I got the 320 and listening back there's definitely a skip but it won't ruin the song or anything, I didn't even notice on first listen. It's just a blip.
@Jason Tate - are Aaron Weiss' vocals meant to be that buried in the song or is it just the leak out there?
I haven't listened to it yet, but I'm assuming it's the same from the description. I think it's a stylistic choice.
Rose Colored Boy and Idle Worship are both UNREAL. This record slams I'm never gonna stop listening to it
When everyone has played this a billion times I'll be back with more recs for music like this. (Paramore are firmly in the "best band to come from our scene" talk now with their catalog and knocking this one out of the park too.)
I quite like the tone they've gone for with this album but I don't think they've pulled it off to their usual standard.
Whoever was responsible for that rubbery guitar tone (Justin Meldal Johnsen?), I want to say thank you to. It's this perfectly tight sound that sounds so fucking good.
I can't get that part at the start of Rose-Coloured Boy out of my head. Can't wait to listen further but the songs that standout easily are Hard Times, Rose-Coloured Boy, Told You So, Idle Worship. Can see a bad reaction coming to No Friend but imagine Hayley was absolutely ecstatic she got to make that happen.
First half is killer, drags a bit in the middle and then catches up again at the end on first impression. I've just gotta have the regular battle with itunes for a few hours so I can have this on my phone for work tomorrow, it's been syncing for half an hour :)
hahahaha i really don't have anything constructive to add yet because i'm really trying not to cry at my desk but wOW!!!!!!!!!! i can't believe there's literally just a mewithoutYou song on this album, i can't believe 26 is my life, i CAN believe this is the best band in the world.