Model/Actriz's Dongs of Faith and Devotion -"Dogsbody" Review & Analysis
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- Опубликовано: 10 дек 2023
- Catching up with what is certainly one of the best albums of the year. @modelactriz
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So glad you got around to covering this one!
I have a sliver of insight on this record that I would love to share with you all here. I caught Model/Actriz performing with Palm, U.S. Girls, Crumb, and a few others in Brooklyn back in the spring - they put on a great show. After Model/Actriz's set I had a smoke on the balcony with the band's British publicist (something here about that Brooklyn-UK post-punk connection), and she shared with me the fun fact that during the writing and recording of this record, Cole Haden (the singer, as you call him) restricted himself to only listening to:
1. Lady Gaga
2. the soundtrack to the musical "Cats" (not sure which exact rendition or recording, though)
And I think it shows in his performance! Similar sense of twisted glam and dark, potent sexuality as Gaga, and we even have a direct lyrical reference to her in Crossing Guard: "like Germanotta, Stefani, Pull the weight from under me," Germanotta being Lady Gaga.
I'm afraid I'm not too hip on Cats, however, so I can't say if there are any direct lyrical references to it in this record - but I feel that the slinky, purring/roaring, freaky degraded back-alley show-tunes camp vibe of an ironic take on Cats is all over this, and I love it.
Awesome Video As Always!
Excellent insight, thank you. I know my Cats, so if i catch anything i'll let you know! ACAA
This is awesome. I love when I hear about artists doing oblique things to create music. Like king gizzard constantly setting new parameters on each of their albums, or when I heard about Bowie trying to avoid rock and roll, so he listened to alot of Kendrick Lamar when making black star.
That's certainly a title...
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jokes aside just found your channel and am loving the perspectives and insight you give! AVAA
AVAA! One of my favourites from the year, along with Hellmode! The lead singer's voice reminds me so much of Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu.
so glad your covering this album i was worried the hellmode video might be the only one lol. This album is tied with the new Jane Remover for my fave of the year and i know your gonna have some great analysis of it. Videos not even out yet and its already AVAA‼
Slauson Malone 1 fans terrified that these might be the only two catch-up reviews
Avaa ! This is one of, if not my favorite album of the year. And I feel like its getting so little attention!! Im very glad to see you enjoyed it so much.
AVAA, I don't usually comment, but this is my favorite album of the year, and I just got to the part where you acknowledge Seth Manchester, the producer. He handled the production of the last couple of Lingua Ignota and Daughters albums. I don't see him get mentioned a lot despite having that on his resume along with this album and a bunch more amazing noise rock albums and even other genres. A non-noise rock album that he also produced, and one of my favorites of this decade, is Really From's self-titled from 2021. They're a Berkley-educated emo-jazz fusion band that writes about a lot of their struggles of being of different ethnicities/mixed race. It's much better than I could make it sound. Thanks for the video; maybe one of these days, I should read Dante's Inferno if so many great albums reference it.
I really appriciate your videos :)
This is one of my favorite albums and you somehow made me love it more.
AVAA, I am rewatching this, and I found it funny how you brought up the Charlie quote about how bleach smells good and then later talked about your friend's poem about semen smelling like bleach. Also, I'm pretty sure the album details two separate relationships. Most of the album is about one guy with whom he has a toxic relationship and the last two songs are about an entirely new relationship that is much more fulfilling and less harmful. That's why those two songs have a different sound from the rest of the album.
Avaa, delighted you got to this one, one of my absolute favourites of the year
AAVA! to me this band is a mix of xiu xiu (amazing queer artist/band with a very big catalogue full of masterpieces) and a noise rock band à la Drive like jehu. It was one of my favourite albums of this year and I'm really excited to see what model/actriz does next. There are never enough queer artists
AVAA you should review the new Sprain album The Lamb as Effigy! My other favorite "rock" album from the past year. Similarly harsh sounds, but also very pretty and artsy. A lot to chew on
AVAA! Really enjoyed hearing your analysis of the record, I've been enjoying it off and on all year as a very visceral listening experience, but i never sat down with it and pulled apart the lyrics at all!
If i may push back a tiny bit on one point: You complained a bit about the use of "villian era," but I personally haven't head that term used as a shorthand for "I am being a garbage human being." The context i have encountered it in has been using the phrase to describe not caring if you are being perceived as a villian by someone when doing something like setting boundaries with them. One could turn that situation into an argument of whether or not you're a villian, or you could stick to your guns and say "fuck it, i guess im a villian now." I doubt this is universal usage, but I want to defend the concept of a "villian era" being a resolution to not be a doormat and accept that some people will hate you for it.
