Mansions - Big Bad (June 26th, 2020) Album • Page 3

Yeah, I'm loving this. I think it works on two levels, both as the strong introspective songwriting we're used to and as a stylistic shift towards beautiful ambient electronic music. Enjoy it much more than Doom Loop after a couple of listens.

 

dude this is awesome!

 

Actually really enjoying this. Love Leader of the Pack.

 

Enjoyed the record when I listened to it on the computer, but its a much different and better listen on noise cancelling headphones. A lot more layers than I originally thought. Going to be on repeat for a while, I think.

my order as of now is

DUTD > Big Bad > Deserter >best of the b-sides > new best friends / Doom Loop

 

god i love this album so much

 

Best of the B's!

 

I didn’t include that since it’s technically a comp. if we want to include everything, we’d have to include the self titled, when I sleep ep, as well as that bonus disk that came with NBF haha. I’ll edit and throw it in

 

Get Loose reminds me of a NLAQ era All Get Out song and I'm super here for it

 

I only bring it up because it's my favorite/super underrated, haha

 

agreed. Let’s be sad together, unwell, never enuff, tangerine (alternate version) are some of his best songs. I’m pretty sure Doghouse had them put that out just to fulfill their contract. IMO they really shit the bed with Mansions. They have a diehard fan base with 0 promotion and deserve so much more recognition

edit: sorry about the rant. The fact that this band never got big is infuriating

 

Thank you. They are just a concept based off old space comic book scenes.

 

I've always felt his voice conveys so much emotion.

 

the low harmony in Leader of the Pack speaks to me so much

 

Leader of the Pack is top tier Mansions.


This feels like more of a direct follow up to DUTD than Doom Loop.

 

i don’t really love anything else this band has done but i’ll check it out since thomas put it out i guess

 

What’re everyone’s thoughts on Black and White? Definitely my least favorite on the album and sounds the most like Doom Loop IMO.

 

Have you listened to Dig Up the Dead yet?

 

Definitely agree on this sounding more like a follow up to DUTD. One of the things I loved about NBF was Chris’ use of electronics. DUTD is my favorite of his but I’m glad he brought the electronics back after they were missing from DUTD and Doom Loop.

 

yes many times. i listened to it when it came out lol. it’s fine.

 

I would have thought DUTD was right up your alley.

 

i have to admit that i initially was kinda disappointed that the whole record was on the lowkey but now it's all i've been able to listen to lately. it definitely makes sense as a "DUTD follow up" instead of the DL/Deserter follow up i initially wanted. i love it all the same though; so many great things about the record.

 

Interesting you say that, because I feel like it’s a really natural follow up to DL/Deserter. It still has some crunch, with more mood.

 

i can definitely see that, now that you mentioned it! i guess i was hoping for the "chaos" of stuff like Flowers In My Teeth, Falling Down's second verse, the dial tone in High Numbers, the entire progression of I Feel Worse, etc.. in my mind i was envisioning a step like Foxing's Nearer My God or something. but im over it now and super into what we have! i love the direction a lot.

 

there are moments on the album i like a lot but no particular song that i love. and dudes voice doesn’t do much for me. a little sleepy.

 

I get what you’re saying about his voice. I personally love it, but my buddy and I went to see la dispute with mansions opening. As soon as they started, my buddy turned to me and said he hated his voice lol.