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On 3/8/2022 at 9:03 PM, greenbeck said:

Picked up “If Wolves” since they still had it.  Do you have any experience with preorders from Elusive Sound?  I’m hoping to get the deluxe Blak release but wondering if they usually sell out in 10 seconds….

yes, it will be gone shortly after on-sale.  They don't last.  They all go quick.  Check your PM's

14 hours ago, greenbeck said:

Yeah I got about 10 mins in and ordered a copy from A Thousand Arms.  Going to have to get the Kokomo album as well.  

Hell yeah.  You should pick up the new one, Totem Youth, as well as the 10th anniversary "If Wolves" if that's in stock too.  They are remarkably consistent. 

seeing them next Thursday in CT!  It'll be my 3rd Deafheaven show and 4th time seeing Holy Fawn.  Can't wait. 

On 2/24/2022 at 10:25 AM, greenbeck said:

Been making my way through this list.  Thanks for posting it.  Of The Vine is incredible.

Right on, glad you're enjoying them.  It's absolutely mind boggling how there are copies of "East-the-Water" still available.  Top 10 post-rock album right there, IMO.  It's just so, so ridiculously good.  People are clueless!  haha

On 2/7/2022 at 8:31 PM, Derek™ said:

Tried that new Grivo out before the praise in this thread kicked in, and couldn’t wait for it to be over.  I’m really not seeing the appeal, which also seems to add up with my consistently, nearly inverted tastes to mrewest.  You can almost set a watch by it.

I'll jump into the fray and say that those Tennis System albums did not move me at all.  I don't get it.  It's too... weird for me.  I want my shoegaze to be relatively straightforward. 

That Grivo album is sick though, I loved it.  Did not expect that at all.  It's basically more of the Outlander style.

Which, speaking of that Outlander style, here's one that you guys may like with much more vocal emphasis:
 

7 hours ago, whoa said:

Little Belgium post-rock goodness. Leaning in direction of Vasudeva or a bunch of other bands which I can't remember right now off the top of the dome. Twinkly, good vibes, some huge moments in there, but finding this one sticks with me.

 

https://endlessdive.bandcamp.com/

i'd been enjoying their older albums once i heard the announcement of the new one.  Forgot all about it, so thanks for the reminder haha

they did

good fucking luck on that Soup album.  the band says no represses planned at all, for anything.  I just had to shell out like $120 for fucking Remedies because I slept on it after their Dunk set when it was still in stock.  "ehhhhh it'll be there for a while....." 

Nope.

Word i hope mine comes soon then!  Bundled with the new Maybeshewill.  Didn't get any emails yet though. 

On 1/31/2022 at 4:13 PM, OldKentuckyShark said:

Absolutely with you on Narrow Head.  Love their debut but could not get into their newest record.  

they completely changed vocal styles!  I don't get it.  Oh well. 

On 1/28/2022 at 5:16 PM, OldKentuckyShark said:

I'll probably come around eventually.  It's not that I dislike them.  I guess nothing is just really jumping out at me.  Could be a product of a lot of people hyping them up.  

Mondaze was the band that got me into the "newgaze" trend now, actually.  It seems to be 100% by-the-book, but i enjoy it. 

Here's another one that seems to be slipping by everyone (unless you all did it when it came out haha).  My girlfriend loves this band, and I agree - they're great.  New stuff is a radical departure in sound though, and not to my taste whatsoever. 
 

New/old Old Solar up for PO right now!  Redux version of Quiet Prayers.  I haven't heard the whole thing but my sources tell me is a big improvement over the original release.  Added instrumentation 'n whatnot. 

https://www.athousandarms.com/collections/oldsolar

17 hours ago, prowl20 said:

 I'll be at both Mogwai and Slow Crush in Boston/Cambridge. I'm surprised that Mogwai show hasn't sold out yet, but then again we're still in a pandemic. I'm kinda bummed Slow Crush is playing at Sonia, which is owned by the Middle East. The owners of that establishment are sketch. 

 

Debating going to one of the Mono dates. I've seen them more times than I can count. I should probably  go

word we'll have to link up and say hey!

Trying to decide where to stay after Mogwai; we're crashing with friends in NH after Mono, and then driving down friday, but it's 90 mins, and not sure if that's the most practical decision to go back up there and stay and then come back again for Slow Crush saturday lol. 

