frame & canvas = 90s classic
― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 4 January 2006 21:08 (5 years ago) Bookmark
<3
― ww2011 (tpp), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 22:32 (twelve years ago) link
So the new EP is decent-ish. Not great, but I wasn't really expecting them to blow me away in 2011 anyway. The first track is easily the worse of the bunch though, definitely Hey Mercedes-lite. Gets better as it goes along though, and certainly not worth the dismissive 2.6 from Pitchfork.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Wednesday, 17 August 2011 22:34 (twelve years ago) link
Anyone else feeling the new album?
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Thursday, 10 July 2014 12:39 (nine years ago) link
I like it. Not blown away, but feel like it's a picking up point from where they left off but taking into account the 15 years inbetween.
― michaellambert, Thursday, 10 July 2014 12:46 (nine years ago) link
so far nothing's grabbing me as hard as "universe or worse" from the 2011 EP but ice had it on repeat for 2 days and it's def growing
"doing yourself in" has some great drumming and the line "she's got stars in her eyes/ for me and some other guys"
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Thursday, 10 July 2014 12:51 (nine years ago) link
i love it, "pre evergreen" is one of the best things they've ever done
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, 10 July 2014 12:53 (nine years ago) link
this album is seriously taking over my summer
a friend came up w/ the best tagline/throwaway joke for the first Braid album in 16 years:
"Motherfuckers act like they forgot about Braid"
― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 15:27 (nine years ago) link
this album rules
― adam, Monday, 28 July 2014 16:09 (nine years ago) link
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― °ㅇ๐ْ ° (gr8080), Monday, 28 July 2014 16:10 (nine years ago) link
wouldn't it have to be "brai"?
― markers, Monday, 28 July 2014 16:56 (nine years ago) link
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― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 28 July 2014 17:48 (nine years ago) link
i think maybe part of what makes this record so good is that at times it sounds like the longawaited followup to destination failure more than to frame & canvas
― adam, Monday, 4 August 2014 19:25 (nine years ago) link
I wasn't sold on this during the first half, Chris Broach's songs especially were bugging me - his new(ish) singing style makes some of the cornier lyrics pop out more than ever. But good fucking god damn, at the pairing of "Put Some Wings On That Kid" and "Lux" I was sold. This album rules. Makes me super nostalgiac for the years when I'd get to see them play all over Champaign and be able to go buy records from Bob Nanna at Record Service.
― Bus Sex Teen Busted After Queef Beef (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 5 August 2014 15:51 (nine years ago) link