mcpherson123

That's true but the variation in pricing is extreme from title to title and label to label. It seems like with titles that they know have people clamoring, they're pricing extra high markup upon and with less notorious acts prices are still looking similar to pre-pandemic. 
 
I don't think most of the markups are due to increased overhead. Maybe in some cases but overall it just feels like more gouging where they think they can get away with it. 

Thanks. After posting this I listened to the whole thing again and solidified some of those second half tracks in my memory. "Melting" and "Altar" are definitely two the the highlights of side B. I'll pretty much consider the former to be the acting finale of the album as I sort of pack "Send Nudes" into the category of "epilogue." Love the bass line on it but those lyrics are just too cheeky to stand up to the finales on the previous albums.  I'm not loving the main chorus lyrics from "Proof" because that's just a goofy ass adage to build song title and chorus out of but sonically the song is pretty good.
 
I really do wish that they had treated some of these songs in their current forms as demos and then instead go back and re-perform the whole tracks all together as a band in live takes for the final recordings, as I understand they built a lot of the songs in separate shifts without all being in the studio together at the same time, contributing their own parts after the bones of the songs were established. Many of these songs would feel much better if they felt like the band playing live like most of The Fool seems to be and a number of the best tracks on all the subsequent albums.

Good review, which I mostly agree with. I like the album and have listened to it several times, but so far the individual songs and melodies haven't hooked me in the same way that much of their others do. Not that I dislike them, more that they just haven't grabbed my attention on their own. But it's a pretty solid, even listen throughout.

So this came out. Looks like only three of us were looking forward to it. I ended up cancelling my pre-order which still had not shipped as of the release date and I grabbed it from my guy's local record shop. Glad I went that way. The damn official band merch vendor was based in the UK and I would have been waiting my ass off for this thing while it was available right down the street.
 
So the verdict: I would say this album has their catalog's weakest opening and closing tracks. "Champion" is more enjoyable that "Send Nudes" but it does NOT hit like any other album's opener. Its also probably the second weakest track on it overall with the closer being the weakest. That's tough for me when I've loved every other album's bookend tracks which is a quality that really drives me to re-spin them.
 
"Hips" has to be the most satisfying expansion of their palette on this album. So many cool effects and performance styles. This is the type of track that invigorates a first listen to a new Warpaint album. Its so fucking cool. "Hard To Tell You" has instrument/vocal harmony sections that reference both "Mad World" by Tears For Fears and "Africa" by Toto. I'm not mad about it but it was slightly jarring at first. Song is good. "Stevie" has possibly the most beautiful bass/guitar chord progression harmonies of any Warpaint jam. Very uplifting and sweet sounding. Another awesome expansion of style with that interplay between guitar and bass. I really can't overstate the genius in that.
 
"Like Sweetness" is a nice jam but its one of several songs that I still don't completely remember how to recite in my head for the most part. I do recall it having a great melody. "Trouble" stood out right away with great melody and an uncharacteristic piano driven progression. I'm still having trouble (no pun intended) recalling anything significant about the rest of the tracks aside from "Send Nudes" and I'm not super fond of remembering that track. Its melodically nice but the titular lyrical theme is just so mundane it really shuts me down about it. I'm hoping more of the back half will grow on me.
 
I'm feeling generally positive about the album but it doesn't really have a track that can stand up "The Stall" or "Intro/Keep It Healthy" or "Warpaint" (the song from The Fool). Weird that they have a song named after the band itself. Its one of their top 5 best tracks though. One thing this album is missing for me is a lead vocal from Jenny. Its always good to hear her voice in front when they do that. Gonna keep listening of course. I am still enjoying getting familiar with it.

I'm just so glad I locked in my price. I've been trying to be extremely sparing with my overall expenditures and have limited my record purchases drastically. I knew I had to get these so there was no two ways about it but I wanted to do it as inexpensively as possible.
 
These are also one Barnes & Noble for $24.99.
 
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/oxeneers-or-the-lion-sleeps-when-its-antelope/37567026?ean=0045778221318
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/easter/37567027?ean=0045778221417
 
I'm actually feeling seriously fucked off by Jade Tree for not having these in their store like they do with pretty much all of their other recent vinyl reissues. I was really looking forward to that $18 to $20 price tag like the rest of their single LP black editions of reissues.

Example for the indie exclusives slightly cheaper than bv and pv (they have the blacks too) 
 
Oxeneers
https://downinthevalley.com/UPC/045778221301
 
Easter
https://downinthevalley.com/UPC/045778221400

Thy are the same (importcds/deepdiscount/popmarket/wowhd) fullfillment company and stock though, so if the one goes through the other one too 

Thanks for all that clarification. Its much appreciated. Its been a while since I've dealt with them so I wasn't aware of all that.

A bit more costly but they've always fulfilled my orders.
 
https://www.importcds.com/easter/045778221417
https://www.importcds.com/oxeneers-or-the-lion-sleeps-when-its-antelope-go-home/045778221318
 

Soooooo...the black copies are the indie retail?!?!?
 
Oxeneers...
Yellow/Orange - Indie Retail
Black - Retail Retail
Pink - PolyVinyl
Coke Bottle Clear - BrooklynVegan
 
Easter
Black - Retail Retail
Blue - Indie Retail
Pink - BrooklynVegan
 
Maybe the Yellow and Blue ones will be for the tour?
 
 

For those who are looking for blacks. Both for 21,58+free US shipping if you pick up both as it applies over 25 bucks
https://www.deepdiscount.com/search?q=These+arms+are+snakes&mod=AP

Bro, I've been sitting here refreshing pages waiting for these to pop up. 

so where are those black copies available?

You’re in too deep to go back; you may as well grab that pink Easter and have the full set.

Jade Tree reissues of Oxeneers... and Easter are up now
Oxeneers...
PolyVinyl Pink /300: Oxeneers or The Lion Sleeps When Its Antelope Go Home - Polyvinyl Records - Shop Vinyl, Merch, Music and More
BrooklynVegan Coke Bottle Clear /300: THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES 'OXENEERS OR THE LION SLEEPS WHEN ITS ANTELOPE G (brooklynvegan.com)
 
Easter
BrooklynVegan Clear Pink /300: THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES 'EASTER' LIMITED EDITION TRANSLUCENT PINK LP — O (brooklynvegan.com)
 
There are also indie exclusives. 
 
 

Potentially other US variants to surface later, but for anyone on board with these colors, they just popped up now.  /300 each from the looks of it.
https://shop.brooklynvegan.com/products/these-arms-are-snakes-oxeneers-or-the-lion-sleeps-when-its-antelope-go-home-limited-edition-coke-bottle-clear-lp-only-300-made

https://shop.brooklynvegan.com/products/these-arms-are-snakes-easter-limited-edition-translucent-pink-lp-only-300-made

The band has put up some of the retail editions of Duct Tape... and Tail Swallower on their BC page. 
 
Merch | These Arms Are Snakes (bandcamp.com)
 
 

I have no idea. My post was in regard the the Alice In Chains release. But given that its RSD, that is pretty much par for the course for tons of releases.

Several on discogs for not horrible prices.
 
https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/22912553?ev=rb

Not if you are trying to stretch it out over as many discs as possible to sell 1 album for 200 bucks

I just got shipping confirmation for the two variants from SS. 

Got mine yesterday too. And agreed, Dirty Secret came out super rad.

Splatter seems more Gold than Copper.. still rad

Mine came in today. I didn’t notice that I got a shipping notification and was surprised to see it show up already. The pink on the Dirty Secret one came out really nice and kind of matches my copy of Tail Swallower.