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Reviews 12
Approval 90%
Soundoffs 66
News Articles 10
Band Edits + Tags 15
Album Edits 30
Album Ratings 679
Objectivity 73%
Last Active 12-31-22 9:08 pm
Joined 05-07-13
Review Comments 11,459
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 | GreyShadow Gahh those comparisons mean a lot, really never wouldve expected Dear Hunter but i'll happily take it. Thanks so much for listening man!! trying my best with what i have lol and definitely trying to showcase variety
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| GreyShadow Hey friend!!! dropped my EP a week ago and tryna get some listens/thoughts so would love if you checked it out!tracks 2 and 5 are my faves ! https://tr.ee/_Mh_lFxEOc
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 | Wildcardbitchesss Im pretty sure you mentioned you were going to the SOAD / A7X show in a few weeks, if we?re at the same night would you wanna grab a beer before A7X hits the stage? It?d be cool to meet a sput bro!
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 | Sowing Last call for Fantasy! Really hoping you'll rejoin, you're some of the best competition ;-)
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| Sowing Hit me up in discord if you are playing in the sput fantasy league again!
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 | Gameofmetal Fast delivery, nice. No, it was commissioned. Marisa Bruno is the artist.
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 | Wilt Hey Feather, always happy to provide context! Thanks for reading my comment on La Dispute
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 | normaloctagon Hey feather! I did not but i bet it was great and glad you got to attend. Theyre one of my fave bands live i think ive seen them like 5 times now lol. I don?t live in Chicago but I do visit often : )
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| Wildcardbitchesss Yessir, got the day off and booked a bunk at some hostel. Stoked to see em!
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| Sowing Vaxis 2 is indeed the best
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| Sowing Glad it did some good, and I hope things are looking up!
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 | Piripichotes ayoooo thanks homie! Hopefully they'll release an LP soon!
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 | JesperL lmao atp i might just start writing single sentence reviews hahaha
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 | gabba Yeah I was serious, thanks for the rec! Honestly I haven't heard of them until very recently, and there seems to be some controversy around them, hence I asked. Will check soon!
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| Sowing I really appreciate that. I'm doing well overall... thanks for reading and I'm excited to see how your list shapes up!
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 | LucretiaMyReflection Will do! We do most of our social media stuff on Instagram but I?ll make sure to post something here when we hit the road a little more next year
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| LucretiaMyReflection Hey thank you for checking us out and really happy you enjoy it. We?ve played Chicago twice and both times were fantastic. We did a little tour in Spring 2023 and played at Savemore Lounge and then earlier this year at Tivoli Bowl in Downer?s Grove. We would love to come back up to Chicago. We?ve made a lot of friends at those 2 shows!
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 | Pikazilla Believe it or not, it's a sput user album!
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 | Futures of course, i'd do that for anyone here truly. he's a great guy just been through a lot. it sucks knowing i can't do anything.
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 | JayEnder Definitely is! That album absolutely rips too, plus they were both produced by Will Putney.
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| JayEnder That's hella cool she got offered the lead part, but yeah the stress of that is something I can totally relate to as an introvert who hates being on camera. And haha that's awesome, when I saw the disclaimer at the beginning I knew that lamb wasn't safe. Thankfully it's guts were just bakery treats whew thank goodness lol. Check out Eulogy next bro if you're getting into them, tho I'd recommend literally all their stuff as a diehard fan
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| JayEnder Dude the vid for Martyr/Lamb turned out so badass. Kudos to your fiancee! Glad you're digging the EP too :]
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 | Sunnyvale Oh yeah - it hits hard. Incredibly beautiful song and absolutely crushing.
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| JayEnder Okay cool, just didn't want you to get into any trouble. Legit lol'd when I saw your redacted comments. That was the most Counterparts looking acronym I've ever seen so I knew you were being legit. Very stoked for the near future!
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| JayEnder Lmaooo I figured man. Don't sweat it tho, we're just a couple of diehards on a dying music site we won't tell. You didn't disclose any actual information on the album either, and besides you said "alleged" so no worries!
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 | MetalMarcJK My ?voting with dead profiles? wasn?t as good as ?Stop the steal?. Made me laugh and I almost woke up my wife doing so.
