jhulud Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 PO for 2xLP & Bundles & More: https://shop.silversunpickups.com/collections/featured?utm_campaign=pre-order%2Fsave+the+new+album+widow's+weeds+here!&utm_medium=socials&utm_source=linktree Stress On The Sky, backpackoat and Shitty Rambo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrewest Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Song is a trillion times better than the crap fest their last one was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress On The Sky Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) Digging the tune, will hopefully find somewhere that'll distro it over here in the UK/EU. Need to fill out my other SSPU gaps too. Not released anything that hasn't clicked with me. UK/EU Folk: https://silversun-pickups-uk.myshopify.com/products/widow-s-weeds-limited-edition-140g-colour-vinyl-2lp-deluxe-package Ouch! £42 all in. Still copped like a damn fool. Edited April 11, 2019 by Stress On The Sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backpackoat Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Oh man, I am sosososo excited. One of my favorite bands. Hope this album is more in line with Carnavas and Swoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 New song is very Broken Social Scene-y, I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Just now, Shitty Rambo said: New song is very Broken Social Scene-y, I like it. I haven’t had much interest in this band since Swoon but this is singlehandedly enough motivation for me to check out the single. Shitty Rambo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniele Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 UK price is crazy so i went to see what options the usa store offers and i found this international option: UPS Mail Innovations at $5.51 USD but when i went to pay Paypal didn't work.....Weird stuff.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress On The Sky Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 2 hours ago, Derek™ said: I haven’t had much interest in this band since Swoon but this is singlehandedly enough motivation for me to check out the single. Neck Of The Woods is amazing and definitely worth a revisit I will concede Swoon is probably still my favourite. The strings on this single immediately put me in mind of Swoon hence the kneejerk cash dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 15 minutes ago, Stress On The Sky said: Neck Of The Woods is amazing and definitely worth a revisit I will concede Swoon is probably still my favourite. The strings on this single immediately put me in mind of Swoon hence the kneejerk cash dump. Nice, I’ll go back to NOTW sometime this week. Was going to queue them up today at work, after seeing this thread... but apparently they’ve been pulled from Spotify? Believe I still have their earlier albums + NOTW saved at home though. Stress On The Sky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantdance Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 NOTW is pretty damn great but Swoon is the last one I loved. Didn’t bother with their last album. I didn’t really care for this single... something about the vocals rubbed me the wrong way? Maybe it’s befause I’m too used to how he used to sound or something. I’ll give the album a shot when it comes out, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntslash Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Derek™ said: Nice, I’ll go back to NOTW sometime this week. Was going to queue them up today at work, after seeing this thread... but apparently they’ve been pulled from Spotify? Believe I still have their earlier albums + NOTW saved at home though. They are still on Spotify for me. Been playing them all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Just now, ntslash said: They are still on Spotify for me. Been playing them all day. Good call. Just checked and they are, now, but positively weren’t this morning. I guess it’d be too easy if you consistently had 90% of all the music you’d ever want to hear at your fingertips, always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress On The Sky Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 9 minutes ago, Derek™ said: Good call. Just checked and they are, now, but positively weren’t this morning. I guess it’d be too easy if you consistently had 90% of all the music you’d ever want to hear at your fingertips, always. That's why id sacrifice my dignity and dive to the ground in public to prevent my 160gb ipod classic from hitting the floor. erasedtapes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevelsaynevels Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Digging this song, I honestly thought they were done. Wasn't big on the last one but NOTW was a masterpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Stress On The Sky said: That's why id sacrifice my dignity and dive to the ground in public to prevent my 160gb ipod classic from hitting the floor. Amen to that. I have a classic that still kicks and grants the satisfaction that only a fully-functioning click wheel can offer. Lately I’ve been lazy though and just (wirelessly) transfer obscurities over to the phone and play them off that. 44 minutes ago, cantdance said: Maybe it’s because I’m too used to how he used to sound or something. I’ll give the album a shot when it comes out, though. Haven’t checked out the single just yet but it would be appropriate to feel weird if the vocals were a massive departure. That has always been a really defining element to the band, for me – and probably just about everyone else. Edited April 11, 2019 by Derek™ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 New single is just as godawful and Imagine Dragons-y as the last two abortions of albums. This band is over after Swoon for me. Sad to see that