12 minutes ago, alwaysopenmouth said:

Damn that’s a great run of shows, I’m sure your ears will be ringing for a good while after that. 

that's why we have ear protection

But even with them, when we first saw Mono and they broke into the wah pedal + overdrive boost peaks of Com? and such, the treble was still SO ridiculous.  So ridiculous.  I can't imagine anybody who didn't have protection getting out of there without damage. 

Just now, Derek™ said:

Jealous of this lineup.  More-so about the Mono-Mogwai back to back, but still.  That should be a blast.

yeah it's gonna be a haul haha.  Mono is playing this *TINY* awesome place in Portsmouth, NH called the 3S Artspace.  It'll be like having them in my house.  And then Mogwai at the Paradise which will be awesome, and Slow Crush at some other place in Boston.  Can't wait. 

my girlfriend bought me everything from their Hello Merch store for my birthday lol.  All the albums.  I can't wait. 

Seeing them in Boston too!  It will be quite a 3-day run for us:  Mono thursday, Mogwai friday, Slow Crush saturday. 

I tried, and actually turned it off before it was over.  Not a fan lol.

Getting tickets for Boston though! 

43 minutes ago, Mr Mojo said:

After listening to the album 5-6 times now I can say I have two tracks that really stick out for me, and that's the two longest ones: An Offering To The Wild and Blood Upon Stone. Truly amazing.

Also the ballad Into The Night has grown since i heard it the first time.

As always; this CoL album is a grower, and I will discover new things for many years to come. Of course it's already a top contender for album of the year.

wait it's out already?!

17 hours ago, prowl20 said:

You know I will! I’ve been sleeping on SOM and checked out that new record today! Totally going to pick that one up too! 😊

oh yeah that's a good one too!  I'll probably get it as well.  The wallet has been hurting lately lol

1 minute ago, prowl20 said:

I wouldn’t doubt it. I was just emphasizing how much I like the record haha. 

haha right on.  Make sure you pick up more stuff from A Thousand Arms too!  They have **SO** much required albums.  Chief among them: 

Of The Vine - East the Water

Pray For Sound - Everything Is Beautiful

Kokomo - If Wolves

Leech - Live 6/6/20

Sleepmakeswaves - Love of Cartography

Just now, prowl20 said:

I’m 100% here for this. If there’s no US distribution I will happily pay the extra $20-25 for shipping from Europe. This album is a masterpiece  

there will be, they always send copies to A Thousand Arms and Indie Merch. 

1 minute ago, dawhizz said:

Per the BRUIT and Pelagic Records Facebook, preorders for vinyl of The Machine is Burning . . . go up Wednesday at 10:00 AM EST on the Pelagic website. 
 

https://pelagic-records.com

Checking in with CJ to see if A Thousand Arms will be getting these as well. 

On 1/21/2022 at 12:37 PM, mrewest said:

This new song sounds much more In Silence then their last which is awesome.  I was incredibly disappointed in Oscillation.  Sounded like such a regression in their sound.  This new song is already better than anything off that.

Yeah, I really like "In Silence" and "Resistance" but i enjoy Oscillation.  It's kind of the new MO of post-rock bands to go a little bit more keyboard/synth heavy and dancey like the new PG.Lost, Barrens, etc.  I enjoy it but I prefer the old sound. 

loving the new Mondaze album and the vinyl variants are finally up on their Instagram! 

I have a few extra copies of the "cornetto" variant coming, $32ppd to anybody who wants one!  It is the most limited (/150) and coming from Through Love records in Germany. 

Check it out here!  (cornetto is the 4th picture)

https://www.instagram.com/p/CY_qpJgtUO1/

EDIT:  all gone

new song is awesome.  Wasn't sure how i'd feel with the clean vocals but it works.  I think i'd probably prefer Johannes doing his thing, but this is awesome too. 

14 hours ago, N8TRU said:

https://slowcrush.bigcartel.com/product/rainbow-splatter-vinyl-on-transparent-sky-blue

 

I don't need a second copy but this variant has me wanting a second copy

 

"Rainbow splatter vinyl on transparent sky blue

5th press on our new labels Church Road records and Quiet Panic records.
New spotgloss sleeves, new logo on spine, new labels, different insert.

Limited to 500"

that looks exactly like the 1st press of "Wake/Lift" by Rosetta haha.  Rainbow on coke bottle. 

edit:  not available on either Church Road or QP websites