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  1. there are probably old threads for these somewhere but not worth finding. "don't let me cave in" /500(?) was a preorder giveaway with suburbia. "came out swinging" /250 was given away with some AP magazine orders i think. they are hard to find, but both are at cold cuts for $20 each. you're very welcome:

     

    https://www.coldcutsmerch.com/collections/twystore/products/the-wonder-years-came-out-swinging-7

     

    https://www.coldcutsmerch.com/collections/twystore/products/the-wonder-years-dont-let-me-cave-in-7

  2. edit: re-upping this thread after a long hiatus. i re-found these shirts (again) after moving (again) and would like to get them out of here and to someone who might like them (or resell them for profit, whatever).

     

    there's ~30 shirts so i'm asking for some semblance of the following:

    • $2 per shirt
    • $8 for 5 shirts
    • $40 for all 30ish shirts
    • plus whatever it costs to ship (anywhere from $5 for one shirt up to a maximum of $20 for all the shirts)

     

    here are the shirts i catalogued but there may be more. if for some reason there are fewer than 30 shirts, i will discount accordingly:

    • 6x saosin
    • 2x chiodos
    • 3x say anything
    • 2x the sound of animals fighting
    • 1x the dear hunter
    • 1x puig destroyer
    • 1x a day to remember
    • 1x the dangerous summer
    • 1x this time next year
    • 1x cinematic sunrise
    • 2x? every time i die
    • 3x? the wonder years
    • 2x? the dangerous summer
    • 2x? odd project
    • 1x true things

     

    please know in advance the shirts are in various states of wear and disrepair based on how much i loved them over the years. some are still nearly brand new, some are ragged as hell.

     

    thanks,
    alex

  3. 2 hours ago, glass realms said:

    Why is it every time TWY put out a new album everybody thinks it will be their last?

    i didn't know this was a "thing," for me this is my first time even entertaining the idea. but based on what soupy said at the beginning of the album teaser, it just sounds like it's near the end of the road. i would be more than happy to be wrong. but i also wouldn't blame them, they've been doing this for almost 20 years

  4. if it weren't for the state of the industry at this point i'd be up in arms about $40 for an LP + exclusive 7". but given some gatefold double LPs sell for $40 straight up, this is fine. besides, this band deserves it, especially if this is their swan song, which it sounds like it very well could be. this band changed my life, i can throw them a few extra bucks for that.

     

    wyatt's song is ok, oldest daughter is good, summer clothes is genuinely great and i'm not being a dad rock shoegazy old fart about this; also, to me, summer clothes always sounded like it could go on much longer than it does (like, it doesn't feel like it should end when it does, it feels like it should crescendo on forever, bathing in the warm hug of that bass tone), so the fact there's a 7-minute version makes perfect sense

     

    frankly i don't have super high hopes for the album. sister cities was a dud for me, and while it sounds better than sister cities already, i don't think it'll reach the heights that no closer to heaven did—which, itself, did not reach the heights that the greatest generation did. just a slow fade out.

  5. On 1/19/2022 at 3:43 PM, 1876records said:

    just scored a copy of Gutter Phenomenon on pink vinyl from my local record shop for $140. solid day

     

    EDIT: vinyl is warped, not stoked. gonna stack a shit load of books on it

    record on a flat surface (in inner sleeve), a blanket or something soft for protection, a 45-pound gym plate. i had a record come warped as shit once, like a goddamn pringle, and this did the trick. books ain't gonna cut it unless you have a couple dozen college textbooks

  6. 13 hours ago, ajborneman said:

    Radical GIF by Every Time I Die

    incredible gif. thank you

     

    i think if i had to ask my wife (clinical psychologist) what she thought, based on all of this, i feel like it would be something along the lines of: if your beef with your brother is so deep-seated that you can't peacefully coexist, you will probably see anything that resembles taking sides as an affront. as in, steve and andy doing what's best for the band—which means supporting keith, but also supporting jordan—the latter of which, to keith, is an act of betrayal, no matter how benign. just seems like a toxic sibling relationship. but i can also see keith is EXTREMELY sensitive and vulnerable, because when i read the band's statement about keith leaving tour, honestly my first thought was, "that's dope that he is prioritizing his mental health and the band is supporting him." it didn't cross my mind for a second there was something wrong! i just thought keith needed a breather and the band was on board. it would've set a great example tbh. we all need boundaries. but he came out swinging instead, and the writing was on the wall from that moment forward

     

    edit: also i am pretty, uhh, unreceptive, i suppose, of people talking about "their" truth. that's not my cup of tea!

