i'm listening to alcest for the first time in ages now to compare & he's way better at making the black metal screams work in the shoegaze context than deafheaven ever were before even if his drums are nowhere near as cool
― ufo, Wednesday, 25 August 2021 02:51 (two years ago) link
on further listening any given three minutes of the new lantlos is better but the new deafheaven is better sequenced and the ending is sick as all heck
― the ghost of tom, choad (thomp), Wednesday, 25 August 2021 14:11 (two years ago) link
never got into their previous stuff but this is good
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 25 August 2021 15:38 (two years ago) link
Seriously, just pipe Mombasa straight into my veins.
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 27 August 2021 20:44 (two years ago) link
By and by, I wonder if Ride are the most obvious touchstone for this record. With better drumming (some of the pedal work is a joy).
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 27 August 2021 20:59 (two years ago) link
This is my first time with this band, I dig it.
― Legalize Suburban Benches (Raymond Cummings), Tuesday, 31 August 2021 02:26 (two years ago) link
this is better than any ride album but there's not much of a trace of their blown-out jangle pop side of shoegaze here
― ufo, Tuesday, 31 August 2021 05:05 (two years ago) link
Kind of getting a Tears for Fears vibe on "In Blur".
― o. nate, Friday, 3 September 2021 20:09 (two years ago) link
'better than any Ride album' is fighting talk
― he ain't perfect but fuck me he's a rheillee (imago), Friday, 3 September 2021 20:12 (two years ago) link
as much as going blank again rules, this certainly outdoes it
― ufo, Saturday, 4 September 2021 00:48 (two years ago) link
oh god OKAY i'll put it on today
― he ain't perfect but fuck me he's a rheillee (imago), Saturday, 4 September 2021 09:02 (two years ago) link
Came here to say “wow, Deafheaven made a great Ride album!” Cos they did.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 6 October 2021 22:16 (two years ago) link
This is awesome. Liking it more and more.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 8 October 2021 20:12 (two years ago) link
they made an alcest album
― Pfunkboy AKA (Oor Neechy), Friday, 8 October 2021 21:08 (two years ago) link
I should check out Alcest then.
― Hey Bob (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 8 October 2021 21:30 (two years ago) link
you should actually. They only really had one black metal EP (Le Secret) so anything after that shouldn't put you off really.
― Pfunkboy AKA (Oor Neechy), Friday, 8 October 2021 21:31 (two years ago) link
they made a goth Alcest album, to be more precise
― alpine static, Friday, 8 October 2021 22:28 (two years ago) link
this feels more distinct from alcest than their earlier work did
― ufo, Friday, 8 October 2021 22:33 (two years ago) link
society if In Blur came back around for a third chorus at the end: [img-utopia]
― ciderpress, Friday, 4 March 2022 18:17 (two years ago) link
Definitely a highlight of 2021. Hasn't faded a bit.
― o. nate, Thursday, 22 December 2022 20:55 (one year ago) link
Is there a huge difference between the newly-released remastered version of Sunbather? I haven't had a chance to listen yet. I'll probably pick up the new CD when I see them later in Philly even if there's no real difference but I have trouble they'd put it out on formats other than vinyl if it was essentially the same thing.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Friday, 17 November 2023 22:08 (five months ago) link
New one is even more loud (i.e. compressed).
― Xgau Murder Spa (nikola), Saturday, 18 November 2023 03:24 (five months ago) link
Doesn't sound like a ringing endorsement!
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Saturday, 18 November 2023 04:26 (five months ago) link
The ringing will be in your ears.
― o. nate, Saturday, 18 November 2023 15:13 (five months ago) link