Really excited for this record and to finally see these guys for the first time somehow in December. This band has songs I like better than others, but I don’t think they’ve put out a song from Chamberlain on that I’ve actively disliked. Just so consistent
Pretty much how I feel. After the Party is better than Hello Exile but........also........Hello Exile is pretty great still !
From my run through the discography this afternoon, the last two still rule, On the Impossible Past is the masterpiece, and Rented World is mostly just not for me.
Yeah Hello Exile rules and has just some really excellent songs (HS Friend, Last to Know, Strangers Forever, Farewell Youth, Hello Exile, etc.). What a great band. Steven Hyden has that thing where he talks about great bands who pass the 5 album test, well if this new one is awesome (it probably will be), I think they'll officially pass the test.
Nothing before the Yip stuff really did it for me, and judging by the first couple songs released, this might not either. Glad everyone’s digging it though
I like to play guess the Tom fronted songs before the album comes out - Nobody Stays. Try, Ultraviolet, Alone in Dublin, and maybe High Low. Bummer on vinyl till January