my god this thing cooks
i'm sort of disappointed that this doesn't sound as "good" as their last record but they traded ballou for another guy. it's kinda got a black metal majesty feel in how trebly it is though
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Friday, 13 May 2016 19:26 (eight years ago) link
this album makes me feel as if i live in a town called riff city
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Friday, 13 May 2016 19:39 (eight years ago) link
Population: ROCK
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 13 May 2016 20:12 (eight years ago) link
The city keeps very poor census data.
― jmm, Friday, 13 May 2016 20:21 (eight years ago) link
The Pitchfork review is really good.
― Don Van Gorp, midwest regional VP, marketing (誤訳侮辱), Monday, 16 May 2016 13:04 (eight years ago) link
Ballou is back for the new one!
And it fuckin' rules.
As does this band.
― alpine static, Friday, 14 February 2020 02:08 (four years ago) link
bump because this is the best album out today
― alpine static, Friday, 14 February 2020 18:17 (four years ago) link
I'm ambivalent. The new singer is...fine, but they should never have English-language lyrics again. The riffs are as good as any they've ever written, but the session drummer is functional at best. Their old drummer Kjetil was crucial to their sound; I hope his actual replacement brings it live. The background vocals on "Bråtebrann" rule. In fact, that's my favorite song on the record so far.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 14 February 2020 18:21 (four years ago) link
still love this band
― ciderpress, Monday, 30 March 2020 19:22 (four years ago) link
Me too, the new one rips. I like it even more than Splid. Could have used Ballou production, but I dig this and, thankfully, they appear to have switched indeed ditched the English lyrics.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 10 October 2023 21:08 (seven months ago) link