Bayside - The Red EP (October 19, 2022) • Page 8

fantastic new song.

 

Man these guys don’t miss

 

Happy they packaged them as an EP and not just 3 random singles

 

i've only ever listened to Killing Time from these guys. what other album(s) should i check?

 

the only album of theirs i dont like is cult but id start at the beginning and move forward. the first four are pretty unbeatable.

 

Assuming you like Killing Time, I'd probably go: The Walking Wounded, Bayside, Interrobang, Shudder

(you can't really go wrong - the acoustic releases are great, too)

I'd probably rank them:

The Walking Wounded
Bayside
-
Vacancy
Killing Time
-
Interrobang
Shudder
-
Sirens And Condolences
Cult

 

sirens
bayside
the walking wounded
shudder
killing time
interrobang
vacancy
cult


but again cult is the only one i dont like and the top four are all pretty much equal to me

 

A bad Bayside album is still better than most bands' good albums

 

Definitely S/T, Walking Wounded, Interrobang first. Shudder and Vacancy after that

 

I'll never understand the Cult shade

Vacancy is the only one that I'm lukewarm on

 

If all someone has heard/enjoyed is Killing Time, I’d probably recommend Interrobang or these new songs. I adore the earlier records, but they don’t have the same level of polish and Anthony’s voice was definitely a little rougher around the edges back then

 

Cult and Vacancy are the bottom two for me, but both still have a handful of songs I really love

 

There isn’t a bad Bayside album

 

I gave Cult an 8/10 when I was still writing reviews and basically never choose it when I'm in the mood for a Bayside album. The score is maybe a touch high (even if I still like the record), but the ending of that review still feels right to me:

 

Cult has pigsty and the time has come though, 2 A tier Bayside songs

 

"Objectivist On Fire" >

 

The Whitest Lie fucks

 

Stuttering slaps

 

October 19 seems so far away haha.

 

At least we already heard 66% of the EP. Does seem weird to have a 2 month long rollout for 1 additional song.

 

That rollout seems very much a vinyl sales/delay thing rather than an actual rollout

 

like i said this is how bands have to sustain themselves after losing income for nearly two years. financially it makes more sense to do stuff like this since the recording budget for three songs probably isnt much and the hype will allow them to keep touring (i wonder how the thrice tour sold, i didnt get to make it to any dates so idk) which is how theyre able to.....live. eventually im sure within a year or two they'll get back to making full lengths, but im not surprised seeing bands like bayside and jimmy eat world downsize on their output and focus on one offs or little EPs and touring

 

I don't listen to Cult and Vacancy very often anymore but when I do, I remember how many great songs are on both records. Also, Vacancy has a ton of amazing lyrics.

 

i think mary is their best song post-shudder

 

Interrobang title track is probably my fav post-“It’s Not A Bad Little War.”