Brand New Band • Page 300

I read that as TFB's UK headline tour with no Brand New.

 

the thing i posted? i deleted it, i was talking about a comment someone made on the post with some accusations but determined it probably wasn't worth being posted here and talked about

 

we said that last time lol

 

On Apple Music in the you might also like section for TDAG there was an album by the band Eels and I gotta say i'm digging it so far.

 

Yeah my lecturer at uni made us listen to an Eels album in full one time. Very fucking good.

 

Which one was it? I know them from The OC lol but I never gave them a proper listen. Have a few songs by them but no full albums until this one. I've added it to my music.

 

Electro-Shock Blues. My lecturer spent two hours discussing his life and how his dad was a famous scientist who had no time for him, and his mom died pretty early on. It's tragic stuff really, but to go on from that and make critically acclaimed damn good music is admirable to say the least.

EDIT - Just read up on him and remembered his sister committed suicide around the same time he was recording that album, and then his mother got diagnosed with cancer too. Fuck. Would explain the themes of that album.

 

Oh yeah that's rough. The one I just listened to was ''Shootenanny!'' I liked it.

Edit: Enjoyed the lyrics. Guess I need to check them out more.

 

I'll give that a listen, cos I honestly haven't come across any Eels stuff since I finished uni and stopped speaking to the lecturer.

 

You haven't heard it? Listen to the songs "Homemade Blood" and "Simple"

 

Yeah you should! I'm now listening to Julian Plenti because of the you might also like section related to TDAG.

Edit: Guess I need to start trusting Apple Music more. I'm enjoying this one too even though it sounds nothing like it.

 

I would use Apple Music but isn't that a subscription service? Plus I'm so arrogant - I find it really difficult to listen to anything anybody recommends me unless I'm personally invested on a certain level. I'd probably purposely ignore what Apple thought I might like just because I'm stupid and prefer to find things for myself as and when I feel like changing up. It comes across as really rude and I don't know why I'm like that. Guess it's like some insecurity and never wanting to step out my comfort zone pahahaha.
Obviously I'll be listening to that Eels album you recommended because I'm interested - it's just when a friend is like HEY LISTEN TO THIS! You'll like this! And in my head I'm like 'don't tell me what to do. You don't know what I like.' So Apple Music and Spotify playlists are like the automated version of that annoying friend.

EDIT - I am so sorry for this incessant bullshit rant. Don't read this. It's not worth your time. It's also in no way meant to be insulting to you or anybody. I'm on about services that suggest music :)

 

I'm curious- has the band given us any reason to believe they went in the studio to record more than Mene and IAAN? Was an album or EP ever confirmed?

 

In the press release for IAAN they said something like "from the upcoming album"

 

Oh hell yeah haha, thanks! Man, becoming a working stiff has really pulled me away from my music obsessing lately

 

you aren't missing a damn thing

 

I rarely listen to the suggestions, but I have found some good stuff in them every now and again. I mostly use it for decision making. If I find myself playing an album a ton, I'll go find it on physical format.

 

From Brian's instagram:

 

Don't see the significance, nice picture though

 

(And forgotten before it ever came out.)

 

"The beginning is the most important part of the work."

Does this mean they are going back to the Rookie Lot?

 

Oh god they've only just started the album. Ahahahaha
(Jokesss, I hope)

 

I like it. Haha.

I'm one of a couple hundred.

 

I love it. Such a great summer night album. It's got a special place for me because it was kind of the soundtrack for me and my buddy climbing up a random mountain this summer and sleeping on the cliff side. I played the record a lot that night, whenever I listen to it I get big feels from that time

 

Simple from that album is great. That's cool that it's tied to those moments for you.