I mean this is a weird comparison maybe but this record feels to me like what would've happened had arcade fire doubled down on neon bible
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 13 August 2018 22:24 (five years ago) link
no it sounds like muse
― na (NA), Monday, 13 August 2018 22:26 (five years ago) link
reminds me of something in the vein of the last the last manch orch or Bn album? Anyway I love it
― Mordy, Monday, 13 August 2018 22:30 (five years ago) link
muse
― na (NA), Monday, August 13, 2018 3:26 PM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
thanks
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 13 August 2018 22:32 (five years ago) link
"Wounded schoolboy prog" sounds about right.
So does Muse.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 13 August 2018 22:49 (five years ago) link
i'm not mad about the comparison but this doesn't sound like any muse record i've ever heard
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 13 August 2018 22:50 (five years ago) link
yeah idk none of this sounds like muse to me, more like brand new by way of wild beasts
― devvvine, Monday, 13 August 2018 23:05 (five years ago) link
I admit I thought of Muse a little on "Gameshark" but Muse have never released anything that successfully nutty. And nothing else on the album evokes them much at all.
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 00:16 (five years ago) link
yeah I love the all the moments like when the background synth line warps into the guitar solo in Lich Prince and when Lambert suddenly picks up speed
really don't understand the Muse comparisons at all but those high guitar notes on the title track are filling the void left by the still unreleased Wrens album for me
― ufo, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 00:20 (five years ago) link
i wish the singer had a little more game, he makes this pretty uninteresting when he's the focus
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 00:23 (five years ago) link
what a well architected rock record—tension and release, plenty of catharsis, little sonic details (s/o to walla for incredible production work, as always).
don't hear Muse in this at allllll
― austinb, Tuesday, 14 August 2018 02:39 (five years ago) link
I'm struggling to get into this because it feels like it should be up my alley but it's just not grabbing me. I don't see this as a weakness of it, but maybe me, or just my mood. I'm gonna keep at it.
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Tuesday, 14 August 2018 16:25 (five years ago) link
i def get hearing limitations in the singing. one song where i'd say his limitations actually kinda add to the intensity of the song is "lich prince". incidentally there are a lot of different vocal approaches in that song
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 16 August 2018 01:13 (five years ago) link
also finally listening to this on good speakers while high and album of the century
lol
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 16 August 2018 01:17 (five years ago) link
muse comparisons may be a side effect of how much this band loves hail to the thief maybe
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 16 August 2018 01:24 (five years ago) link
httt comparison the most generally otm so far imo, obv w some of the drum sounds but also the swaying capaciousness of a lot of it
― lowercase (eric), Thursday, 16 August 2018 01:35 (five years ago) link
brad if you're still high you should listen to the Cooper Temple Clause album I bumped their thread for
not enough ambitious rock records in that 53-57 minute sweet spot
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Thursday, 16 August 2018 01:56 (five years ago) link
Bit in the middle of Slapstick made me think I was listening to Mew
― imago, Thursday, 16 August 2018 10:26 (five years ago) link
another good comparison point
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Thursday, 16 August 2018 11:21 (five years ago) link
I FEEL LIKE A HOUSEPLANT
― devvvine, Friday, August 10, 2018 12:19 AM (six days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
*furious guitar solo*
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 16 August 2018 11:42 (five years ago) link
PALMSKEPTWHITEHOTGOLDRINGSFOLDED LIKE A
― ufo, Thursday, 16 August 2018 12:16 (five years ago) link
SO I'M EMBARRASSING MYSELF AGAIN!
^ my other favourite bit to shout on the record
― devvvine, Thursday, 16 August 2018 12:25 (five years ago) link
Mew and Radiohead were def the comparisons that came to mind first for me (as well as Arcade Fire). Dude obv doesn't have Jonsi's voice but does his own thing. Anyway, we've been enjoying it fairly well over the last few days.
