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Reviews 11
Approval 89%
Soundoffs 64
News Articles 9
Band Edits + Tags 15
Album Edits 24
Album Ratings 665
Objectivity 73%
Last Active 12-31-22 9:08 pm
Joined 05-07-13
Review Comments 10,130
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 | Sowing Haha, yeah, no idea why things didn't click much longer ago. Honestly it was a combination of the latest TWY album and the Aaron West project that converted me. Also have a soft spot for Sister Cities because that's the album that first piqued my interest, weirdly.
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 | Colton np man glad you like it. it is quite underrated imo
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 | anat I need people to know where their bread is buttered
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| anat music league submission deadline is 20hrs from now, 6pm GMT, don?t get left behind!!
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 | JayEnder Hell yeah! Looking forward to it Brad!
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| JayEnder Be on the lookout for a tall white guy who looks like Demetri Martin wearing a Fleshwater hoodie on Sunday lol. So stoked for this show dude
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 | widowslaugh123 Really appreciate the constructive criticism seriously and thank you means a lot
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| widowslaugh123 Ayo thanks for jamming it bro. Fortunately for you (not us tho lol) our singer moved so the next release will probably have a different vocal vibe.
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 | MarsKid Perks of having both a boring job and one that lets me listen to music on the clock lol, I can tear through albums if I got the time!
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| Sowing fantasy draft 6pm EST today
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| JayEnder Hell yes, you'll be seeing me there brotha! I'm dying to see Dream House in person. Never caught either band live before and they're probably my favorites in that particular scene so ya absolutely stoked!
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| JayEnder Yo dude, are you catching Deafheaven and Touche at the Chicago show?
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 | TalonsOfFire No prob! Yeah Brought to the Water is great, probably the best written song on that album and kinda reminds me of Sunbather
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| TalonsOfFire FYI I just uploaded longer instrumentals of Brought to the Water, Luna, and Sunbather to that Drive folder. I remembered the ones I had put in were only a couple minutes each, basically just the light dream pop/post-rock sections without much metal at all, but had been meaning to include both options. Enjoy!
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| Sowing Join the discord to discuss draft time: https://discord.gg/a9bwbqPz
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 | veninblazer Oh if you like that you'll see the similarities on the silver scream/welcome to horrorwood stuff. It feels like a song led by its feature.
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| veninblazer tbh it just sounds like an INK B-side to me. Fun but not much more than that for me lol
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 | Conmaniac woah yeah they are my fav summery feel good emo so def check all three of their albums. also nice IDKHTFM rating
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| Conmaniac yo figured id hit ya up since theres only 4 spots left in my list but if ya wanna join my comp comments a 2023 album!
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 | Tundra Chien-Pao a pretty good mon!
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 | Shamus248 went to edit it and got a pop up saying i didn't have permission to access the pageoh boy did i get banned again?
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 | Jom For what it's worth, the user feature uses a different scoring system compared to the staff one since the population is much larger. That's why the ranking positions (1 vs. 10), in addition to the points allocated, is important. There's no super-downvote mechanism, though, because then that's not really a community consensus -- the better strategy is to promote esoteric/unappreciated records that people might be keen to add to their ballots. Cheers!
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 | Pikazilla I don't even own a switch, buddy. I played the game at my friend's for like a day, but that's about it xD
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 | loveisamixtape for sure!! my dex is only at like 50 at the moment, but definitely let me know if there?s anything u need
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 | MO an underrated gem no doubt, long and tough to beat 100%
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 | hobblepot Thanks for the kind words. I wrote the review in a serious hurry, I probably could have done better but I really couldn't be arsed tbh. I'll try rewriting it though, eventually
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 | ArsMoriendi Much better than that other song. Not changing my vote though.
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| Sowing I'll be sure to check it! :-)
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 | GreyShadow Appreciate that so much! ITO and La Dispute are my biggest influences so I'm glad that comes through. I figure I can get away with something rougher for my first release but yeah, definitely hoping that whatever I do next is a huge step towards my ideal production.Full EP out on the 15th!
