They pulled a Citizen.

Yeah this new album isn't gonna be for me sadly. Gonna go jam Rare again instead.

band trajectory is baffling

for real

they started as a decent metalcore band, then essentially started this whole coregaze movement in the mid 2010s, now they're an indie rock band

Yeah, I don’t get it.

I miss the sound from Rare. This band has gotten super lame.

Boring.

This song sounds like it belongs in an Urban Outfitters.

I maintain that I don't hate it... I just don't get why this is the sound they want to pursue.

Listening to all three of the new singles in one go, this is probably the better of the batch - there's some nice guitar tones in the background mix, the vocals are less annoying (can't stand the 'Dark Side' chorus), and 'Waste' was just boring.

Wish this bullshit trend of making AI music videos would die, tbh

I doubt it's going anywhere, tbh.

It's cheap and affordable and most bands these days are complaining about how little money they actually make - hiring a film studio/etc vs AI is an easy choice if funding is the question.

song is mid video is trash goddammit i'm sad

I kinda like the vocals (in the verse) and acoustic sound on Waste

'Waste' is a nice idea, and there are some decent instrumental elements, but it's the slow plodding boring pacing that absolutely kills it for me.

Hire a film studio?? There's so much to be done apart from that, though. I genuinely think it'd be better to find a film student, rent equipment, or just get one of your friends with a camera and actually come up with some ideas to execute. I'm not even averse to using AI to enhance your visuals when your budget is constrained and you have some grandiose vision, cause I've seen it done well in some hip hop vids here and there, but to make it the WHOLE thing just feels artistically bankrupt.

I liked their previus album, but yeah this is not it for me.

decent song