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I'm trying to find pictures of the variants, but to no avail.

I'm buying today because Brand New disappointed me so terribly yesterday by not giving me any Florida dates. Haha. Buying my pain away.

 

I feel you. Definitely a worthy purchase to fill the hole in your heart.

 

Ordered Movement (Purple pressing) and The Season (Yellow Splatter pressing).

Done and done! Take that, Brand New!

Still a sucker for Brand New, and will buy whatever they put out.

 

Thoughts on The Season:

I'm not a fan of cursing in the music I listen to, and that's a conversation for another time, but I did still enjoy the record in spite of that. Tracks 8 through 10 might be the best stretch of songs I've discovered in an album in a long long time. Absolutely love those tracks. Track 2 is also a stand out for me.

On the whole, it might be a grower, but I definitely enjoyed the Movement EP a lot more initially than I have The Season as a whole.

 

I'm actually really interested to hear your thoughts on this.

 

Seconded

 

Disclaimer: This reads pretentiously, and that's not my goal. I just want to give an honest (and quick), well thought out answer.

It's funny, that I can enjoy a film with plenty of cursing, a television show, and even a video game. I would say that music is the only art form in which the use of curse words bothers me. It hasn't always been this way, as I grew up with a lot of music with plenty of expletives, most of my most listened to albums in high school were tagged with a Parental Advisory. In fact, I was often proud to have music with the Parental Advisory, it made me feel edgy.

Now here is where I'll probably lose you, or at least you'll stop and go, "Oh, that makes sense," (but not in the correct conclusion).

I'm a Christian, but in terms of how I consume media and observe art, this only changes the lens through which I observe it. There's something about music that I've discovered over the past decade, that it's a much more intimate experience than any other art form. So when an expletive cuts through the lyrics, it better serve to heighten the material, or else the entire album is usually lost on me.

Some songs, some albums, have moments where cursing is used and it feels honest and passionate, like no other word could have properly expressed what the artist was aiming to convey. When I first hear it, it's still jarring. It kicks me out of the listening experience, removes me, even if only for a moment, from the story being told. Most of the time I don't believe an expletive to be the best choice of wording, but sometimes the song settles on me, and the lyrics eventually make better sense as a whole with the expletive in there.

I don't think this preference is a result of my faith. I did initially, but I realized that the albums that stood the test of time for me all had one thing in common. The common thread was a use of language that didn't veer into using harsh language to make its point. That's not to say that an album with a few choice words couldn't stand the test of time, but that one hasn't so far (Pale Horses by mewithoutYou is one that seems likely to remain, with a poignantly used "fucked" in the last song).

 

Interesting. I totally get and respect that actually and have thought similarly myself at times.

 

do you ever listen to the bad Christian podcast? the dudes from Emery talk about this with almost every "Christian artist" they have on.

 

I get what you are saying, and yeah there is a decent amount of cursing on the season, also on his solo record as well if you choose to check that out. Anyway I enjoyed your honesty, i could not believe that curse on pale horses when I first heard it hahaha

Another moment where I think it would be hard to argue against the use of a curse is on the hoteliers introduciton to an album. I don't know if you know the song but not sure if there could be a more powerful moment than when he screams the eff word ha. But yea I totally get where you are coming from, and sometimes cursing just to curse can tarnish the art a bit. Hope the season grows on you though, one of my favorite records

 

I think we can all agree that Fuck and it's variations are so overused in media and society in general that it has lost almost all it's impact and meaning.

I just roll my eyes at movies nowadays that use it every third word or something. That being said it can have incredible power if it is only used once. That definitely translates to music too.

 

Yep, pinpointed cursing to emphasize a certain line or moment in a song or film can be very powerful. Over utilization can make it, a band / lyricist's, music seem gimmicky / melodramatic. Also, welcome, new friends.

 

So next week then?

 

yeah, probably soon

 

This album is right up there with Brand New as far as most anticipated albums for the rest of this year (and ever). And From Indian Lakes. And Bon Iver.

 

I stand by my opinion that Repave by Volcano Choir is the best Justin Vernon-associated project.

 

Agreed its up there for me too with Brand New. Others for me are Owel, Sum 41 and YTG.

 

Oh it's definitely an amazing album. It's probably only behind For Emma for me.

 

Also excited for YTG if you mean Young The Giant!

edit: just Owel single

 

Yes Young the Giant. What do you mean by just Owel single?

 

I saw it pop up on one of the "preview" sites I go to and thought the whole album had come out. turned out to just be the single when I checked back.

 

Yeah album comes out in November. Can't wait.

 

Don't let the hype here die guys. Less than a week. Gotta love a good album announcement announcement.

 

and one hype can never die

Whoops wrong thread

 

fuck is one of my fav words. The Hotelier used it very, very well.