Thursday Band • Page 126

I kinda think Geoff doesn't sound as anthemic and strong on we will overcome as the music implies he should be. On the chorus specifically, just that

 

The final chorus where it's like a choir hits it perfectly imo

 

The drum sound on arc lamps is unreal

 

I'm just gonna finish out city and comment along then pick up no dev and finish and comment along

 

a song like running from the rain was a really radical departure for this band

 

Running From The Rain is beautiful, particularly the chorus and outro. Might be my favorite Thursday song actually

 

Yeah, I kind of think that's why it doesn't hit as strong in the other choruses -- the last one has his voice surrounded by people which brings the theme home. It's really only when he says "we will overcome" that I feel that way, the rest of it is fine

 

the vocal reverb tricks on telegraph avenue kids are also trippy as shit. it was really bold for a band like them to play with atmosphere on ACBTLD and CE and then No Dev were pushing that idea to its extreme

 

the bridge of telegraph avenue kiss is one of the most climactic moments on this album

 

Speaking of choruses, telegraph avenue kiss is one of their most infectious imo but I'm a sucker for choruses that spell stuff

 

the lovesong writer is the perfect distillation of everything this album stands for and achieves

 

Got any plans to go through Common Existence and share thoughts?

 

I think one of my favorite single moments in their discography will always be the, “Holy, holy, lift up your dress,” from Sugar in the Sacrament. So many little places that are really underrated and just so gorgeous.

 

Fifty red roses falling apart
In the hands of someone that you scraped in and left behind
All of the others strolled up and now showed up at your door
Staring you down, they said

Sing for me, sing for me, sing for me now
Sing for me, sing for me, sing for me now

slay me

 

maybe after no devi listened to it pretty recently though

 

into the blinding light is the best penultimate track ever recorded, its the second best song this band ever wrote, everything about it is flawless and ill tell you why


the concept of overwhelming intense light being just as claustrophobic and scary as intense deep darkness is perfectly executed in the sonics of this song, its unrelenting and intense but its not overtly dark, its loud and noisy and floods the senses in a completely different way, and it builds and builds at the end as it closes in on you more and more for a really really intense build into the release of the intro of autumn leaves, the perfect transition into the finale.

 

please someone show me the light...

 

tucker is the driving force behind this song, he's unrelenting on that kit

 

not much to say about autumn leaves that hasnt already been said its the perfect closer its a stunner its unreal it makes me tear up every time

there must be somewhere that cigarettes burn through the night
where the leaves dont abandon their trees to the light
where the sky's always clear
and the summer never ends
wont you take me there?



geoff's imagery is unmatched

 

idk where even the sand is made of seashells could have fit on the album but i glad they released it because its a stunning track

 

Every single shell was once alive
Just like the two of us
We step into the shallow end
To see what love is like
At the water's edge our lives wash up
The tide keeps rolling out
But now we're nothing
Now you're nothing but grains of sand

 

seashells hints at a whole other direction they could've gone with a piano being the main backdrop of the track

 

picking up with open quotes on no dev

 

open quotes is low key really heavy

 

but alas the heaviest song on this album is next, past and future ruins, a real fucking monster of a track, i remember they released it before the album and my head was absolutely blown off after first listen, i couldnt believe they still had a track like this in them after all these years