dapeebs

Gotta imagine with COVID too and the effect of it on the music industry as a whole, smaller touring bands realized it is no longer as profitable or totally safe to tour as consistently as they used to. I have noticed a lot of bands that are still technically active are taking much longer between releases than was usual for them. Even the bigger bands are only doing a tour or two a year, whereas they used to tour like 9-10 months out of the year before COVID. It has had such a bigger impact then I think people realize.

Reached out to Topshelf today, they said they still have not received the 180g or splatter. Estimate of 3 weeks until shipping, but pretty sure that’s what the last guy said when he checked in with Topshelf earlier this month. Sounds like they have no idea what is going on with them. I could have sworn they said that these came from overseas in Sept.

Totally forgot i ordered the RT exclusive. Its just a weird white that looks dirty until you hold it up to light. Was hoping for a more milky clear with blob, but bleh, whatever i guess.

Same, one of my three longest preorder waits finally checked off. Now still waiting patiently at the 1+ year mark for AGBPOL and Trophy Scars.

Glad this is getting repressed! Always seem to miss out on Anberlin vinyl in the past, glad i caught this! Think they pressed Cities specifically for the anniversary, but one can hope! 🤞

You got yours? Haven't heard anything on mine yet.

Wow this is rough. ETID and Circa within less than a year. Two foundational bands for me. Glad to see Anthony is going to keep active at least. Really hope they at least do anniversary tours occasionally.

Still rocking my 2014 represses. May be time to double dip, although these colors are very lacking

New single!

The only regular good thing they still contribute is keeping HRVRD albums in print.

Will have to give that a listen. Been waiting for a good bit for them to restock Home Alone and Come to Mexico

Media mail has been dicey for me in forwarding, and I only moved 10 miles away. If you are still within the area of your former post office I’d call and ask them to hold it. Only reliable way I’ve been able to get my old preorders recently.

I was hoping at the very least they would add some deeper cuts, maybe some songs from around the time this album was recorded. Etched sides are such a waste.

Glad I remembered to update my address before they sent these out. been waiting too long for these. God I love a good seafoam marble variant. Wish I had scooped that too lol

Good looks on these. Been waiting for a variant for Under Vatten.

New double single on 10” : https://www.crossescult.com/products/crosses-day-onevivien-10-pink-vinyl-exclusive-css they really gonna milk the hell out of this upcoming album huh

Think they have a really hard time judging demand for a release. This likely would have been fine at 1500, maybe even less. ETID easily could have done 2000. they even did 2000 for the recent Swellers release, like wtf lol

Been waiting on this album. Not as blown away by the singles as I was with We Are Alive Beyond Repair, but I trust this band to put out a solid album.

No word of future pressings yet. Would imagine they would have mentioned something by now to alleviate the grief from the fans.

Don't quote me on this, but i grabbed these the second they dropped this morning, and i could swear it had a October release date attached to the product description. With it being the album's 10 year, i imagine these were likely in the works for a bit.

Anybody who has Circa Patreon, check your email…

Going up again on Poclanos tonight at 2100EST. Note says it is open to international folks, $40 shipping to US, so almost $80 total if original price held. I love this album, but man is that steep, especially with the unpredictability of international shipping, and their "no refund" policy. Commented on the post and the answer they gave me for US distro seems like no plans for any other shipping at this time... ugh https://www.instagram.com/p/ChWztDqhtBN/?hl=en

Rough Trade exclusive /300: https://roughtrade.com/us/rival-schools/united-by-fate

It’s up. Deluxe with bonus tracks is $100, yikes. https://www.runforcoverrecords.com/products/730208-rival-schools-united-by-fate-standard-edition

That means cool variants, excellent.