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HAIM - I Quit (June 20, 2025) • Page 8

Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by ItsAndrew, Mar 5, 2025.

  1. ItsAndrew

    Prestigious Prestigious

    I like the songs individually but I am not sure if I like the sequencing, but the songs themselves are good (so far, I am a little over halfway through the album)
     
  2. ghostedaway

    itchy, tasty Prestigious

    Lucky Stars, yeah. Spinning is the retro pop sounding song
     
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  3. Matt Chylak

    I can always be better, so I'll always try. Supporter

    Danielle Haim, most underrated guitar tone in modern rock?
     
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  4. Women in Music Pt III is one of my favorite albums of the decade so far, but this.... this did almost nothing for me. I do like "Lucky stars" and the ending bit of "All over me".
     
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  5. I like how messy and uneven it is - very good record
     
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  6. Jim

    Trusted Supporter

    Yeah I’m surprised at the lukewarm reaction there’s like 3 songs that are stinky but I dig the rest
     
  7. OotyPa

    fall away Supporter

    This was very enjoyable on first listen, though falls off a bit after track 10 or 11
     
  8. Michael Belt

    metadata incarnate Supporter

    got about halfway through this this morning and enjoyed what i heard. need to sit down and spin it in full, perhaps tomorrow.
     
  9. paythetab

    Adam Grundy Supporter

  10. wisdomfordebris

    Moderator Moderator

    I know I talked shit and I stand by it but this is still a very nice listen, especially in the evening. Lucky Stars is so good.
     
  11. Love the 90s, Luscious Jackson vibe throughout but it lost me at some point in the second half. Going to second the sequencing issue, but I'll revisit it many more times before making a final judgement on that front.
     
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  12. paythetab

    Adam Grundy Supporter

  13. iCarly Rae Jepsen

    run away with me Platinum

     
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  14. irthesteve

    formerly irthesteve Prestigious

    I had unrealistically high expectations before clicking play on that, so it didn't meet them, but it's still a good cover
     
  15. SteveLikesMusic

    approx. 3rd coolest Steve on here Supporter

    Many are saying my playlist edit is infuriating, the devil’s work even. But I say it’s perfect.

    1. Relationships
    2. Cry
    3. All Over Me
    4. Down To Be Wrong
    5. Take Me Back
    6. Everybody’s Trying To Figure Me Out
    7. Lucky Stars
    8. Million Years
    9. Spinning
    10. Blood On The Street
    11. Now It’s Time
    12. Gone
    13. Love You Right (bonus track)
    14. Feel My Pain (bonus track)
    15. The Farm (bonus track)
     
  16. manoverboard365

    Trusted Supporter

    This debuted at #22 with 19k equivalent albums

    This performed way worse than I was anticipating. Gotta be their first album that didn't crack the Top 10, right?
     
  17. paythetab

    Adam Grundy Supporter

    It might be, yes…Looks like it went #2 on the “pure albums” chart, but overall a disappointment, commercially for their label.

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    This site has the exact sales figures that Billboard doesn’t seem to show for each individual release (hid behind a paywall, I believe): Chart: Hits Top 50 (2025-06-27)
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  18. manoverboard365

    Trusted Supporter

    I gave this another full listen just now and there’s so much boring filler on this imo. I think this’ll be my least favorite album of theirs.

    All the singles are top tier though. I’ve streamed the hell out of All Over Me, Down to be Wrong and ETTFMO.
     
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  19. Surfwax Jun 30, 2025
    (Last edited: Jul 1, 2025)
    Surfwax

    bring on the major leagues Supporter

    I don’t think this is bad* but it just feels so inconsequential to me compared to WiMp3. That was a level up/culmination of what the first two records were building toward whereas this feels mostly like a nice sounding collection of decent songs. There are some real moments of inspiration (the way they’re in perfect sync at the end of All Over Me, Lucky Stars in general), but so much of this is just pleasant.

    *Take Me Back is probably my least favorite song they’ve ever done. Pure cringe lyrics.
     
  20. wisdomfordebris

    Moderator Moderator

    Yeah, it’s not a great album, which means they still don’t have one imo. I feel like they’re really good at doing singles but not so good crafting records.
     
  21. irthesteve

    formerly irthesteve Prestigious

    The debut absolutely is a great full album
     
  22. SomewhereCity

    Regular Supporter

    The backlash to this album has me thinking about how much the sound of the moment affects how people perceive a record. I know the sound doesn't map to the Boygenius/bedroom pop/indie folk era neatly, but it feels like this album being mostly solid, but not super well-received, is a sign that the era has passed.
     
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  23. paythetab

    Adam Grundy Supporter

    I'd argue Women In Music Pt. III was their strongest to date, but on some days I could make the same argument for the debut too.
     
  24. paythetab

    Adam Grundy Supporter

    That's also a great point...why reach for I Quit when Soccer Mommy, Phoebe Bridgers/Boygenius, and a handful of other indie female-fronted bands are arguably doing the same type of music...better?
     
  25. wisdomfordebris

    Moderator Moderator

    I could be way off but while this is probably their most poorly received record so far, I feel like similar complaints have more or less been present for each release. At least personally speaking, every time there’s a HAIM rollout I find myself hoping the new one will be consistently good.