2020 has sucked major ass but between this album and Loathe and Hum this has been an all time great year for music that sounds like Deftones
Has to be the most surprising single they've ever dropped, right? Sounds almost nothing like traditional Deftones. Maybe a hint of Rubicon and Pittura. Shockingly sunny and major-y.
Prayers/Triangles is pretty major sounding. Minerva had to be slightly tamer than expected when it was released, based on their discog up until that point.
I'm pretty sure the music video for Minerva on Fuse was my first exposure to Deftones, and I remember how striking the artwork was when I saw the CD cover in stores. I didn't fully buy in until my older brother's best friend let me borrow his copy of White Pony when I was only listening to radio rock like Creed. Changed my world.
I caved. That riff is so good, almost bluesy sounding. Definitely an evolution of the Gore sound, but darker and even more unique to their catalog. Chino sounds fucking great. Gimme a preorder already.
I'm rinsing this song today and I heard it two months ago. Shout-out to Abe and Sergio. Making it groove and bounce in such a satisfying way.