― The inexorable rise of identity condiments (Sund4r), Thursday, 16 August 2018 12:43 (five years ago) link
i'm into this record. hat tip to mordy for recommending
― Trϵϵship, Friday, 17 August 2018 14:30 (five years ago) link
yeah the bridge of Lich Prince is the best thing on this album
― imago, Sunday, 19 August 2018 19:40 (five years ago) link
if anyone here is new to the band and likes this record, i may recommend the lead singer's solo album as smidley over any previous foxing record https://smidley.bandcamp.com/album/smidley
it's more traditionally indie rock but the songs are so good
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 12:08 (five years ago) link
Ok cool!
I realised that good as Lich Prince is btw, it bears a very striking resemblance to Little Rhymes by Mercury Rev - not the most flattering comparison haha
― imago, Tuesday, 21 August 2018 12:12 (five years ago) link
idk "little rhymes" is pretty good
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 12:20 (five years ago) link
i really loved all is dream in high school though
Same.
Thanks for the heads up on this guy's solo record btw.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 21 August 2018 12:24 (five years ago) link
they are GREAT live, so much more animated and hyped-up than I was expecting. six people onstage - the only issue was that the sound dwarfed the venue. they might be the only indie band successfully gunning for stadium dynamics. theonly song not improved upon was "Slapstick."
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Sunday, 2 September 2018 23:16 (five years ago) link
at hallowed ground, holding handsashing cigarettes on gravestonespin photographs on cork boardsunfollowing my dead friendssomeone’s gonna love me
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 13:45 (five years ago) link
y'all were right, this album is awesome. does anyone else get TV On the Radio vibes? cause that's one of the first things that struck me.
― fred-a van vleet (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 14:49 (five years ago) link
I can kinda get that just based on the density
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Wednesday, 31 October 2018 15:27 (five years ago) link
very good again last night, nice tight 50ish minute set, not a moment wasted. they played Roy Orbison's "Crying" over the PA as their intro and it segued wonderfully into "Grand Paradise." major points for throwing in some NMG deep cuts ("Won't Drown," "Lambert"[!!]) and for inspiring a mosh pit for about 90 seconds in the climax of "Gameshark."
Conor is one of the more weirdly compelling vocalists I've seen - he sounds just like on record, but his sound and vibe are like he killed off their real singer and replaced him with a skilled karaoke act. Like their real, more seamless and traditionally strong vocalist is locked in some cellar and he's doing the best he can to cover up the cracks with his weird kitchen-sink enthusiasm. (None of this is meant as a diss - it's endearing and distinctive.)
― Simon H., Thursday, 25 April 2019 14:39 (five years ago) link
would love to see them at an outdoor festival. this album is weirdly so summery - I associate it with my trips to play cricket last year. the sun is out now so I might put it on
― imago, Thursday, 25 April 2019 16:17 (five years ago) link
this is a great review of this album btw, which is threatening to open up it's second half for me
http://www.spectrum-pulse.ca/2018/11/album-review-nearer-my-god-by-foxing.html?m=1
still feel for brevity's sake to have the album end with heartbeats as the note of contrast to the preceding madness would have been ideal, but I am enjoying the last five tracks right now - they would make an excellent companion ep?
