there are so many weird directions this album goes in but they all work. the title track kind of reminds me of owl city
― k3vin k., Thursday, 9 March 2017 19:00 (seven years ago) link
ILM's shamful love of this band is my fave phenomenon.
― Tim F, Thursday, 9 March 2017 20:19 (seven years ago) link
lol OTM
― gr8080, Thursday, 9 March 2017 20:22 (seven years ago) link
I voted for "This Must Be My Dream," which I figured out doesn't sound like Alexander O'Neal so much as a track from Human League's Crash, also produced by Jam-Lewis.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, March 9, 2017 11:58 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
oh yeah def. love is all that matters
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Thursday, 9 March 2017 20:25 (seven years ago) link
Still don't know what to vote for. Few albums are so much more than the sum of their parts
― an uptempo Pop/Hip Hop mentality (imago), Thursday, 9 March 2017 20:26 (seven years ago) link
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson)
my man
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 9 March 2017 20:29 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 10 March 2017 00:01 (seven years ago) link
that's the right top 3
― ufo, Friday, 10 March 2017 00:15 (seven years ago) link
a little surprised that no one else voted for "if i believe you" -- i see it as the album's centerpiece
― k3vin k., Friday, 10 March 2017 00:17 (seven years ago) link
i love it but it's too pastiche
― Lebro v. Wade (Spottie), Friday, 10 March 2017 00:18 (seven years ago) link
Wow these results are surprising. "The Sound" seems low
― monotony, Friday, 10 March 2017 00:36 (seven years ago) link
i might be coming around to "a change of heart" being the correct answer
― k3vin k., Monday, 20 March 2017 19:47 (seven years ago) link
starting to crack the second half of the album. the title track, 'loving someone', 'paris', all crucial to me now. still not sure about the jesus one, 'this must be my dream', the shoegazey one, or the last 2
― flopson, Monday, 20 March 2017 20:39 (seven years ago) link
actually nah i love the jesus one
― flopson, Monday, 20 March 2017 20:44 (seven years ago) link
the jesus one = "if i believe you"?
― k3vin k., Monday, 20 March 2017 20:50 (seven years ago) link
ya
― flopson, Monday, 20 March 2017 20:53 (seven years ago) link
bro that's like the best one
― k3vin k., Monday, 20 March 2017 21:49 (seven years ago) link
it's got a sax solo and sounds like it came from the alexander o'neal christmas record
haha this is so otm
― flopson, Monday, 20 March 2017 23:51 (seven years ago) link
Increasingly convinced that "Paris" is their best song, edging out "Somebody Else" and "A Change of Heart." They're such a spotty band for me—makes sense when you make a 74 minute album indebted to a million disparate influences—but they've been on repeat since February 2016. Matt Healy can be insufferable (as on "Loving Someone" or "She's American," or in some of his interviews) but he's one of the funniest lyricists of the last couple years. "You said I'm full of diseases/Your eyes were full of regret/And then you took a picture of your salad/And put it on the Internet" would be a Drake lyric if he had a sense of humor. Moments in "The Sound" and "Paris" are also funny.
― Handsome Bookor, Monday, 20 March 2017 23:58 (seven years ago) link
"You said I'm full of diseases/Your eyes were full of regret/And then you took a picture of your salad/And put it on the Internet" would be a Drake lyric if he had a sense of humor.
lol i've thought this to myself before
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 March 2017 00:03 (seven years ago) link
that line actually resonated for me tho no joke
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 21 March 2017 03:34 (seven years ago) link
like if you take diseases to not be literal lol u_u
"You're so conceited, I / said I don't love you / what does it matter if I lied to you?"
is a perfect lyric
― Tim F, Tuesday, 21 March 2017 08:02 (seven years ago) link
"She's a pain in the nose/And I'm a pain in women's clothes/And you're a walking overdose in a great coat" and "Mr. Serotonin Man, lend me a gram/You call yourself a friend?"