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| GreyShadow Feather!!would you mind checking out my first single? Trying to build some hype lolhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsV3HCcyI9c
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 | markjamie Hey, just want to say thanks for the Metric recommendation in the Chvrches chat. I've had hundreds of bands suggested in the past and maybe only a handful have really stuck. Metric have seduced me. Went on to Reddit and made a playlist of about 35 songs based on people's Top 10 Metric songs and have been listening for the past couple of weeks. I love about 30 of them. Not sure how I have managed to miss this band for 20 years... Thank you!
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| loveisamixtape lol yeah!! i started a project called fauxdeep a long time ago and within the past few years have accumulated a band, we are easily the softest band playing on Friday, but yeah!! we don't play any of the songs rly that we have online but that's My Band. hope to actually meet u this time! my roommate said y'all were super nice
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 | AmericanFlagAsh Yeah I love it here, been living in Chi for 4 years now. Lincoln Hall and Thalia are my favorites.
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 | YoYoMancuso yes it is, glad you're liking it so far! And still in grad school so it'll take another year or two
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| YoYoMancuso flexing my (soon-to-be) licensed counselor muscles
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| Sowing Wow, that was a blast from the past. That thread is so old I don't even remember typing in it. I'm glad you've gained something from my 2010 wisdom, haha. I know you've returned the favor on several occasions, most recently being 2020's Halo of Hurt - that thing is still a hard 5/5.
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 | Ebola Hello my friend! I noticed that on the top 10 of 2021 forum post, you voted for "Domino" by Hail the Sun, which is fact the first song, not the title of the album. The album is New Age Filth. Just trying to maximize votes for one of my favorites of the year :) Cheers!
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 | heyadam Added you! Caught a Magby to trade if that works for you!
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 | Trundle I looked it up and I can make a private room with a code I make up
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| heyadam haha forsureeee. I?ll try and catch a SP exclusive today or tomorrow!
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| Trundle you're a saint, my info: SW-2551-3464-4717 nickname: ross,
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| Trundle ah, i don't have anything of value really, unless you're looking for an Aipom?
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| heyadam for sure! there was a small group of ppl on Sput when sw/sh came out that was helping each other with trades and such, and it was a good time. Just lmk when you'll need to trade and we can set up a time. SW-4292-0232-7150 -- user name is "Doke" lol.
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 | onionbubs they admittedly havent themselves by not putting anything out in like over 5 years lol but yea they rule. first found out about them was the day their last album came out when i saw them opening for thrice/la dispute and i latched on hard. still havent gotten around to that new ep of theirs but im hyped for whenever i find time for it
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 | KnewUser Thanks for your suggestion. I see what you mean. I was really enjoying the first song, but the female vocals kinda ruined it for me :c
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 | Maniac! This was def the best thing I've ever been to
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 | JohnnyoftheWell also check the last two Everything But the Girl (whose vocalist guested on the Protection t/t) sometime, both similar vibes and extremely yes
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| JohnnyoftheWell woo nice! both defs worth a comb yeah, that match was pretty balanced. idk if either band has more going on than the other tbqh (and pygmalion is probs the most *out there* pick from either) but they're both perf at their best and p solid across their whole discogs maybe mmmhm
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| JohnnyoftheWell uhhhh things were resolved BUT you might as well jam both anyway bc they are gud and wonderful yes !
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| JohnnyoftheWell this is confidential etc (lol), but could you do me a solid and listen to literally one song from Slowdive and Massive Attack and break that tie so the round can close (would rec Alison and Protection for a fairish match) onegaiiiii
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 | Xenophanes Saw from an old post you?re also from Columbus, nice ??
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| Sowing that group has quite a following honestly. guilt-free BN is in high demand
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| Sowing Not that I know of. They should tour together. I'd be there in a heartbeat lol.
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| Sowing Thanks for letting me know. I wish that album would get its due. So incredible.
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| Sowing It's a great album and no, I had to plans to review it. Go for it!
