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Demon of the Fall
March 21st 2023


34304 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I already have 'Three Out Change' on my upcoming to-check agenda, is this a better starting point for these guys?

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
March 21st 2023


60889 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Completely different pole of their discog, not really better or worse. Three Out Change is cute and bloated and full of bangers and several songs that I forget exist, so it basically depends on how much you like brickwalled 90s pop rock

Trifolium
March 21st 2023


39247 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

⚾⚾⚾ Change!! is a 80+ minute, nicely distorted but very long rock album. This is a more diverse, just-under-50 minutes cutie. Depends on the mood really!



I think I started with the debut and went chronologically from there, which is super interesting, but it is quite the time investment of course.



Maybe go for Highvision or even Futurama if you are not keen on starting with such a huge monster LP?

Trifolium
March 21st 2023


39247 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yes I think Johnny and me basically said the same thing at the EXACT SAME MOMENT oh my.



There's-a-sea-between-us-but-it-doesn't-matter-for-our-in-sync-ness high five!!!

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
March 21st 2023


60889 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

High five OH WAIT NOT SO FAST TRIF

and yeah Futurama might be a good starting point, hella strong album and a real shift in gears for them. Think the jump from that one's loop-based songwriting to this one's more expansive pieces is a really delicious step. Does come with the caveat that it's another 80+ minute mammoth and that the middle 2-3 songs are probably the worst in the supercanon

Demon of the Fall
March 21st 2023


34304 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

'depends on how much you like brickwalled 90s pop rock'



lol, that just makes me want to DELETE immediately, so erm, maybe this?

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
March 21st 2023


60889 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

just play the 2nd song from Futurama and the opener from this back to back and go with whichever

it's not

that deep

Trifolium
March 21st 2023


39247 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Also, to be fair, "brickwalled 90s pop rock" sounds waaayyyy worse than it is (read: it totally isn't, it's the opposite!) in the case of Supercar. Their brickwalling is exquisite. Really.

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
March 21st 2023


60889 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah Supercar brickwall magnificently and oh fuck Trif what if OOKeah!! is their 4th best album could this be????

Trifolium
March 21st 2023


39247 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I really like the OOXeah !!s, so it might very well be!



What are your thoughts on Answer? It's kind of a weird duck in the pond I'd say, but I loooooove it too, it has some super good moments.



Also RE the brickwalling/distortion: I sometimes wonder if it ever sounded better than on their stuff. Seriously good.

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
March 22nd 2023


60889 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Answer is defs their biggest weirdo album, but I love that they got the fractured hippie shades on and made a wholesome-edgy psych record as a follow up to this. I'd probably rank it near the bottom of their discog but looooove Recreation + Last Scene/Time as an end of discog pairing

Brb gonna jam Jet Bee Town, gimme that manic sugar rush

Trifolium
March 22nd 2023


39247 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Nice nice nice yes I agree with your placement and also with your love for it and for the final tracks. Really nice album and a lovely way to end their time as a band.

Trifolium
July 17th 2023


39247 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

OMG Strobelights hMMMM always so lovely and twinkly!

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
January 23rd 2024


60889 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

WHERE IS HE

and what moron filed the OOOKeahs as compilations

Trifolium
January 23rd 2024


39247 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Huh that's very stupid indeed 😵💥

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
January 23rd 2024


60889 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT THEM

Trifolium
January 23rd 2024


39247 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Move them to the actual bona-fide LPs section, which they totally completely ARE!!!!!!!!!

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
January 23rd 2024


60889 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Oh yes well of course but what I meant was

WHAT IS THE PUNISHMENT WHERE IS THE RETRIBUTION

Trifolium
January 23rd 2024


39247 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

OMG YES. You're right!!!! Let's ask Supercar, they'd probably answer:



"YOOOOUuuuuouoouuououoouuoou"



and



"there's an Easy Way Out".

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
January 23rd 2024


60889 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

ORDER HAS BEEN RESTORED



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