#smalltown stardust

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King Tuff: Symphony Of A Man (Official Audio)

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King Tuff - Rock River

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King Tuff Live Preview: 3/31, Empty Bottle, Chicago

Photo by Wyndham Garnett

BY JORDAN MAINZER

For his fifth full-length album and first in 5 years, amidst the uncertainty of a just-starting global pandemic, L.A.-via-Vermont fuzz rocker King Tuff decided to make a record to remind himself “that life is magical.” The result, January’s Smalltown Stardust (Sub Pop), is a far cry from the drawn-out, languid psychedelia of 2018′s The Other, Kyle Thomas opting for more specific references to nature, places, and objects that mean something to him. It’s his best record yet.

Of course, it helps when making an album during a global pandemic, if your housemate is Sasami Ashworth (aka SASAMI), who served the role of co-pilot, producing, writing, and singing along Thomas. Her airy voice is the perfect foil to Thomas’ deadpan sneer-cum-croon, immediately apparent on songs like “Tell Me” and “How I Love”. More important, her presence and curatorial ear seems to have refined Thomas’ singing and songwriting. “How I Love”, a song Thomas admits was tough for someone normally “lost in nothing but noise for so many years,” obscured by guitars, is an immediate Beatles-esque standout. “The Bandits of Blue Sky” starts with lo-fi drum fills and turns into a 70s AM radio piano rocker rife with orchestral synths, Thomas cinematically delivering a tall tale about a ghost roaming the streets. And the layers of saxophone, vocals, and clattering percussion propel “Always Find Me”, a heady tune where Thomas describes himself as “a loser lost in my headphones,” as are we in witnessing the expanse of the music.

Even if you’re not a spiritual person, it’s easy to dive right into Thomas’ joyous expressions of his own spirituality. On “Portrait Of God”, he asks, “Have you ever tried to imagine the shape of God?”, his jubilant singing and Steely Dan guitar leads paying tribute to our ability to find meaning in the natural world, art, and love. “Stars align, the planets dance, life happens in between,” he declares on the gentle “Pebbles In A Stream”, a mystical ode to love both romantic and platonic. Best, everyone can relate to the concept of the title track, album title, and album as a whole: Whether you’re remembering Route 91 in your small town or the sounds of the city you grew up in, “smalltown stardust” is that intangible feeling you get from nostalgia, a little melancholic, mostly wistful. This retro rocker captures it well.

King Tuff plays tonight at Empty Bottle. NYC rock band Tchotchke, who released an equally retro, supremely catchy self-titled album last year, goes on at 10 PM. Sorry, Jamie Lee Curtis.

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King Tuff | Smalltown Stardust

Etichetta: Sub Pop Tracce: 11 – Durata: 38:24 Genere: Indie Pop Sito: kingtuffworld.net, Facebook Voto: 6/10 Il sesto album di King Tuff è una graziosa raccolta easy-listening ispirata al periodo florido del pop rock squillante degli anni ’60 e ’70 e prende a mani basse da Paul McCartney e John Lennon, ma anche da Donovan, David Bowie, Simon & Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, Neil Diamond…

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New Audio: King Tuff Shares Quirky and Breezy "Symphony Of A Man"

New Audio: King Tuff Shares Quirky and Breezy "Symphony Of A Man" @KINGTUFFY @subpop @subpoplicity @sasamiashworth

Brattleboro-born singer/songwriter and musician Kyle Thomas is the creative mastermind behind the acclaimed indie rock recording project King Tuff . Thomas’ sixth King Tuff album, the SASAMI co-written and co-produced Smalltown Stardust was released earlier this year to critical praise from the likes of The AV Club and Stereogum. The album is “an album about love and nature and youth,” Thomas…

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Steddie Masterlist

hi! welcome to my Steddie masterlist. here you can find all of my Eddie related works :)

(all of my wips are in green, and my smutty fics have an * beside them)

you can find my general masterlist here, and you can also find all of my fics and more on ao3 and wattpad :)

requests are closed at the moment :/

multichaps:

