Its been a good 6 years since I've seen these guys and that was in a basement with Loma Prieta. 2012 was a good time for screamo.
The boys'll be back on our side of the water in the fall with KEN Mode: 10/13 – Minneapolis, MN @ Turf Club ^^ 10/14 – Chicago, IL @ Live Wire ^^ 10/15 – St. Louis, MO @ Fubar ^^ 10/16 – Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone ^^ 10/18 – Atlanta, GA @ Basement ^^ 10/19 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern ^^ 10/20 – Falls Church, VA @ VFW 9278 ^^ 10/21 – Boston, MA @ Middle East ^^ 10/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie ^^ 10/23 – Portland, ME @ Geno’s ^^ 10/24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus ^^ 10/25 – Rochester, NY @ Photo City ^^ 10/26 – Toronto, ON @ Bovine Sex Club ^^ 10/27 – Montreal, QC @ Turbo Haus ^^ 10/28 – Quebec City, QC @ La Source De La Martiniere ^^ 10/29 – Ottawa, ON @ House of Targ ^^
Never been to kung fu neck tie but holy shit if I can get back home and see them at fubar I will that place is such a hole in the wall
Goddamit. I totally just realized this is the same weekend as my trip out to LA to see Cave In/Isis/et al. I'm already doing Thrice the Friday before and have a morning flight out on Saturday for the show that night. My flight back from LA gets in at 8 PM on Sunday. Maybe I can run over to the airport after I get in since Livewire shows don't usually start until 9 at the earliest....
this is SUCH a special album. each song is its own individual experience, but they all flow into each other so beautifully. the sheer rage and emotional firepower in the heavy parts is unlike any other album i’ve heard this year either
i just haven't been in the right mindset to delve into this. probably listened to it 4 or 5 times and like it reasonably. they've always been a big fall band for me, so i'm hoping it moves me a bit more when it starts to cool down
Always lost at sea Bottles drifting in waters Love’s still love when lone men sing It clings to hearts that drugs can’t ease I’ll wait It’s not the partner it’s the dance I fear Forgive the whistling tongues Forget the missing steps For there’s no home for those who suffer And there’s no hope for those who dance I’ll wait I won’t dance with you and now comes the night (If there’s someone here looking out for me) (Find the pariahs by the sea) Here there’s nothing left for us Cause there’s nothing left to lose Nothing left to fight for I can’t see the difference between a few and so much more I ain't the shadow of an answer Or the shadow of a fight And my shoes do suck for dancing without class Take me out of the water Wake me after the night It just sucked when you wrote party On a flier that said waltz And tonight Oh tonight... I will spare my feet hundreds of blebs For I don’t dance It’s raining knives inside the ballroom And you dance on broken glass It’s all you’ve been told to do After long years that wouldn’t pass Make your choice on the partner And make the fucker smile And spin, spin, spin, spin until you realize How can one be so grateful With your vomit on their pants? Something made the whole room Full of crystal again But you’re not allowed to touch No, you’re not allowed to care And you end up alone in the night As he slips from your hands Cowards, infamy Liars, one by one they quit You’ll never dance again And you burn this stupid dress Five years later, same faces, same dance You said "never dance again" Never dance again fuck
I finally got to see these guys tonight. They did not disappoint and played the album in full, not in order. Just did all nine songs.
if the tour with Ken Mode is coming anywhere near you.... you need to fuckin go! Two of the most powerful, crushing heavy bands doing it rn