shenanigans Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 https://www.sacredbonesrecords.com/collections/releases/products/sbr222-institute-readjusting-the-locks bourbon vinyl w/ screenprinted cover /250 Sacred Bones Society version on gray vinyl w/ screenprinted cover /150 the rest on black With half the band having left their native Texas for New York, Readjusting the Locks is the first Institute album written across the country. Despite the distance it sounds every bit as cohesive as if they were all still hanging out every night in the same Austin dives. The newly NYC-based Moses Brown and Arak Avakian flew to Houston in October 2018, where they joined Barry Elkanick and Adam Cahoon to demo the entirety of the new album in a single day. In December, the band got back together in Brooklyn to record with their longtime producer Ben Greenberg (Uniform). Where the previous Institute albums often wandered into the experimental, Readjusting the Locks strives to be economical, its 13 tracks clocking in at a tight 29 minutes. The band has seamlessly incorporated more ’77 rock n’ roll into their sound, some songs feeling like they could’ve been a Stiff Records single. This sound is emphasized by Greenberg’s expert production — crisp but still blown out and dirty. Lyrically, Readjusting the Locks moves away from the traditionally personal words of frontman Moses Brown. Rather than attacking the internal workings of his brain or its socialization, as on previous records, this album attempts to address the societal atmosphere in which his agita exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromium Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Fuck yeah, love this band. I preferred Catharsis over Subordination, but this new track sounds great and more in the style of the early stuff. I won't pre-order because I'm moving next month and might change jobs soon too, wouldn't know where to send it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryq Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I like it, but Gavin Rossdale's voice hasn't aged well *at all* #BurnBabyBurn I'm not the only one who remembers that other band named Institute, am I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, jeromium said: Fuck yeah, love this band. I preferred Catharsis over Subordination, but this new track sounds great and more in the style of the early stuff. I won't pre-order because I'm moving next month and might change jobs soon too, wouldn't know where to send it. Catharsis and the Salt EP were great. Suborination didnt do anything for me at all either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeromium Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 hours ago, youspinmeround said: Catharsis and the Salt EP were great. Suborination didnt do anything for me at all either Yeah I never quite warmed up to it, save for a few songs. Lacking hooks for sure. Have you heard the self-titled EP and Giddy Boys 7"? Both excellent pre-Sacred Bones releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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