Album Rating: 4.5

Anybody reminded of any other somewhat surprising bands or albums while listening to this? A few parts have made me remember some excellent music that I haven't listened to in a while. I'm not saying the band are intentionally referencing anyone else, or are even influenced at all by the other bands I hear...it's just a testament to how deftly mwY have gradually expanded their sonic palette, while still sounding absolutely and unmistakably like themselves.



Anyway, in addition to the Godspeed/Mt.Zion/Red Sparowes vibe I previously mentioned hearing in [dormouse sighs], I hear some Yo La Tengo/Low in the opening verses of New Wine, New Skins, and the little guitar flourishes (harmonics, maybe?) in Wendy & Betsy for some reason remind me of Menomena's I Am The Fun Blame Monster.



Maybe I'm nuts... but I go with my gut instinct!

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

La Dispute is 95% Jordan either giving a spoken passage or doing the scream thing (whatever you want to call it). there's very little of him actually singing



meWithoutYou has Aaron doing a lot more and the songs are more diverse because of it.



I still think it's easy to compare the two though when it's a song that features him doing the signature scream thing. I also think it's the fact that both of them get you so enthralled in what they have to say. Despite this, I wouldn't say the bands sound similar. I think both vocalists are just iconic for doing that type of thing which is comparable at the very least.

jesus christ someone with a more objective opinion has to be absolutely afraid to enter this thread. hes about to get slaughtered

Album Rating: 3.5

Lethal will chime in eventually

After the Foxing thread I really thought Brushed would be that guy

Album Rating: 4.5

HOW DID THE PULL OUT AN ALBUM LIKE THIS?

Album Rating: 3.5

If Snide was still here he would insert his wack ass opinion

Album Rating: 5.0

Glad to see new users who are mwY fans. Group deserves a bigger base than what it has.

Album Rating: 4.0

we still cyberbullying snide or what

Album Rating: 4.0

lmao

Album Rating: 4.0

Never listened to mewithoutYou before, the single Another Head for Hydra was pretty great. The consistent 4.5 rating is really intriguing me tho

so far this album is pretty much impeccable

CAW CAW CAW

IMPECKABLE

Album Rating: 5.0

This is a fantastic album, maybe the best thing I've heard all year

Album Rating: 5.0

dunno if anyone else hears only shallow by my bloody valentine in the opener but i got flashbacks about halfway through the song when it slows down, idk

Album Rating: 5.0

also this is definitely a 4.5 to start off with at bare MINIMUM with but can definitely see it being a 5 in like three days from now

Album Rating: 3.8

Norma Jean vibes all over this bih imho

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah this started as a 4 for me, I was pretty disappointed with the midsection as I was expecting stuff like 9:27 and Wendy & Betsy throughout; but then I realized how good those slower songs are and it became an instant classic from there.

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

that's an odd comparison Row

Album Rating: 3.8

not really the dissonant guitar parts like the start of Hydra are very NJ I reckon

Album Rating: 4.0

christian post-hardcore but aside from that yeah these guys are way more emoy, progy vs the quite straight forward hxc sound of norma jean