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IsildursBane44
August 18th 2021


764 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

The first track from the solo album is beautiful. Thanks for putting me on to this Twig!

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
August 19th 2021


21029 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Mid Air is great yea. Would love a new album but don't have my hopes up. I at least hope Prefab will get to theirs some time, as we were due for it last year...

Drifter
August 19th 2021


21717 Comments


"have you heard their bonus tracks? Thoughts on "There Was a Girl", "The Wires are Down" and "Here Come the Bluebird"?"

all awesome songs. i have a bias towards there was a girl because of my peace at last love but they're all exceptional. i've really gotta spend more time with the high bonus tracks.

in june i bought both versions of the happines cd single for the 4 total b sides that they didnt put on the reissue. theyre so good.

i think my FAVORITE loosie of theirs though has to be regret or the second act. those 2 are soooooo freaking good

Lasssie
August 20th 2021


3605 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Awesome, Drift!

Would def want these in my cd Collection (not many of us cd freaks left lol)

My one friend has Hats on vinyl and im kinda super jealous lol

Also started listening to Mid Air yesterday and it seems super chill so cant wait to hear the rest after work today

NorthernSkylark
August 20th 2021


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Cd freaks in the house! It seems peace at last and high are not easily available tho. My next purchase will be mid air for sure tho. Damn, I would love to have hats on vinyl.

Drifter
August 20th 2021


21717 Comments


Peace At Last is actually the only album of theirs I’ve got on cd haha. I found it in person for $3 but I think all their albums are pretty easy to get online thru like discogs.

And yeah I think I’ll upload the b sides from the Happiness singles to youtube cause the uploads already on there are all old and in poor quality. They’re so good though can’t pick a fav

Lasssie
August 20th 2021


3605 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Finnished listening to Mid Air now and it is effin beautiful stuff. Gives me some Bill Fay vibes for some reason, but Paul def got his own unique style. Could just image him playing those songs late at night in some classy jazz-esque bar

If you upload them to youtube youre doing some nobel prize worthy stuff, my man!

IsildursBane44
August 20th 2021


764 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Mid air didn't seem to grab me the same as any of Blue Nile's stuff. I just wish there was a little more going on. But there is definitely heart put into the project, and Paul sounds great.

Lasssie
August 20th 2021


3605 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah man. I feel like the album is kind of improv or demo-esque. Many of the songs doesnt seem quite finnished per-se but it gives up such nice vibes when in the right mood

Kind of wanting to reviewing it cuz it really deserves a review and thread of its own

IsildursBane44
August 20th 2021


764 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

That's a good way to describe it. It was fine, but outside of the title track, it didn't grab me like I wanted.

Lasssie
August 20th 2021


3605 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah not memorable or any real hook to mention but it is just so nice sounding

Drifter
August 20th 2021


21717 Comments


Much of Mid Air was created as sort of a way to cope with a close friend's death. He didn't go into it as though he was making an album, after a while he just had a bunch of songs and realized he had made one

Kinda reflects on how the album sounds too. Def gotta revisit it soon

Lasssie
August 20th 2021


3605 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

That explains a lot! Maybe the songs turned out the way they did because he just needed to get the emotions out without over-developing the songs

Yeah thanks for the rec on that one!

OSEL
January 9th 2022


551 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

everything about this band has landed with me the right way, including this review. went from a passive first listen to an on-the-couch/lights off/headphones on in the same night. debut is even better

Lasssie
January 14th 2022


3605 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Preach, OSEL! Their whole discog is such a vibe

Drifter
January 14th 2022


21717 Comments


is there anything better than the trumpet on from a late night train

NorthernSkylark
January 16th 2022


12134 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

naa aah

robertsona
Emeritus
July 29th 2022


28661 Comments


“Hats”…so real

zakalwe
July 29th 2022


41999 Comments


Shats
The reality

rabidfish
September 12th 2022


9012 Comments


gotta check both this and their debut LP, asap



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