Tried to listen to this again the other day and I still think it has a few bangers but also a lot of poopy.
Retrograde, Lost Positives, Ghost, Aquamarine, Mirror Box, The Afterglow and Cut And Run are certified bangers from DR. The rest are good too though. There isn’t a song I skip on the album
hmm, now that i go through their discog, i guess i moreso meant they've just gotten better/catchier/poppier in a way that works for me. I think DR and TIHTWS have a lot of choruses i wanna sing along to whereas i tend to get more out of the verses on I Am Alive and Rescue, the choruses a lot of the time are just kinda there for me. fwiw i like every album, i just think shane's melodies have been the biggest ongoing change in the band for me.
I think they said this ABR tour was their last big tour for the year so my guess is they’ll continue to write and record in the fall.
They were great last night, but clearly an ABR crowd. They did Burn It Down and pulled out I Will Illuminate which was a cool surprise! Shane said see you next year
So I somehow forgot how good This Is How The Wind Shifts is???? Hit after hit on that album, and the way they staged the tracks to meet each other is just great and something I haven't heard another band do. Also: Burn It Down is such an ear worm...can't wait for more.