Ent Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 12 hours ago, Derek™ said: Did you get to hear the album early or find the singles overwhelming? The latter. May wind up holding it for a bit but not sure it’s a record I’ll play much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Anyone else get a hold of this yet? Think it's probably their most fun record to date, at least on first listen. Prior albums have their own strengths and maybe some more grit, but I'd encourage no one to be deceived by the singles if you found them off-putting or too bright. Album feels relentless – I think the lack of any slower cuts really keeps that momentum afloat. Excited for copies to show up when they may. Gilded Gospel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadmonkey Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 according to bandcamp, my record is set to come in oct 14... Will be listening to the digital drop before then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Derek™ said: Anyone else get a hold of this yet? Think it's probably their most fun record to date, at least on first listen. Prior albums have their own strengths and maybe some more grit, but I'd encourage no one to be deceived by the singles if you found them off-putting or too bright. Album feels relentless – I think the lack of any slower cuts really keeps that momentum afloat. Excited for copies to show up when they may. Kinda wanna wait til my physical copy gets here and just crank it. “Relentless” makes me really excited to jam this. Been really looking forward to this album. How do you like it compared to Joy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, Sad Heart said: Kinda wanna wait til my physical copy gets here and just crank it. “Relentless” makes me really excited to jam this. Been really looking forward to this album. How do you like it compared to Joy? All this should be taken with a giant grain of salt since I've only put in the one listen, but it captures a lot of the best parts of Joy for me – crazy-strong hooks, dirty guitars, and A+ grooves – and makes them the entire angle of the record. There's nothing quite as chummy and clanking-beer-mugs-together as Danny Nedelko, nor any slow-burn ballads like June. There was one track that began a little slow but turned out to be a brief guise before walloping you over the head. I think you will be pleased. bubb4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Just now, Derek™ said: All this should be taken with a giant grain of salt since I've only put in the one listen, but it captures a lot of the best parts of Joy for me – crazy-strong hooks, dirty guitars, and A+ grooves – and makes them the entire angle of the record. There's nothing quite as chummy and clanking-beer-mugs-together as Danny Nedelko, nor any slow-burn ballads like June. There was one track that began a little slow but turned out to be a brief guise before walloping you over the head. I think you will be pleased. Thank you, Derek of Pitchfork. Even more excited to hear it now. Appreciate your view, homie. Derek™ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aju2streets Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) Mine just came in today from Bull Moose and it came with a signed insert and guitar picks which was an awesome touch! Has anyone else gotten theirs yet? I wonder if all the indie exclusives came with it Edited September 23, 2020 by aju2streets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tackman Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 2 hours ago, aju2streets said: Mine just came in today from Bull Moose and it came with a signed insert and guitar picks which was an awesome touch! Has anyone else gotten theirs yet? I wonder if all the indie exclusives came with it Mine from BullMoose came with the same. A very cool surprise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I wonder if those Bull Moose extras applied to orders of the cassette as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngwonton Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 My clear Mono edition just arrived. Wish they had packaged it a little tighter as 3/4 of the seams on the PVC are split but oh well. Got a copy of the indie exclusive on the way too. Excited to listen and compare the two! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Got my indie colorway in today. First listen now, no leaks. It’s a lot better than the singles would lead on. Anxiety is my fav song so far halfway through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCDELTAT Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, WolfGangnamStyle said: My clear Mono edition just arrived. Wish they had packaged it a little tighter as 3/4 of the seams on the PVC are split but oh well. Got a copy of the indie exclusive on the way too. Excited to listen and compare the two! Please do report back. I was really curious to see what a modern mono album would sound like compared to the stereo one. Just "bigger"? If it's still available might double dip. Edited September 24, 2020 by MCDELTAT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFt_6sGnLbM/ Looks like they deliberately "mis-printed" 1000 copies of each variant (except for the clear vinyl and the cassette) with the artwork reversed, with the cabinet image on the front and the balloon image on the back. Edited September 29, 2020 by glass realms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngwonton Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 On 9/24/2020 at 5:48 PM, MCDELTAT said: Please do report back. I was really curious to see what a modern mono album would sound like compared to the stereo one. Just "bigger"? If it's still available might double dip. So I don't have a Mono setup or a stereo/mono switch so I'm not really properly equipped to do a true comparison. But even playing it through my stereo setup, "bigger" would be an apt description of the sound. It wasn't a huge difference but I could certainly tell it was mixed and mastered differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyEnemy Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 4 hours ago, glass realms said: https://www.instagram.com/p/CFt_6sGnLbM/ Looks like they deliberately "mis-printed" 1000 copies of each variant (except for the clear vinyl and the cassette) with the artwork reversed, with the cabinet image on the front and the balloon image on the back. That’s that shit I do like! Too bad I went with every other variant. I did almost come close to greatness and got #665 of the clear mono. And yes, mine was thrashed too. Streiti 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streiti Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 26 minutes ago, MyEnemy said: I did almost come close to greatness and got #665 of the clear mono. Hi from #1665 and #1666 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I wonder if any of the signed copies have come with the reversed cover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 (edited) Of the 5 variants I ordered (cassette, clear, vortex, deluxe, Rough Trade) I got the deluxe with the reverse printed cover. Pretty happy about that now. Edited September 30, 2020 by glass realms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickker Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Clear ( #0759) arrived with the PVC sleeve intact! I am SHOCKED since I have the worst luck with seam splits. Standard cover on the vortex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 I've come to the conclusion that the Rough Trade pressing and the clear vinyl pressing both actually feature the mono mix of the album. And the deluxe edition features the stereo mix. Someone on Discogs says that the Vortex pressing is in mono as well. I wonder if this was intentional? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Listened to the digital master twice today. This album rips. Gonna spin it tomorrow. Will be interesting if it’s a mono mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 On 9/29/2020 at 10:16 AM, MyEnemy said: .I did almost come close to greatness and got #665 of the clear mono. I AM the greatness!😆 Looked at my number and was surprised to see #666. This is a damn fine album. rickker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyEnemy Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Just now, lexicondevil said: I AM the greatness!😆 Looked at my number and was surprised to see #666. This is a damn fine album. Damn! Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Does anybody have one of those reverse cover copies? I don’t really understand how to grab one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glass realms Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 9 hours ago, Supernaut said: Does anybody have one of those reverse cover copies? I don’t really understand how to grab one. they were sent out randomly so someone just couldn't order one. assuming copies of the reverse sleeve made it to shops, you'd be able to grab one there. just look for the sealing sticker to be on the right side of the cover and the hype sticker on the top left side of the cabinet image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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