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 | Get Low Tribe 4 lyfe. Ohio best state. Never been to Columbus but everyone I know who has says it's a great time. I hope to visit there some time.
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 | mynameischan Just saw the rec in the marigold thread and added them to my list. Thanks!
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 | Wildcardbitchesss Thanks for the foxing patreon. I?m now $27 poorer and have like six variants of that ****ing album.
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| JohnnyoftheWell Your ~Random album is Hiromi - Spectrum! You have until June 28th to submit a review, hit up the thread with any questions. Good luck! :]:]
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| Pikazilla Go for Hoss and Railer, their best imo
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 | Koris Thanks! I've noticed that a lot of my best reviews have been for albums that are outside my normal wheelhouse, because then it forces me to get creative and expand my writing a bit :]
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| GreyShadow very true lmaoi mean we're finally at the next month point so that's cool. here's hoping they saved at least some of the best for last
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| GreyShadow i saw bodies sound off and almost had a heart attack, thought it leaked
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 | nash1311 Thanks boss! I checked and liked them but didn't love them. I can hear the call back more on Swoon
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| Sowing yeah their earliest stuff is very crunchy full-band indie-rock, then the closer you get to the present the more elegant and vocal-centric they've become -- both styles suit them though
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| onionbubs yea them falling off a cliff again is what killed my investment in the band especially after white which i dug tf out of upon release. really surprised by that new song tho so hopefully i'll be on board w the album
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| onionbubs lol yea i used to be a really big fan so ive heard everything but the last few new releases didnt grab me so i moreso meant that theyre not really a part of my rotation anymore but now im gonna change that and revisit everything j to see where i still stand on it all, even their like notorious releases
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 | SteakByrnes Oh yes absolutely, check out his latest one Eggy Pocket man it's so good! Got me hooked immediately and had me wanting to check his other stuff out
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| Sowing I'm not only aware of it but I have an account there (haven'td it since 2019, would probably just start anew if I decided to seriously use the site). I also pull a lot of my weekly releases from their upcoming albums page. Love how the site is laid out.
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| Sowing I'm considering it. Weds or Fri would be my best chances to post something.
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| Sowing Just finished, it's amazing. Easily their best work. Are you going to review it?
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| Sowing Appreciate the heads up! I'm starting my end of year list so the timing is perfect.
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| Jom Sorry for this colossal headache. Explaining what (likely) happened would exceed the character limit for shoutboxes, but I have your text saved in the Meds thread as well. Everybody will need to re-rate the record (unfortunately) but hopefully this is the ticket. Cheers!
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 | JoyfulPlatypus Hey man! Big fan of your reviews, keep up the good work!
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 | bloc Aww thanks dude
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 | Emim So I gave Palimpsest a listen and it's definitely my favorite since their first two. I don't think it'll ever come close to those, but it'll be a grower for sure. Rody sounds really good too and I wasn't expecting the growls to make a return.
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 | Veks *guts not guys :P
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| Veks Thank you for the welcome! You're very kind and yeah I finally got the guys to sign up. Hehe
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| Veks Hi Feather! First of all i appologize that you have to put up with my nonsense on Sputnik : ) .Secondly, yeah i'm a new user even though i have been using Sputnik for a few years to get recs, see new releases etc.
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 | Storm In A Teacup hey the new BMTH is 4 full length albums, think you misread the section and since you like them i wanted you to know
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| Sowing I'm sold. Will check. Thanks for making me aware because I had no idea.
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 | Danred97 Haha no problem at all man. It?s all just opinions. I figured I?d give a fair defense of the record since overall it seems unpopular to a lot of fans
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| Sowing I'm just so obsessed with it, prob tied for my AOTY with Westelaken at this point. I generally try to occupy no more than 2 spots on the "featured" board at any one time. Even if I have more reviews queue'd up (like Maya Hawke), I try to wait until there are other reviews to push my previous ones off the board first lol.
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| Sowing Haha I'm "only" 2/4 right now. You're probably thinking the Bright Eyes review is mine.
