Taking Back Sunday - 152 (October 27, 2023) Album • Page 2

S’old is out at midnight

 

They will struggle to fill 1-2K venues in most cities on a normal headlining tour. Only reason they were doing amphitheater shows this past summer was because it was a festival tour (and still came nowhere close to filling those).

 

Hope it’s well executed at 10 tracks and 31 minutes! Album length never bothers me if the albums good but I can see folk being frustrated by the length after 7 years.

 

in NY where I’d think they are most popular I think a Hammerstein or Kings Theater show would be really cool

 

as long as they keep the mulcahys christmas shows on schedule they can play whereever they want

 

LFG

 

Damn, 31 minutes feels pretty short. Oh well, if it’s good it’s good

 

I mean TAYF is 10 songs 34 minutes

 

so good haha

 

Not exactly the same but funny album art similarity to the last Stars record.

 

*S’Good

 

Can’t wait!

 

Pre orders are live

https://found.ee/TBS152

 

Happen to be awake and seeing this at midnight!

His vocals are sick on this song and I like the concept. The hook isn't their best but maybe it will grow on me!

 

Taking Back Sunday: John Nolan(lead guitar, piano, vocals),Adam Lazzara(lead vocals),Shaun Cooper(bass) andMark O’Connell(drums), announce their eighth studio album152, set for releaseOctober 27, 2023, via Fantasy Records. Named for the section of road in North Carolina between Highpoint, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh where the band and their friends would meet up as teenagers⎯152 is the multl-platinum selling rock band’s first full-length offering since 2016’s Tidal Wave. To mark the occasion, Taking Back Sunday released a brand-new track, “S’old,” a fiery declaration of commitment and accountability.

Commenting on their new album 152, Taking Back Sunday stated:

"152” offers a lot more hope and light than we first realized when we were in the thick of it, putting it all together. We’ve been fortunate enough, through our music, to grow up with a lot of people going through the same things at the same time, and probably feeling the same way. Our hope is that you’re able to find a little bit of yourself in this new collection of songs, because you’re not alone, and neither are we.”

Produced by Tushar Apte (whom the band met through a mutual collaboration with noted DJ Steve Aoki) and mixed by Neal Avron (Twenty One Pilots, Bleachers), the long-awaited LP features 10 intensely vulnerable and absorbing new tracks all delivered with fresh ambition and newfound purpose. Inspired by the long layoff and the cloud of uncertainty that blanketed the world (and music industry) these past few years, 152 stands among the most genuinely reflective and emotionally pure efforts of Taking Back Sunday’s illustrious career.

“You would think after 20 years, we knew what each other is going to do,” said Lazzara. “But there were so many times making this record where I heard the initial idea and thought I knew where it would go, but then I was super surprised. It’s those kinds of surprises that make it so exciting. That’s why we all still want it so badly.”

Added O’Connell: ”When we’re writing songs, the one thing we ask ourselves, ‘Is it capable of making people feel something?’ You try to make people feel emotion. That’s the one goal we went in with, and we think we did it.”

From the album’s intricate riffs and anthemic vocals to its elegantly warm synths and economical string arrangements, the quartet work-shopped these new tracks like never before. That musical ambition, both musically and lyrically, is evident on the soaring album opener, “Amphetamine Smiles,” a powerful tale of reconnection that is as much about the band themselves as it is the world at-large. From send-up to seriousness, Taking Back Sunday continually challenged one another, exploring musical ideas in new and exciting ways. So many of these tracks dig deep and connect on a gut level. “S’old” struggles with the obligations of adult responsibility and acceptance, (the previously released single) "The One," is a far-reaching anthem of love and brotherhood, “Keep Going,” tracks the self-defeating darkness of betrayal, and “Quit Trying,” drips with a ‘can’t run from who you are’ self-awareness. All through 152, the consistent thread is one of generosity, gratitude and ultimately, hope.

Despite the sizable gap between releases, a new generation of fans have discovered Taking Back Sunday and their enduring legacy has only grown in stature. The new album proves it was well worth the wait. 152 is Taking Back Sunday at their very best, a gripping and self-assured statement from an essential band once again at the peak of their prodigious powers.

 

TBS song titled “The Stranger” = interesting

Blink song titled “The Stranger” = fucking hilarious

 

S’old is good

 

Like "S'old" a lil less than "The One," but still dig it. High hopes for the full album.

Feels like some are gonna find this too repetitive.

 

A taking back Sunday album repetitive?

that’s a feature not a bug haha

 

I'm in the middle of a discography run right now so I'm extra hyped on this

 

Wouldn't be the first time I saw complaints about an element that I saw as a feature, lol.

 

i love this song even more than “the one.” feels like “stood a chance” with the drums of “tidal wave” and it really works. love the little break they do after the first chorus, love the harmonies that all start blooming at once at the end

 

31 minutes after such a long gap is bumming me out a bit but hopefully they're all bangers

 

Interrrrrrresting