anthemforadoomed Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 In 10 years they have released 2 albums of original. I'm not sure why he redid KN. I like the concept of 99 Songs but i feel like they could churn out a lot more by now. TTHT will be out soon. That's one every three and a half years. KN was redone to knock an album off the contract and because he didn't like the low-fi sound it had on the Catch-22 version. BBech 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 TTHT will be out soon. Suuuuuuuure it will... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBech Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Suuuuuuuure it will... Exactly. I was told thanksgiving it would be out. Thanksgiving came and went and he still wasn't done. Until its in my hands, I take everything he says with a grain of salt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 surprise surprise the band is going on one of those hiatus things after this latest debacle with Victory. no concrete plans to release more records or tour, but they're not ruling it out either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomfortunepa Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 surprise surprise the band is going on one of those hiatus things after this latest debacle with Victory. no concrete plans to release more records or tour, but they're not ruling it out either. Reinforces #11 on this list koljou 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbw87 Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 the end of the beginning huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBech Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I better get my fucking record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I'm a little confused. They are going on hiatus before releasing the record? Or they are releasing it and then just not supporting with a tour? Where did you read this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tittus Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 "Hello Friends So, somehow, we've made it to 2013. The band you know as Streetlight Manifesto started as a humble recording project in a New Jersey basement 10 years ago. While we were working on our first record, we never could have imagined that the music we were putting together would start a chain reaction in our lives that would result in our traveling the world for a decade, playing in countries we only read about, taking on the lives of full-time touring musicians for, essentially, our entire 20's. When we finished that first album, we had hoped to put on a local show to celebrate its completion. That show turned into a tour, that tour turned into a few tours and those few tours eventually turned into a lifestyle. For 10 years now, Streetlight has been one of the biggest parts of our lives. Today, it's time to announce to our fans and friends that we're turning the last page of this particular chapter of our lives. We've solidified plans to tour our well-traveled asses off for one last year, until the end of 2013, at which time we will be not necessarily be moving on from the band, but changing our approach to what we do with the majority of our time. More specifically, we will no longer be touring year round, nor will we be touring much at all anymore. We have decided to step away from the table before we get sick of our favorite meal; we've seen enough bands over the years grow old playing the same songs for decades, going through the motions, slowly fading, and more depressingly, continuing on for all the wrong reasons. We're moving on to preserve what we created, to be able to look back on it proudly, before we find ourselves looking around and realizing that we've become what we swore we'd never be. In the last few years, we've all hit the 30 year mark, and we're ready to try some new things; some of us are ready to do a little bit of the ol' settling down, some of us are excited to pursue different musical avenues, and some of us just want to live a slightly less hectic lifestyle. We're doing this now for all of these reasons, not to mention 10 years is nice, neat chunk of time to devote oneself to something before moving on. Doing this next year, at 11 years wouldn't be nearly as dramatic, nor as poetic. As for our actual plans for the future, this is what we have in mind: No more long tours and no more year round traveling. BUT! Streetlight is not actually breaking up, and we have no plans to ever do so, really. As of now, we still plan to play festivals, both in the US and overseas, occasional one-off shows here and there and even sporadic short-run tours. Hell, we may even do an extended tour a few years from now, who can say? One thing is certain, though: we will still make music together. We've recently submitted an album (The Hands That Thieve) to the record label we've been under contract with since the beginning, and with that, we are now free of a very contentious, very unhappy relationship (you may have heard, ha!) that has caused us much frustration and anguish over the years. We have no plans to ever sign with another label and we will happily continue to release records, on our own and on our own terms. Who knows, maybe now that we won't be touring all the time, we can squeeze out records a bit faster than our usual snail's pace. SO! Today we announce The End Of The Beginning Tour, a multiple leg outing that will last until the end of the year, sort of like our last hurrah before we settle into Streetlight's new mode. We're doing two short runs in Europe (one in the UK including the Slam Dunk Festival shows and one on the mainland including Groezrock and Monster Bash), playing at this year's Skate and Surf Fest, squeezing in a few college shows, then we're heading across the USA in June for the first of two domestic tours. The first one is the shorter, smaller city leg, to be followed by a massive 6 week major city tour in the fall/winter, after which we will be bidding you all a semi-farewell. We will be announcing more legs and more shows as the year progresses. To be honest, we will likely never play the majority of the places we're playing this year again, so come out for one or two last hurrahs with us. We'll be playing the classics, new songs, acoustic and alternate versions of songs, you name it. We can pretty much guarantee we will do our utmost to make these last shows be some of the greatest of our 10 year existence. We are proud of what we've done, and more importantly HOW we've done it, and we plan on holding ourselves to that high standard throughout this year and onward. So, enough rambling; we need to cut this short before the waterworks start. In closing: We are done being a full-time touring band, but not done as a band. Also, this can never be said too many times: we can't stress or repeat enough how grateful we are to all of you for enabling us to live this life for a decade; to travel the world, to see and experience all that we had access to because of Streetlight has been the gift of a lifetime. Thank you, thank you, thank you. See you at the shows!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 That doesn't read that bad to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezfools Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 sounds cool, I really hope this doesn't mean a shit ton of kickstarter funded releases in their future since they're not with victory anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100resolutions Posted March 2, 2013 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I'm glad they're done with Victory. I was tired of this never ending hate story. Now send me my record asap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tittus Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 So there's this- Excited for the album! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koljou Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I think this new song is great! The breakdown thing in the middle is kind of strange, but I can dig it. Just waiting for the album to come out now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthemforadoomed Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 It's been interesting to see how that song has progressed seeing it live and in YouTube videos, then finally the recorded version. It's different since I last saw it at the end of November. Also for the people that want a taste of what each song sounds like, there's 30 second previews up at amazon now. http://www.amazon.com/The-Hands-That-Thieve/dp/B00C737REU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1365107264&sr=8-3&keywords=the+hands+that+thieve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonbeams Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 any news as to what happened to status of preorders? so much time has passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koljou Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 The record comes out on April 30th, I'm sure it will be shipped to you around that date. No news on whether or not the vinyl is further delayed than the CDs, but probably not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jase Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 The one positive side of this preorder for me, I paid so long ago. The shipping rates have gone up massively for overseas orders. I've saved about $5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonbeams Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 the end of the beginning huh? I love your avatar. lbw87 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tittus Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 The Amazon previews are up for the Toh Kay version. I'm just as excited for this as the new album. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=hand+that+thieves A_Boring_Story 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutzonborglum Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 I'm looking forward to receiving all these versions in the mail. I still remember them saying people who ordered the original Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution CD would be able to enter a code/phrase from the hand made packaging to get a special something. I suppose I'm going to keep my fingers crossed for this, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowBearToe Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 The record is going for $9.25 on interpunk, pretty sweet. It's 20 bucks on victory and at the risc store. http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=206669& Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuit bored records Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 ^Thanks for the heads up, will definitely be ordering from them. $9.25 for a 2xLP pre-order item such as this is an absolute steal. RowBearToe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debrew66 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 ^Thanks for the heads up, will definitely be ordering from them. $9.25 for a 2xLP pre-order item such as this is an absolute steal. Maybe it's not a 2xLP ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuit bored records Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Maybe it's not a 2xLP ??? I guess it's possible, but I don't see how it would be likely. Both the band's store and Victory (the label pressing the album) have this release listed as a double LP. I doubt there would be a single LP pressing just for Interpunk/other distros. I guess I could be wrong though. And while it wouldn't exactly be a steal, $15 shipped isn't bad a new release nowadays even if it is a single LP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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