Glassjaw - Material Control (December 1, 2017) Album • Page 52

Two of the biggest hooks they’ve had imo

 

Deceased

 

oh believe me it was intentional Ian ;)

 

I’ve had a few wild ass mornings myself

 

HEY GUYS GUESS I MISSED THE LISTENING PARTY. *plays shira for the 356th time*

 

Just finished listen #1. Literally everything I wanted. Heavy, punishing, groovy, catchy, chaotic. Every expectation was met. This is the album I wanted to hear when NWE came out 2 years ago

 

downloading

 

listening

 

savoring

 

thoughts?

 

This thread has become more meta than the song "Material Control".

 

how i feel listening:


sometimes i don't know, which moment
which cool gust of wind will come,
and enchant me
tousling my hair
and my heart,

stirring...that familiar ache of poetry,

which drop will kiss
the old wrench in my soul
reminding me, all over again

i miss you better in the rain.

 

Downloading now

It's all happening

 

i have now listened to the album once

 

I think this album might be too chaotic for my tastes. New White Extremity and Shira have huge hooks to start with, but from there, it kind of becomes -really- crazy. The only songs to really stick after that were Closer and Conscience. Might need a few listens for it to click with me.

Daryl sounds a little different now too. Maybe it's just me.

 

Golgotha didn't stick out to you?

 

It most certainly has melody - it's just not pleasant or readily digestible. Beck is a melodic prodigy and there's some Beethoven-level shit going on on this album, especially Golgotha. The minor chords are the happy and accessible parts of this LP...

As for the vocals, pretty much sounds like the same kind of meltdown he has in Stuck Pig or Stars, imo.

 

Golgotha is high key catchy as fuck. Not really in the traditional sense though

 

Did someone say this was too chaotic? I love my GJ chaotic af

 

So after one listen, you like almost half the album? That's a good first impression.

 

this is gonna be on my running playlist for the next marathon training cycle. fuck yeah.

 

Daryls vocals are the best they've ever sounded

 

Yea saying this thing is too chaotic sounds promising haha

 

theres enough subtle nuances and details that make subsequent listens even more rewarding. Becks doing some pretty wild things guitar wise and idk whos playing bass/drums but theyre absolutely killing it.

Daryl is just as weird and versatile as ever. I think he deserves even more credit than he gets as a vocalist because the way he just effortlessly changes his vocal style and tone is pretty incredible. lyrically hes just as dense and abstract as ever but the lines im catching are very good and have that "i want to scream along with this even though i have no idea what hes on about" quality to them