Anberlin Band • Page 257

Top 3 for me are Cities, Dark, and Vital.

 

Today I learned the b sides thread made the transition from AP

 

Finally spun this classic tonight and I didn’t know there was 12x12 cards in the case that has retrospective thoughts from Stephen, Nate, Deon, & Joesph.

the lyrics sheet also has track by track commentary from Stephen.

I learned from two of the guys retrospective’s that paperthin hymn and the feel-good drag almost didn’t make the album. They were added last minute.

They said that paperthin hymn was basically two songs put together to make the one It reminded me of sum 41 talking about fat lip which that happened the same way with two Unfinished songs merging into one

and then for feel good drag, they had the music, but the lyrics were never finished. And they had already left the studio But somebody at the label wanted a heavier song on the album to balance everything out, so Stephen flew back to the studio and on the way he wrote the lyrics on the plane.

 

Justice for The Haunting. One of the GOATED anberlin songs

 

It might be my favourite of theirs honestly.

 

Easily the best b side

 

Yeah there’s no question there

 

Ok but how many of you have experienced The Haunting live?

 

I never did and it haunts me to this day.

 

For those of you missing Stephen's vocals, the new Anchor & Braille record is up for preorder:

Two variants:
New Mexico • Half Blue/Half Yellow/Orange Splatter
New Mexico • Opaque Blue

 

Press release: Anchor & Braille Announce New Album

 

So Stephen can still record vocals in the studio, interesting

 

the album was completed in April 2024, but is just now being released. he claimed to be recording new Anberlin vocals around the same time, but obviously those never surfaced, so who knows what the hell he's doing with them at this point (i assume nothing)?

 

Maybe those "Anberlin vocals" became A&B songs

 

not ruling it out, but wouldn't rule out the band holding onto them either (or they just didn't make the cut with their "new direction" or whatever)

 

Should've used the photo on this page instead haha
Anchor & Braille

 

that was in the email, but i've had enough hat discourse on this website for one life

 

Fair enough. That hat tho lol

 

I'll always be partial to City Electric, personally.

 

Don’t need Stephen Christian vocals if the music sounds like that song does, js

 

Is it cultural appropriation if Stephen moves to NM just long enough to wear a big ol' cowboy hat and stand next to some horses?

 

I pretty much only listen to the Devotion tracklist and tend to forget which of it was on the original Vital. absolutely insane that City Electric was a b-side

 

For as much as I didn’t like Lowborn, We Are Destroyer is a great opener. Going through a play through right now.

 

Hearing Voices is probably the song I go back to the most on that record.

 

I like Lowborn. It’ll never be my favorite from them, but I dig it.