Evasive ultrapop-hardcore collective The Armed and their intense music

you're angry that they're using black models on their album covers now?

regardless, pretty sure their ideals are ultra-progressive and leftist

anyway, 'ultrapop' is a great title that MAY WELL have been taken from someone's RYM review of Only Love, as was pointed out recently

When asked about the term “ultrapop” on writer Dan Ozzi’s Substack podcast,
When asked about the term “ultrapop” on writer Dan Ozzi’s Substack podcast,
When asked about the term “ultrapop” on writer Dan Ozzi’s Substack podcast,
When asked about the term “ultrapop” on writer Dan Ozzi’s Substack podcast,
When asked about the term “ultrapop” on writer Dan Ozzi’s Substack podcast,
When asked about the term “ultrapop” on writer Dan Ozzi’s Substack podcast,
When asked about the term “ultrapop” on writer Dan Ozzi’s Substack podcast,
When asked about the term “ultrapop” on writer Dan Ozzi’s Substack podcast,
When asked about the term “ultrapop” on writer Dan Ozzi’s Substack podcast,
When asked about the term “ultrapop” on writer Dan Ozzi’s Substack podcast,
When asked about the term “ultrapop” on writer Dan Ozzi’s Substack podcast,

who gives a shit

whatever man, I liked their last album but I'm prolly not gonna bother with this

you should at least listen to the music. bandcamp link is above

"a life so wonderful" is an emo song and is my actual favorite here

Like shouts out to p4k for waving the BLM flag for half a decade but not thinking its a little suss that a band that's 87% white releases an album album that looks like the alt-R&B debut of Hydrox Frank Ocean

Is this parody.

Hydrox is the original chocolate sandwich cookie. Oreo came later.

Whoa

Is the criticism that they're overcompensating for their shortcomings via extramusical online-leftist catnip as marketing tactic or something?

terrible

that dude has nice thighs though

anyone who likes this band should get some fuckin taste and listen to elder instead

<3 map

I listen to both

album's solid but it's no twenty one pilots trench j/k

well i'm not kidding but i'm kidding

anyone who likes this band should get some fuckin taste

Dude, there are people on this board riding for Tramp Stamps with a straight face. Abandon all hope ye who enter here.

album is really solid. I like everything about them. the music delivers imo. the live show is a blast. the non music creative side of things is a funny mindfuck and way more interesting than the norm.

also, I like Elder.

yup ^^

(i do think Only Love is a bit better than this new one)

tramp stamps are good

not sure why we keep bringing up music that doesn't resemble the armed but it's fun

ironically they also remind me of parts and labor

Several listens later: straight fire beautiful album

deffo prefer only love, but having a good time with this

I'd say early off at least as good as the last one. Which was the first one I heard, and I was unaware of all the surrounding narrative til this thread. I read that Stereogum link, read whatever two articles were linked off that, still not really understanding or caring. Kurt Ballou's involved? Cool, cool. Otherwise whatever, I played this loud when I was getting up this morning and may do again tomorrow morning, it seemed good for that. There wasn't any pushups or such involved, I just made coffee and showered and fed the cat, so maybe I was doing it wrong

listened to the song linked at the top at the thread. will not be listening to anything else by choice.

I still can't understand how anyone thought the headphones-plugged-halfway sound was a good idea. I also don't like the stupid prog rock guitars, so maybe this band is just not for me. Maybe I'm just angry that actually good metalcore/hardcore doesn't get the attention they deserve and I've probably missed out on a lot of it because mostly this kind of gimmicky crap gets attention and exposure. Everyone please go listen to the Portrayal of Guilt and Be All End All records that were released this year, they are actually good and you don't have to wonder if your speakers are broken.

I'd like to think that people will read the above post and be directly inspired to listen to The Armed by it

lol, you're probably right.

and their intense...movies?

https://ultrapop.live/tickets

Will watch and report back

bangers!

between this and the new L'Rain single, Intensified Strokes is a flavour that's in. the 20-year recurrence thing eh lol

I saw this band live about a year ago and it was impossible to comprehend what was going on

i believe that is more or less the idea

not much that's baffling on this new album, wall to wall pop splendour, aside from a really out of place penultimate track that combines breathy folk with smooth jazz and it doesn't work at all. BUT THE REST IS GOOD. also that bad track i mentioned is pure ILMbait so you'll all probably love it lol

"in heaven" isn't even very good at that thing though

i listened to a few other tracks and the ones that kinda sound like muddy blown-out strokes songs are an improvement over anything i've heard before from them. but hardcore was just not my thing to begin with

well they've kept their faithful and added a few others hopefully. good job selling out!!!!!!