I really like the two quasi-ballads, "TV Stars" (despite its weirdly arbitrary chorus) and "9/10", which actually got me a little teary on first listen. Definitely a transitional record, which is easy to get away with when you release an album every 12-15 months.
― Simon H., Wednesday, 3 January 2018 14:48 (six years ago) link
"it's not like any other job I know / if you're a piece of shit they don't let you go" is a good of-the-moment lyric
― Simon H., Wednesday, 3 January 2018 14:52 (six years ago) link
Sounds great so far. It doesn't build and flow as seamlessly as WORRY, but I like all the songs individually.
― jmm, Wednesday, 3 January 2018 15:50 (six years ago) link
OK, the Tiny Moving Parts song released today ("Warm Hand Splash") is *fantastic*
― Simon H., Friday, 19 January 2018 13:44 (six years ago) link
ooh i like them!
― maura, Friday, 19 January 2018 21:08 (six years ago) link
wow it's really great
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 19 January 2018 21:47 (six years ago) link
new dashboard song out too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQTVpWxu570
as usual the lyrics are not extraordinary and yet i feel moved listening to it
― Mordy, Saturday, 20 January 2018 15:28 (six years ago) link
on more of a screamo tip, this is real good
https://closernyc.bandcamp.com/album/all-this-will-be
― Simon H., Saturday, 20 January 2018 16:50 (six years ago) link
It was Stereogum's album of the week a few days ago:https://www.stereogum.com/1978496/album-of-the-week-closer-all-this-will-be/franchises/album-of-the-week/
― ArchCarrier, Saturday, 20 January 2018 18:11 (six years ago) link
on more of a screamo tip, this is real goodhttps://closernyc.bandcamp.com/album/all-this-will-be
Wow, it is!
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Saturday, 20 January 2018 18:55 (six years ago) link
Ya this is sick
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 21 January 2018 16:52 (six years ago) link
v intrigued by this, got a nice writeup in pfork today https://awakebutstillinbed.bandcamp.com/releases
― Simon H., Wednesday, 24 January 2018 13:01 (six years ago) link
That Tiny Moving Parts song wasn't bad, closer to what I'm looking for
― Nhex, Thursday, 25 January 2018 01:37 (six years ago) link
Thank you for showing me Closer. Loving this so much
― gman59, Thursday, 25 January 2018 01:38 (six years ago) link
I'm liking Closer too; can't escape the irony that the chorus of the track they've set to play first is "All I want is something familiar" bc yeah this sounds familiar! In a good way!
― I want to change my display name (dan m), Thursday, 25 January 2018 13:22 (six years ago) link
just spending today missing the band fireworks
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:24 (six years ago) link
I'm hopeful they'll get back together at some point (unless you're about to tell me I shouldn't be)
― Simon H., Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:26 (six years ago) link
oh i am too. oh common life deserves a follow-up
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Thursday, 25 January 2018 15:27 (six years ago) link
i had no idea that the dangerous summer reunited and recorded a new album? so far it's great, but their albums tend to start off great and drift into whatever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drs5aXT5mas
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 26 January 2018 17:08 (six years ago) link
actually the album is pretty good the whole way through!
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 26 January 2018 17:38 (six years ago) link
my favorite screamo song of the year is the last minute or so this all-screaming version of the Lady Bird trailer
I now present to you, the Lady Bird trailer, but I scream every word... pic.twitter.com/4W0BfwTZz9— toni ▽ (@laterchalamet) January 26, 2018
― Simon H., Sunday, 28 January 2018 15:37 (six years ago) link
that had me dying
― Nhex, Sunday, 28 January 2018 20:19 (six years ago) link
should be nominated for best song at the oscars
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Monday, 29 January 2018 03:58 (six years ago) link
tiny moving parts record is totally fucking awesome
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 2 February 2018 21:29 (six years ago) link
easily their best
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Friday, 2 February 2018 21:30 (six years ago) link
new black foxxes record is already one of my favorite albums of the year and this is one of the best songs from it. riyl: manchester orchestra
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1cCvY0hZzY
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 5 February 2018 22:06 (six years ago) link
I do wish the TMP album were a touch more ambitious overall a la "Warm Hand Splash" but it is certainly v solid
― Simon H., Monday, 5 February 2018 22:08 (six years ago) link
based on my many listens to "Charisma" I have decided that PBtT's David Haik is the most overperforming drummer in emo (in a good way)
― Simon H., Monday, 5 February 2018 22:41 (six years ago) link
great track when is the album actually dropping
― Mordy, Monday, 5 February 2018 22:43 (six years ago) link
next friday
― Simon H., Monday, 5 February 2018 22:44 (six years ago) link
Enjoyed the last Runaway Brother album then kinda forgot about it quickly, but I'm looking forward to the new one. Some promising early tracks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQDy2dnONsY
― Evan R, Wednesday, 7 February 2018 19:41 (six years ago) link
Super into this new DON BROCO album!
