albums released on sub pop are about the only ones that still do leak months in advance
― ufo, Tuesday, 9 November 2021 20:53 (two years ago) link
What’s with the CAPS
― calstars, Tuesday, 9 November 2021 21:10 (two years ago) link
that’s a GOOD question
― winters (josh), Tuesday, 9 November 2021 21:17 (two years ago) link
i'm looking forward to this because 7 was their best by quite a margin
― ufo, Tuesday, 9 November 2021 21:23 (two years ago) link
Is there a RELEASE DATE?
― calstars, Tuesday, 9 November 2021 21:33 (two years ago) link
the full physical album will be released on Feb 18th which is when the last chapter will be released on streaming
― winters (josh), Tuesday, 9 November 2021 21:55 (two years ago) link
the four parts are being released on nov 10, dec 8, jan 19, and then feb 18
― ufo, Tuesday, 9 November 2021 21:56 (two years ago) link
OTM
― A Pile of Ants (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 9 November 2021 21:58 (two years ago) link
Nov 10? That’s tomorrow (tomorrow…tomorrow…tomorrow)https://i.imgur.com/dLxy08W.png
― calstars, Tuesday, 9 November 2021 22:00 (two years ago) link
excited for this but on the other hand i hated it when hayley williams adopted almost precisely this same release strategy for her album last year - i might just listen to the first part and then wait for the rest in february
― monotony, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 00:45 (two years ago) link
i think the hayley williams album was particularly unsuited to that release strategy because its sequencing was so chaotic. i think bill callahan did something similar recently and it wasn't as bad
― ufo, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 00:49 (two years ago) link
― A Pile of Ants (Boring, Maryland)
― just staying (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 05:29 (two years ago) link
definitely sounds like beach house, just with some string arrangements
second track reminds me of chromatics, a little synthpoppier than usual with that bassline
― ufo, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 05:55 (two years ago) link
but after hearing these i'm not really sure i can tolerate a beach house double album (or quadruple ep as it's being presented), even when they're at their best it's not really like i want 90 minutes of what they do
― ufo, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 09:44 (two years ago) link
I’d say Thank Your Lucky Stars / Depression Cherry was their best, and about that long in total
― assert (MatthewK), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 13:53 (two years ago) link
based on the first song, it does seem that they have taken the rapid chord changes of "Dark Spring" (first time I heard that it knocked me on my ass) as at least a frequent if not encompassing stylistic template, after the previous records uniformly used a more glacial framework…ohmigod, this second song! I am so fucking there for this…
― veronica moser, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 15:15 (two years ago) link
i'd gladly take a monthly quadruple album from this band
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 18:55 (two years ago) link
^^^^^^^^^
― winters (josh), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 21:13 (two years ago) link
seriously who complains about too much music from a band as good as this
― calstars, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 21:19 (two years ago) link
"Superstar" is awesome
― Indexed, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 21:31 (two years ago) link
"Through Me" has a bit of a Stranger Things vibe. These guys rule.
― Indexed, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 21:41 (two years ago) link
Unsurprisingly this is good. I've yet to hear a song from them that I actively dislike. They're like Cocteau Twins in that way for me.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 21:46 (two years ago) link
i was most taken by the first two, particularly the title track (quarter LP title track?), but it's all good
They're like Cocteau Twins in that way for me.
yeah, this is the first beach house to come out after i finally caught cocteau fever, and i was immediately thinking of them about a minute into the ep :)
― just staying (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 23:31 (two years ago) link
and of course as soon as the last track ended on this ep, spotify went straight on to cherry-coloured funk
― just staying (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 23:34 (two years ago) link
but tbf, spotify throws me to cocteau twins after just about think i play with a keyboard in it and singing, due to aforementioned cocteau fever event. love that duo!
it's just at this point beach house have a very familiar bag of tricks, even though they've rejuvenated things a bit with 7 and this new material too
― ufo, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 23:57 (two years ago) link
Feels like they're going harder here than on previous albums but it's all a matter of degrees with Beach House. Opening of "Pink Funeral" reminds me of Susanne Sundfor's Ten Love Songs.