― imago, Thursday, 25 April 2019 17:11 (five years ago) link
haven't gotten to watch this yet but I assume it kills
https://www.npr.org/2019/06/12/731358797/foxing-tiny-desk-concert
― Simon H., Wednesday, 12 June 2019 15:27 (five years ago) link
saw these lads yesterday in the little forest stage at Latitude and they were grrrrreat! I doubt more than 50 people in the crowd had heard them before but they totally won over the crowd. need to catch a small club-ish show next time - they mentioned after the last 2 euro dates they're off home to do the new record so that may be a while.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Saturday, 20 July 2019 08:53 (four years ago) link
this album has really stayed with me
― imago, Saturday, 17 August 2019 18:15 (four years ago) link
listening now, still bangs
― devvvine, Monday, 19 August 2019 14:51 (four years ago) link
the remixes EP is not bad! the Shinoda remix does what you'd expect, but it works. I wonder if this is a sign of where they might be headed on the next one.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Tuesday, 31 December 2019 14:17 (four years ago) link
one of the guitar players bought a seven string guitar and is promising / threatening tasteful nu metal influence, lol
― be the cowboy dan, Wednesday, 1 January 2020 01:52 (four years ago) link
is this the best album released in the 2010s decade? i'd say it's in the top 5
― blue6ave, Thursday, 28 January 2021 08:18 (three years ago) link
vv good and gets better with repeats yeah. so excited for the new album
― imago, Thursday, 28 January 2021 11:56 (three years ago) link
uuuugh I thought this would be for lp4 news...cmon lads
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Thursday, 28 January 2021 11:57 (three years ago) link
Here I Wait https://t.co/J5Uc3BinLu🌒 pic.twitter.com/g8mUeI3GmL— Foxing (@Foxing) February 26, 2021
teasing something
― ufo, Friday, 26 February 2021 21:50 (three years ago) link
yesss
― stimmy stimmy yah (Simon H.), Friday, 26 February 2021 22:02 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHBCMt7xvtA
― ufo, Saturday, 6 March 2021 00:25 (three years ago) link
loving the ambition and what this does with rhythm, favourite thing is whatever on earth the drums are doing throughout the first half
― imago, Wednesday, 24 March 2021 18:27 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoKo52WVUuo
a goofy comparison to make with this one is avicii
― ufo, Thursday, 15 April 2021 07:26 (three years ago) link
jam
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 15 April 2021 14:24 (three years ago) link
based on the two new songs i'm excited for this to outdo nearer my god
so far i'm intrigued but i think i'll like them both in context of the album
― ufo, Thursday, 15 April 2021 14:26 (three years ago) link
it's out august 6th
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Wednesday, 19 May 2021 12:49 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iLRDPlp4xM
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 27 May 2021 15:47 (three years ago) link
wasn't expecting them to make an arcade fire song
― the mai tai quinn (voodoo chili), Thursday, 27 May 2021 15:51 (three years ago) link
weird/fun chord progressions on that one, I confess I haven't been straightforwardly bowled over by the new songs like I was "slapstick" or "nearer my god" but I am still cautiously optimistic
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Thursday, 27 May 2021 15:54 (three years ago) link
based on the twothree new songs i'm excited for this to outdo nearer my god
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, April 15, 2021 7:24 AM (one month ago) bookmarkflaglink
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 27 May 2021 15:55 (three years ago) link
this is like ELO gone through a dark mirror to me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOzbmmoWFHM
album of the year
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 June 2021 15:19 (two years ago) link
:/
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Thursday, 24 June 2021 15:21 (two years ago) link
how could you be lukewarm about this one!!!!!
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 June 2021 15:22 (two years ago) link
i saw this and i was like "is brad booking tours now?" haha
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/manchester-orchestra-foxing-announce-2021-2022-north-american-tour/
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 24 June 2021 15:27 (two years ago) link
lmao HELL YEAH
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 June 2021 15:27 (two years ago) link
huh i should go to the hammerstein show... love hammerstein
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 24 June 2021 15:28 (two years ago) link
I'm listening back to all the singles now, I guess I mainly just don't find their synth/electronic sounds very interesting and the mixing/production hurts my ears at times, I miss the warmth and spaciousness of the previous records (there is a bit of this on "speak with the dead" at least)
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Thursday, 24 June 2021 15:34 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn4EBfacdAs
i'm starting a second thread for this album
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 15 July 2021 15:55 (two years ago) link
this one kinda sounds like odd blood-era yeasayer, obviously ymmv
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 15 July 2021 16:01 (two years ago) link
here to give these guys unwieldy thread titles:
DRAW DOWN THE MOON, the 2021 indie rock album serving lindsey buckingham realness, by foxing
― STOCK FIST-PUMPER BRAD (BradNelson), Thursday, 5 August 2021 19:13 (two years ago) link
Travelling to my first game of the cricket season. Sun's out. Time to stick on NMG
― imago, Sunday, 24 April 2022 12:17 (two years ago) link