https://open.spotify.com/album/3jqjWkE4Q8BkkUIQSy3v9r?si=Im0klLCvQems7dqdGJAEXQ
― glenn mcdonald, Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:40 (six years ago) link
what the
― Simon H., Thursday, 8 February 2018 14:47 (six years ago) link
new Brian Fallon is out today, he's (unsurprisingly) gone even more retro and not really connected to anything even emo-adjacent at this point but it's not bad!
new Dashboard is out too for those so inclined. There's also an OK new Wonder Years single - album's out in April.
― Simon H., Friday, 9 February 2018 13:18 (six years ago) link
for those so inclined
don't mind if i do!
― Mordy, Friday, 9 February 2018 15:06 (six years ago) link
a little bit of awakebutstillinbed goes a long way but I've really been enjoying the album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fghvjUy4K10
― Evan R, Friday, 9 February 2018 18:47 (six years ago) link
Nice
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Friday, 9 February 2018 19:29 (six years ago) link
I just listened to their whole album and really enjoyed it.
― No purposes. Sounds. (Sund4r), Saturday, 10 February 2018 23:09 (six years ago) link
Everything in this thread is absolutely beautiful. Have been loving the Tiny Moving Parts, Closer, Jeff Rosenstock, Runaway Brother (who I'd never heard of before, so thank you Evan R), Senses Fail...all of it!
This is a really richly produced sort of emogaze by 'Snape', who don't seem to have released much else before this. The whole thing sounds great, but try track 5 for something instantly loveable.https://snapeau.bandcamp.com/
― Launch of new ILM school business management programmes! (tangenttangent), Sunday, 11 February 2018 22:43 (six years ago) link
Emo is sometimes a hard sell for me but pretty much every Snape track has me saying things like 'whoa, this is great!' or 'this sounds like Adam & Eve-era Catherine Wheel!' so yeah
― imago, Sunday, 11 February 2018 22:45 (six years ago) link
Holy shit, the closing track!!!
― imago, Sunday, 11 February 2018 23:01 (six years ago) link
the Dashboard Album is not good.
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Monday, 12 February 2018 17:10 (six years ago) link
lol i like it. particularly "About Us" and the single ("Heart Beat Here"). a couple other tracks already growing on me.
― Mordy, Monday, 12 February 2018 17:31 (six years ago) link
has a few tracks I liked yeah but overall idk.
― fgti spinner (Spottie), Monday, 12 February 2018 17:47 (six years ago) link
just noticed that the PBtT album is available as a $1-or-more digital download from Bandcamp, with a special offer:
From now until February 19th, all Bandcamp sales from Pianos Become The Teeth's 'Wait For Love' digital downloads will benefit The Choice Program at UMBC. Name your price and Epitaph will match half your amount.
https://pianosbecometheteeth.bandcamp.com/album/wait-for-love
― Simon H., Tuesday, 13 February 2018 14:00 (six years ago) link
more punk than pop-punk I suppose but the new Turnstile album slaps
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/19/586158224/first-listen-turnstile-time-space
― Simon H., Wednesday, 21 February 2018 14:32 (six years ago) link
the (likely excellent) new Camp Cope album is also up at NPR.