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| Sowing Just a reminder: the Sputnik 2024 fantasy draft is TOMORROW (Sunday) at 6pm EST. Please remember to attend, if you can!
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 | Sinternet he's a garbage human being and he's creepy
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| Sowing go vote on a draft time! ;-)
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| Sowing Lmao. Hey, I can't say anything to that until I have a championship of my own under my belt! See you on Discord.
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| Sowing Check the fantasy discord if you're planning on playing this year!
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| Wildcardbitchesss I could tell that movie was gonna be terrible just based on the terrible book and it being clear Oscar bait. Plus the idea of Hollywood elitists referring to anybody as hillbillies makes me wanna nuke LA. ****ing pricks
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| Wildcardbitchesss also went on to work for Marc Andreeson, who once said ? I?m glad there?s OxyContin and video games to keep those people (Appalachians) quiet". He?s an elitist scumbag. Any kind of pandering to working class folks is a complete front. He hates us just as much as Trump and both think they?re better.
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| Wildcardbitchesss I?m not gonna write an essay (already had to when I was in school :P) and it?s been like 8 years since I read it, but it was abundantly clear to me, even then when I wasn?t as into politics, that Vance ****ing abhors the working class Appalachians and thinks of them as dumb redneck junkies. It clearly doesnt align with my politics but that kind of disgust was just a huge turnoff for me in general.
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| JayEnder Really interesting you like The Canyon even more than S/T. Can't praise that lightning in a bottle masterpiece more without sounding pretentious lol but you got me even more interested to check that album.
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| Sowing Haha, yeah, no idea why things didn't click much longer ago. Honestly it was a combination of the latest TWY album and the Aaron West project that converted me. Also have a soft spot for Sister Cities because that's the album that first piqued my interest, weirdly.
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 | Colton np man glad you like it. it is quite underrated imo
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 | anat I need people to know where their bread is buttered
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| anat music league submission deadline is 20hrs from now, 6pm GMT, don?t get left behind!!
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| JayEnder Hell yeah! Looking forward to it Brad!
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| JayEnder Be on the lookout for a tall white guy who looks like Demetri Martin wearing a Fleshwater hoodie on Sunday lol. So stoked for this show dude
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 | widowslaugh123 Really appreciate the constructive criticism seriously and thank you means a lot
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| widowslaugh123 Ayo thanks for jamming it bro. Fortunately for you (not us tho lol) our singer moved so the next release will probably have a different vocal vibe.
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 | MarsKid Perks of having both a boring job and one that lets me listen to music on the clock lol, I can tear through albums if I got the time!
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| Sowing fantasy draft 6pm EST today
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| JayEnder Hell yes, you'll be seeing me there brotha! I'm dying to see Dream House in person. Never caught either band live before and they're probably my favorites in that particular scene so ya absolutely stoked!
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| JayEnder Yo dude, are you catching Deafheaven and Touche at the Chicago show?
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 | TalonsOfFire No prob! Yeah Brought to the Water is great, probably the best written song on that album and kinda reminds me of Sunbather
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| TalonsOfFire FYI I just uploaded longer instrumentals of Brought to the Water, Luna, and Sunbather to that Drive folder. I remembered the ones I had put in were only a couple minutes each, basically just the light dream pop/post-rock sections without much metal at all, but had been meaning to include both options. Enjoy!
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| Sowing Join the discord to discuss draft time: https://discord.gg/a9bwbqPz
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 | veninblazer Oh if you like that you'll see the similarities on the silver scream/welcome to horrorwood stuff. It feels like a song led by its feature.
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| veninblazer tbh it just sounds like an INK B-side to me. Fun but not much more than that for me lol
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 | Conmaniac woah yeah they are my fav summery feel good emo so def check all three of their albums. also nice IDKHTFM rating
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| Conmaniac yo figured id hit ya up since theres only 4 spots left in my list but if ya wanna join my comp comments a 2023 album!
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 | Tundra Chien-Pao a pretty good mon!
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 | Shamus248 went to edit it and got a pop up saying i didn't have permission to access the pageoh boy did i get banned again?
