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Lucman
February 1st 2021


5537 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

It has the intelligence and craftsmanship of Oceansize with a 90s leaning alternative rock twist.

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
February 1st 2021


60533 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Hmm I can kinda feel it. Not sure there's much crossover with Oceansize (am getting much more Shellac/Jesus Lizardy posthxc) and not a huge fan of the grunge vox, but they've got something. How does Lula compare?

SmashIsTheWay94
February 1st 2021


2251 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I prefer Lula to this. They're pretty similar, but Lula doesn't really have the semi-lame slower tracks like Top of the World and Stoned (or anything like Spook the Herd which is basically a reprise of an earlier track)

The uptempo, mathy shit is definitely what these guys do best, and I'd say there's a bit more of it on Lula. That one also has a different drummer and he's a beast, though the drumming on here is great too.

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
February 1st 2021


60533 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Nice, agreed that the slower cuts here aren't the greatest - hyped to hear it. I dig the drummer here quite a bit tbh, interesting that he signed on later

RadioSuicide
February 1st 2021


2610 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

LULA >

CardinHays
September 19th 2021


6 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I've always felt like this is Post hardcore's own "Marquee Moon".

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
September 19th 2021


60533 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

interesting

why?

Mort.
December 16th 2021


25214 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

This is very good

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
December 16th 2021


60533 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

check Lula u plum pudding

Mort.
December 16th 2021


25214 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

i will





feels like finding these guys and hum has basically mapped the trajectory of my listening for the next few years



since i heard Pills for the first time last night i must have listened to it about 30 times

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
December 16th 2021


60533 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

woah you're sitting in a hot seat i love this, we can swap stories and visit each other's spaceships

and nice, not huge on a lot of this although it's competent stuff, but Pills is an absolute ripper and i luv

Mort.
December 16th 2021


25214 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

pills is basically emo/post-hardcore 101 and makes shit tons of other bands redudant





JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
December 16th 2021


60533 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

mmmyes. reminds me oddly of unwound - murder movies and a lot of that era's vibe, but i can see a whole lot of other links there. big banger!

SmashIsTheWay94
December 16th 2021


2251 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Pills sounds like a fucking panic attack in the best way. Easily a highlight here

"feels like finding these guys and hum had basically mapped the trajectory of my listening for the next few years"

Add Failure to this and you have sort of the holy trinity of spacey alt rock bands that you should get into around the same time. At least that's how it happened for me

Mort.
December 17th 2021


25214 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah i can deffo see the Unwound comparison







and Failure is next on my list, been meaning to listen to them for years anyway

Supercoolguy64
January 18th 2022


11792 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This band is playin in my town this weekend lmao

One of my friends is like half/half on going because he’s mostly hoping to hear this material as opposed to the new album that they’re more likely to play

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
January 18th 2022


60533 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

oh yeah, forgot there was a new one lol

go + persuade your mate + report back! they've got enough bangers that one extra recent album won't set things off too much

Supercoolguy64
January 23rd 2022


11792 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

We went, good night. I bought a copy of this album there too

JohnnyoftheWell
Staff Reviewer
January 23rd 2022


60533 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

nice!! what kinda setlist did they play in the end?

Supercoolguy64
January 23rd 2022


11792 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

no idea lol, i do know they played pills and truth about cows



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