AVAA saw them play on their first headlining tour. Unreal. Honestly even if it’s not your thing, if you like the vibe at all, their live experience is beyond words, highly recommend it.
Saw them in April in a small venue and it was incredible. The lead singer came into the crowd and stood face to face with a few ppl and stared intensely at them while performing. One of the best shows I've seen
AVAA! Caught them in concert last Thursday, still getting over the tinnitus. One of the best shows I saw this year. It's amazing just how much mileage they get out of playing behind the bridge of the guitar.
loved the charlie day impression! avaa
AVAA! even though I don't care much for this album your review was insightful and provided some perspectives on the songs I hadn't thought about.
Really hoping you review Kelela's "Raven". It's one of the best albums of the year.
avaa ! so glad u heard this one of my favs. cant wait for the excelsior review! have you heard the EP Knocknarea yet? it came out this year, one of my favourites. Post punk / jazz rock band from Britian called Maruja
If you like Model/Actriz, you should check out Mandy, Indiana!
31:30 hi professor skye, lots of love from italy. I'll write my comment in italian so im sure to say what i felt in the right way, i believe in your skill to use google translate. Ho amato questo album da quando è uscito quasi un anno fa, e non è più uscito dalla rotazione musicale sia mia che dei mei amici. Il verso di cui parli "With a body count, higher than a mosquito" io non l'ho mai percepito come tu ne parli. Nella comunità gay, parlo di quella italiana e quella che conosco facendone parte, il body count è qualcosa di cui teniamo conto sia per ragioni di sicurezza sia perchè un po' ci piace pensare sia figo fare molto sesso. Ma, visto che difficilmente riusciamo a creare relazioni stabili il sesso diventa anche sostituzione di un bisogno affettivo ed entra sicuramente in gioco un aspetto di vergogna, interna alla singola persona. Per come lui la canta sia registrata che live, ho avuto la fortuna di sentirli a Torino a novembre, ma anche la musica e suoni attorno alla sua voce credo che lui parli maggiormente di ciò che ho scritto. Il voler urlare il proprio body count a tutti, paragonandosi ad un animale tremendo e miserabile, assieme poi a mille allegorie tra fluidi e giochi, mentre poi per tutto il resto cerca quell'amore che finché non arriva dovrà pure sostituire con qualcosa. C'è una nota ad un verso su genius che penso riassuma perfettamente cosa volesse dire "Even though he is bragging about his “body count” the narrator still sees himself as essentially worthless - an insect that deserves only to be plucked out - yet he still relishes his position, asking for his partner to “pluck him out”.
This was Francis Bacon: The Album for me. Absolutely thrilling
YEEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!
Really really good review !
AVAA , would love to hear you’re take on any xiu xiu album.
AVAA but you’re still forgetting about Youth Lagoon’s Heaven is a Junkyard
AVAA Also just got around this too one, easily jumped right into my favs of the last year. Have had the exact same experience in reference to Nine-Inch Nails, but I am very gay, and this album resonates a lot more.
AVAA!! Didn’t like this album much on first listen, returned to recently & loved it!
I'm in the same boat, listened to it once when it came out and didn't get into it until this video brought me back! So glad he covered it
Oh cool model acritz
HELL YEAH
hands down best debut this year
Please review the new She Loves Boon album Club Vanity. It’s awesome, my favorite on it is gimme!
i saw them in Bristol a last month, easily the best gig I've been to this year
I liked my first few spins of Dogsbody, but another industrial album this year might just end up beating Scaring the Hoes for my AOTY in the long run. I caught up on albums and tracks thanks to the year-end lists of my go-to sources (mainly Pitchfork, sue me haha), and I had the pleasure of sampling this band called Mandy, Indiana. their album "i've seen a way" reminded me a lot of Dogsbody, but with more digestible melodies and French female vocals that I could care less trying to understand, like how Cocteau Twins lyrics don't need to make any sense to make transcendent music
banger video
AVAA Skye
JAMES JOYCE MENTION WOOOOO
oh hell yeah this my AOTY
Out of stink.
If you know, you know. AVAA 😎
Thank you for bringing this album to my attention, my queer partner and I really ended up enjoying it, AVAA
As english isnt my first language, and albums like these i love for music so much, that i dont even bother myslef with checking lyrics and meaning i got surprised its a dick ridden plot (he he he)
talk about the new Kanye LP
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Avaa. Now review matana roberts
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Stink of out AVAA
lol dongs lol
Kinda hard to discuss this album without seriously discussing dongs.
out of stink. avaa
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