The Chorus Music Club Society • Page 92

There is! You’ll be with @Nate_Johnson

 

@bachna84 and I have decided on our Bonus Round trades.

I will be listening to:

O’Brother - Garden Window
Puscifer - Conditions Of My Parole
The Mezingers- On The Impossible Past

And he will be listening to:

Starset- Vessels
Hawthorne Heights- Skeletons
Young Guns- Bones

 

Menzingers - On The Impossible Past is an absolute jam!

 

@bree1981 have came up with our recs for the super cool people bonus round.

I will be listening to:
The Penske File-Burn Into The Earth
Frightened Rabbit- Midnight Organ Fight

bree will be listening to:
Mat Kerekes-Luna & The Blue Wild Everything
Craig Manning- Life in the Rearview Mirror @Craig Manning

 

@mescalineeyes Did you get to your families place safely my dude?

 

You know it brother. Is it weird that I wanted to check in with you when I arrived but then I thought that’s a little odd hahaha

Thanks for asking!

 

Haha. I don't think its weird. Sounds like friendship.

 

❤️

 

Still not weird. :)

 

At least it wasn’t a kissy face haha

 

We aren't there yet man, at least take me to dinner first.

 

I’ll white red wine & dine ya haha

 

This week I was suggested What What What's "Shopping Is A Feeling". It was recommended by @littlejohn.

What What What - Shopping Is A Feeling - I had never heard of this band before and am really surprised by that. With a sound reminiscent of The Money Pit (who's debut ruled my listening in 2015 - and frankly still gets spun weekly) and Gatsby's American Dream, I was all in on this release. This album is short but sweet clocking in at under 30 minutes. Groovy riffs and hi-hat heavy drumming really keep this record moving and I can see that heavy influence of The Money Pit. WWW's bassist puts on quite show as well. There are plenty of spots where the guitar drops out and let's the bass take the spotlight. Nothing overly technical but a great use of counter-melodies appear regularly as the bass strays away from the happy or funky guitar parts. My only disappointment with this album was how the vocals were done. There is autotuned effects on practically every song. Their vocalist uses a quick spoken type of delivery which fits well with the songs but the pitch shifting effects add more novelty than melody. It's not overly distracting but I feel like it was a missed opportunity to really add a cool dynamic to the music that their singer obviously can't do... he is pretty monotonous and doesn't seem to be ever "pushing" for that note (like you'd hear from TMP / GAD). On a few occasions the autotune effect is used really tastefully with a lot of saturation (see Unexpectedly Average) and more focus on melody. I probably listened to this album somewhere around a dozen times. It's been a great late addition to my 2017 listening and would probably sneak into my EOTY list when I revise it next week. ++ (Loved it)

Thanks again to @littlejohn - I hope you enjoyed Night Verses.

 

@Patterns in Traffic and I are going to exchange two albums this week:

He will listen to:
Emarosa-131
I See Stars-Phases

I will listen to:
Backwards Dancer-Backwards Dancer
Royal Tusk-DealBreaker

 

oh fuuuuck. this album rules!

 

I am actually really surprised I haven't heard it yet. I am excited to finally get to it.

Edit: I am getting so hyped already. After doing some research, I just learned that Ian Thornley of Big Wreck(Top 10 bands of all time) fame helped on this record. Just...wow!

 

Really glad you liked it as its a really cool little album that I really enjoy. I need to really sit down and listen to night verses, just been really busy.hope to get to it tomorrow.


Also new money pit album next year is exciting since I love their first.

 

How was Noah Gundersen/Captain We’re Sinking?!

 

Noah Gundersen was cool ! The other I didn't get to, two album's is tough !

 

I had a thought. Why have you guys not tried to get @Drew Beringer , the guy who literally does album reviews, to join the album trade and review club?

 

Yeah but, these reviews get actually get posted...





(sorry Drew)

 

@sean_rugy sorry I'm a little later getting my review of Oso oso up, will be up tomorrow morning.

 

no worries! the Rise Against take on the Wolves album title is coming as well. if anything it has given me a reason to go back and listen to Sufferer/Siren Song.

 

I was gonna post this earlier but I didn't wanna be mean. Still glad someone did cause I wasn't the only one thinking it haha

 

Enjoying it?