― Indexed, Thursday, 11 November 2021 19:21 (two years ago) link
Once Twice Melody sounds like the title to a particularly bad Glee episode.
― papal hotwife (milo z), Thursday, 11 November 2021 19:34 (two years ago) link
Love “superstar”.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 12 November 2021 03:39 (two years ago) link
It does not sound like Chromatics at all for me though
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 12 November 2021 03:40 (two years ago) link
Production is very meticulous (maybe too much?!)But the songs themselves are kinda Beach House generic, except Superstar which is the best song here.
― nostormo, Friday, 12 November 2021 09:23 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf7hoM5RdeU
oh wow "over and over"
― ufo, Wednesday, 8 December 2021 07:37 (two years ago) link
this whole chapter is great but especially "new romance" and "over and over"
if this first half of the album we've got so far was just the album, it'd possibly be their very best
― ufo, Wednesday, 8 December 2021 10:45 (two years ago) link
Thanks for the reminder! This is, predictably, lovely stuff.
Early limited discussion in this thread is fun. "What do people think?" "Flash in the pan." "It's nice." "Gorgeous." Ten months pass.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 8 December 2021 14:05 (two years ago) link
pondering how to approach this in our EOY poll. Is it justified to vote for only half an album?
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 14:28 (two years ago) link
fuck, ESP!
― assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 23:12 (two years ago) link
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, December 8, 2021 bookmarkflaglink
Personally treating the whole thing like a 2022 album (and in fact, have been putting off listening to it until then - same with the Big Thief stuff that's come out this year.)
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 23:19 (two years ago) link
chapter three is out, or up, I guess…it's difficult to convey how deeply this record and this band affects me…I guess in saying that I heard Loveless first in '94 and it knocked my on my ass, and then really went hard with the Cocteau Twins five years ago after not fucking with them ever, goes some distance towards how much this record —and the prior two— hits the spot…I want to see the tour REAL BAD, assuming it happens, but I have a 1 year old and there is of course no way to know when she could have adequate protection…
― veronica moser, Wednesday, 19 January 2022 19:46 (two years ago) link
(and in fact, have been putting off listening to it until then - same with the Big Thief stuff that's come out this year.)
Glad I'm not the only one, though I did crack on some of the Big Thief tracks.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 19 January 2022 21:38 (two years ago) link
I was excited to listen to this, then I noticed there is one more "chapter" to go.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 19 January 2022 21:47 (two years ago) link
this might be me favorite 'chapter' so far. I don't want to hype it too much, for those waiting until the album is complete but these are amongst the best songs they've ever done.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 19 January 2022 22:12 (two years ago) link
Couldn't wait, this stuff is so lovely. "Over and Over" is the one that really leapt out to me.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 20 January 2022 00:34 (two years ago) link
I don't want to hype it too much … but these are amongst the best songs they've ever done.
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 20 January 2022 01:10 (two years ago) link
Listened to the new songs twice and nothing has grabbed me. So far def prefer 7 to this. Still good stuff tho!
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 21 January 2022 18:27 (two years ago) link
Yeah, my first reaction is it's definitely no better than their best stuff, and probably not quite as good as Teen Dream or 7. But, like, so? Shoot it into my veins!(Which autocorrect tried to change to "shoot it into my van," which I will also accept.)
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 21 January 2022 18:31 (two years ago) link
Not feeling this, sadly.The songs seems too "mechanical",no emotion. And the vocals robotic filter is annoying.
IMO, The best song from this so far is Another Go Round, which was recorded for a soundtrack a year ago or so.
― nostormo, Friday, 21 January 2022 18:52 (two years ago) link
Would you pass judgement on a novel before you've read the final chapter!?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 21 January 2022 19:14 (two years ago) link
If it's good, yes.If it's bad i would stop reading long before the last chapter
― nostormo, Friday, 21 January 2022 19:16 (two years ago) link
Your loss, you're missing out on the big twist! (Every book you never finished has a big twist you missed.)
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 21 January 2022 19:24 (two years ago) link
the twist is that it all takes place in dean martin's guest house
― Karl Malone, Friday, 21 January 2022 19:37 (two years ago) link