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https://lync1994.bandcamp.com/album/these-are-not-fall-colors-2

FUCK YES. I skipped buying this so many times when it was going for $10 on Discogs and have regretted it for years. 

Shit…I didn’t see the posters. I’m moving soon and am going to have a dedicated record/computer room that could use a couple posters. Might have to go back before the PO window closes.

Took forever but grabbed Electra and YPAA. I have that SRC pressing of YPAA but haven’t touched it in years and years.

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1 hour ago, Sad Heart said:

I sold a rare(r) variant a long time ago and have been meaning to get this, so now is a perfect time. Grabbed the vertigo variant since it’s cool enough to justify $30 for. Probably gonna get that pocket tee later since it’s pretty rad, but can wait on that. 

I had the /300 one and sold it years ago when I needed money. I’ve always regretted it and never picked up another copy. Bummed I missed the DW variant though.

Hell yeah.

Got a shipment notification from Tiger Records a little bit ago.

This album rules.

3 hours ago, FEN1XD0WN said:

So it's out on streaming tomorrow.....anyone gotten their PO yet? Still holding out, hoping for a stealth drop in the mail soon. 

Nah. I’ve been regularly checking my email for the past few days hoping to see a shipping notification from Tiger. 

I’m going on vacation in a couple weeks and REALLY don’t want to spend money but want that pink real bad. I hope it’s still around in a month or so.

On 6/25/2023 at 5:01 AM, Rip said:

Final Fantasy XVI has been so, so good so far.  It’s like a perfect combination of Game of Thrones and Attack On Titan.

I started it last night and nearly shelved it after the first two hours. The amount of tutorial messages popping up on my screen was the most obnoxious shit I have experienced in a long time. My non-gamer girlfriend was even getting irritated by the CONSTANT tutorial stuff popping up every two seconds. Combat feels very weightless and boring too. But with that being said, I put a couple more hours in and am really really enjoying the story. Enough for me to push through and see if everything else can click. So far, a lot of people’s complaints in the more negative reviews are totally true though. Narrow hallway after narrow hallway, bad combat, very little RPG elements, etc. 

I didn’t plan on buying Diablo 4 but was talked into it by my lifelong co-op gaming partner. We both played D3 on release and thought we were done with the series for good after playing that game for a couple days, but something about D4 has completely sucked us in. Only complaint is that endgame is a little sparse until seasons and updates start rolling in. Otherwise I don’t think I have too many complaints. Maining a werebear druid and it is so much fun.

Jesus some of those variants are hideous. I really like this album and ended up grabbing the DW variant. Now I just need to sell my regular copy for cheap.

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What About the Lonely? repress.

Oh man. Takk… into Glósóli is one of the greatest openers of all time. Sæglópur (favorite SR song) and Gong are wonderful too. I’d kill for a Takk… 2.0.

I listened to about half of the new album on my way to work this morning and enjoyed it. I’m excited to blast it at home when I get some alone time soon. 

Takk… has become my favorite over the past couple years. There are so many perfect songs on there.

1 minute ago, ntslash said:

Is the red variant the only one that's gatefold? The others all show a single sleeve with two discs.

The pictures of the clear and black on the band’s site show the gatefold.

1 minute ago, wiscodeman said:

According to this article it mentions, "In a press release, Jónsi said that the band found themselves 'just wanting to have minimal drums and for the music to be really sparse, floaty and beautiful.'" So your odds aren't great haha. 

 

That being said, I'm very excited to hear this. I've always appreciated their mellow ambient tracks just as much has the big heavy ones. 

I’m sure I’ll still enjoy it a bit but that is a major bummer to me personally. I’ll always enjoy the louder and more dynamic Sigur Rós over the Valtari sounding stuff. I love this band either way and have been anticipating a new release for a long time. 

I forgot about this album. I’m glad to hear it’s good. Need to check it out soon.

The first song they released was boring as fuck. Hoping the album is good. I think I’ll grab the red.

Converge and Botch is such a great lineup. Have openers been announced for the whole tour yet? Obviously won’t be bands of that caliber.

The price doesn’t seem like the worst thing ever right now due to the insane inflation but I remember thinking it was insane back in 2020.

13 minutes ago, Derek™ said:

I somehow had a $50 discount on my receipt, I think as an “early bird” preorder if I recall… which brought it to $202 PPD.

I believe it was a member discount.

I have been wanting to see this material come to light for years and can’t believe that it is finally happening.

38 minutes ago, MyEnemy said:

Really kickin myself for not grabbing that VMP box set

I’m glad I got it but still feel stupid for paying VMP’s price for it. Absolute ripoff.

Sparklehorse store exclusive - no pressing number provided

Rough Trade yellow /500

US indie exclusive white

Cassette for the weirdos out there

“Anti-Records is honored to share a never-before-heard album by Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse titled Bird Machine. Originally recorded in 2010 and mixed by Joel Hamilton (who also worked on It's A Wonderful Life), Joel's brother Matt notes, "Great care has been taken to archive and preserve Mark's music. We are very thankful for Mark and the beauty he brought to this world.’”