I love this record and place it in the upper half of their discography, which is an incredible feat at their age. But I do kind of understand your perspective here. "Decks Dark" and "The Numbers" both seem to be big fan favorites, but they strike me as vaguely pandering, genericized versions of the HTTT aesthetic, or something like that. If nothing else, they certainly aren't particularly "innovative." I still like them plenty, but... yeah. "Glass Eyes" and "Identikit" are probably the most successful groundbreaking type song for the band here, while "Daydreaming," "Present Tense," and "Ful Stop" and are all just fantastic tracks, despite treading some of the same territory of previous records.
US tour announced! Apparently a pre-sale is being done tomorrow morning through WASTE but i havent gotten an email or anything. I imagine these shows will sell out in seconds.
That's what I'm scared of. I'm worried I'll be on the site right they go on sale and still miss them.
I didn't even know there was a presale for MSG last year haha Can't wait to see these guys again. Trying to decide if I should head out to Atlanta or Seattle for this. Likely Atlanta!
Ugh I am going to try to get these tickets on friday for Miami but have little faith. How do I get on this presale!? Im clueless. I need to see this band live.
Daydreaming Desert Island Disk Ful Stop 15 Step Myxomatosis Lucky All I Need Pyramid Song Thom fiddlin' on the Prophet Everything in it's Right Place Bloom Identikit My Iron Lung The Gloaming Electric intro I Might be Wrong Bodysnatchers Exit Music (For a Film) Reckoner No Surprises Paranoid Android Fake Plastic Trees Lotus Flower Idioteque
I still rate this pretty low on the totem pole, but a few of the songs have really grown on me. "Identikit" and "Decks Dark" are my two favorites.
I'm still torn on the idea of going weekend 1 again, lots of positives but also lots of negatives come with it
Blows my mind how much better "Bloom" is live than on TKOL. I always considered it a borderline throwaway until hearing some of these recent HQ live uploads.
Well if you end up going Weekend 2 I'll be car camping this time and I'll be 21 so we'll crack a few beers together or something