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On 4/22/2024 at 8:18 PM, TheGhostOfRandySavage said:

How is everything Matt Pike touches so consistently fucking good? This new High On Fire SLAPS.

Riffs for days...

On 4/19/2024 at 11:27 AM, Shelby said:

It took me a long time to realize not everyone makes an emotional connection when listening to music. Stuff like this just sounds like aural plastic... humans made it but nothing is there.

Aural plastic would be a great band name

I enjoyed the Wisp ep the few times I've listened to it, and knowing that these are 'collaborations' with her vocals and other bands' instrumentations doesn't so much hamper me liking the sound of it, but it would at least make me hesitant about going to a show, not knowing if there would be any sort of cohesive band. It would also halt a blind buy of her future music, as she tries to actually learn to play instruments - which she said she is now doing. Who knows if she'll live up to the hype and praise she's being given or will justify some people's distain. Time will tell. 

Such a solid cohesive album, tons of energy

12 hours ago, tonyfranciosa said:

Wisp is fake-ass shoegaze. Don't support that garbage.

Howso? In what way? Please elaborate for those of us that heard about Wisp like a week ago?

If any of you missed The Big Hurt Singles/Rarities lp drop - act fast - they have some leftovers up now!

Brandon Setta (White Lighters, Oubliette, previously of Nothing) has a new (digital) album out under the name You Wish, mastered by Nick Bassett.  Some of  you will probably be into it.

Brandon Setta has a new (digital) album out under the name You Wish, mastered by Nick Bassett.  Some of  you will probably be into it. 

Damn, those prices, but I'll be glad to have this since I don't have the the og press. 

Hoping Tobias has a quick and full recovery after having a stroke this weekend (on their social media yesterday). 

2nd press /500 gold is up now - to ship the same time as the first. I have yet to be let down by a SK release.

I'd love to see some pictures of the alleged moth

stunning album

I diig it

This album's great - been on heavy rotation.

I think this album is going to slay - that first single is a killer, and the artwork (esp. with black, orange, red variant) is gorgeous - looks like a solar eclipse and it reminds me of the poster from that live stream they did.

On 9/5/2023 at 2:21 PM, lexicondevil said:

...I was surprised because I thought that I held off on ordering this. 

I guess you could say you ordered this...secretly

edit: still waiting for shipping notification. Listened digitally a few times but holding off on too many listens for now. I think it's a solid album. 

I find those rainbow variants underwhelming tbh...maybe I'm just rationalizing not jumping right on this atm. Is it just me? Those appendix variants are beautiful though.

damn, was that 10 years ago already?!

From the mailing list email:
 

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Despite my fears of the ideas and experiments incorporated into these songs alienating a bunch of yall the response to "Metta World Peace" has been beyond overwhelming. We sold the entire pressing before the album even went up for streaming and after receiving a bunch of messages begging for a copy we decided to do a unnumbered run of 500 on clear with a different color insert to meet demand and get a stack over to Europe.
It's available now via our bigcartel and because we're piggybacking off the first pressing these should be done and shipping at the same time as those.

Next up: "Premium Drifter" LP repress, "Live At Baker Building" bootleg LP and "Paranoid" maxi-12", all here within the next couple months.

On 6/1/2023 at 1:27 AM, prowl20 said:

I already ordered a copy of this new LP but I’m still kind of new to the band. Having only heard Dead Kids and Canary Yellow, which polished-sounding record would you recommend checking out next?  

On 6/1/2023 at 4:28 AM, whoa said:

Choke is what got me into the band, but I still think Savior is their best album. It was a good mix of their earlier jangly/punchy post-punk stuff now throwing in the odd keys and synth in here and there to bring it up some more.

Also with @hallowken78in that i couldn't get into Canary Yellow. It's fine, I've listened through it multiple times hoping I would eventually connect with it, but it just feels a bit backgroundy and watered down in comparison to their earlier stuff. Hoping this new record gets me back on track, but a year/two year gap between albums always has me worried that they haven't had enough time out to brew and stew ideas. I do like it when a band goes away for a while and you're like "when are these fuckers getting back together to make an album especially FOR ME"! That hype.

Choke is a good place to start IMO, but my first exposure was Heresy - which is a completely different vibe and sound than Dead Kids and Canary Yellow. I understand the criticism of CY, definitely explores some lighter facets of their sound.  But what can I say - I grew up equally loving Boys Don't Cry and Faith, So, I dig the bi-polaresque mood and sonic differences between albums. 

Yeah, I love their demo sound as well as the polished album sound, so far they've never disappointed! 

Stoked for this - new song dropped today as well

I've like a handful of songs off all of his last number of releases, but they lose my interest as a whole.