I remember seeing that live video of Flicker, Fade for the first time and thinking, “alright, they’re actually back now.”
There's a great EP in there on New Again. I love Swing, Lonely Lonely, Summer Man, Carpathia, and Everything Must Go. Unfortunately it's a full length New Again, Sink Into Me, and Jenny murder it as an album for me. I actually like some of the other songs a fair bit going back to it now but those would all be in my 5 least favorite TBS songs lol. I know some people love New Again and Sink but respectively I absolutely despise the verses and the chorus.
I've always enjoyed cut me up Jenny. It's not my favorite but I like it a lot. Also always thought the hate that album got was really overblown
It’s the closest they ever got to actually pushing themselves in new territories on a technical level imo. A couple songs have interesting time signatures and structures, really thoughtful instrumentation, and imo mostly great vocal melodies. The three-part harmony in Carpathia is maybe my favorite thing they’ve ever put on a song.
where you want to be, tell all your friends, tidal wave, taking back sunday, louder now, new again, happiness is
New Again is one of their most consistent albums. Every song is solid Tidal Wave is probably their best post-reunion, but S/T has like 4 of their best songs so it's still one of my favorites
I liked it at release but probably just because i was desperate for new TBS. Sink into me is them trying to make another radio hit after makedamnsure but for all the wrong reasons.
Laughing out loud because a friend of mine and I consistently say "ladies and gentleman" at the beginning of every sentence in a mocking tone whenever TBS is discussed because the last time we saw them he fucking said it in between every. single. song. It was great/hilarious at the same time.
Feels like we’ve done this 4 times since TW came out but people keep messing it up sooo WYWTB HI LN/TW/NA TAYF S/T