Brand New - Science Fiction (August 17, 2017) [ARCHIVED] Album • Page 912

I've heard this from a lot of people

 

i feel that way as well.

 

Here's someone's review on rym I mostly agree with (and rating for that matter, I also gave it 3/5)

Prawn are one of my favourite bands and their last LP, Kingfisher, is one of my favourite albums of all time. So it pains me to say that Run is really just not that great. Sure, there’s still the trademark twinkly guitars and the raspy/whiny lead vocals are as endearing as ever. But this time around all the post-rock is gone and has been replaced with pop punk. Don't get me wrong, I love pop punk. There's nothing inherently wrong with mixing twinkle-core with pop punk, bands like Somos and Transit have demonstrated that perfectly. The issue here is that the space which gave their previous music its magic and character been almost entirely replaced by generic pop punk melodies that are more grating than catchy, and as a result the songs are robbed of their emotional potential. There’s really no downbeat, introspective songs here which gave their previous albums time to breathe and reflect; instead, the record just lurches from anthem to anthem which gets old really fast. There’s still some great songs on here like “North Lynx” and “Leopard's Paw” and it’s not like this is an unlistenable album, but overall it is a very disappointing effort.

Highlights: North Lynx, Leopard's Paw, Greyhound, Split Logs

 

that's a bad review though? i don't think there's a general shift in direction from the last one at all for the most part? did this person not listen to the first two songs on kingfisher? did they not listen to settled? did they not listen to thallasa?

 

Bonjour, les perdants!

 

Excusez-moi, je ne plaisantais que. Vous êtes tous mes amis bien-aimés que je respecte.

 

I'm about to listen to that Wonder Years acoustic EP. Never been big on this band. Want to like them more than i do. Heard some good things about this one so hopefully i like it

 

And this thread has definitely convinced me to check out the new Movielife record so thanks for that @Kingjohn_654 among others

 

You've heard their older stuff too, right?

 

I don't know if this will appeal to people who don't like the original songs, so I'm curious how you'll feel about it.

 

No comment...

 

Haaa I’ve been incredibly behind on this thread ever since Blake got banned. Seeing that there were hundreds of pages to sift through was kinda daunting...

Anyway, I didn’t end up reading them haha. So hyped to hear the new songs live in November. Waiting on the UK supports to be announced!

 

I'm hopeful i'll like them more than the originals but we'll see

 

Eh, c'mon buddy! I'm trying to help you out here!

 

Dude!!! You need to hear their older stuff too!!

 

Ok ok full disography listen of The Movielife is in order for me. I checked the albums on rym and they are quite short so thats good. Much easier to get through. Sorry if i disapointed you @Kingjohn_654 and @truelovewaits . This is me trying to make up for it lol

 

Oop! Sorry if you thought I was disappointed! I'd never judge you for missing out on something! I'm still finding out about bands from years ago

 

Hi @Kingjohn_654

 

I listened to Bjork for the first time Friday.

 

Congrats! Your life will be forever changed. What record(s)?

 

Homogenic. Didn't get all the way through, plan on picking it back up later today.

 

Like I bought a cd by Tool on ebay fairly recently. That's another band i've been meaning to properly check out for awhile now. The no music on streaming services is certainly a pretty big obstacle. So i bought 2 of their albums

 

That's her best record in my opinion. Joga is one of my all-time favorite songs

 

I know they are all on youtube but it doesnt interest me to listen to a full album on youtube

 

Tool is so damn good. Live especially. Anemia and Lateralus are my favorite records of theirs