The Maine - XOXO: From Love and Anxiety In Real Time (July 9, 2021) Album • Page 45

Acoustic / remix version of a song?

I doubt they'll do a deluxe.

 

I love YAO. But this new album is pop gold. So good.

 

after release month YAO kinda hid in the backseat for the rest of the year for me. "One Sunset" is the only track i kept going back to (still do), "My Best Habit" had some legs too for a while. i'm only on my third day with XOXO but it's already way more captivating imo

 

Pat, Kennedy and Garrett legit said they have 4 fully recorded songs that didn't make the album, one that they said was a "banger" and "probably better than anything on this album"... weird, why wouldn't they have it on if it was that good? Also sounds like they might have a feature track that would be pushed towards radio.

 

All very interesting…didn’t expect any of that

 

Weird! Maybe a deluxe version is coming?

 

Because musicians are weird and they like to make us crazy

 

Considering the album is only 32 minutes as is……wish they just added these to the album. The more the better

 

I really hope so. Also, if there is one, give the deluxe edition a more interesting cover than a fuzzy red dot on a yellow background.

 

You need lots of releases now. Better to save songs for future one-off single releases than tack them onto the album. It's all about frequency of release.

 

I think 10 song albums nowadays are pretty perfect. I’m glad they did it this way.

 

My only qualm with the length is that I wish "Love in Real Time" wasn't quite so short.

 

I dunno 32 minutes is pretty short...and that's assuming one likes every song on it. Would have loved more.

 

It would probably be my favorite song on here if it wasn't only 1:50

 

It feels like a clip!

 

Love in real time might be my favorite as well. The clip of them listening to it in the studio was really fucking cool to see. They played it before the rooftop livestream the other night.

as much as I wish the record was longer, it makes sense to withhold some songs. They are obviously going for radio so it’s good to sit on some songs in case nothing else from the record hits. As someone else said, you need to be constantly releasing music nowadays.

 

I agree, the artwork is horrible

 

Good for radio. Not good for me lol

 

Same goes for the LLL artwork I'd say, doesn't suit the album at all

 

oh i don’t agree with that

 

Hard disagree there. I think the LLL artwork is perfect. Same with You Are OK. I still don't like the XOXO artwork though. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

Out on that take

 

Yeah I love the LLL artwork. I think it’s perfect for the tone of the album.

I also really like YAO’s too.

Not mad on XOXO but I don’t hate it.

 

I think the colors fit the vibe. Also, this album is the *perfect* length. It is not a more the merrier situation. Part of what makes LLL such a stone cold classic is that it's essentially 8 perfect songs with interludes.

 

LLL is kinda tied together by its three title tracks and I think the art fits all of those, therefore working for the record. But I get why someone might hear Bad Behavior or Reverie and not think the artwork matches