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Noah Gundersen - A Pillar of Salt (Oct. 8, 2021) Album • Page 4

Discussion in 'Music Forum' started by Slangster, Sep 9, 2021.

  1. And AFI, Lit, Ludo, Fall Out Boy...
     
  2. Turbowülf

    Newbie

    I adore White Noise. It’s probably my favorite now. (Although ask me tomorrow and it would change I’m sure) But I remember being super disappointed that it didn’t sound like Ledges or CTG when it came out. Just gotta wait till it hits you just right I guess
     
  3. quietwords

    RIP EmoPunkKid28: 2002-2016 Prestigious

    I think lover is my favorite at this point?
     
  4. Ben Lee

    I drink coffee and dad my kids Supporter

    Lover is easily my favorite. He could continue to make variation after variation of that record and I would listen every time.
     
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  5. I adore this. This is so absolutely my shit. Huge lush emotional gorgeously in my wheelhouse.
     
  6. Dog Fish

    Mutt

    wait the whole album?
     
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  8. Slangster

    Won "Best Hog" at the Hog Shit Snarfing Contest Supporter

    Does it do the half singer/songwritery, half poppy thing from Lover or does it lean to one particular side?
     
  9. It feels completely cohesive as one. Like Stranger in the Alps, poppy and full singer songwriter songs.
     
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  10. Ben Lee

    I drink coffee and dad my kids Supporter

    God damnit, Jason Tate.
     
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  12. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    Haha, busy weekend, so I didn't get to sit down with this until today. But I'd echo pretty much everything you've said so far. It corrects one of my only complaints about Lover, which is that it felt like Noah hadn't quite figured out how to blend his pop sensibilities with his folk/singer-songwriter side yet. As much as I adore that record, it ends up feeling a tad disjointed. This one combines everything he does well really naturally, and doesn't have a song that's a noticeable outlier or weak point (IMO) in the way that a couple of the tracks on White Noise and Lover just never worked for me. You mentioned Stranger in the Alps, which is a good reference point. It also reminds me a bit of Field Report's Marigolden, which does a similarly effortless blend between folk, pop, and little electronic flourishes.

    So, very positive first impressions. Looking forward to spending more time with it and really getting into the lyrics. "Sleepless in Seattle" already has some of my favorite lyrical work he's done, just in terms of what that song says and the emotions it's conveying.
     
  13. Dog Fish

    Mutt

    How…churchy/spiritual/biblical is it?
     
  14. morken

    Not everything means something, honey Supporter

    He's not really religious anymore, if that's what you're referring to. His lyrics haven't felt "churchy" to me for many years. Carry the Ghost had some songs about his issues with religion if I recall correctly, after that it's been mostly about love, drugs and other struggles, heh.
    But @Craig Manning the lyric master can probably elaborate on this.
     
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  15. Dog Fish

    Mutt

    Just a question based off the pillar of salt explanation he gave a bit ago. I was curious how deep it ran throughout the record and if it went beyond that story.
     
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  16. Turbowülf

    Newbie

    I forgot a couple of you cats get the albums in advance. Never been more envious in my life
     
  17. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    I can't imagine anyone who is a Noah Gundersen fan not loving this album. It's such an emotional wallop. Might be his best album since Ledges. "Bright Lost Things" is my early favorite.
     
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  18. .K.

    Trusted Prestigious

    This sounds like it’s my kind of Noah album.
     
  19. Ferrari333SP

    Prestigious Supporter

    I want this album NOW
     
  20. Craig Manning

    @FurtherFromSky Moderator

    This fucking part:

    Where it's just half finished skyscrapers begging the question
    Does anyone care anymore?
    This city was built on the back of a spirit that I can't feel anymore
    Maybe there's a new anger or a new seed for some younger farmer to sow
    But right now it feels like last call on New Year's Eve
    And the bartender is telling me to go
    But I don't want to go home
     
  21. Dave Diddy

    Grief is only love that’s got no place to go Supporter

    Fuck me up Noah. I'm ready.
     
  22. Turbowülf

    Newbie

    Not having this record right now on this beautiful fall day in Kentucky is killing me
     
  23. “The Coast” is an all timer for me.
     
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  24. Dog Fish

    Mutt

    God I don’t condone leaked but I’d do horrible things to hear this album. I need it in my life. It’s been a weird few days.
     
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