  7. On 1/19/2022 at 7:03 AM, ethanpricington said:

    Andy has always seemed like the absolute nicest, most sincere dude. 

     

    i'm still catching up on this thread, so forgive me for double-posting if i end up doing so, but just wanted to say when all this shit went down i was immediately on andy's side, no joke. like, i don't know andy, but i've met him a few times after shows, we've all seen the shit happens dvd and his interviews, and if you ever asked me to doubt this man's integrity, i couldn't. maybe it's an extremely elaborate hoax, but more likely he is just a righteous dude

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    12 hours ago, SNEAKORDS said:

    do you really think fans would accept ETID without keith?

    FYI, my point was rhetorical—i think the band knew that keith is a unicorn lyricist/vocalist. moving forward without him after 23 years is genuinely insane. i don't think that was lost on them, hence why it still doesn't add up.

     

    anyway, in addition to all the other anecdotes being shared, one thing i thought was weird—as someone who also has dealt with a lifetime of depression and anxiety—is how defensive keith was to the band announcement that he'd take the last few nights off from tour. i read that as: this is a dude proactively caring for his mental health. that's super dope. folks should respect that decision, even if it costs the band a few shows at the tail end of a tour. i literally did not think twice about the announcement.

     

    but then keith came out swinging, saying he's taking off time for self-preservation, to shield himself from his brother, whatever. again, if they chose to handle everything privately and work past it, i literally would not have thought twice about the announcement. we all went through some shit the last two years. i wouldn't blame anyone for needing a few days' rest. but he was a wounded animal, and he dragged his brother and the band thinking they dragged him. and i don't doubt for a second that jordan can be an asshole (tbh that might be his charm, weirdly!) but... man.

     

    to everyone else's points above showing how it does add up: it just really, really does not add up!

    8 hours ago, verb1999 said:

    One night on the recent tour, they went live on Twitch from the hotel room post-show.  I thought it might be something fun and interesting, and all it was, was them talking on the bed.  I don't even remember what they were talking about.  Bowling, or something.  But it had the weirdest, most uncomfortable vibe, I questioned why they were streaming it and I had to turn it off.  

     

    this was weird!

  9. forgive me for dwelling on the details (or lack thereof), and do not mistake me for taking sides, but: if ETID allegedly wanted to move on without keith, why didn't they just... move on without keith. like, if keith is justified in preserving himself and leaving the band, why are the remaining four members agreeing to dissolve everything? it just doesn't make sense to me. i hope it was a misunderstanding but at this point it doesn't really matter if it was or wasn't, and we won't really ever have clarity either given the two sides of this. but it's just not adding up for me. (while my wife keeps telling me "plenty of bands have broken up over misunderstandings" while i go full charlie kelly conspiracy gif)

  10. On 2/18/2021 at 4:41 PM, highfives said:

    I’m iffy about this.  It’s a cool idea but I read something that was like “this will be the definitive  and sound on those two albums” and it rubs me the wrong way.

     

    I’ll still listen to it, and if it’s worth it probably buy it.  But I’m definitely not as hyped as others seem to be.

     

    I think that’s kind of my overall vibe about the band lately in general, which is a weird thing to say given how much I have loved them.
     

     

    kinda in this headspace, too. maybe it's the whole pillar thing. and branching off into HA. don't think i'm even gonna watch the stream, although i don't doubt some of the preorder stuff will lure me in. we'll see.

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