Baby Stardust singledad!steve x roomate!eddie christmas fic

Soccer Dads steve and eddie's daughters become best friends

Steddie Week 2023 submission :) following all the prompts for 7 days

one shots:

here is a link to my steddie ficlets list because I write so many

Sunflower Boy steve x eddie meet as kids, then again in s4

Smalltown Boy s1 au - inspired by bronski beats song smalltown boy

Communication Breakdown eddie doesn't know he's dating steve

Missin’ You Big Boy steve x eddie angst

Cant Keep A Secret rob & ed come out to eachother - steddie & ronance

Hellraiser steve x eddie accidental date trope

Skull Rock steve x eddie gay awakenings at its finest

Oblivious extraOblivious!steve x superPining!eddie

Valentines Sucks * eddie x steve hate valentines until they kiss

First Time * dom!top!virgin!eddie and steddie pre first time nerves

Sunshine Smile rockstar!eddie and steve find love again after separating

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’23 Skidoo (Just Some Indie Rock Bangers for You)

Hail Eris! Wub-Fur Internet Radio wishes you a belated Happy New Year ’23 and begs your pardon for our absence from the Internet airwaves these last few months with hopes you will accept this mix of 23 excellent contemporary indie rock bangers as recompense. Featuring Purling Hiss, The Tubs, Robyn Hitchcock, Sloan, King Tuff, Built to Spill, No Age, Archers of Loaf, 2nd Grade, Martha, and 13 more faves, old and new. Fnord

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Running Time: 1 hour, 10 seconds

Tracklist

Yer All In My Dreams (4:32) — Purling Hiss | Philadelphia, PA †

That’s Fine (2:32) — The Tubs | London, UK †

I Am the Stone in Your Shoe (2:45) — Fruit Tones | Manchester, UK

Scratch the Surface (2:54) — Sloan | Toronto, ON, Canada

Downtown (1:47) — Uni Boys | Los Angeles, CA

Smalltown Stardust (3:07) — King Tuff | Vermont †

The Shuffle Man (2:37) — Robyn Hitchcock | London, UK

Forcefield II (3:29) — Avions | Lyons, France

Excuse Me (2:26) — dumb | Vancouver, BC, Canada

Gonna Lose (2:31) — Built To Spill | Boise, ID

Face Eraser (2:48) — Guided By Voices | Dayton, OH †

Write It in the Sky (2:54) — The Umbrellas | San Francisco, CA

Cover of Rolling Stone (1:14) — 2nd Grade | Philadelphia, PA

Red Lantern (1:39) — The Special Pillow | Hoboken, NJ

Gets Me Everytime (2:00) — Outtacontroller | Halifax, NS, Canada

Colour Me Stupefied (2:24) — More Kicks | London, UK

So Cool (3:13) — Las Robertas | San José, Costa Rica †

Misinformation Age (2:14) — Archers of Loaf | North Carolina

Please Don't Take Me Back (2:06) — Martha | Durham, UK

Quiet! (3:19) — Flowertruck | Sydney, Australia

Tripped Out Before Scott (2:45) — No Age | Los Angeles, CA

6th Street Bridge (2:42) — The Paranoyds | Los Angeles, CA

Split Decision (2:15) — Popular Creeps | Detroit, MI

All tracks released in 2022 except those marked †, which were released this year.

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1. what's your favorite song from so much for stardust ??

2. do you think michael wheeler would be an enjoyer of fall out boy ??

asking for like science or whatever

1- ahhh they’re all so good…but i’ve ended up putting the kintsugi kid on repeat for days now every time i hear it so probably that…yeah so the kintsugi kid, so much for stardust, heartbreak feels so good, flu game, love from the other side, i am my own muse, and hold me like a grudge are my favs

now what’s yours?? for science obviously—data collection or whatever

2- dude yes!! Mad World by Tears for Fears is on his spotify playlist with Smalltown Boy, and even if they weren’t basically both 80s pre-emo songs, fob tends to tell more adventure stories in their songs than a lot of bands, plus, the double-meaning of that line in thnks fr th mmrs?? he would eat that shit up

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A little late to the party, but the ever-excellent @ikyoucrow tagged me to post some songs I've been hitting repeat on lately...