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 | Jom For what it's worth, the user feature uses a different scoring system compared to the staff one since the population is much larger. That's why the ranking positions (1 vs. 10), in addition to the points allocated, is important. There's no super-downvote mechanism, though, because then that's not really a community consensus -- the better strategy is to promote esoteric/unappreciated records that people might be keen to add to their ballots. Cheers!
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| Pikazilla I don't even own a switch, buddy. I played the game at my friend's for like a day, but that's about it xD
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 | loveisamixtape for sure!! my dex is only at like 50 at the moment, but definitely let me know if there?s anything u need
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 | MO an underrated gem no doubt, long and tough to beat 100%
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 | hobblepot Thanks for the kind words. I wrote the review in a serious hurry, I probably could have done better but I really couldn't be arsed tbh. I'll try rewriting it though, eventually
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 | ArsMoriendi Much better than that other song. Not changing my vote though.
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| Sowing I'll be sure to check it! :-)
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| GreyShadow Appreciate that so much! ITO and La Dispute are my biggest influences so I'm glad that comes through. I figure I can get away with something rougher for my first release but yeah, definitely hoping that whatever I do next is a huge step towards my ideal production.Full EP out on the 15th!
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| GreyShadow Feather!!would you mind checking out my first single? Trying to build some hype lolhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsV3HCcyI9c
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 | markjamie Hey, just want to say thanks for the Metric recommendation in the Chvrches chat. I've had hundreds of bands suggested in the past and maybe only a handful have really stuck. Metric have seduced me. Went on to Reddit and made a playlist of about 35 songs based on people's Top 10 Metric songs and have been listening for the past couple of weeks. I love about 30 of them. Not sure how I have managed to miss this band for 20 years... Thank you!
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| loveisamixtape lol yeah!! i started a project called fauxdeep a long time ago and within the past few years have accumulated a band, we are easily the softest band playing on Friday, but yeah!! we don't play any of the songs rly that we have online but that's My Band. hope to actually meet u this time! my roommate said y'all were super nice
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 | AmericanFlagAsh Yeah I love it here, been living in Chi for 4 years now. Lincoln Hall and Thalia are my favorites.
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 | YoYoMancuso yes it is, glad you're liking it so far! And still in grad school so it'll take another year or two
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| YoYoMancuso flexing my (soon-to-be) licensed counselor muscles
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| Sowing Wow, that was a blast from the past. That thread is so old I don't even remember typing in it. I'm glad you've gained something from my 2010 wisdom, haha. I know you've returned the favor on several occasions, most recently being 2020's Halo of Hurt - that thing is still a hard 5/5.
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 | Ebola Hello my friend! I noticed that on the top 10 of 2021 forum post, you voted for "Domino" by Hail the Sun, which is fact the first song, not the title of the album. The album is New Age Filth. Just trying to maximize votes for one of my favorites of the year :) Cheers!
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 | heyadam Added you! Caught a Magby to trade if that works for you!
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 | Trundle I looked it up and I can make a private room with a code I make up
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| heyadam haha forsureeee. I?ll try and catch a SP exclusive today or tomorrow!
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| Trundle you're a saint, my info: SW-2551-3464-4717 nickname: ross,
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| Trundle ah, i don't have anything of value really, unless you're looking for an Aipom?
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| heyadam for sure! there was a small group of ppl on Sput when sw/sh came out that was helping each other with trades and such, and it was a good time. Just lmk when you'll need to trade and we can set up a time. SW-4292-0232-7150 -- user name is "Doke" lol.
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 | onionbubs they admittedly havent themselves by not putting anything out in like over 5 years lol but yea they rule. first found out about them was the day their last album came out when i saw them opening for thrice/la dispute and i latched on hard. still havent gotten around to that new ep of theirs but im hyped for whenever i find time for it
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 | Maniac! This was def the best thing I've ever been to
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 | JohnnyoftheWell also check the last two Everything But the Girl (whose vocalist guested on the Protection t/t) sometime, both similar vibes and extremely yes
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| JohnnyoftheWell woo nice! both defs worth a comb yeah, that match was pretty balanced. idk if either band has more going on than the other tbqh (and pygmalion is probs the most *out there* pick from either) but they're both perf at their best and p solid across their whole discogs maybe mmmhm
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| JohnnyoftheWell uhhhh things were resolved BUT you might as well jam both anyway bc they are gud and wonderful yes !