are also great
― Handsome Bookor, Tuesday, 21 March 2017 13:18 (seven years ago) link
i've got two left feet and i'm starting to cheat on my girlfriend again
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 March 2017 13:19 (seven years ago) link
for some reason "a change of heart" gives me vibes similar to modern vampires of the city as well as those of hats, so basically the best shit ever
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 22 March 2017 02:47 (seven years ago) link
"theremin" sound on Change of Heart is just a synth with the portamento cranked up to the max (imo)
― flopson, Wednesday, 22 March 2017 15:12 (seven years ago) link
at first 'somebody else' was my favorite but 'change of heart' has more replay imo
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Wednesday, 22 March 2017 17:31 (seven years ago) link
kinda overdosed on this record last year but i'm revisiting it today and it's... just so great
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 1 December 2017 19:27 (six years ago) link
i'm just with my friends online
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Friday, 1 December 2017 19:29 (six years ago) link
^^^^
― k3vin k., Friday, 1 December 2017 21:28 (six years ago) link
both posts otm
front to back unskippable
― J0rdan S., Friday, 1 December 2017 22:22 (six years ago) link
i just play both full lengths all the way through at this point
― competitive shooter - - - - (Spottie), Friday, 1 December 2017 22:32 (six years ago) link
yeah 2nd one made the 1st one better in retrospect, because you realize the sounds they shed for the 2nd one were always just decoration anyway
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Friday, 1 December 2017 23:40 (six years ago) link
Okay, well...
*deep breath*
I'm sure Brad is going to be all like "I told you so", and I'm fully willing to eat enough humble pie to make me obese, but as it turns out...
...I actually really like this album. No joke!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:20 (six years ago) link
I FUCKING TOLD YOU SO
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:25 (six years ago) link
I had a very bad first impression of this band - I didn't like the first album at all (I still don't - I revisited it after getting into this album recently and it reminded me why I disliked the band at first - I just don't think the songwriting or vocal performances are that strong) and I found Matty Healy to be incredibly insufferable (and still do) but this album is a huge leap ahead, IMO, and I wish this album had been the first thing I heard from 'em.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:26 (six years ago) link
one of us!
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:31 (six years ago) link
YESSSSS
― Simon H., Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:31 (six years ago) link
A better world is possible
― Simon H., Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:32 (six years ago) link
Like, they seem to have rectified almost everything I disliked about the first LP on this record - the songwriting is stronger, the vocals hardly ever veer into territory that annoys me and are more pleasant to listen to, and of course I love the diversity of the thing. That George Daniel is as much, if not more of a creative force in this band helps. It's really not the Matt Healy show. Some of the lyrics are a bit ridic in places, but I'm willing to overlook this. The only song I find "lesser" than the others is 'Loving Someone', everything else is great.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:32 (six years ago) link
('Paris', 'She's American', 'Lostmyhead' and 'She Lays Down' all too low)
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:38 (six years ago) link
wow this is truly one of the great ILM moments
― Hall of Fam (Spottie), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:45 (six years ago) link
I'm still not a fan of the first album. Some of the tracks on the EP's are quite nice. This album is great!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:48 (six years ago) link
oh yeah i was gonna direct you toward the eps
― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:49 (six years ago) link
Yeah, on the EP's it's mostly the "atmospheric" stuff I like, but I really like 'So Far (It's Alright)'!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 16:56 (six years ago) link
This is weird. Is this real?
I too don't have that much time for the debut and think the follow up was a massive step up. Just out of interest, what made you finally decide to give it a listen?
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 17:12 (six years ago) link
We always welcome new converts.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Wednesday, 27 June 2018 17:17 (six years ago) link
It really makes me feel like anything is possible on here now. I can see Lex reappearing us to tell us that he's had a change of heart about Destroyer and how he's been having a glorious summer of Kaputt!
― kitchen person, Wednesday, 27 June 2018 17:25 (six years ago) link