I can't wait to check out Bad Suns new one. Their last album was so damn good. Excited about TBS, and Touche as well.
For some reason I did't realize there were two more songs to it but the new Turnstile EP is out in full today as well. Also loving TBS so far. Gonna definitely pick the tour variant of the vinyl up when I see them in a couple weeks.
This is going to be the album that really gets me into Touché. Really enjoying it so far and they are hitting Montreal in October so it will get a lot of play time.
I haven't listened to new TBS yet but its so great to see *what appears* to be a much more positive reaction to this record then the previous two Did they get over their slump?
Thanks for the heads up. That's unfortunate. I made a note a while back in my own albums to watch out for and must not have seen the news that it got delayed!
I'll be the TBS Debbie Downer. It's not awful... maybe i'm just not ready to forgive them for the 3-4 records of shit they've dragged me through.
Halfway through TBS and it's ok. After Touché and Against Me! though it's a very distant third, maybe it will grow on me.
Didn't Fenech Soler come out with something late last year too? Quick turnaround -- I like that. I'll have to check it out!
WTF why has the Phantogram album been delayed until Oct 7th. It was supposed to come out today...what happened. Anyone know?
Shape-Shift is crazy fucking good. Love the themes of the album, and Laura and Atom just owned the stage at Riot Fest. On a random note, forgot how much I absolutely love "White People for Peace". Ah, high school daze.
And will check out TBS, but I always have the same reaction. "Cool, I guess." Loved Louder Now in high school, made junior year for me. And Spee should take Adam's place, I'm dead serious. He was awesome when Adam missed shows.
According to my friend, Sarah said there were some "mastering issues" or something. But don't take my word for it, that doesn't seem right.
One of my favorite local bands (RVA) put out a new EP. I think it's definitely worth checking out, at the very least for this track. Great hook. I'm not really sure who to quite compare them to. Maybe Microwave meets Have Mercy meets more traditional pop punk?
Bad Suns, TBS, and Touche Amore all kill it. I do not like that Against Me record at all, very disappointed because I loved TDB :( I've still got to listen to Dawes, Mac Miller, and Cymbals Eat Guitars. Edit: On a second listen, I realized that I just really hate the opener on Shape Shift With Me, there is some good stuff on the rest of the album. Still, though, it lacks that urgency that TDB had and will probably not get a lot of spins from me.
Honestly I'm having a tough time gauging other peoples reactions. I loved Happiness Is and the new one continues that development for me just with a few more standouts. But i've seen a lot of people say they didn't enjoy Happiness but do this one so I guess it's kind hard to predict based on opinions of previous TBS work. I KNOW. I've literally had this and TBS on a loop. I cant remember the last time I got into two new releases as instantly as these. Normally I wait until the dust settles and slowly grow into albums (Transgender Dysphoria Blues, I didn't pick up until it started appearing on AOTY and I've always been into against me since Cowboys)