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| JohnnyoftheWell this is confidential etc (lol), but could you do me a solid and listen to literally one song from Slowdive and Massive Attack and break that tie so the round can close (would rec Alison and Protection for a fairish match) onegaiiiii
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 | Xenophanes Saw from an old post you?re also from Columbus, nice ??
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| Sowing that group has quite a following honestly. guilt-free BN is in high demand
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| Sowing Not that I know of. They should tour together. I'd be there in a heartbeat lol.
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| Sowing Thanks for letting me know. I wish that album would get its due. So incredible.
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| Sowing It's a great album and no, I had to plans to review it. Go for it!
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 | Get Low Tribe 4 lyfe. Ohio best state. Never been to Columbus but everyone I know who has says it's a great time. I hope to visit there some time.
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 | mynameischan Just saw the rec in the marigold thread and added them to my list. Thanks!
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| Wildcardbitchesss Thanks for the foxing patreon. I?m now $27 poorer and have like six variants of that ****ing album.
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| JohnnyoftheWell Your ~Random album is Hiromi - Spectrum! You have until June 28th to submit a review, hit up the thread with any questions. Good luck! :]:]
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| Pikazilla Go for Hoss and Railer, their best imo
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 | Koris Thanks! I've noticed that a lot of my best reviews have been for albums that are outside my normal wheelhouse, because then it forces me to get creative and expand my writing a bit :]
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| GreyShadow very true lmaoi mean we're finally at the next month point so that's cool. here's hoping they saved at least some of the best for last
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| GreyShadow i saw bodies sound off and almost had a heart attack, thought it leaked
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 | nash1311 Thanks boss! I checked and liked them but didn't love them. I can hear the call back more on Swoon
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| Sowing yeah their earliest stuff is very crunchy full-band indie-rock, then the closer you get to the present the more elegant and vocal-centric they've become -- both styles suit them though
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| onionbubs yea them falling off a cliff again is what killed my investment in the band especially after white which i dug tf out of upon release. really surprised by that new song tho so hopefully i'll be on board w the album
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| onionbubs lol yea i used to be a really big fan so ive heard everything but the last few new releases didnt grab me so i moreso meant that theyre not really a part of my rotation anymore but now im gonna change that and revisit everything j to see where i still stand on it all, even their like notorious releases
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 | SteakByrnes Oh yes absolutely, check out his latest one Eggy Pocket man it's so good! Got me hooked immediately and had me wanting to check his other stuff out
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| Sowing I'm not only aware of it but I have an account there (haven'td it since 2019, would probably just start anew if I decided to seriously use the site). I also pull a lot of my weekly releases from their upcoming albums page. Love how the site is laid out.
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| Sowing I'm considering it. Weds or Fri would be my best chances to post something.
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| Sowing Just finished, it's amazing. Easily their best work. Are you going to review it?
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| Sowing Appreciate the heads up! I'm starting my end of year list so the timing is perfect.
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| Jom Sorry for this colossal headache. Explaining what (likely) happened would exceed the character limit for shoutboxes, but I have your text saved in the Meds thread as well. Everybody will need to re-rate the record (unfortunately) but hopefully this is the ticket. Cheers!
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 | JoyfulPlatypus Hey man! Big fan of your reviews, keep up the good work!
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 | bloc Aww thanks dude
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 | Emim So I gave Palimpsest a listen and it's definitely my favorite since their first two. I don't think it'll ever come close to those, but it'll be a grower for sure. Rody sounds really good too and I wasn't expecting the growls to make a return.
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 | Veks *guts not guys :P
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| Veks Thank you for the welcome! You're very kind and yeah I finally got the guys to sign up. Hehe
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| Veks Hi Feather! First of all i appologize that you have to put up with my nonsense on Sputnik : ) .Secondly, yeah i'm a new user even though i have been using Sputnik for a few years to get recs, see new releases etc.
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 | Storm In A Teacup hey the new BMTH is 4 full length albums, think you misread the section and since you like them i wanted you to know
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| Sowing I'm sold. Will check. Thanks for making me aware because I had no idea.
