@Kraal: the moderate centrist position is definitely defensible, but I think Honey's Dead and the slightly leftfield Stoned and Dethroned are more than worthy. Finding the new one kind of a bummer on the first pass though.
Saw em in Philly on the tour where William bailed (Munki?). Only time I did; wish I'd gotten it together to go sooner.
― three of the doctor's valuable bats are now dead (broom air), Sunday, 24 March 2024 19:09 (one month ago) link
Loved Honey's Dead upon release (probably the first album I got from them) and saw them on the US Rollercoaster tour. Worked my way back after that but tuned out by the time Stoned came out (it's nice though and Sometimes Always is a minor classic). Since then, I've filed them in the category of dependable bands who I don't really need anymore new/extra music from. Might pick up the new one since I'm hearing a a bit of extra synth in their sound.
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Monday, 25 March 2024 08:26 (one month ago) link
I was going to get the cassette edition, but all places had it sold-out/unavailable three days ago.
I suspect it got cancelled. Unless any of youse got it ordered?
― Mark G, Monday, 25 March 2024 18:21 (one month ago) link
New one has some cool bits (the advance tracks mostly) but also some really abysmal career nadirs (The Eagles and the Beatles? Wtf)
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Saturday, 30 March 2024 13:11 (one month ago) link
"don't come down" is exactly like the songs me and my friend strove to make in high school. i love it so much
― Comfortably numbnuts (Heez), Tuesday, 9 April 2024 12:50 (one month ago) link
they sound mostly like late-90s Primal Scream to me now
― fetter, Tuesday, 9 April 2024 16:11 (one month ago) link
Yeah, this is... not great, it's a pretty mixed bag. Which would be fine for a late career album like this, but the lows are really low.
Fully agree, that one is embarrassing.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 16 April 2024 17:14 (one month ago) link