I'll be the judge of that when I hear it for myself.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 27 May 2018 17:31 (five years ago) link
(Particularly since I've read a lot on here that I've disagreed with regarding the first two albums also)
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 27 May 2018 17:33 (five years ago) link
For me, 'Down Side of Me' is the "worst" track on Every Open Eye, but it still rules so it doesn't matter.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 27 May 2018 17:37 (five years ago) link
Looking forward to the promo interviews for the next record where they'll talk about how they wanted to get away from external co-writers and "get back to basics"
― Simon H., Sunday, 27 May 2018 17:51 (five years ago) link
Thanks turrican! I was gone for a day lol
It’s a great pop record and delivers everythinf I want fromThat wheelhouse. I confess I didn’t know he was on the other records as my knowledge of this band is confined to initial eps debut and remixes
― California scheming (Ross), Sunday, 27 May 2018 18:35 (five years ago) link
Well, just finished my second listen to Love is Dead and unsurprisingly I love it from beginning to end. I have to admit, part of me was worried about them getting outside assistance with the production in case it turned into Moth-like disaster, but basically it's resulted in yet another wonderful Chvrches record that sounds sonically gorgeous on headphones. It's different enough to set it apart from previous work, while not sacrificing what makes them great - a balancing act they also achieved on their last album. Just superb. I was skeptical about some of the prior comments about the record here, and seems like I was right to be. Chvrches have done it again! Superb.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 28 May 2018 10:07 (five years ago) link
"Unwelcome second string singers" would be a good thread idea
― Jeff W, Monday, 28 May 2018 10:48 (five years ago) link
see also: that one purity ring track where the dude sings
― aloha darkness my old friend (katherine), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 13:52 (five years ago) link
Also the gang gang dance track with the dude
― California scheming (Ross), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 15:06 (five years ago) link
I'm glad we are all wising up to this obnoxious trend
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 15:32 (five years ago) link
Create the thread tbh
― California scheming (Ross), Tuesday, 29 May 2018 17:50 (five years ago) link
this album is really great
― sunburst N snowblind (Ross), Friday, 15 June 2018 01:36 (five years ago) link
the album cover is so 2001
― Hall of Fam (Spottie), Friday, 29 June 2018 00:11 (five years ago) link
The album did nothing for me but this works surprisingly well!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msgimk3mV6g
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Friday, 20 July 2018 02:39 (five years ago) link
Nice. Love is always stuck in my head
― Legalize dreams (Ross), Friday, 20 July 2018 07:00 (five years ago) link
guy singing does nothing but hold them back
― niels, Friday, 20 July 2018 07:03 (five years ago) link
Indeed
― Legalize dreams (Ross), Friday, 20 July 2018 07:05 (five years ago) link
Best CHVRCHES song of 2018.
― Police, Academy (cryptosicko), Friday, 20 July 2018 17:25 (five years ago) link
Incredible cover
― No angel came (Ross), Friday, 20 July 2018 17:50 (five years ago) link
guy singing does nothing but hold them back― niels, Friday, July 20, 2018 7:03 AM (thirteen hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― niels, Friday, July 20, 2018 7:03 AM (thirteen hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
It's difficult to agree with this when they're doing so well.
Still playing the shit out of their superb recent album.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 20 July 2018 20:24 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWI-VukpyTk
uh what the hell!!!! this rules way more than most of Love is Dead AND it's a collaboration with my favourite group in the world
― ufo, Friday, 3 August 2018 04:42 (five years ago) link
On repeat. Might be my song of the year. Might be the best CHVRCHES song ever. I no longer feel like the world is doomed.
― glenn mcdonald, Saturday, 4 August 2018 23:20 (five years ago) link
oh shit this song rules
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Saturday, 4 August 2018 23:38 (five years ago) link
I definitely thought of you Brad when I heard it since it's them at their most synth-emo
― ufo, Saturday, 4 August 2018 23:56 (five years ago) link
yeah otm, when it got to the first of the two (?) choruses i was like "hell yeah this is the SOUND"
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 6 August 2018 18:48 (five years ago) link
Chvrches never fail to deliver the goods - no surprise that this is great!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Monday, 6 August 2018 18:50 (five years ago) link
Great band
― Ross, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 14:05 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq9uZj3tl9w
covered The Downtown Lights!!!
― ufo, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 01:26 (five years ago) link
I have no idea who Lo Moon are, but their vocalist does a mighty fine Buchanan impression.
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 02:51 (five years ago) link
Lo Moon thread - Lo Moon
Will be interesting to see where Lo Moon's second album goes, but their first, particularly "Loveless" is very much in the Mark Hollis / later-era Talk Talk vein. There's also a YouTube clip out there with Lo Moon covering Prefab Sprout's "Bonny" on this tour.
Hoping that the attention spurs new Paul Buchanan or Paddy McAloon activity.
― the body of a spider... (scampering alpaca), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 14:42 (five years ago) link
i just don't know what to think about this Chvrches album. it's good, not as good as the last two, but have no desire to revisit it. those three or four songs are really good thou, some of their best.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 18 October 2018 00:38 (five years ago) link
Album is still amazing, can't wait to hear what they do next - even if it is more of the same!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 6 January 2019 00:38 (five years ago) link
I hated ‘Love Is Dead’ so much that it’s sort of even ruined their debut for me. :(
― KevRus, Sunday, 6 January 2019 00:57 (five years ago) link
Yeah, Love Is Dead did a lot of damage for me too. Probably my biggest musical disappointment of 2018.
― kitchen person, Sunday, 6 January 2019 02:16 (five years ago) link
they released two great songs this year (Graffiti and Out Of My Head) but the rest were mediocre to terrible, Miracle is the worst thing they've ever done
― ufo, Sunday, 6 January 2019 03:22 (five years ago) link
Hmm I thought the album was kinda uneven compared to its predecessor but it still had a lot of bops: Get Out, Forever, Never Say Die, Graffiti, etc.
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Sunday, 6 January 2019 03:29 (five years ago) link
The only song that isn't as good as the others is 'God's Plan', the rest is business as usual great stuff. This isn't because the dude sings on it, either - 'You Caught the Light' and 'High Enough to Carry You Over' are two of my favourite Chvrches tracks.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 6 January 2019 19:41 (five years ago) link
For me, it’s way different than their first two albums. They just don’t sound like a synthpop act anymore. Even ‘Every Open Eye’ made me a lil nervous, but it did have a killer lead single imo.
It’s like they decided to focus too much on shooting for “anthemic,” and the result is a bizarrely sterile EDM version of Paramore or something??
― KevRus, Sunday, 6 January 2019 20:00 (five years ago) link
Meh, I don't think it's that different. Pretty much most of these songs would have fit snugly on either of their first two albums - they haven't radically changed their songwriting style or melodic sense and thank god for that because I'd hate them to. The biggest difference is in the production, which a little more shiny, but no less synthpop. They were always anthemic and have very little in common with EDM, which is a dreadful term anyway.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 6 January 2019 20:35 (five years ago) link
And what's wrong with Paramore!?!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 6 January 2019 20:36 (five years ago) link
Nothing, really! Just didn’t want CHVRCHES to go in that direction.
it’s ok tho because iirc, we both agree that Ladytron incl. their more recent non-‘witching hour’ albums are underrated. <3
― KevRus, Sunday, 6 January 2019 23:11 (five years ago) link
Yeah, that's right! :D They've got a new one due out soon and about time too!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Sunday, 6 January 2019 23:14 (five years ago) link