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 | Danred97 Haha no problem at all man. It?s all just opinions. I figured I?d give a fair defense of the record since overall it seems unpopular to a lot of fans
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| Sowing I'm just so obsessed with it, prob tied for my AOTY with Westelaken at this point. I generally try to occupy no more than 2 spots on the "featured" board at any one time. Even if I have more reviews queue'd up (like Maya Hawke), I try to wait until there are other reviews to push my previous ones off the board first lol.
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| Sowing Haha I'm "only" 2/4 right now. You're probably thinking the Bright Eyes review is mine.
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 | 28Gloom whoops double bump, new to this.
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| Sowing I wiped my ratings and forgot to re-rate their discog. Always been a fan and have heard everything from Transatlanticism onward.
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 | OnlyOneFor Thank you man I appreciate that. People can have their own opinions about drug addiction / whatever, but mocking someone who died months after his fiance died of cancer is such an absolute scumbag move that I felt the need to say something.
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| OnlyOneFor I'm probably not going to post here again unless people really want me back (which I doubt). I just got sent that thread because I had made my own posts about Derek on other places, and frankly got angry and felt the need to respond.
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| Sowing You're welcome! I've been trying to make a point of providing better feedback besides "nice review" lol. I think Throw Me In The River is the one I sampled, but it was long enough ago that I owe it a return (and not to mention a legitimate full listen). I'm generally not a fan of this new wave of punk, but these guys seem to be up on the level of SLS, TWY, etc.
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 | SherlockChris9021 Saw your message sent to me months ago, and never had the chance to reply until now. But yeah, I mostly review things that I really like. If it doesn't worth my time to review, I don't. That Panic! album is more of a mandatory for me, since it is part of a series I was working on at the time. How about you? You don't seem to be crazy on reviewing things.
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| AmericanFlagAsh My ex bf made me go to Riot Fest with him last year, it was fun, but so crowded. I like P4k because of how chill it is.
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| AmericanFlagAsh Nice! I buy a 3 day pass before even seeing the line-up because it's my favorite fest in this city. I'm excited to see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Friday and bounce around to SOPHIE. Sharon Van Etten and Danny Brown on Saturday should be good. Sunday def Big Thief and National, but also Pheobe Bridgers. Just saw Caroline when she was in Chicago, she's real good live.
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| Sowing yeah I think the similarities are def obvious. doesn't diminish the beauty of novo amor's music, just feels second-hand
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| Sowing lol yeah, maybe a tad harsh but still true. It's good, I enjoyed it, but it just makes me want to spin BI
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 | zakalwe Bloody awful fake band dude. Bloody awful.
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 | WatchItExplode Wish they would just rock. This album was a major step up musically but I don't wanna listen to it because it's bitchy.
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| WatchItExplode I'm obv alone in this but it feels manipulative and fake (though very well done).
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| WatchItExplode Some emo feels like manufactured pity to me. Like it comes from an artistic rendering of what the audience wants.
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| Sowing Nah it didn't wear on me, I just overhauled my ratings system - trying to be a lot stricter now. I still love the album. It's actually the only Hansard I've heard to this day so I can't rec anything else of his lol. And yeah the BN/BE references are mostly just for that opening track, doesn't much apply to the rest :-)
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 | butt. yeah we'll see, I might change my mind at the last minute lol
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| butt. haven't decided if I'm going to Indian Lakes today. I really don't want to drive 2.5 hours on 94, there are so many people in ditches right now on the michigan side lol
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| Sowing Wasn't really happy with how my review turned out so I reworked it to better convey how much I enjoy it. Let me know what you think! There's a much bigger section about I'll Make You Feel!
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| Sowing Checked it, and also reviewed it!
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| veninblazer i'd been wanting to change it for months prior tbh
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 | SlothcoreSam Yeah, it's great. I spun it again today, and starting to like it as much as Sister Cities. It's got some nice, elements to it, falsetto vocals and some subtle EDM glitches.
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| Conmaniac Thanks man...I night but idk. I'll check
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| SlothcoreSam Hell yeah it's a bit of a ripoff, but there are still some excellent tracks on there.