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 | 28Gloom whoops double bump, new to this.
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| Sowing I wiped my ratings and forgot to re-rate their discog. Always been a fan and have heard everything from Transatlanticism onward.
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 | OnlyOneFor Thank you man I appreciate that. People can have their own opinions about drug addiction / whatever, but mocking someone who died months after his fiance died of cancer is such an absolute scumbag move that I felt the need to say something.
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| OnlyOneFor I'm probably not going to post here again unless people really want me back (which I doubt). I just got sent that thread because I had made my own posts about Derek on other places, and frankly got angry and felt the need to respond.
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| Sowing You're welcome! I've been trying to make a point of providing better feedback besides "nice review" lol. I think Throw Me In The River is the one I sampled, but it was long enough ago that I owe it a return (and not to mention a legitimate full listen). I'm generally not a fan of this new wave of punk, but these guys seem to be up on the level of SLS, TWY, etc.
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 | SherlockChris9021 Saw your message sent to me months ago, and never had the chance to reply until now. But yeah, I mostly review things that I really like. If it doesn't worth my time to review, I don't. That Panic! album is more of a mandatory for me, since it is part of a series I was working on at the time. How about you? You don't seem to be crazy on reviewing things.
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| AmericanFlagAsh My ex bf made me go to Riot Fest with him last year, it was fun, but so crowded. I like P4k because of how chill it is.
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| AmericanFlagAsh Nice! I buy a 3 day pass before even seeing the line-up because it's my favorite fest in this city. I'm excited to see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs on Friday and bounce around to SOPHIE. Sharon Van Etten and Danny Brown on Saturday should be good. Sunday def Big Thief and National, but also Pheobe Bridgers. Just saw Caroline when she was in Chicago, she's real good live.
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| Sowing yeah I think the similarities are def obvious. doesn't diminish the beauty of novo amor's music, just feels second-hand
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| Sowing lol yeah, maybe a tad harsh but still true. It's good, I enjoyed it, but it just makes me want to spin BI
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 | zakalwe Bloody awful fake band dude. Bloody awful.
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 | WatchItExplode Wish they would just rock. This album was a major step up musically but I don't wanna listen to it because it's bitchy.
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| WatchItExplode I'm obv alone in this but it feels manipulative and fake (though very well done).
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| WatchItExplode Some emo feels like manufactured pity to me. Like it comes from an artistic rendering of what the audience wants.
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| Sowing Nah it didn't wear on me, I just overhauled my ratings system - trying to be a lot stricter now. I still love the album. It's actually the only Hansard I've heard to this day so I can't rec anything else of his lol. And yeah the BN/BE references are mostly just for that opening track, doesn't much apply to the rest :-)
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 | butt. yeah we'll see, I might change my mind at the last minute lol
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| butt. haven't decided if I'm going to Indian Lakes today. I really don't want to drive 2.5 hours on 94, there are so many people in ditches right now on the michigan side lol
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| Sowing Wasn't really happy with how my review turned out so I reworked it to better convey how much I enjoy it. Let me know what you think! There's a much bigger section about I'll Make You Feel!
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| Sowing Checked it, and also reviewed it!
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| veninblazer i'd been wanting to change it for months prior tbh
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 | SlothcoreSam Yeah, it's great. I spun it again today, and starting to like it as much as Sister Cities. It's got some nice, elements to it, falsetto vocals and some subtle EDM glitches.
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| Conmaniac Thanks man...I night but idk. I'll check
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| SlothcoreSam Hell yeah it's a bit of a ripoff, but there are still some excellent tracks on there.
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| butt. Hell yeah! I?ve never been there but looks sweet so I?m stoked
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| butt. for something indie-rock tinged with post hardcore, do Able Bodies (I'd say that's my favorite). Their new album came out two weeks ago and it leans way more dream pop, quite lovely! So whichever is more your cup of tea. Then two albums in between are a mix of both
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 | Project Hard same. Just an emotionally visceral band. Could've been the next Hotelier if they stuck around
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| Sowing we need to hook this guy up with a legit label or something lol
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 | GhandhiLion I was referencing ygo abridged. Now i look stupid
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| Sowing I did listen just once and it was decent. I need to revisit though because there were some songs that blew my mind and I want to see if maybe the others just need a few more spins.
