they sound triter on this new one. Sunbather is the better album.
― charlie h, Thursday, 15 October 2015 08:56 (eight years ago) link
otm
― franklin, Thursday, 15 October 2015 09:20 (eight years ago) link
Finally listening to this/them for the first time. Some parts sound like generic screamo, some like generic Radiohead, and it all fits together oddly. Not altogether bad, but so fucking weird to me that this is anyone's favorite record of 2015.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Wednesday, 30 December 2015 04:07 (eight years ago) link
They do a bunch of things and none of them really well.
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Wednesday, 30 December 2015 04:08 (eight years ago) link
drummer sounds like he's trying to outplay his level
― on entre O.K. on sort K.O. (man alive), Wednesday, 30 December 2015 04:09 (eight years ago) link
these dudes are still false af
haha a non-metal friend wrote me and was like 'i like this album but can you tell me, is it "hipster metal"?'
― j., Wednesday, 27 April 2016 17:01 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU8g0XNyHRw&feature=share
"Honeycomb" by Deafheaven from the album 'Ordinary Corrupt Human Love,' available July 13th
― j., Wednesday, 18 April 2018 20:11 (six years ago) link
i listened to this today and then the imperial triumphant album from this year -
https://soundcloud.com/earsplit/sets/imperial-triumphant-abyssal
- and since they both have a pretty dry and somehow contemporary sound i was struck by how un-science-fictiony the deafheaven record is. i think that might have been touched on in one of the reviews linked upthread, that it's adapted somehow for present-day gleaming-surface air-conditioned-nightmare precarious tech-bro life, but that must have something to do with the deliberate musical choices, the aiming for radio-friendly tones and structures and transitions. it's like it puts the record in the genre of 'realism', whereas your typical present-day black metal or death metal record, whatever resonances it can be found to have with reality or parts of it, code in terms of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romance, etc. per our hallowed traditions.
even something as apocalyptic and otherworldly at times as black sabbath, it seems the blues element and the lingering 60s rock-combo dna make it all the more sinister, just so far as they make the music seem like it matches somehow with the actual contemporary world. even when ozzy's singing 'take your body to a copse' the archaism doesn't sound like an affectation, it seems like something mysterious and fearful still present in the world now (then).
― j., Saturday, October 3, 2015 2:17 PM (two years ago
me otm
― j., Wednesday, 18 April 2018 20:18 (six years ago) link
they're touring with Uniform and Drab Majesty - interesting lineup, might have to check it out.
― Simon H., Wednesday, 18 April 2018 20:19 (six years ago) link
the 12-minute "Canary Yellow" now up to stream
― Simon H., Tuesday, 12 June 2018 14:08 (six years ago) link
omg can't breathe
― imago, Tuesday, 12 June 2018 14:15 (six years ago) link
even more than usual it sounds like four different songs stitched together, but it's got strong stitching.
― Simon H., Tuesday, 12 June 2018 14:19 (six years ago) link
lol
― obnoxious pun (ultros ultros-ghali), Tuesday, 12 June 2018 14:32 (six years ago) link
Wow "Canary Yellow" is great. Loving both of these. Hell yeah.
― gman59, Tuesday, 12 June 2018 20:35 (six years ago) link
Now streaming!
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/05/625292101/first-listen-deafheaven-ordinary-corrupt-human-love
― Simon H., Thursday, 5 July 2018 12:02 (five years ago) link
these songs are long
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Thursday, 5 July 2018 14:45 (five years ago) link
on the bright side the first song is hilarious
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Thursday, 5 July 2018 14:47 (five years ago) link
this might be the first time i'm fully onboard with deafheaven! these songs are all ridiculous
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Thursday, 5 July 2018 14:55 (five years ago) link
They fully embraced their corny aspects on this one and it's a good look
― Simon H., Thursday, 5 July 2018 14:58 (five years ago) link
it really is!