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| butt. Hell yeah! I?ve never been there but looks sweet so I?m stoked
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| butt. for something indie-rock tinged with post hardcore, do Able Bodies (I'd say that's my favorite). Their new album came out two weeks ago and it leans way more dream pop, quite lovely! So whichever is more your cup of tea. Then two albums in between are a mix of both
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 | Project Hard same. Just an emotionally visceral band. Could've been the next Hotelier if they stuck around
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| Sowing we need to hook this guy up with a legit label or something lol
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 | GhandhiLion I was referencing ygo abridged. Now i look stupid
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| Sowing I did listen just once and it was decent. I need to revisit though because there were some songs that blew my mind and I want to see if maybe the others just need a few more spins.
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| SteakByrnes yo BOI get a yugioh av revved up and ready to go it's about that time
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 | TheSupernatural Been listening to Hot Mulligan, still need to check out Microwave
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 | GhostB1rd Yeah I've played the hell outta both Mantra and Wonderful Life. TTS got fantastic reviews in the press and I have no reason to expect Amo will fare any different. Site's full of haters.
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| Sowing that sounds awesome, kind of how my first year out of school went as well, just with a lot more drinking lol. im good, just working and doing the whole adult thing!
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| Sowing Dude thanks I really appreciate that. It was a somewhat controversial piece. How have you been?
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| SteakByrnes oh lol, yea that came out in late March, it's dope. Love Again is one of my favorite songs of the year
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| SteakByrnes Yea I've kinda thought that too, but ALLB was kinda out of his control at least, and Royal Coda seems to be going really well. Kurt is such a sweetheart from what I've seen in videos, so I really hope it's not the case
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| SteakByrnes Then again he could just be with the band and record s***, so who knows
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| SteakByrnes I have no idea, he probably just wants to do different projects instead of staying strapped down
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| Project Thanks man. I had much higher hopes for that album
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| SteakByrnes Lmao I know, but they go far too deep into the overdramatic territory. ily fren
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| SteakByrnes BRO everything I've heard by them was just some decent tunes, or just not my cup of tea. They can be a bit overdramatic as well
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| Sowing if it's not posted on their band page or social media, they probably aren't...next time I email them I'll inquire about a tour schedule though :-)
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| Sowing I have like a 100 email long chain with them going back years haha. They surprised me and dropped it to me in an email :-) let me know what you think when it's out!
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| Sowing I have the new Republic of Wolves album promo and it is their best album IMO. Better than Varuna and kicks the crap out of No Matter How Narrow. Just thought you should know to get hype :-)
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 | SteveP yeah, I certainly don't think it's a bad record, but I also don't think it's very good. It would be pretty hard for anyone to follow up TFIC, so I think it was probably just a sophomore slump kinda thing, but there's no way the response to the record had nothing to do with the breakup. It's a shame, I think they had a lot left in them.
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| SteveP yeah man, I'm very grateful to have gotten to see them live not once, but five times. I live about three hours from their hometown of Scranton, PA so I just had a lot of opportunities. Kicking myself for not catching them in DC last month. If I had known it would be the end for them, I would have made it happen. Although, I have a feeling they will play one last show in Scranton before calling it quits. Probably the annual NEPA holiday show. What did you think of The King of No Man?
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 | Nomos So cool! I like Eternity Forever. Is that project moving forward at all?
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| SteakByrnes Lmaoooo we share a lot of the same tastes is what I take it as, but I do comment on a lot of threads
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 | BlackMalachite Idk man, certain parts of AB AP are just a lot more fun
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| onionbubs ill be sure to check that out. alkaline trio are my favs for sure. so much good stuff from them. id probably try out good mourning due to being one of their better more accesible records (i.e. their best album that doesnt sound like it was recorded inside a tin can). def worth giving another go
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 | SCREAM! Went on a big MM (and other random pop) binge not long ago so yeah, everytime I see you comment on anything the start of the song pops into my head
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| SCREAM! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBN-0azz3X4
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| onionbubs yea bubblegum is amazing. i?m excited to dig into more of his stuff. and nah, its a blend of the homestar runner character onionbubs with the alkaline trio logo
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