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| SteakByrnes yo BOI get a yugioh av revved up and ready to go it's about that time
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 | TheSupernatural Been listening to Hot Mulligan, still need to check out Microwave
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 | GhostB1rd Yeah I've played the hell outta both Mantra and Wonderful Life. TTS got fantastic reviews in the press and I have no reason to expect Amo will fare any different. Site's full of haters.
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| Sowing that sounds awesome, kind of how my first year out of school went as well, just with a lot more drinking lol. im good, just working and doing the whole adult thing!
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| Sowing Dude thanks I really appreciate that. It was a somewhat controversial piece. How have you been?
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| SteakByrnes oh lol, yea that came out in late March, it's dope. Love Again is one of my favorite songs of the year
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| SteakByrnes Yea I've kinda thought that too, but ALLB was kinda out of his control at least, and Royal Coda seems to be going really well. Kurt is such a sweetheart from what I've seen in videos, so I really hope it's not the case
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| SteakByrnes Then again he could just be with the band and record s***, so who knows
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| SteakByrnes I have no idea, he probably just wants to do different projects instead of staying strapped down
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| Project Thanks man. I had much higher hopes for that album
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| SteakByrnes Lmao I know, but they go far too deep into the overdramatic territory. ily fren
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| SteakByrnes BRO everything I've heard by them was just some decent tunes, or just not my cup of tea. They can be a bit overdramatic as well
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| Sowing if it's not posted on their band page or social media, they probably aren't...next time I email them I'll inquire about a tour schedule though :-)
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| Sowing I have like a 100 email long chain with them going back years haha. They surprised me and dropped it to me in an email :-) let me know what you think when it's out!
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| Sowing I have the new Republic of Wolves album promo and it is their best album IMO. Better than Varuna and kicks the crap out of No Matter How Narrow. Just thought you should know to get hype :-)
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 | SteveP yeah, I certainly don't think it's a bad record, but I also don't think it's very good. It would be pretty hard for anyone to follow up TFIC, so I think it was probably just a sophomore slump kinda thing, but there's no way the response to the record had nothing to do with the breakup. It's a shame, I think they had a lot left in them.
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| SteveP yeah man, I'm very grateful to have gotten to see them live not once, but five times. I live about three hours from their hometown of Scranton, PA so I just had a lot of opportunities. Kicking myself for not catching them in DC last month. If I had known it would be the end for them, I would have made it happen. Although, I have a feeling they will play one last show in Scranton before calling it quits. Probably the annual NEPA holiday show. What did you think of The King of No Man?
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 | Nomos So cool! I like Eternity Forever. Is that project moving forward at all?
