Yeah, this band is pretty badass.
― alpine static, Friday, 28 May 2021 05:25 (two years ago) link
I loved Disappears so much that it took me a couple albums to really accept FACS on their own terms, but they continue to just power ahead with one killer album per year.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 28 May 2021 13:33 (two years ago) link
Playing this again this morning, this might be my favorite one of theirs yet. Noah Leger is an absolute monster and Kalaba is bringing some massive low end base this time around.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 28 May 2021 14:56 (two years ago) link
FACS seems like a natural evolution from where Disappears were heading - which basically means I like it but don't love it. I still prefer the first three or four Disappears albums (basically everything before Irreal which I didn't really connect with). There's something more... malevolent? about FACS. Much more menacing and immersive. There was an economy to the early Disappears albums which I really loved.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Friday, 28 May 2021 16:25 (two years ago) link
Agreed on the "malevolent" aspect, there is definitely a darker and more sinister approach here, which was why I was initially a little disappointed by FACS when compared to Disappears.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 28 May 2021 16:34 (two years ago) link
here's my yearly reminder to go see them live if you can-- like disappears they are about 10x better live than on record. not sure why they've never been able to capture that spark onto wax.. probably the visceral physicality of the drummer
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Friday, 28 May 2021 16:51 (two years ago) link
i had the privilege of seeing them at a private social-distanced show and boy was that cathartic for me after a year of lockdown
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Friday, 28 May 2021 16:54 (two years ago) link
I hope to catch them soon, that's for sure.
I want to know if DJP has heard the new one yet. Have a feeling he's going to love it.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 28 May 2021 16:55 (two years ago) link
I am listening to it right now! I bought it on Bandcamp and it arrived about a week ago but I'm just getting to it.
― 80's hair metal , and good praise music ! (DJP), Friday, 28 May 2021 16:57 (two years ago) link
this band rules
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 28 May 2021 16:57 (two years ago) link
I agree that they continue to be awesome and I don't understand how the menace is turning people off as that is the primary thing I love about them
― 80's hair metal , and good praise music ! (DJP), Friday, 28 May 2021 16:58 (two years ago) link
Tbf the menace didn't turn me off at all, it's great. Coming at them as a huge Disappears fan, it just didn't connect with me right off the bat. I had to realign my expectations a little.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 28 May 2021 17:01 (two years ago) link
I'm now on the other side of my first listenthrough of this album and HOLY SHIT
― 80's hair metal , and good praise music ! (DJP), Friday, 28 May 2021 17:31 (two years ago) link
New album predictably rules, these guys are so fucking good.
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 11 May 2023 17:30 (ten months ago) link
i love that literally the last three revives are you saying "new album, this band rules"
― alpine static, Thursday, 11 May 2023 20:09 (ten months ago) link
haha, well, they do consistently rule
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 11 May 2023 20:45 (ten months ago) link
I heard the 1st and last song and they are both "rules" worthy.
― billstevejim, Thursday, 11 May 2023 20:54 (ten months ago) link
yeah, those last two epic songs on this one point to some fascinating new directions
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 11 May 2023 21:39 (ten months ago) link
we need a thread for bands that rule. but no posting bands that don't rule, plz.
― alpine static, Thursday, 11 May 2023 22:26 (ten months ago) link
Oh wait new album?
― Marvel Puzzle Quest is my favorite gasm (DJP), Thursday, 11 May 2023 22:35 (ten months ago) link
Seems formulaic postpunk to me on first listen, but y’all and others I know are fans , so maybe will give ‘em another shot
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 18 May 2023 19:09 (ten months ago) link
DJP, did you ever get around to hearing it?
― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 18 May 2023 19:43 (ten months ago) link