Thrice - Palms (September 14, 2018) Album • Page 121

but the guitar riff in my soul around 1:25 is like a sexy beggars

 

dutin's vocals sound like theyre in a cave on my soul

 

playing tbeitbn right now. Jesus, hurricane is an incredible opener.

 

I think my least favorite right now is My Soul, but it will probably change.

 

Agreed. It's not a bad song, but everything else has something that i really enjoy and that one is still just kinda there. Hoping it grows on me.

It's also the shortest song on the album so it's not really a big deal if it doesn't.

 

Also I have come around and decided that a bunch of the outros are pretty solid. I blame first listen expectations.

 

Still think the first 5 songs are a near perfect run. it makes it hard to figure out my favorite tracks because i can't really chose between those 5 tbh.

 

It’s now my fave

 

Too early top 3

Blood on blood
My soul
Just breathe

 

This band continues to stay interesting for me and I love it. I discovered them way back when Illusion Of Safety came out. I usually want bands to retain a little more of what got me into the band, but these guys have evolved so perfectly over their career.

Not every song on an album is perfect, but because all four members write music and contribute in multiple areas, they seem to be collectively invested in ‘Thrice’. I hate band hiatus as a fan, but maybe since all four members were not going to be equally focused, it gave them a chance to re energize and continue to explore as individuals what sounds they want to build on.

Even Dustin’s early Thrice, solo acoustic based music, Vhessiu era, Modern Post, Elements EP’s, religious stuff, Beggars, full sounding solo material, covers, current era Thrice are all so different. Even the stuff with his brother sounds like a twist on his work.

Still need more time with Palms to immerse myself in the songs, but it always feels like albums from my favourite bands are personal gifts.

 

For those interested I found some of it in this interview:

Riley Breckenridge of Thrice • chorus.fm

Two last songs I wanted to ask about are “Wake Up” and “Stay with Me,” which are two of my other favorites on the record. I love the chorus on “Wake Up.” It’s very anthemic and fits the thematic ideas of the song really well, and then “Stay with Me” is almost like a Thrice power ballad version of a song that’s really cool. How did those two come about?

I’m trying to think. “Wake Up” was like… Are you familiar with the band Colour Revolt at all?

Very minimally, but a little bit.

They did some tours with Brand New back in the day. They’re very, very good. A very inspiring band that never ever got the recognition they deserved. How they were not as big as, or slightly smaller than, Brand New or Manchester, or the bands that they toured with, is beyond me. They’re all phenomenal musicians and they write great songs. I think the main riff of “Wake Up” was inspired by Colour Revolt.

 

I'm stealing this phrase: "Very minimally, but a little bit."

 

Today I was definitely thinking "hmm where have i heard ready and steady like that before?" funny that you already had it on the avatar.

 

I Think I am ready to do one of these as well:

A Branch In The River
Everything Belongs
Only Us

 

"Just Breathe" could be a Minus the Bear track

 

This is the only band I know that at times can sound like Foo Fighters and Radiohead simultaneously lol. First impression is that this is a very solid, very memorable, very digestable album. I don't love it as much as I did TBEITBN on first listen, but I'm excited to spend more time with it. Curious to see how the production actually sounds because I feel like the leak was a little all over the place.

 

Teppei and Eddie really have nailed their tones on this album. My god. The sounds they're getting are so delicious. Ed is going to work on Just Breathe.

 

That's the beauty of the rusty box bass. It allows them to use less distortion on Dustin's guitar which makes Teppei sound more pronounced. With Ed essentially functioning as the heavy rhythm guitar, there's a world of possibilities now that Teppei can drive more songs on higher strings (Just Breathe, Blood, Grey).

 

Amateur thrice question that maybe only @Mike J may know. Does teppei or Dustin primarily have a panned side for their guitar parts?

 

If we're talking about nerdy guitar things, I do appreciate how they went back to the guitar tunings used in Beggars. On the previous one, they were using baritone guitars again, I'm not sure they used the same ones on this record.

 

Def less baritones, but they come out on only us

 

Just Breathe is currently my fav. Perfect Thrice song + awesome female vocals = yas

 

Emma Ruth Rundle is great and everyone should listen to her new album right now.

 

I thought it comes out Friday?

 

After my first listen, Just Breathe was easily the best one here.