Thrice - Horizons / West (October 3rd, 2025) • Page 22

I adore this album, man. There's been so much amazing music lately.

 

This is absolutely incredible so far. Undertowwwww are you kidding me!? Undertow into Holding On is astounding. Crooked Shadows! Distant Suns wow.

This is paring perfectly too cuz I’m working up in the hills today and my drive this am with the album was perfect. Sun just coming up above the rain and cloudy mountains. We’re fucking back

 

This is terrific, really hits its stride in the second half. I'm sure there will be more to say down the road but for now I'm really pleased with the sonic direction they took here.

 

I dig it. Won't top Vheissu/TAI/Beggars for me, but it might be their best album post hiatus.

 

I feel like this album is so much better than Alchemy and Beggars, in my mind there's no comparison. Those records have some songs I dislike. This album is flawless.

This one is going to be up there with Vheissu and IOS for me in the top 3 Thrice albums.

 

Vesper Light is awesome.

 

This album rules so far hell yea

 

Hey there’s a song about you on the new Taylor Swift album.

 

Two distracted listens while playing with my daughter but I’m enjoying this big time.

Early standout is undertow

 

My first listen take is this might be my favorite entire album work post-hiatus.

 

Yeah, on first play through I feel like this continues their amazing run from Vheissu through Major/Minor. Best they've done post-hiatus. Going to be jamming this for awhile!

 

I feel like they should open their tour with the blackout/gnash combo. Works so well together

 

I was thinking that same thing.

 

Reminder that today is Bandcamp Friday if anyone wants to put some extra cash in Thrice's pocket

 

this thing rules. excited to sink my teeth in it some more. only gripe is i really dont like it when albums end on a ton of empty space. first world problem but it’s the worst when listening to my fav songs on shuffle haha.

fav Thrice record is Vheissu. probs Beggars and TBEITBN after that

 

This album rules. I would’ve called the last Horizons their best since Beggars, and this one is easily even more so “best since Beggars.”

Speaking of Beggars, I think that’s the album I’d compare this to the most? Surprised to see Vheissu be the main comparison point for some people. This definitely leans into certain tones and vibes I’d associate with parts of Vheissu and Alchemy Index, but the some of the parts is Beggars to me. Maybe eventually I’ll land on a good way to articulate that, lol.

 

The chanting on Blackout when it starts to pick up takes me back to the first time I heard Image of the Invisible

 

I'm also not a huge fan of the quiet ending, but on my better headphones I feel like I'm listening to a massive container ship (or maybe a train) pass by, and it's not a bad fit after Vesper Light thundered through.

 

Has anyone found the digital lyric booklet anywhere? They posted them for the past couple albums here:
The official site for Thrice and the Thrice Alliance fan community.

Assuming it will pop up there soon, but I don't know if any other platforms include it these days.

 

Dustin agrees with you lol on the latest podcast that got posted here, he said it was especially in the grooves that he sensed a similarity to Beggars

 

imma say it:

01: vheissu
02: alchemy
03: artist (revisited)
04: west

 

This is way more vheissu than beggars to me too

 

If people want to rank, do it right.


1. Beggars
2. Vheissu
3. The Artist In The Ambulance
4. The Illusion Of Safety
5. Horizons West
6. Water
7. Earth
8. Palms
9. To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere
10. Horizons East
11. Fire
12. Major minor
13. Identity Crisis
14. Air

Rank: Anything

 

Yeah, I think the grooves are something I feel more on Beggars than Vheissu. Very similar blend of groove and ambiance/mood.

 

Where’s the podcast?