I'm not sure if I agree on the era per se, but definite Weezer vibes. I think CC's Beatles influence is leaking in here too. A self-band named track nine albums in too, interesting time to do that. Then again, self-titled album came eight albums in...
brah every std record has gems. every single one has a different vibe and imo they cant be ranked against each other. love everything from cant slow down to daybreak havent really gotten a chance to check out anything newer than that but std is one of the greatest pop punk/emo bands of all time
I’m picking up a mix of Beatles, weezer Pinkerton era, and Superchunk. I can’t emphasize enough how stoked I am to hear the rest of this!
My favorite band returns out of nowhere. Fuck yes. It’s been too long since the s/t. I’m so ready for this album, then a tour. These boys used to tour for most of the year. The recent downtime had me worried.
You’re not alone! But they were touring nonstop from like 2006 - 2015 (or whenever the SA/STD anniversary coheadline was) so I’m sure this was a much needed break for Chris. Also the rumors of them breaking up can be put to rest which is a huge sigh of relief.
"And then we stop making sense, walk off the stage in a trance" sounds like Chris' behavior the past couple years haha
Sorry to be that guy, I just can't stand the vocals anymore, musically this sounds good, but once Chris starts singing i'm out.
I'll never forget how jarring it was that first time I heard in reverie after religiously listening to stay what you are.
My cutoff is Sound The Alarm, which very well may be my favorite STD album haha. In reverie being a close second. But yeah In Reverie at first listen was a huge WTF moment.
I feel you, I haven't really cared for Chris' singing for about 3 albums now? Didn't Rob Schnapf once say that his performance on IR sound like Chris singing while on the couch through a ham sandwich? Which I actually like his higher-liteness on IR.