toxicity Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 http://www.fatwreck.com/news/detail/667 We’ll release Banner Pilot’s fourth full length, Souvenir, on April 15th! Back at the helm is producer Jacques Wait (Prince, Off With Their Heads, Soul Asylum) over at The Terrarium. Souvenir displays a touch of Banner Pilot’s musical influences like Jawbreaker, Superchunk and early Replacements, but showcases their evolution into a more complex band compositionally. True to their Midwestern pop sensibilities,Souvenir shines with hooks both instant and subtle, melded into sturdy song structures and braided together with Banner Pilot’s signature introspective lyrics. Containing twelve well-rounded tunes, Souvenir exhibits a perfect amalgamation of the band’s two previous albums, Heart Beats Pacific and Collapser. Bassist and songwriter Nate Ganglehoff details how Souvenir took its shape:Looking back over the process of making this album, one thing that jumps out at me is how bad the first songs we wrote for it were. They sounded like us, I guess, but more like a half-hearted cover version of us. The same chords and melodies you’d expect, but missing…. something. I remember listening to them one evening in the dead of winter while I was outside shoveling snow, bitter winds whipping into my face, slick ice tripping up my feet, and thinking, “I hope every single thing I’m experiencing at this moment is better by the spring.” We could have just shrugged and rolled with them, I guess, but I’m glad we were a little stubborn and kept plugging away, looking for something better. We scrapped what we had, hunkered down over the rest of the winter, spending many hours at our practice space, or in front of our respective computers, tinkering around with new ideas. We didn’t overthink anything; we just tried idea after idea after idea until something would stick. And the tunes did start to get better. Not only was it rewarding to start to develop songs that didn’t sound like complete horse crap, it was also fun. They started to feel like the songs you get excited to play live, and it reminded me of what’s so great about being in a band in the first place. I’m really happy with how it turned out. I think that in the end we stuck to the things we do well, but varied them a little without messing them up. And I think the attitude of “Let’s keep trying to make this better” paid off. Order up here: http://www.fatwreck.com/record/detail/925 New song "Modern Shakes" here: https://soundcloud.com/user3105090/banner-pilot-modern-shakes/recommended FullCircleHook 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorbusiness138 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Just saw their announcement on their facebook page. I'm grabbing this for sure. Love me some Banner Pilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyhi Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I'm excited. If you don't mind bumping this thread when the PO goes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 YES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youmightbewrong Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Awesome band. The artwork is sweet, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Awesome, I love this band. Can't wait to hear this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutzonborglum Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Excited to hear this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Stoked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tittus Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 New song is supposed to go up today. Maybe a pre-order too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hopefully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tittus Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 New song is up - http://m.noisey.vice.com/blog/banner-pilot-souvenir-modern-shakes Definitely has a Heart Beats Pacific vibe to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Really don't want to miss this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apeman Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 It's up at Fat now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullCircleHook Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Sweet...Thanks! I've been waiting on this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100resolutions Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Ordered. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenewflesh_ Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 It's up at Fat now. Perfect timing to open this thread, thanks for the heads up. Ordered, new song is incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Ordered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicity Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Snagged this along with the new Bad Cop/Bad Cop 7". New song is rad. Sounds like it could have been on Heart Beats Pacific, and that's just fine by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Snagged this along with the new Bad Cop/Bad Cop 7". toxicity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aflycon Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I'm not able to place my order for whatever reason. It's telling me it's most likely a problem with my credit card, but I've quadruple-checked my info and checked my balance to make sure it will go through. I also have the Bad Cop/Bad Cop 7" in my cart, but I doubt that's a problem... I'll try again in a few hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutzonborglum Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Pre orders are killing me. This may very well be the first Banner Pilot PO I don't pull the trigger on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loyd Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Ordered! So much goodness coming out in the next few months. I guess I'll start looking for a part time job on Top of my full time to cover the p.o. costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Good, didn't miss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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