The Menzingers - Hello Exile (October 4, 2019) Album • Page 103

Anyone part of their regulars club? Just wondering what kind of bsides they’ve released?

 

Not really any B-sides yet just some alternate versions / demos / live acoustic stuff. There is a Hello Exile bside coming at some point though

 

As a wide release or just as an exclusive? ATP bsides are awesome so I’d imagine these would be good.

 

Seems like it'll be a Patreon exclusive at least at first

In my opinion the patreon has been 100% worth it

 

Hopefully they wide release it at some point.

 

Still 425 patrons away from dropping the b-side. Hopefully there's some renewed momentum as live shows come back.

 

Or….Release the bside to a wide audience, renew interested the band and people signing up for a Patreon and attending lives shows?

 

Not expecting a b-side from an album cycle ago to make waves outside the band's existing fanbase, honestly. And I'm sure the Patreon pays the band better than streams on a single, too.

 

You can buy off bandcamp. I’d assume Epitaph may have release rights if was paid for during HE sessions.

I get there’s room in the Patreon world, I just don’t like new stuff being exclusive the only. Live shows, chats, alt versions, exclusive stuff yeah. I just hope it’s released to the masses….like I said, bandcamp is a good sale option place. And releasing songs does move the needle, even if not to a mass audience. That’s what albums, big tours, videos and maybe inclusions to soundtracks/appearances can do.

 

How many ATP bsides are out there?

 

Think we're more or less on the same page here. In this case it's not even 'songs' plural, just a single b-side that's already been offered to Patreon subscribers as a tier reward. I don't think the band will renege on that, but I would say it's a safe bet that any original material that premieres as a Patreon exclusive will eventually find its way to a wider audience, whether that's on streaming or a Bandcamp Friday release etc.

 

Yeah, probably. I just want it to find it way to a wider audience. Spanish Love Songs just released a couple songs (original/cover) a week or so ago that wasn’t to just to Patreon.

Menzingers had Cemetry’s Garden/No Penance come out too on RSD. Having so rotting to your paying club members first is fine, but I just want to see people buying on alt sources like bandcamp being able to get to a new song as well.

 

they were alright last night. predictably the OTIP songs went off the most. it was pretty empty though with them opening.

 

I am deceased

 

Thank god I was really getting worried I wasn't going to see them or Dirty Nil this year

 

holy shit lincoln hall

 

Right?! Heads up- tckets literally just went on sale 5 mins ago if you haven't snagged them yet.

 

$40 holy crap

 

Considering I'd easily pay $30+ to see Menz and NIL individually, and after all the effects of COVID, yeah I paid this lol.

 

I hesitated for a few seconds when I saw that two tickets with fees was almost $100, but it's been way too long since I've seen them, plus I get the bonus of seeing The Dirty Nil for the first time.

 

$50 is definitely a lot even in post-pandemic times, but it's a smaller venue for them so I guess I can see it.

I've never gotten into The Menzingers much but I want to see The Dirty Nil so maybe I'll end up going. What's a good Menzingers album to start with?

 

On the Impossible Past

 

Considering the Richmond show on this run is $32 after fees and at a smaller venue than Lincoln Hall, I feel like you guys are getting hit with that major market premium real bad here.

 

Agreed. For the Cincy date I only paid $28 per ticket after fees.