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Thursday, 5 July 2018 15:05 (five years ago) link
shouts out to "near" which pretty much could've been on last year's slowdive record
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Thursday, 5 July 2018 15:15 (five years ago) link
hell yeah. just played through it for the first time. everything I wanted and more. "You Without End" really is their most over the top yet. I also like "Near" a lot, "Worthless Animal" too and the Chelsea Wolfe track stood out. fuck, I just love this whole album.
― gman59, Thursday, 5 July 2018 19:31 (five years ago) link
Enjoying this a lot. "Glint" is standing out for me.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 6 July 2018 13:09 (five years ago) link
v happy that this arrived when it did
― the ghost of tom, choad (thomp), Sunday, 8 July 2018 07:52 (five years ago) link
on and on we choke on
― the ghost of tom, choad (thomp), Sunday, 8 July 2018 08:19 (five years ago) link
this is dull as heck as per
― imago, Sunday, 8 July 2018 21:01 (five years ago) link
you can have 1,000 hooks sections but if the song is insipid glurge they don't matter
the slowdive one is nice tho
― lowercase (eric), Sunday, 8 July 2018 21:08 (five years ago) link
y’all have cotton in your ears and tar in your hearts
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Sunday, 8 July 2018 21:11 (five years ago) link
fair
― lowercase (eric), Sunday, 8 July 2018 21:13 (five years ago) link
❤
― imago, Sunday, 8 July 2018 21:17 (five years ago) link
I feel like I'm hearing a lot of Radiohead in this. That thing at 2:13 in Canary Yellow.
― jmm, Sunday, 8 July 2018 21:28 (five years ago) link
starts off sound a lot like the end of "Layla"
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 2 August 2018 18:03 (five years ago) link
i really really like this album but i rarely listen to it as an album—i keep getting stuck on particular songs and just listen to them over and over. first canary yellow, then honeycomb, now worthless animal
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Thursday, 16 August 2018 18:23 (five years ago) link
i was really surprised and impressed with their live show as well. way over-the-top and entertaining without taking themselves too seriously
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Thursday, 16 August 2018 18:25 (five years ago) link
Yeah these guys were great when I saw them recently. Great fun show.
― mikethegrouch, Thursday, 16 August 2018 18:30 (five years ago) link
I did an interview in person when the band played Philly last month. I found George to be open and engaging, not guarded at all, which considering how polarizing the band is, I kind of expected. He was especially proud of the touring package of hand-picked support. The show was phenomenal.
http://www.invisibleoranges.com/deafheaven-interview/
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 16 August 2018 21:19 (five years ago) link
i appreciated how the singer would rock the fuck out no matter how quiet or slow the song was at that particular section
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Thursday, 16 August 2018 21:27 (five years ago) link
this is their best album but the drummer constantly playing the same fill is grating
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 17:43 (five years ago) link
new album out in august. first single is elusively kicking around, apparently a bit of a departure
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Tuesday, 8 June 2021 16:21 (three years ago) link
wish they'd depart completely tbh
― imago, Tuesday, 8 June 2021 16:49 (three years ago) link
i'm really sorry that you are being forced to listen to them against your will imago, that sucks
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 8 June 2021 16:52 (three years ago) link
I must admit I still think about the phrase "pompous drums" every time I listen to them
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Tuesday, 8 June 2021 16:54 (three years ago) link
lol sorry
― imago, Tuesday, 8 June 2021 16:55 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK300gUp04c
they've ditched the pompous drums!
― ufo, Wednesday, 9 June 2021 03:31 (three years ago) link
they're just a normal shoegaze band now i guess and better for it
Nice tune
― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 03:54 (three years ago) link
They’ve turned into Alcest and I, for one, couldn’t be happier
― 80's hair metal , and good praise music ! (DJP), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 10:56 (three years ago) link
ok this song rules, the great justin meldal-johnson on the boards as well apparently
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 12:16 (three years ago) link
that's always a great sign
― ufo, Wednesday, 9 June 2021 12:36 (three years ago) link
Yeah, this is really good.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 13:56 (three years ago) link