L.S. Dunes - Past Lives (November 11, 2022) Album • Page 22

Like I said, I must be hearing a different record than y'all. Heavy shoegaze vibe? Huh? I'm genuinely curious what you're referring to here.

 

"Blender" and "It Takes Time" kinda struck me as shoegaze, or at least shoegaze-adjacent 90s (Swervedriver?) with the thick layering of guitar tracks and plodding tempo. The title track maybe a bit less since it's more uptempo.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not a massive apologist for this being exceptional or flawless. But I do enjoy that middle section and feel like some of AG's best melodies are there.

 

Of all the albums that came out this year I didn’t expect this to be an album of the year contender for me, but it’s between this and Caracara.

 

Lol, literally my one and two! Any other ones you'd recommend that came out this year? Maybe something off most people's radar?

 

Like Forever is today’s standout.

 

caracara, the callous daoboys, the 1975 and now this are all my top 4 but I have no clue what the order is

 

I guess I could see this project growing on me and maybe clicking with a sophmore record. It's weird because I'm a big Saosin ATS apologist and I feel that most of my gripes for past lives are present in full force on that record too. I think it's a me problem more than anything else that this isn't working. Im happy for everyone involved and it's good that a lot of you are getting so much out of this Anthony green renannaince. I think I have Circa tunnel vision and I can't help but think of lsdunes in the context of their hiatus and therefore it's harshing my vibes significantly.

 

also there are some bomb ass bridges on this thing

 

I cannot believe the bass tone on this album. It's unreal.

 

except for 2022 and bombsquad, its not doing a whole lot for me either (yet at least). cant decide if i like this more or less than saosin.

 

Yeah this is pretty good. Grey veins, past lives and permanent rebellion are the stand outs after one listen.

 

Definitely not what I was expecting. Permanent rebellion is kind of a fake out single.

 

like i said its the same exact tone used throughout the amulet, and that was one of the highlights of that album (which is my favorite circa album so keep that in mind). def the first thing i noticed after a few tracks.

 

Seeing them tonight in LA. Can’t wait

 

This is honestly about as perfect a record as I could have hoped for personally

 

Alex G - God Save the Animals, GOON - Green Hour of Evening, and Momma - Household Name are my top three in that order

 

This is where I’m at, I love it more with each listen!

 

yep yep!! it’s funny because you can hear the thursday influence in the rhythm section, the my chem and coheed type riffs and chord progressions going on with the guitars, and Anthony’s voice is unmistakable across all his projects, yet it feels transcendent of all those individual parts and is something completely new and different

 

These are some of my favorite Anthony vocals in awhile. Absolutely love what he’s doing.

 

Yeah this fucking rules. It feels so fresh.

 

They played the whole fucking thing

permanent rebellion
Grifter
Past lives
Grey veins

were incredible. They are way tighter live than they have any right to be on show sub 10

 

i preordered the record on revolver and it hasn't shipped yet :(((((

 

Review has been submitted. Look for it to post sometime today!

 

Been listening just about non-stop since Friday.

 

I absolutely love the production and mix on this. Not a lot of bells and whistles in terms of production flourishes, just straight up ripping for all to hear. I also love how the vocals sit behind the instruments because as I’ve said and I’ll said it again that’s that classic post hardcore mix style and I feel like this band calls back to a lot of that post hardcore we grew up with, like the early days of all their bands combined and brought into the current decade