The Wonder Years Band • Page 156

From Hopeless' perspective, what even are the advantages of a long rollout like this?

 

Feels weird especially with a song like Summer Clothes coming out. I love the song, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't feel like something that I personally would have released prior to the whole album coming out. This especially with a long rollout just does not feel great for marketing of the album? Very strange.

 

Oldest Daughter was definitely a great lead single. Second song that sets the expectations a bit more is a fine approach if you ask me, especially when it's as catch as Summer Clothes.

Foxing was the strangest to me, leading with the most difficult, longest and closing track on the album... especially when they had Go Down Together (and Beacons and Cold Blooded).

 

Surely they announce the album with the next single, and hopefully only one more song after that before the release date.

As much as I hate hearing half the album before it comes out, I’m not going to turn down a new TWY song when it’s in front of me

 

I will inevitably cut myself off at 3 songs before the album release and hate myself for it.

 

I've stopped listening to singles full stop for any album I'm excited for. Makes it so much sweeter when the album finally drops and you get to hear the whole thing for the first time.

 

I had that same approach, maybe would get 1-2 singles, but I've been breaking that rule lately and feeling like I might not be there for the album release or whatever huhh (just now realized that's a pretty gloomy and bizarre thought to have subconsciously).

Don't get the hate for "Summer Clothes", I personally love the song, especially when it gets to that ending.

 

Excited to see the video. I really love Summer Clothes a ton.

 

Not me crying to the Summer Clothes music video

 

These long roll outs feel longer than Frieza’s definition of five minutes!!!

 

More like…over 9,000.

 

Nice lil Wildwood action there. What pizza spot are they at? Wish it were Sam’s

 

Personally I think if you’re going to have a long rollout the album should be well worth the wait. Like the rollout for Big Thief’s latest album was fairly long but they absolutely delivered and made it well worth the wait. Even so, I think four+ months is too long to wait for an album to come out.

 

Can't believe I've lucked out and am getting Upsides + Suburbia at Slam Dunk this weekend.

 

So just a matter of luck, can't see why any band with new material wouldn't at least hope to consider their material "worth the wait" ;D

 

That album was missed by so many people because of how botched that launch was.

Not releasing Beacons as the lead single is genuinely crazy.

 

Oh yes! I could see that, easily! I loved the lead single, but later got very disappointed it was actually the closing track on the record, which I don't want to hear prior to the full release per usual ;u especially if it's an epic song like Speak With the Dead. Other songs would definitely help them out getting some more new audience, but I guess it was still quite successful.

 

It was an odd rollout, but I don't think the album was missed by any means.

 

Seeing these guys perform Suburbia and The Upsides back to back twice in two days at both Slam Dunk festivals fucking ruled. They absolutely knocked it out of the park both days.

They played on the third stage to a very full tent of about at least 5k people each day I reckon, and honestly i was so impressed considering they were officially the longest sets in SD history at about 2 hours long. It must be like my 11th and 12th times seeing them and they don’t disappoint, and even handled a medical emergency in the crowd with patience, grace and genuine concern and love. Both albums were greeted with crazy enthusiasm.

Dan also spoke a lot about the songs and the history of the band. He said the festival is their home as a band, and mentioned how back when Slam Dunk took place at the Leeds and Hatfield universities, before it became the huge thing it is now, they played the small basement stage, and kids were queueing up to get in and see them. He said it was the first time he felt the band was going to “make it”. Seeing their growth over those 10/12 years has been great, and I hope it continues.

 

Love that. Love this band. So thankful they exist.

 

Snap, although I only went to South. (I was the guy in the Spanish Love Songs t-shirt)

Also, they had tech difficulties so the set started 20 minutes late and they had to abandon the break in between sets - which must have been brutal on Dan's voice... not that you could tell because they were amazing.

 

Album in September let's go!

 

Says who

 

Soupy did an interview for Slam Dunk Fest and said September.