Anberlin Band • Page 171

Gotcha. And yea, it totally depends. The spectrum of progressiveness for Christians can greatly vary, though obviously many are not so much.

 

I like lowborn. I also like the mood and atmosphere/heaviness of these eps. Having said that, they are hookless so idk. I think there is another side to anberlin that is also great that is being ignored here

 

This closet is pretty dang good, but the rest of this EP doesn’t do anything for me. (And, I genuinely don’t remember if I ever listened to the last full EP, which is maybe a bad sign.)

 

Animals is such a cool track but the ending kills it since it’s so shoddy.

I dig this EP a lot and I was meh on the previous EP so this is a pleasant surprise!

 

Holy fuck, Lacerate is a straight up banger.

Also I really dig the EP artwork.

 

It has honestly been a hot minute since I’ve listened to Anberlin but yeah this EP rules.

 

Might be in the minority in that I prefer Silverline, but lots of good stuff here as well! Especially the closer. Sounds like they are having fun experimenting.

Tried this tracklisting as one album and enjoyed it (but the difference of production between the two is a bit jarring haha):

Two Graves
Decoder
Banshee
Body Language
Nothing Lost
Lacerate
Circles
Animals
Asking
Nothing More

 

I want to know if they still plan on combining them or not. Sounds like they don't really fit together which makes it less likely but I'd still rather wait if they are.

 

I haven't listened to Silverline but is the production worse on that? I do remember hearing Two Graves and not being too impressed.

 

ooh, i'll have to try this one. here's one i came up with. can't bring myself to split up Lacerate and Decoder, haha.

Lacerate
Decoder
Two Graves
Body Language
Animals
Circles
Nothing Lost
Banshee
Asking
Nothing More

 

I got the impression people had issues with the production on Silverline too, but I would say I preferred it to this, Stephens voice is kind of buried here, and some sections are a little cluttered sonically.

 

This EP hits me more immediately than silverline did. It’s gotten increasingly hard for some of my old scene favorites to come back and really impress me but this one definitely does. I think the songs are strong enough that I didn’t realize they were missing the classic Stephen melodies and vocal presence until later.

I assumed the EPs would be released together like circa did so I held off on vinyl. I would still guess they’re repressed together but that’s not based on anything besides it being a good marketing decision. Though now that I think about it, having like 5+ variants already makes me reconsider

it’s not a top 3 anberlin record for me but I adored lowborn from the first listen. While I think the writing is a little disjointed, I’ve never heard the discordance in production that everyone else seems to. Sounds great start to finish to me.

 

I get the comments about Stephen’s voice being a bit buried in the mix but to be honest I think it suits this project very well. Heavy, fast and a lot going on which I really dig.

This overall feels like a band rejuvenated.

 

If they dial in the sound from Lacerate and Animals, they could probs have another rock radio hit

 

This is my track list order:

Two Graves
Decoder
Lacerate
Circles
Nothing Lost
Banshee
Body Language
Asking
Animals
Nothing More

I am very impressed with both EPs. At first I only liked Two Graves and Circles but I came back around after enjoying every song on the new EP and now I actually enjoy every single song across both which is rare for me.

 

As long as we don’t get Stephen removing another well placed scream and then telling us in perpetuity it made the song better!

 

Man I just can’t get over Animals. When it kicks in after he says “I want to eat you alive” it gets me so hyped haha. Almost has Daft Punk Tron Legacy vibes.

 

Returning with my tail between my legs to say I enjoy this EP very much after all

 

It’s growing on me…I still miss the melodies but it’s solid for what it is.

 

If you call Stephen problematic…I don’t know what to tell you

 

Is that behavior not problematic?

 

Him having his beliefs and opinions?No.

 

I don't understand. If having toxic beliefs and opinions and espousing them publicly isn't problematic, then what is problematic anyway?

 

Can someone please explain to me why it’s problematic to use his band name on a feature? I see this done all the time? It helps promote the artist he is featuring on if anything.

 

Links to the discussion about Watashi Wa have been posted repeatedly, including in this thread. It really doesn't take more than a few minutes to do a little research.

The issue is absolutely not that he guest starred on a song using the Anberlin name. It's what the song is about and who he's choosing to associate with.