I remember someone saying in a comment somewhere they recorded 14 more songs apparently, so probably a new album will be released at some point.

The Last Two Pages, I suppose

Would've been the best tracks in the album for sure

Two really good songs here, huh.

commence redemption arc

yawn

you made up your mind before you even listened, who are you kidding

considering I haven't enjoyed anything they've done since a few tracks on HV, it's very hard not to be skeptical about their output before hitting play

These are both as phoned in and boring as the album :/

"I remember someone saying in a comment somewhere they recorded 14 more songs apparently, so probably a new album will be released at some point."

yes that was me i think, can't remember where i read it but it def came from someone in the band. i wanna say that the alphabet now makes 7(?) new non-frankenstein songs they've performed live and/or released a studio recording of

sleep well beast is the last good album

Alphabet City isn’t bad actually, but I feel like his singing style is starting to limit the bands creativity at this point. Sleep Well Beast is the last great album however I did like Alien and Grease in your hair on The last two pages….

don't really listen to these guys anymore, but the two singles are pretty solid

ever since the percussion became more sparse the band got a lot less interesting

^ that, like christ you have one of the best indie rock drummers ever on the kit, use him

Well I was ready to write these guys off after the last mediocre album and now they suddenly drop 2 new tracks which are much better than the new album, what the hell is going on?

Space Invader hits me so hard and I have cried.

The second half of space invader is pretty much drum-led, so they’re headed in the right direction! Both these songs are more interesting than anything off the last album for sure.

"ever since the percussion became more sparse the band got a lot less interesting"

^ that's a great point. Drums (especially on Boxer) is what got me into these guys in the first place.

Decent tracks. I might even learn to love this but their recent records are the vapidest shit I've heard in my life, it's gonna take a while to get over the breakup with these guys.

“ I feel like his singing style is starting to limit the bands creativity at this point”

While like that Matt’s been gradually increasing his range, i think his bread and butter is his lower range. I think refining that and increasing the intimacy of his style is the direction I’d like to hear. I’ve always wanted a full album in the style of the Virginia EP