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| SteakByrnes Lmaoooo we share a lot of the same tastes is what I take it as, but I do comment on a lot of threads
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 | BlackMalachite Idk man, certain parts of AB AP are just a lot more fun
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| onionbubs ill be sure to check that out. alkaline trio are my favs for sure. so much good stuff from them. id probably try out good mourning due to being one of their better more accesible records (i.e. their best album that doesnt sound like it was recorded inside a tin can). def worth giving another go
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 | SCREAM! Went on a big MM (and other random pop) binge not long ago so yeah, everytime I see you comment on anything the start of the song pops into my head
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| SCREAM! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBN-0azz3X4
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| onionbubs yea bubblegum is amazing. i?m excited to dig into more of his stuff. and nah, its a blend of the homestar runner character onionbubs with the alkaline trio logo
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 | SexualManChocolate Haha! Thanks, buddy. I wanted a handle that was funny but yet, it also has a lot of meaning. AA!'s Selftitled was a major gateway album for me. I'm glad you can relate :)
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 | TumsFestival Obvious intro rap recs:Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-TangA Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (my personal fav rap album)Gang Starr - Moment of TruthMadvillain - MadvillainyQuasimoto - The Unseen outside of those which you'll hear from any hip hop fan you ask I'd also check:Injury Reserve - Live From the Dentist OfficeNujabes - Luv(sic) Hexology
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 | ZombieToyDuck interested in a rec contest dude? always see you in the same threads I'm in and just gazed your ratings, you and I have similar music tastes
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| SteakByrnes Oh lmao ok, I was confused as to what you meant. I checked the song, it was better than most pop punk that I hear, I'll have to check more of their work. Pop punk has always been a very hit and miss genre for me
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| SteakByrnes Haha no problem dude, I had a feeling you'd dig Sufferer a lot, it's like the perfect follow up to No Place. I do wish Kurt was on it as well, I feel like that would bring my score up to a 5
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 | Gyromania Haha yeah I'm a dick for leading you on, sry mate. Would friggin love to go, but my passport expired recently
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| Gyromania Oh, i can't actually make it, was just saying I'd like to go
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 | Artuma ayyyy congrats dude! i'm working for a company manufacturing instruments in the life sciences industry, although my job has pretty much nothing to do with life sciences. what about you, where you heading to?
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| GhandhiLion I only asked because the current state of the game doesn't interest me. I might check it out.
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| GhandhiLion Hey that Yugioh seems kind of neat. Is there a limited card pool right now?
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 | silentstar and yeah, it was definitely a lot of fun! had an amazing team and it was a very cross-functional role, so i interfaced with sales/marketing/product/tech, which was pretty cool. i also got to dabble in some data science/machine learning work. but yeah, i wanted to try something out in the US though, which is why i applied to a few places down south, so pretty excited to start my internship in seattle this summer :)
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| silentstar nice! congrats on the IBM job! my boss's boss (the CFO) actually also graduated from Industrial Engineering and worked at IBM as a consultant right out of uni, so i think you have a bright future ahead ;)
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| silentstar also, just checked and seems like we last spoke almost exactly a year ago (march 2016) - i'm actually finishing my kijiji/eBay internship right now and will be going to seattle this summer to work for Zillow as a pricing analyst :)
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| silentstar haha yeah i've not been nearly as active as i used to be but i check out some threads here and there :) how's it going man?? school/internships/life/music/relationships coming along well?
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 | Snide I think I heard that EP a while back, I don't remember though.
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 | TheTripP I feel ya, I just think Burials has a better atmosphere to it, a dark feel with morose rhythms, and an all around solid album. My fav is Sing The Sorrow no doubt about it... But I grew up when they were still punk ha
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| TheTripP how dare you like Crash Love over Burials btw xD
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| TheTripP Yeah man Tech is an inspiration musically, have followed Strange Music for about 8 years and have the Strange Music logo on my calf, I could have saw him yesterday but decided to opt out of a weekday concert
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| TheTripP So I checked out the songs and basically I feel how I felt about Mothership... not bad but just not my cup of tea, that sound never really has been and I have tried more than once with bands like that... oh well!
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 | Futures tight! yeah it's still a great album.
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| Futures listened again confirmed still bumps hard
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| Futures hahahaha damn. review isn't even that bad!
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| Futures damn i'm really really digging it haha. i'm on a scenecore kick now gonna jam deceiver by the word alive now haha
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| Futures listening to witness rn acutally haha and what's left of me is still such a massive jam
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| Futures maybe it's mostly nostalgia but it's pretty fun
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| Futures ah man i love plagues hard still
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| Futures never bothered after those haha. i always thought those two albums were just another tdwp album tbh very similar
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| Futures true jammed it hard in high school. i still really like witness also.
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| Futures nice his last walk rating album still bumps
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| Snide Hey man, would you be willing to check my debut album out? - http://www.sputnikmusic.com/list.php?listid=167917
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 | lazyeye yeah it's great! from near my hometown as well. sounds like a mix of bmmi and blink and it's great.
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| lazyeye did you hear the new direct hit album?
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