All of this talk makes me want to revisit the HateFiveSix recordings of ‘Tid the Season 2019. Perfect sets at their peak. Its unreal how good they were live.
Low Teens is gonna turn 10 in September. Having a tough time getting around that one, but goddamn I remember hearing “Glitches” for the first time and thinking “I’m 1000% sold on this album already.” Pretty cool of them to have the rest of the album be stupidly great.
I remember thinking Low Teens was their best album. Can't believe just a few short years later they'd release an even better one. Fuck.
I miss them but they blew up so hard and Keith went so far off the rails I don't know how I would feel about them getting back together. I'm sure if they were on good terms I'd come around, but this weirdly felt like a betrayal to the fans to me when it all went down.
It is the most brutal / most unfriendly breakup that I can think of. Aside from the Jane’s addiction guys recently fighting each other on stage.
I understand that getting sober and maintaining sobriety is often a struggle, and wanting to remove oneself from situations where drinking may be happening is sometimes necessary. Mad respect to anyone who has been able to overcome that struggle. But Keith’s characterization of the other members’ partying habits seemed way overblown. And touring separately from the rest of the band/crew is never a good sign.
yeah tbh as much as i love them and owe them a lot i have barely come back to them since they imploded. even 4 years on still puts a sour taste in my mouth when i try
I still return to Radical on runs a fair amount. still unfortunately a perfect soundtrack for our "every single new development feels horrible" era.
I could see them gritting their teeth through a reunion tour for cash somewhere down the line if someone adds enough zeroes, but new music under that name seems to me out of the question forever
I remembered seeing this interaction Jordan had with someone a few months ago, and it sounds like they’re not even remotely close to patching things up, if ever. https://x.com/jordanbuckley/status/1964903327696880040
Damn. I mean…he’s not wrong? But fuck now I really don’t want to know any more about the situation than we already do.
the history of punk teaches us that a b(r)and can always be revived in horrible new forms if the stars align and enough parties are desperate. to paraphrase a wise man, some things belong dead.
I remain confident they'll be back at some point. Now sure, it's clear both parties still hate each other and it hasn't been long enough for them to work towards patching things up. Let's see what the vibes are in 4/5 years edit: Though Jordan's tweet alludes to something way more severe regarding Keith, but idk what anyone is supposed to read into it
I felt like Radical surpassed Low Teens a bit but I easily go back to Low Teens the most. Easily my favorite