Elder (band)

armageddonlabel.bigcartel.com for ordering in the states. They certainly do not make it easy.

I was gonna suggest Newbury Comics (since bigcartel's shipping rates tend toward the extortionate IMO) but they're shut down thanks to COVID.

Omens is out!


http://beholdtheelder.bandcamp.com/album/omens

Listening to this now for the first time. Re: complaints about the vocals from the rolling metal thread: his singing has always sounded like that, but the melodies are doing a lot more on this album, and his voice can't quite keep up. I agree that it doesn't really hinder my enjoyment of the album, though. I do kind of miss the heaviness of Lore, but I'd rather have Elder doing Elder, there's tons of other bands doing heavy stoner jams.

Still waiting for my pre-order to get here before cracking into it, but the EP from last year really has me excited to hear it.

Oh yeah, my preorder hasn't come. RI is supposed to be getting off lockdown next week, I'm not sure if that's what's held it up. Stickman copies have shipped and European FB acquaintances have their copies in hand.

Yeah, mine has shipped and I got the notification, but the tracking number through Stamps.com just shows the progress it's made so far, doesn't have an expected delivery date like regular USPS tracking does.

Enjoying this, but agreeing about the vocalist not being able to keep up with the melodies. The moments I enjoy most on this are when the singing stops and the band takes over.

The vocals have never really been the big draw for me with these guys anyway, but that seems to be a common complaint about the new one so I'm interested to hear it.

fuckin' LORE, man

just got around to OMENS ... dude's vocals aren't bothering me at all ... another banger from this band, as far as i can tell.

i might spring for their most recent EP on bandcamp today, even though it's kinda spendy for 3 tracks ... granted they run 34 minutes long.

Yeah I just don’t understand the vocal dislike at all. This isn’t pop

The Gold and Silver Sessions are awesome, even more weird and motorik than Omens. Highly recommended.

Yeah, I much preferred that to the latest LP.

And of course this isn't pop, but that doesn't mean there's no method to metal vox. In Elder's case, they're serviceable most of the time. Every now and then, however, the contrast between the band's effortless instrumental virtuosity and dude's straining vocal cords comes across as more of a bug than a feature. It's way less of an issue when the guitars are amped up.

the snippets I've heard of this new one sound 1000x more interesting, melodically, than any previous Elder

In my review I said some of the vocals and guitar bits reminded me of Bitch Magnet, Unwound, Polvo, Rodan, and Shellac. In this recent interview, Nick mentioned having a hardcore phase, and cited the slowcore indie of Low and Idaho as influences: https://www.revolvermag.com/music/elders-nick-disalvo-5-albums-made-me#idaho-hearts-palm

OPO of the album closers: thousand hands vs one light retreating ???

One light is great the whole way though but I couldn’t help but look forward to hands...

Omens

Feel like Nick could use a foil to the bands benefit

One light is great the whole way through

holy shit wow this album

welcome...

Nicks side project Delving has a track out today

https://delving-music.bandcamp.com/album/hirschbrunnen

still can't believe how good this album is

Did you check out the krautier Gold & Silver Sessions EP?

no

You're missing out.

no i'm not

Ok.

i'd slept on Omens until this got bumped. seems really great so far, maybe their best?

wow this is really strong

i've also somehow never heard this record, april 2020 was a bad month for me to hear new music lol

anyway i'm correcting this shortly

Some kind of live steam thing going on next weekend , suggest we toke doobies

https://www.instagram.com/p/CPiSX72I5Jh

incredible stuff tbh, second one especially:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCzLI7_O-rk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy0XghYMttI

Nicks solo album is out today

https://delving-music.bandcamp.com/album/hirschbrunnen

https://open.spotify.com/track/67AZNXrPU17SmpTHVh1xQP?si=fsSAIZ4ZQAS-KvGz4pzurw&dl_branch=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m126bCoM4w

elder & kadavar collab coming in december

The CD is limited to 1000 copies apparently.

Robotor Records site seems to be asking €12 for shipping a CD to the UK which, sorry but went with the big bad A for this one.

Same. I know Forced Exposure had carried some of the more recent Kadavar stuff released during the pandemic, but nothing showing up for Eldovar yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1cVSmcuXYk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8ADlo8dvGE

A plea for help:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cflgop8tXpM/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

that sucks ... has happened to Khruangbin and Helado Negro recently, too, though I know the former got all their stuff back.

https://beholdtheelder.com/elder-music/coming-soon/

New Al in nov

Yep, Innate Passage due out November 25th.

New single out, "Endless Return", I have to wait until later today to hear it.

https://beholdtheelder.bandcamp.com/

Was listening to Lore this morning.

Single crushed me, I only made it though half

NEW LP
https://beholdtheelder.bandcamp.com/album/innate-passage