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Sunnyvale
Staff Reviewer
March 2nd 2020


5875 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

I gotta hear this, given the references to early Built To Spill and Yo La Tengo

Sowing
Moderator
March 2nd 2020


43954 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Oh it's fine because people need to know about Pile too! Both bands are great in my book.

FuzzyThoughts
March 3rd 2020


114 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I absolutely love the opener, "Funny." Anyone have any band or album recs with an overall sound like that track?

neekafat
Staff Reviewer
March 3rd 2020


26152 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Um this sounds great

Sowing
Moderator
March 3rd 2020


43954 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"I absolutely love the opener, "Funny." Anyone have any band or album recs with an overall sound like that track?"

It reminds me of Clarity-era Jimmy Eat World, honestly - maybe also early American Football and The World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die...



"Um this sounds great"

Hell yeah neek get on it and let me know what ya think

butt.
March 3rd 2020


10953 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

sometimes it sounds like the guitars are playing lots of "off" notes just to sound discordant and weird. kinda prevents me from really getting into it and buying the melodies. but overall there's not much to complain about here, these guys have potential. they sound like a lot of the DIY bands that play house shows in my city lol

FuzzyThoughts
March 3rd 2020


114 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"It reminds me of Clarity-era Jimmy Eat World, honestly - maybe also early American Football and The World is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die..."



I'll have to check out The World is... -- thanks, Sowing.



I hadn't listened to much American Football until a few months back, maybe that's what it's reminding me of. And Jimmy is always a good listen, of course.

Slex
March 3rd 2020


16562 Comments


Yeah Funny is just gorgeous, love the vocal melody

Sowing
Moderator
March 3rd 2020


43954 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It's funny though (no pun intended) because as the opener it's kind of misleading. This is much heavier, riffy, and discordant than that track lets on.

GhandhiLion
March 3rd 2020


17643 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Ooh hyped indie emo. I will check asap. I like the album cover.

Slex
March 3rd 2020


16562 Comments


Fair point Sowing, think it's one of my favorites here tho actually

Ebola
March 3rd 2020


4517 Comments


gotta hear this asap

Slex
March 3rd 2020


16562 Comments


Wish I could find the damn lyrics to this anywhere, might just buy it when I get paid if I gotta

GhandhiLion
March 4th 2020


17643 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

This was a big surprise. "Don't Expect" and "Seems Like" are solid.

Sowing
Moderator
March 4th 2020


43954 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

It must have been a big bad surprise

WatchItExplode
March 4th 2020


10454 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

This is music that expects the listener to meet it about 3/4 of the way tbh.

Deathconscious
March 4th 2020


27348 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

hmm, i kinda like this, but i feel like it might be a grower.

GhandhiLion
March 4th 2020


17643 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Music does not expect



Definitely a grower for some listeners.

Sowing
Moderator
March 4th 2020


43954 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"This is music that expects the listener to meet it about 3/4 of the way tbh."

It's not catchy or overproduced if that's what you mean. It's just really good indie rock that prioritizes the guitar work over vocal hooks.

Deathconscious
March 4th 2020


27348 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This will probably be a 4 after another listen.



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