Balance and Composure - Light We Made (Oct 7 2016) Album • Page 96

Feeing seen - I also tend to check out a bit after Postcard, until Loam which is probably my favorite on the record

 

I agree, the first half is much stronger. Vibing out for a few songs just to reach Loam is worth it. Nothing on it is bad though IMO

 

Hmm I think I like the back half better. Loam, Is It So Much to Adore, and Fame are all top tier.

I was looking at Spotify play counts and was surprised to see Loam has the least plays of any song on the album.

 

That’s the shame of it being at the end. A lot of people don’t hear it unless they spin the whole thing

 

I prefer the second half too, The Afterparty was the song that auto-played every time I got in my car for a while so I got sick of it really fast. Midnight Zone is probably my favorite on the record though.

 

Mediocre Love or Fame for me I think.

 

Is this happening?

Postcard
Loam
Midnight Zone
Fame
For A Walk
Afterparty
Is It So Much to Adore
Mediocre Love
Call It Losing Touch
Spinning

 

Fuck it we ball

Loam
Spinning
Midnight Zone
Postcard
Call It Losing Touch
For A Walk
Is It So Much To Adore
Fame
Afterparty
Mediocre Love

 

Literally put on LWM this weekend because of the fall weather, I still miss this band :(

 

Haven’t listened to the album in a while, but the idea of cutting Afterparty is nuts. I remember that opening trio being so good

 

Revisited this and I don’t think it’s quite the departure it was made out to be. In fact I think the songs that actually do sound markedly different—mid night zone and loam—are probably the strongest tracks here. Feel like if they didn’t break up this would’ve been seen as more of a transitional record

I find it largely boring tho

 

It wasn't that different for me too, aside from a few new tweaks and tricks. It was still a B&C record withouth a doubt, though I heard Jon explaining it was mostly pushed into a direction that their drummer got crazy about at the time being, if I'm not wrong.

 

Did they ever claim it to be a departure tho? Feel like it’s more on the fans

 

Also it’s not boring boo Zac

 

Yeah from what I understand Bailey and Vagrant separately influenced the album away from what Jon fully wanted. He says the Slowheart songs are "his songs".

 

Yeah this is what I mean: fans and critics painted it as some huge change

 

I think it is a huge change. A song like Midnight Zone is drastically different than Parachutes. I don't think that's weird to say.

 

It sounds kinda like the slowheart EP....but nothing on TTWTWM to me
Love it all tho.

 

Sure that song is. Afterparty or spinning isn’t

 

I agree with Zac. If Spinning had the same production/tone as TTWTAM, it could’ve replaced Tiny Raindrop and the album wouldn’t miss a beat

(disclaimer: not saying TR is bad, just saying theyre structured similarly)

 

Exactly what I heard in a podcast with him, and actually I really loved that whole EP! Would have to go back and check what stands the test of time better, I haven't heard that EP nor the LP in a while.

 

I get that it structurally and melodically fits into their wheelhouse, but the production is totally different, the distortion on guitars is turned way down, and Jon is singing much less aggressively. I dunno. I think it's pretty different while still being undeniably them.

 

Not really, you're right - though they did market it as such eventually. To me a big departure is what happened after B&C with coward (Jon and Wicca Phase). I know some people liked it here, but it wasn't for me at all. Love Creeks though now for sure!

 

They're back!!!!