or are u tired of them clogging up ur 'indie alt newsfeed'?
Have yall ever had a dream that the Kings of Leon bros 'ran a train' on u?
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