drds89 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 From the "real" Talons (sans apostrophe), UK, famous for Hollow Realm (postrock, Topshelf Records) The hour is soon upon us, from Big Scary Monsters... New Topographic http://www.7digital.com/artist/talons/release/new-topographics 1. Monuments 2. Reverie 3. Lunar Gloss 4. The Wild Places 5. Rituals 6. The Dreams Have No Dream 7. Stay Cold 8. Petrovice edited (again) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I didn't even realize there was another Talons. I really enjoyed their debut, can't wait to hear this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmoney Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Was hoping for Talons'. Let down. 6heart6breaker6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I think the next big VC debate is Talons vs Talons' lol. I will side with Team Talons. Hope they improved upon that whiny violin. That was a huge deterrent for me with their previous album which was a damn shame because everything else was supurb. Hoping for more PSQ-esque violin. drds89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Was hoping for Talons'. Let down. Felt the same exact way about Talons in the Talons' thread a while back. I know the feeling. 3 years and 8 months. What a wait it's been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted April 24, 2014 Author Share Posted April 24, 2014 Was hoping for Talons'. Let down. So far, an Army Of One Thanks for bumping da thread tho' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Topshelf handling this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 Topshelf handling this? IDK, might give it a tweet attempt and see if any response. If it's as good as HR, and the low pressing is Euro again, I may splurge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topshelfsquad Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 We'll distro it when it's released, most likely have the most widely available variant. No involvement with its release, unfortunately! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 We'll distro it when it's released, most likely have the most widely available variant. No involvement with its release, unfortunately! Thanks for posting! And glad you will be stocking some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Supposedly some 'big news' tomorrow 5/21/2014... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Time to update that OP, Don. New Topographics August 8th, 2014 Pre-orders being announced "soon". In the meantime, hit the image below for the first single, The Wild Places. Personally speaking, it's exactly what I was hoping for / expecting when I think of new Talons material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omik11303 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Very nice. Great to hear something new from these guys. To me it sounds like a step up from Hollow Realm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vool Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Awesome news! I really liked "Hollow Realm" and was amazed to see that the guys were so freaking young when they wrote this spectacular record! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Time to update that OP, Don. New Topographics August 8th, 2014 Pre-orders being announced "soon". In the meantime, hit the image below for the first single, The Wild Places. Personally speaking, it's exactly what I was hoping for / expecting when I think of new Talons material. sir, yes sir! will have to check out music later, glad to hear positives from my friends with similar ears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Oh. Hell. Yeah. That song is badass. Started off in a very Cloudkicker-esque way, so of course I loved it. Sounds like the strings are more subdued so it blended in perfectly with the rest of the band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Sounds like the strings are more subdued so it blended in perfectly with the rest of the band. Complete agree with this, and am very happy about it. Also, Don, Facebook [etc.] is saying August 4th is the release date. Not sure where I got the 8th from. It was late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 OK, will change that date (no down vote either ) First pass through, they certainly have kept their intensity, and thought of Evan as the strings are more orchestral and Sigur Ros intense there at the end vs. violinists venturing out on their own. Either CK or 65dos sprinkled in there. The author mentions RC, but that batterist is not Turncrantz style at all on this track, not on Hollow Realms either, nothing reminds me of RC/metal really. Just intense, harder edgy post rock with strings. One track on HR I think is in 7/8 and with the strings really harkens Magyar Posse Random Avenger. Good stuff, looking forward to this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omik11303 Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Bumping to see if there's any news re: pre-orders. I'm all ready to bite the bullet for the overseas shipping, but it's hard to save for when there aren't a whole lot of updates coming out. Also I still keep jamming that first song they put out. Everything about this album just feels like it's gonna be a step up from Hollow Realm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Not a word yet. I'm right there with you – been itching to pre-order this for a week or two, now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 POs go live "tomorrow morning". CD, vinyl, and a limited bundle of some sort. No idea where or when – presumably at Big Scary Monsters. I'll post more info if I stumble across it. [edit] Confirmed BSM store, and "10 AM" – no idea which timezone. Band is obscure enough that I can't imagine anything selling out instantly. But I've been waiting a long, long time for this record and want to leave nothing to chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Should we try & work some kind of combined deal to help with shipping? I want in, but gotta save anyway I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameswiersema Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Should we try & work some kind of combined deal to help with shipping? I want in, but gotta save anyway I can. I'm totally down for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Should we try & work some kind of combined deal to help with shipping? I want in, but gotta save anyway I can. I'm 100% all in as well, even if 20GBP - I passed on Pet Slimmers 2xLP for that much, but I'll fork it for this one. Man, 10AM UK time will be 5AM here, 2AM PST - are you still awake at that time Derek? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omik11303 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I think I'll wait to see the pressing info for this before I commit myself to a group buy. (Topshelf did say they would be distro-ing it down the line.) But if there's some /100, /200, or /300 sweet color config that I just can't pass up, I'll definitely be in for whatever deal-saving scheme Don or Derek cook up. If it looks like it's just one huge pressing - which I hope won't be the case - then I'll probably just wait for a US distro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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