― Simon H., Thursday, 22 February 2018 14:21 (six years ago) link
came here to post about the Camp Cope, I'm really liking this
― Dinsdale, Thursday, 22 February 2018 20:22 (six years ago) link
it kinda peters out near the end, but the first half is very strong
― Simon H., Thursday, 22 February 2018 20:23 (six years ago) link
Both those Turnstile and Camp Cope albums are exceptional; great week for new music
― Evan R, Thursday, 22 February 2018 20:25 (six years ago) link
i feel like i'm the only person who has noticed how many bangers are on this year's dashboard confessional album
― Mordy, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:06 (five years ago) link
it's got a few good songs but is really disjointed idk
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:11 (five years ago) link
it's front half heavy but so many good singalongs
― Mordy, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:13 (five years ago) link
I have to admit that despite (because of?) their intensely one-note grey po-faced approach I've probably listened to the Pianos Become the Teeth album the most of any emo-sector record this year. a lot of stuff didn't connect for one reason or another, I didn't even really get into the Vespucci after all, mainly because Farren bores me as a lyricist/frontperson too much of the time
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:20 (five years ago) link
my emo cru-and-adjacent faves this year in no particular order
PbtTDrug ChurchMewithoutyouFred ThomasawakebutstillinbedJoyce ManorTiny Moving PartsDonovan WolfingtonCloserMom JeansSlow MassFoxingSuper Unison
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:29 (five years ago) link
i rate foxing and awakebutstillinbed v highly. gonna add boygenius, the dashboard and snail mail.
― Mordy, Tuesday, 13 November 2018 21:43 (five years ago) link
i probably forgot 10000 things but here's my top 15 emo edition
mewithoutyou: untitleddrug church: cheerrolo tomassi: time will die and love will bury itfoxing: nearer my godfall out boy: m a n i ajohn nolan: abendigojoyce manor: million dollars to kill mesaves the day: 9restorations: lp5000now, now: savedself defense family: have you considered punk musicblack foxxes: reiðihopesfall: arbiterremember sports: slow buzzreal friends: composure
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 22:08 (five years ago) link
i did forget something which is fiddlehead!!!! put that above john nolan
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 13 November 2018 23:50 (five years ago) link
i also forgot coheed, which: the album ended up being kind of monotonous but the individual songs are soooooo good
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Wednesday, 14 November 2018 13:12 (five years ago) link
yeah I listen to my edited version a lot but I had to slash a solid half-hour to make the pacing acceptable
― wayne trotsky (Simon H.), Wednesday, 14 November 2018 14:15 (five years ago) link
is the new saves the day good!!!!
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 16 November 2018 22:08 (five years ago) link
also yes that super unison rules
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 16 November 2018 22:09 (five years ago) link
It grew on me so much. Catch You is one of my most listened-to tracks this year.
I saw DC last night at the first London show in over ten years. I was freaking out for a week in advance and continue to freak out. I saw them once at Glastonbury in 2006 but that wasn't the same kind of experience at all...of all the emo sing-alongs, this was the most wildly exalting. He also played a new song he'd just written which sounded way more like old Dashboard and was pretty great.
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 20 November 2018 20:58 (five years ago) link
These emo year-end lists are great! I'll think of mine this weekend and listen to everything I missed
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 20 November 2018 20:59 (five years ago) link
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, November 16, 2018 3:08 PM (four days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i think it is yes! a catchy and fun tour diary with a 20 minute epic at the end
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 20 November 2018 21:07 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52XkwbW-wU8&list=PLxwHtUHlFZ5HGH24MCAVHtHbKRi9ERZePhas Turnover been mentioned here? I'm digging it (though they are not new). The intro to this track reminds me of SY's "Brave Men Run" then later I hear GYBE! and The Promise Ring lol. This track is kinda spacey/indie but they are more properly emobarrassing on the LP 'Magnolia' which I keep coming back to
― rip van wanko, Friday, 30 November 2018 20:12 (five years ago) link
ermhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52XkwbW-wU8&list=PLxwHtUHlFZ5HGH24MCAVHtHbKRi9ERZeP
― rip van wanko, Friday, 30 November 2018 20:13 (five years ago) link
i love turnover! i never managed get into the most recent record but i liked magnolia and straight-up loved about half of peripheral vision
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Friday, 30 November 2018 20:16 (five years ago) link
New Astronoid single is very cute!
― tangenttangent, Saturday, 1 December 2018 11:05 (five years ago) link
That other East Midlands city has developed a really good queerpunk scene, and Kermes definitely need to be on this thread:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_1Rn0brSxshttps://kermes.bandcamp.com/
They absolutely slay live, seriously go see them if you get a chance.
