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PitchforkArms
August 15th 2023


2811 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I like this single more than the first one - and I sorta dig the album title. They're seemingly going for a much more organic/raw approach compared to the previous two LPs. Less layered and dense guitars, more extremely present and honest vocals (the harmonies and backing vocals in this new track are extremely distinct and discrete, while the approach in the last two LPs was a much more lush "wall of vocals" harmony approach. Same with some of the guitar layer-building), some more brutish and less polished drum sounds. Hopefully it is a wrinkle that sounds good on the whole record. Cheers!

Zac124
August 15th 2023


4001 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

ooh new album. Hope this better than this album. I remember the first single being pretty good when that came out.

YoYoMancuso
Emeritus
August 15th 2023


19776 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

this album stays slept on

onionbubs
August 15th 2023


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah top 3 menzos doesnt really come together as an album the way atp is but its got a lot of their best songs on it



not expecting to like the new one as much

Meborphus
August 15th 2023


440 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Wasn't as impressed with the new single on first listen, but I've just left it on repeat for half an hour and I love it now lol

Colton22
August 16th 2023


65 Comments


new songs are stale

nol
August 16th 2023


12280 Comments


not surprising

butt.
August 17th 2023


11427 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

What??? Can’t even begin to understand or agree. They sound so energized compared to this album

Colton22
August 18th 2023


65 Comments


it’s not so much the energy it’s just the songwriting and especially the lyrics. i do like the vocals

Deathconscious
August 18th 2023


27884 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Between this album and the new singles, i think its safe to say that their best days are over, at least for me.

Pikazilla
August 18th 2023


32373 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

this band had best days?

JayEnder
August 18th 2023


22692 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

After the Party and Impossible Past were the days.

Deathconscious
August 18th 2023


27884 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

And Rented World. Those three albums were their golden era.

bellovddd
August 18th 2023


7696 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

im keen for the new album. ive enjoyed the new singles for the most part

Zac124
August 18th 2023


4001 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

New song is alright. Looks like this album is going to turn out good but still no where near the level of After the Party and Rented World.

PitchforkArms
August 21st 2023


2811 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Rented World has some of their best songs and many songs that are very very obvious skips. If it were all Rodent, Where Your Heartache Exists, and Asshole, it'd be an instant classic.... But yeah, I'm not sur if it is the primacy effect or nostalgia or something other than the quality of the albums, but ATP and OTIP have remained pretty untouchable for me

Scoot
August 21st 2023


24124 Comments


impossible past is nearly perfect

Spec
August 21st 2023


41423 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Take out Ava House and it’s perfect.

onionbubs
August 21st 2023


23796 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah that song is a huge dip on that album. have never liked it and its only soured on me with time



has always kinda been why i rank atp above it. that and im lukewarm on freedom bridge but its definitely the better of the two

Spec
August 21st 2023


41423 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Threw this on again because of the thread and it sounds even better than it used to.



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