they will likely NOT return to form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 I’m liking the new song. It’s definitely SSPU but maybe more mature & trying to be more mainstream. Fine by me. While I’d love to get back to the Carnavas sound, I don’t think I’d want the same record over and over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Mcpherson is always picky about his production – not there's anything wrong with that – and I will 100% agree that the grittier atmosphere of Carnavas is something I'm a lot more interested in, and find myself appreciating when I return to it. Can't fault the guy for not feeling this new single. It is a little weird to hear them so polished and I'm admittedly not a huge fan of how squeaky clean it is. But Juan's point is valid – I don't think anyone was expecting 2019 SSPU to sound like they were going to revisit Swoon glory days. D/evolution can be... interesting, for better or worse. All in the eye of the beholder, I guess. That being said, I think the song has some great hooks and does some cool things. It won't be scratching the SSPU itch in the same way those first 2 albums (and even Pikul) do, but I'm interested to hear more. cantdance and erasedtapes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Derek™ said: Mcpherson is always picky about his production – not there's anything wrong with that – and I will 100% agree that the grittier atmosphere of Carnavas is something I'm a lot more interested in, and find myself appreciating when I return to it. Can't fault the guy for not feeling this new single. It is a little weird to hear them so polished and I'm admittedly not a huge fan of how squeaky clean it is. But Juan's point is valid – I don't think anyone was expecting 2019 SSPU to sound like they were going to revisit Swoon glory days. D/evolution can be... interesting, for better or worse. All in the eye of the beholder, I guess. That being said, I think the song has some great hooks and does some cool things. It won't be scratching the SSPU itch in the same way those first 2 albums (and even Pikul) do, but I'm interested to hear more. To be fair, I'm also super picky about composition. I don't know what this is supposed to be but it sounds like a mess. Different strokes I guess. Would be nice to hear rock bands stop turning into squeaky, Pro Tools-dependent sample-based radio fodder that's rigidly hammered to the grid. I'm not listening to a band with most of the last few offerings from this band. It sounds like a DAW frankenstein of generic instrument samples. Sounds flat and plasticy. Its just gross and its not just the production. Its a production that comes from a set of compositional choices. Even if any of the instrumentation was every played live on this new track, it sounds like it was beat-aligned and sample bolstered and process distressed then polished off to a perfect turd finished in lacquer. Why? Why is this music? erasedtapes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress On The Sky Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I saw them live on the Better Nature tour and whilst that album gets a lot hate thrown on it (I'd agree it is their weakest) the material translated really well to the live show and yes its a poppy album with a lot of electronics. The thing that got me into these guys was their tasty fuzzed out guitars, their earlier albums and EPs were grittier and I loved Brian's occasional dives into screamy/harsher vocal territory but they were never my go to for heavy angst ridden/gritty music so I'm not fussed by the polish or the softening of edges here. To call both of their last albums abortions is a touch melodramatic to me but I mean opinions are personal and because of that there is no "wrong answer". Swoon was 10 years ago so if you're not digging this I guess its time for you to give in and let these guys go. erasedtapes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniele Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I liked a lot Better Nature and a way more than NOTW and i'm very disappointed to have not ordered the BN colored limited edition.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress On The Sky Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 5 minutes ago, daniele said: I liked a lot Better Nature and a way more than NOTW and i'm very disappointed to have not ordered the BN colored limited edition.... I ended up pledging for the mega bundle that came with a nightlight I can't even use in an English plug hahaha. Those were the days of not having to worry about money. I will say the coloured version is very pretty but the D side etching is very underwhelming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniele Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Stress On The Sky said: I ended up pledging for the mega bundle that came with a nightlight I can't even use in an English plug hahaha. Those were the days of not having to worry about money. I will say the coloured version is very pretty but the D side etching is very underwhelming. How much did it cost? I forgot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stress On The Sky Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, daniele said: How much did it cost? I forgot... $95 USD for the bundle I got which was the signed vinyl, exclusive tshirt, custom SSPU nightlight, CD and download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniele Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Just now, Stress On The Sky said: $95 USD for the bundle I got which was the signed vinyl, exclusive tshirt, custom SSPU nightlight, CD and download. Was it available as bundle only, rght? Now on discogs is going around 100 euros.....But i can't afford it right now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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