― emil.y, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 15:18 (five years ago) link
That's great. Nothing says queerpunk like naming your song after a Maggie Nelson book, lol
― imago, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 15:40 (five years ago) link
great song
― rip van wanko, Tuesday, 4 December 2018 15:54 (five years ago) link
Nothing says queerpunk like naming your song after a Maggie Nelson book, lol
― imago, Tuesday, December 4, 2018 8:40 AM (fourteen minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
non-starter for me
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Tuesday, 4 December 2018 15:55 (five years ago) link
This Culture Abuse album is some ultra-sunny pop punk:
https://cultureabuse.bandcamp.com/album/bay-dream
― o. nate, Wednesday, 5 December 2018 18:35 (five years ago) link
^^ good stuff
this year more than ever before, i think, it's clear just how many great records get forgotten or lost in the year-end shuffle
― alpine static, Wednesday, 5 December 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link
new copeland album next year
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 December 2018 02:12 (five years ago) link
*spottie bat signal*
― Spottie, Thursday, 6 December 2018 02:47 (five years ago) link
That Culture Abuse is weird. I don't know anything about them but it sounds like a bunch of hardcore dudes gave up hardcore to make a weezer record but forgot to change their bandname. That all sounds like a dis, but it's good dumb fun.
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:46 (five years ago) link
sounds like a bunch of hardcore dudes gave up hardcore to make a weezer record
sounds like the drug church record lol, gonna check it out
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 December 2018 15:54 (five years ago) link
it's so not hardcore/punk in the way the the drug church record is. The "hardcore dudes" I'm imagining is mostly just something about his demeanor/delivery, def not the music. Like there's just a vibe I get that reminds me of like H20's softer moments, or like Weston or something.
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Thursday, 6 December 2018 16:16 (five years ago) link
two new copeland songs:
"pope"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Duo3rG1DzSw
and "night figures": https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8488785/copeland-night-figures-song
album is called blushing and i really love the cover art. out february 14
https://www.billboard.com/files/media/copeland-blushing-2018-billboard-embed.jpg
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 December 2018 16:27 (five years ago) link
already feels gloomier and thicker than ixora which i am absolutely here for
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 6 December 2018 16:28 (five years ago) link
third American Football record is out 03/22. hayleuy williams, rachel goswell and elizabeth from Land of Talk guest. single/opener:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TcUvXzgwMY
― resident hack (Simon H.), Wednesday, 12 December 2018 13:31 (five years ago) link
attn new york emo ilxors
Okay! Doing this last minute to try and help our friends at Irving Plaza, a very important venue to us, get to 100 sold out shows for the year! Tickets on-sale at 1pm! 3 albums in full! One night only! pic.twitter.com/Ta9gr5bCtO— Taking Back Sunday (@TBSOfficial) December 14, 2018
i don't think i can go to this and it's ruining my life
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Friday, 14 December 2018 15:37 (five years ago) link
wow wish i still lived in NYC tbph so i could go to that
― Mordy, Friday, 14 December 2018 16:06 (five years ago) link
not emo exactly but related: laura stevenson is dropping an album tomorrow
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 19 December 2018 16:41 (five years ago) link
which, thank god, i'm so happy
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 19 December 2018 16:42 (five years ago) link
"just" a double a-side, as it turns out
https://laurastevenson.bandcamp.com/album/the-mystic-the-master
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 20 December 2018 15:43 (five years ago) link
lol i wish spotify wouldn’t classify albums so broadly
still, psyched
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 20 December 2018 15:48 (five years ago) link
well, those two laura stevenson songs are two of her very best, i’m very excited for a whole album to sound like them
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 26 December 2018 16:20 (five years ago) link
lol i was trying to parse that sentence on the TBS poster, not knowing those were albums names. still kinda made sense in an engrish way
― rip van wanko, Wednesday, 26 December 2018 16:59 (five years ago) link
Frightening amount of all-time solid gold stuff available here PAY WHAT YOU WANT for this week:
https://bsmrocks.bandcamp.com/
Joyce Manor, mewithoutYou, so much goodness which you should already own...
― Jonathan Hellion Mumble, Thursday, 27 December 2018 22:03 (five years ago) link
Woah, good looking out
― resident hack (Simon H.), Thursday, 27 December 2018 22:09 (five years ago) link
I'll leave it to brad to start the 2019 thread but the two new Mineral songs are great
― resident hack (Simon H.), Friday, 4 January 2019 14:38 (five years ago) link
kinda having thread-naming block but i'll start it soon
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Friday, 4 January 2019 16:01 (five years ago) link