drds89 Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Live on KXEP: 20 minutes: some old, some new songs, some chit chat. A nice quality recording and they just nail everything. I could watch Hoz on drums all day. Don't know what keeps getting her giddy during the show, maybe Ben is pulling his shirt up or something? Rogue's Yarn (Night Terror) a personal favorite. http://youtu.be/JnZhbMzG1bA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neanderthal Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Shipping conf!Also: http://pitchfork.com/advance/334-sleepwalking-sailors/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 drds89 and drewberinger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 There is supposed to be a Helms Alee/Young Widows split this year. I haven't heard anything more about it since it was mentioned on Facebook at the end of last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewberinger Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 fantastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 That's exactly what showed up here as well (and Caspian WS Starburst, Russian Circles Memorial Ocean Blue), NIce pics!! And some more great jamz from Helms...One day I'll stop carping about not getting to see them Live. Russian Circles next week with KEN mode (yet again, like 3rd time in less than a year) and RVA's own Inter Arma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Both of those variants look so (so) good with that cover. I haven't listened to the album yet... anyone check it out yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 The album itself is great! It feels a bit more constrained and not as "noisy" as previous efforts but still their style. I fuckin' dig it 100% and recommend it to all fans of the bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neanderthal Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I really enjoyed the album on my first listen-through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpjustinpape Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 i ordered the smoke and cant wait!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiatorhums Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Going to pick this up at the RC show next month hopefully. Both colors look great! drds89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Both of those variants look so (so) good with that cover. I haven't listened to the album yet... anyone check it out yet? Listened to the Smoke vinyl - sound quality is excellent (not just compared to Tertia 1st presses either) On sputnik scale, my ratings on them have been Night Terror 4.5, Weatherhead 4.0, this one 4.0 after a three listens, may hit 4.5, some tracks definitely stand out. All the signature Helms Alee you know, plus more (it seems to me) Hozi's vocals, which I like a lot. Tangential lyrics as usual. Great album, and I haven't hit the ten listen mark yet, but still highly recommend! Checked out Lozen (Hoz doing bass/guitar/vocals and a friend on drums/vocals) as well with a few from The Instrumental Thread this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IG88 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I'd say this is my favorite helms release ever. want my slime green dammit! drds89 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantfortune Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Continue to outdo themselves. Ben sounds like Chris Cornell to me on this record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjglor Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Has anyone who pledged for their kickstarter received their copy yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnumtaurus Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Has anyone who pledged for their kickstarter received their copy yet? I received an email from Kickstarter early last week asking me to confirm my address, but haven't received anything yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 Has anyone who pledged for their kickstarter received their copy yet? It was about a year ago, I think, and would have except for in the middle of one 'learning experience' of a KS that didn't quite go as expected, so I was just going to wait for the aftermarket. I don't know if the backers were made whole from the pre-sale. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/helmsalee/new-helms-alee-record-presale This album rules HARD and today they said there would an East Coast Tour, so now's hoping they get within a few hours driving distance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjglor Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I received an email from Kickstarter early last week asking me to confirm my address, but haven't received anything yet. Yeah I got the same email. Hopefully in the next couple of days we will see ours. I really can't hold back anymore from listening to this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amnstypls Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Well fuck. Ordered the trans smoke and was sent the black. Now they are sold out of trans smoke. And you have to pay return shipping on exchanges. Luckily I paid through PayPal so I opened a claim. Fucking ineffective warehouse workers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayCauseDeath Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 They have both their smoke and lime green in stock! There are only a couple left! I purchased both because this album is a serious work of art. http://hellomerch.com/collections/helms-alee/products/sleepwalking-sailors?variant=1251938936 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsanto Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 They have both their smoke and lime green in stock! There are only a couple left! I purchased both because this album is a serious work of art. http://hellomerch.com/collections/helms-alee/products/sleepwalking-sailors?variant=1251938936 Thanks for posting this. I picked up a Ladder Devils combo from Brutal Panda that included the LD split with Helms Alee. And I've been wanting to pick up more Helms Alee ever since. I just ordered the lime green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainHerbalLife Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 They have both their smoke and lime green in stock! There are only a couple left! I purchased both because this album is a serious work of art. http://hellomerch.com/collections/helms-alee/products/sleepwalking-sailors?variant=1251938936 Damn. Back in the same place I was when this first came out. Can't decide which variant to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 Damn. Back in the same place I was when this first came out. Can't decide which variant to get. I got both when it first released. No regrets. Props to the dude who checked back and found this for others to grab one or both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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