yeah, it's a bit one-note, with songs sounding similar to each other, but damn does this song hit me hard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3VGgWYtM70
― F♯ A♯ (∞), Thursday, 17 December 2015 22:25 (eight years ago) link
Damn, there's a new album coming in September!
It's so weird that a band releasing albums in consecutive calendar years seems like a weird thing when it used to be standard (if not more than one per year).
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 14 July 2016 16:03 (seven years ago) link
New video for first, "Bastards of Young"-soundalike single "Punks in a Disco Bar"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O1s1JbBKjE
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Thursday, 4 August 2016 16:53 (seven years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/beachslang/atom-bomb-1
The first Beach Slang song I've heard that doesn't immediately strike me as Replacements/Goo Goo Dolls mimicry (I say that with respect, because I love Beach Slang).
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 8 September 2016 23:06 (seven years ago) link
Loving "Spin the Dial" from the new album.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Friday, 23 September 2016 14:19 (seven years ago) link
Listening to it now. Is this band going down the Archers of Loaf career path, where the singer's voice gets more shredded-to-hell on each album?
Good jams, tho!
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Saturday, 24 September 2016 03:39 (seven years ago) link
wow i hate this
― Immediate Follower (NA), Monday, 26 September 2016 15:16 (seven years ago) link
they sound exactly like something you'd find in the sam goody cutout bin in 1999
― Immediate Follower (NA), Monday, 26 September 2016 15:17 (seven years ago) link
I would have been perfectly thrilled to find this record in a cutout bin in 1999.
― glenn mcdonald, Monday, 26 September 2016 19:19 (seven years ago) link
making this record once was cute and kind of ok, i really don't know about making this record twice.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 26 September 2016 23:52 (seven years ago) link
didn't this band breakup on stage over the summer? don't dig their music but one of the members came into our store and bought a bunch of gear a couple weeks ago, nice guy
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 27 September 2016 11:49 (seven years ago) link
https://www.facebook.com/beachslang/photos/a.143086749223215.1073741828.143073045891252/526350394230180/?type=3
"For us, Beach Slang has always been and will always be a safe place for everyone. It was built to be welcoming. It was built to be soft. If we are going to continue to exist, we have to exist in this way.
There have been allegations involving sexual assault and our guitarist, Ruben. Although this occurred four years ago and prior to him joining Beach Slang, we cannot in good conscience continue with him. We believe survivors and we want to believe Ruben, but until we learn more information, we don't feel it's appropriate for him to be a part of Beach Slang.
We strongly support survivors and organizations such as www.rainn.org and we encourage you to use their resources if you need help. We will be making a donation to RAINN at the conclusion of this tour to do our part in helping to ensure these resources are there for those who need it.
Given the timing of this, our only option is to play as Quiet Slang (James solo acoustic). I mean, giving up never seems to fix things. Maybe today, we can start putting some stuff back together. The Bleached Slang tour starts tonight in Washington, DC. Maybe that's a good place to start.
Keep each other safe,Beach Slang"
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 19:06 (seven years ago) link
New covers EP announced:
"Bored Teenagers" - The Adverts"Wembley" - The Candyskins"Nothing Can Change You" - Tommy Keene"Sometimes Always" - The Jesus & Mary Chain"Roadrunner" - The Modern Lovers
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 11 January 2017 15:43 (seven years ago) link
Candyskins is a pretty deep dig. Good job, BS guy!
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 12 January 2017 00:25 (seven years ago) link
Yeah that was definitely a random surprise.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 12 January 2017 04:30 (seven years ago) link
Following Tommy Keene's death late last year, their cover of Nothing Can Change You has come to be even more meaningful to me than it was already.
― iCloudius (cryptosicko), Friday, 12 January 2018 21:49 (six years ago) link
I love this band, but the new album is basically hair metal.
― Maria Edgelord (cryptosicko), Friday, 10 January 2020 18:43 (four years ago) link
yeah it ain't great
― husked, tonal wails (irrational), Friday, 10 January 2020 19:49 (four years ago) link
So, uh, yeah. With everything else going on in the world right now, hadn't caught up on the James Alex stuff until today. Turns out he's an (alleged) abusive asshole too.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 11 January 2021 22:41 (three years ago) link
Everything about this sucks.
― Langdon Alger Stole the Highlights (cryptosicko), Monday, 11 January 2021 22:45 (three years ago) link
That said--and perhaps I should have just said this instead--I really hope that both Charlie Lowe and James Alex get the help they need.
― Langdon Alger Stole the Highlights (cryptosicko), Monday, 11 January 2021 22:54 (three years ago) link
i know a few people who have spent time around james alex, and i bet this is all very true
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 12 January 2021 00:10 (three years ago) link
it sucks that he was hospitalized but the statement his family put out... also sucks
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 12 January 2021 00:12 (three years ago) link
yeah just very bad all around
― stylish but illegal (Simon H.), Tuesday, 12 January 2021 00:14 (three years ago) link