Unwound goes in one ear and out the other
Always thought Neu! was fine but I have a hard time buying them as towering krautrock giants and not like something a tier below that. It doesn’t help that they’re probably the easiest one to rip off, so if there’s a forgettable cheesy punk-adjacent psych rock band with a purported krautrock influence, good chance Neu! is what’s most detectable.
I had a switch flip and now I never want to listen to Wire, the Fall, or Mission of Burma. I’m bummed about the first two and can’t explain it but Mission of Burma sounds cheesy to me…too anthemic. Strangely I have come around to Joy Division lately so maybe I have only so many slots available for the classic post-punk bands.
Big name shoegazers other than MBV
The bands Steve Albini played in
Seconding Sun City Girls, I should like them but there’s clearly a level of enjoyment I haven’t unlocked
I thought I was into Stereolab but I would almost
always prefer to listen to Broadcast or Pram or Electrelane
I’m not trying to get banned but…the Screamers
