Maybe give it a zero expectation listen: there's a lot of good music on the record it just doesn't sound like the season
It's been a few weeks since I put this on. It ended up in my top 25 but was a bit of a disappointment based on my hype after Movement. Not to say it's not a good record, it absolutely is, but I think it's the weakest thing they've put out yet. My favorites are definitely Room To Talk, Whatever, and Empty Nest, particularly that last one.
Home, Whatever, and ATX are probably my favorites at this point. Home is by far the most fun to sing along to. I love this record, but after spending nearly the first month after release listening to it every day, I haven't gone back to it in awhile. We'll see how this album ages over time, but I don't think NLAQ offers nearly as much replay value as The Season.
Hey, Nathan mixed and mastered my bands upcoming EP ( facebook.com/outofserviceband ) here is the debut single. loved working with Nathan, he is a great guy! http://newnoisemagazine.com/song-premiere-service-hear-sound/
Saw them at a tiny venue in San Diego last night and it was awesome, as always. They tacked on some Jimmy Buffet to the end of Get My Cut, and then closed with ATX, which nearly crumbled the old bones of Che Café. Got to chat with Nathan for awhile before the show...super humble dude, despite my attempts to flatter him. He said Mel just recently sent over a bunch of their old demos (some rough, some finished, like Hand in Mine and The Reason You're Still Alive), and that he's meeting up with him today in LA. Happy to hear that they're still cool. He also said the demos would probably never see the light of day, although he did have a pretty cool attitude about some of the demos that are floating around right now. All in all, it was a fantastic night. Got the set list, too.
Finally got around to listening to this last night and it's pretty good. Whatever was an immediate standout
BTW, he namedropped you haha. I asked if he ever checks here; he said it's too scary but that you've tried to get him to read through the thread.
I. Need. Those. Demos. And. Maybe. Any. Unused. Songs. From. The. Season. that was annoying to type and I wanted to quit halfway through but I persisted just like I shall persist in my quest to hear these blessed songs