I'm gonna go ahead and tag @olivemd, @hideinsideyourlovingarms, @creature-fearx, @thristybloggs, @adore-blk, and @quiteawful.

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no love for ned airs on wlur from 8pm tonight until the clock strikes midnight. join us for four hours of only slightly contained radio chaos. last week's beautiful mess is also available below for you to muck about in at your leisure.

no love for ned on wlur – february 10th, 2023 from 10pm-midnight

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King Tuff: Full Performance (Live on KEXP, 2023)

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King Tuff - Smalltown Stardust

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My favorite new releases from January 2023.

titles + spotify links below

Honey by Samia (indie pop)

I’m Not Sure at All by Marlody (art folk)

Hold the Door for Strangers by  Labrador (alt country)

Pensado mucho y mal by lusillón (indie pop)

Rush! by Måneskin (glam rock)

Absolute Heartbreak by Khai Dreams (indie pop)

Gigi’s Recovery by The Murder Capital (post-punk)

Good Thing We Stayed by Julia Wolf (pop)

Lobes by We Are Scientists (indie rock)

Horta da Luz by Falso Nove (indie rock)

On & On by José James (jazz)

Seeking the Sources of Streams by Cicada (classical)

A Situação by Sara Não Tem Nome (brazilian pop music)

Married in Mount Airy by Nicole Dollanganger (folk)

Leaving by Fran (indie folk)

Prize by Rozi Plain (folk)

Strays by Margo Price (country/folk)

To What End by Oddisee (rap)

Never Have I Ever by Naaz (pop)

Inamable by CATAROH (indie rock)

Smalltown Stardust by King Tuff (folk rock/pop)

Playscapes by Tuulikki Bartosik (neoclassical)

Farrago by La Battue (french indie pop)

Art School Dropout by Jamee Cornelia (rap)

O Paraíso by Lucas Santtana (jazz)

Derealised by Jadu Heart (indie rock)

Higher Lonely Power by Fireworks (pop punk)

Lyrics to Go, Vol. 4 by Kota the Friend (rap)

Gloria by Sam Smith (pop)

Before the Gloss Up by Gloss Up (rap)

Tale of Two Towns by Brandon Ratcliff (country)

Medium Gnarly by Swiss Army Wife (punk)

Remember Never Before by July Talk (alt rock)

Dream House by JW Francis (indie pop)

Dark Moon by GRMLN (lofi)

Uncertain Joys by The Subways (indie rock)

Deadfall by Roseville (indie rock)

Phosphorescent by Gabrielle Aplin (pop)

Vanishing by Nyte Skye (new wave)

Late Developers by Belle and Sebastian (indie pop)

II by Pure Adult (experimental rock)

Come Get Your Wife by Elle King (country)

Make the Most of It by New Found Glory (pop punk)

ID.Entity by Riverside (prog rock)

Sting by Emarosa (pop rock)

Picturesque by MOLLY (indie rock)

Everywhere, Everything by Polar (hardcore)

The Crowned by Ché Aimee Dorval (indie pop)

Het Niets by Véras (pop)

The Age of Spiral by Orkun A. (ambient)

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1/29/23.

I remember when I first heard King Tuff. His S/T release in 2012 was played over and over again. In fact, Jason and I got the chance to see him play at Harlow's in Sacramento. Quite the memorable show. Loud, brash and poppy.

Now, King Tuff (really Kyle Thomas, originally from Brattleboro, Vermont and now in Los Angeles) has ditched the high-pitched/sneery vocals of his early years for a more composed/singer style. The new release combines this with a more complex songwriting style and instrumentation. He collaborates with his housemate Sasami Ashworth (other housemate is Meg Baird). The result is definitely King Tuff, but with an overall different sounds and feel. Tim Sendra (AllMusic) mentioned bands as diverse as The Beach Boys and Fleetwood Mac as touchstones.

Sub Pop is releasing this album.

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King Tuff — Smalltown Stardust. 2023 : Sub Pop.

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