Yeah that's amazing. I think the album is better the more stentorian it gets, even if it's just because it's difficult to top the debut in the melancholic sweeping grandeur stakes.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 10 September 2013 01:27 (eleven years ago) link
been revisiting both lps a ton this winter. "andrew" is so completely lovely
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Monday, 16 February 2015 18:48 (nine years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/igetrvng/blondes-rein
why yes, I'll take a mix of your unreleased new stuff
― harold 'smoke' budd (haitch), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 07:11 (nine years ago) link
not as a frickin cassette though, mind
― harold 'smoke' budd (haitch), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 07:22 (nine years ago) link
rein is brilliant
― lex pretend, Saturday, 18 July 2015 07:10 (nine years ago) link
The section from around 32min to 41:30 is crazy.
― MikoMcha, Sunday, 19 July 2015 14:10 (nine years ago) link
New record 'Warmth' out 11th August!
'KDM' streaming on their bandcamp now:
https://blondes.bandcamp.com/album/warmth
― Steve Reich In The Afternoon (Against The 80s), Tuesday, 20 June 2017 14:12 (seven years ago) link
^^^^ out today, enjoying it so far
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Friday, 11 August 2017 10:38 (seven years ago) link
really good blend of prettiness + intensity
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Friday, 11 August 2017 10:45 (seven years ago) link
oops it does get progressively less pretty, back half reminds me of silent servant - that same sort of voyage into the darkness
― plp will eat itself (NickB), Friday, 11 August 2017 11:22 (seven years ago) link
oh i'm finally getting around to this and those three nickb posts are very encouraging
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 16:59 (six years ago) link
wow this is really really great
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 27 September 2017 17:47 (six years ago) link
I totally forgot to add to the enthusiasm of NickB after playing this. It's not got anything as good as "Elise" on it but I think this might be their best full album yet.
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 27 September 2017 22:37 (six years ago) link
their best since their self-titled at least
― karl...arlk...rlka...lkar..., Thursday, 28 September 2017 02:47 (six years ago) link
Elise is a total classic track
― Week of Wonders (Ross), Thursday, 28 September 2017 03:25 (six years ago) link
New album is amaze, but I find it interesting how much its concision feels like a reaction to the expansive drift of Rein. There’s something almost “right, let’s get to it” to the way they start and finish the tracks.
Also feels very “if you only buy one Blondes album...”
― Tim F, Wednesday, 4 October 2017 10:55 (six years ago) link
i could live in this album
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Wednesday, 4 October 2017 15:50 (six years ago) link
falling in love with "wine" all over again
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Friday, 22 February 2019 18:04 (five years ago) link
warmth is still so sick
revisited the blondes catalog this week, what a body of work
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 15 November 2022 17:56 (one year ago) link
It really is.
One of my favourite albums of this year is Puscha’s Etterath, which despite being less beat driven has a very pronounced Blondes feel.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 15 November 2022 20:35 (one year ago) link