Thoughts on hum?

also I accidentally listened to this on shuffle this evening and it was surprisingly revelatory

Distracted by the numerous grammatical errors in that Hum review

Also, just because a song is "longer than eight minutes" doesn't make it "prog," you dummy

I will concede that this is a rather insightful observation:

"...it could pass for the work of a band influenced by Hum, taking them in a more minimalist, esoteric direction: post-hardcore guitars played at stoner metal tempos."

Should have been a BNM but I realize that's an impossible dream because rock music

tbf they couldn't give bnms to *every* amazing record that came out in the past two weeks

Thought it was an alright review, the part that stuck out for me was the idea of it being "inherently decadent" for them (or others) to take 22 years for a new album. It insinuates this idea of a bunch of super rich dudes with nothing better to do than lay around the studio for years on end, perfecting riffs, instead of the reality of them living life and taking time as it comes. Maybe I'm reading more into it than intended, but that part felt weird.

I am betting Hum are a meaningful act to a slim minority of Pitchfork writers at this point

and by slim minority I mean small minority

anyway rock is dead, the review is good and I wanna check out those Cloakroom records

RYM likes Inlet a lot.

every time I want to check a RYM chart I remember they block VPN users and am freshly furious/grateful

I really like the Cloakroom records! Not as much as I like the new Hum, but they are really nice.

Also, just because a song is "longer than eight minutes" doesn't make it "prog," you dummy

The last track, the most slowcore of them all, is the best track

I've never listened to Hum before, but this is great. A perfect balance of dreamy and heavy.

Pared it down to the ones that make me tap my foot, which are tracks 3-5 and 7

I accidentally listened to this on shuffle this evening and it was surprisingly revelatory

there is absolutely nothing wrong with the original sequencing but try this one for fun:

waves / shapeshifter / step into you / the summoning / in the den / cloud city / folding / desert rambler (maresn3st extend0 ed1t)

^^ will try

This is basically the best God Machine L.P they never recorded

...that's a hell of a comparison. And I see what you're getting at.

I'll confess that i'm currently addicted to this record

just had the thought: what if Hum showed up on Black Stallion

Playing as the ship sinks?

I should have clarified that that's the name of the forthcoming White Pony tribute remix album

today's thought on hum: it took listening back to the Centaur album to realize I really love talbott's vocal melodies and phrasing specifically

Wanting more Hum feelings I checked out Cloakroom, Narrow Head, and Greet Death because of the Pitchfork review and this thread. After listening I can say with certainty that I could not tell any of these bands apart if you offered me a hundred bucks

So Torche is still the closest thing to a great Hum-sounding band I've heard (Deftones notwithstanding)

Some Failure comes close to Hum feelings imo, especially Fantastic Planet.

I totally missed that band the first time around for some reason, I really should check them out. Thanks for the reminder!

After listening to Inlet and Electra 2000 while driving over the weekend, I really want to hear a re-recorded version of "Diffuse" with Inlet-style production.

I do wish his vox were less prosaic sometimes.

I’d care less about prosy if dude would just project his voice once in awhile

check the previous two albums

this seems like as good a place as any to post this i guess but i’ve noticed that the idol group yanakoto sotto mute works with a guitarist that sounds very hum-inspired to me, like here -

https://open.spotify.com/track/0Cv9wrH9k8D8kWj7k6BdqH?si=IBSCqcR8TqyYtNVGjTHq2w

the actual new hum record is good too

the last Greet Death album is great but I wouldn't think to associate it with Hum necessarily; way too angsty

man i wish everyone name-dropping shiner itt had just also mentioned the crucial selling point, they were on desoto records!!!!!!!!!!

Desert Rambler could be an elder tune

i recommended this album to an elder fan, agreed

Oh yeah, I can totally see Elder fans digging this.

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The moment at 2.30 in Desert Rambler, when the guitars fall away and they turn it down a notch, As we dream of our descent upon the surface / I see settlement fires / Gift of water that we carry / Lies in slumber under magnifiers is pure, heavenly bliss.

for anyone with a hankering for more new music w big geetars, you could do worse than the new Kestrels album that dropped today, ft. J Mascis

"Grey and Blue" is cool

Is it finally time to start a rolling new loud rock thread?

Oh man those Postal Service-y vocals ruin that Kestrels for me, love the guitars though. Let's do that rolling LOUD RAWK thread :)

Postal service vocals? Pass

I've been pondering "best new rock music" as a thread idea for a while

This album still rules, just confirmed it.

I was just about to get excited about getting my physical copy soon, but looks like we’ll all have to wait a little longer:

Thank you for pre-ordering Inlet!

We're sending this update to let you know that the pre-order ship date for the CD and 2xLP has been moved to November 6.

The band has been working diligently to produce the highest quality product possible and, as a result, identified several issues that needed to be addressed, which has pushed the manufacturing deadline back further than initially anticipated.

We are sympathetic to any frustration or inconvenience news of this date change may cause. We -- and the band -- are eager to get this album into your hands as soon as possible, but know that the wait will be worth it in the end.

Wouldn't expect anything less.

I need more stuff like this... slow moving, warm, well-engineered walls of distorted guitars.. hard hitting drums.. preferably unobtrusive vocals but considering welcome to sky valley is also scratching this itch for me these days who knows... halp.. I like elder too..

Bailterspace? Maybe?

Try Cave In, the Tides of Tomorrow/Jupiter era specifically, could be what you're looking for

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