Goddamn this starts off so strong and just kinda dips and plateaus after the first four tracks.

Album Rating: 4.0

idk first two tracks are an obvious highlight but the rest just kind of maintains a strong overall quality imo



it's has benefitted from repeat listens for me. chosen to deserve and quarry have gone from (slightly) weaker tracks to recent favourites

half agreed with tec and half feel that Bath County and Quarry unplateau it briefly

Agree w/ 'Quarry', far and away the best track on Side B but _still_ not as good as anything up to and including 'Formula One'.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Turkey Vultures is the best track on side B

Album Rating: 4.5

Turkey Vultures agreed

Formula One is especially beautiful I think

Yes indeed, it is after Formula One that things kinda take a dip into Samesville. That and everything before it feel invigorating and fresh, a unique amalgam of two genres that really have no business bumping elbows. But from there on out it just turns into a very solid alt-country album with a vocalist that suddenly seems a wee bit over-saturated.

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

I think tec is on to something.

"I think the level of mixing of shoegaze and country is overstated, but maybe that's just me."
While this is 100% accurate in terms of how people have written on this record, I think it probably stands to the band's credit that they haven't fucked with the genre blend any more than they're q clearly v comfortable with

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Some context is important there, their earlier releases were more purely shoegaze than this is, with the country becoming more prominent on each release (including last year’s excellent covers album), making this the fullest realization of their various influences yet.

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

And another piece of this is the way they use lap/pedal steel (a predominantly country instrument) and play it like a shoegaze guitar, so the blending is there even when the music sounds more like shoegaze.

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

I think I've now got everything out of my system so I'll stop being a negative ninny on this thread and let people enjoy this. everyone give a listen to the geraldine fibbers, cheers!

Album Rating: 4.5

"their earlier releases were more purely shoegaze than this is"



Oooooo will check

Realised that the second half of Bull Believer reminds me q profoundly of Real Pain by Indigo De Souza which (both studio and live) imo captures the same visceral intensity both more smartly and more succinctly
Quarry is unexpectedly emerging as my fav or 2nd fave. Sounds like the best thing Courtney Barnett never wrote (and probably should have written) hmm

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Bull Believer >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lindigo Le Louza

like i love guitars and the power of cathartic scuzzshit to transcend songwriting constraints as much as the next guy but you are silly and giving indie Rockers the world over a BAD NAME show yourself out you are a disgrace

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

I'm not a Indie Rocker so you don't have to claim me

too late you have been reaped

this rampage is in session

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

that song you mentioned is quite nice but it ain't touching Bull Believer just face the facts