Touché Amoré - Stage Four (September 16, 2016) Album • Page 29

Here's my review: Touché Amoré - Stage Four • chorus.fm

 

On second listen, I like this a lot more. Still quite a few lines that I think are questionable but overall its very good and probably their best.

 

Just joining the thread now so I'm sure I've missed a ton but I'm just wrapping up my first listen and wow. Skyscraper is such a perfect closer. Never got into to Touché before, not sure why but this album is just perfect.

 

This album is everything I want from this band and then some.

 

I love this! I think the lyrics are the best part of the record because of how straightforward and blunt they are.

 

Between this and Blonde, my album of the year might have co- in front of it!

 

"She gave me her best, she swore I was her heart
I couldn't worship the god that let her fall apart

I'm not sure what I believe
Well I think that's understood
But I know she's looking out for me
The way she said she would
The way she said she would
The way she said she would”

I'll admit the imagery is not there, but this part fucking destroyed me. It perfectly captures the anger and assurance I've felt at different times after losing my dad to cancer. Is Jeremy the most amazing lyricist ever? Certainly not. But his message on this record is extremely clear. It's straightforward, honest, and heart wrenching, and beautiful.

 

Man....I gotta call my mom.

 

These are great reads and absolutely do this massive album justice. Well done friends

 

Sent my mom a text telling her I love her and how important she is to me and her response is "I love you too but what do you want?! Lol"

My mom is wonderful

 

This was me at fest two years ago except the band was United Nations and no photo

 

Nice

 

edit: it's the Gather 7", not Palm Dreams

don't know if this has been posted in here yet, but you can get a free Gather 7" when you buy this at select record stores.

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Coincidentally, that's when Jeremy's mom died. So a lot of this album stems from things that happened that night.

 

That part where he references not being able to listen to What Sarah Said anymore hit as close to home as you can possible hit.

 

I never realized the Andy in "To Write Content" is Andy Hull

 

Oh fuck I completely forgot about that

 

Just think, to go from playing Fest as Booche Amore on Halloween, to finding out your mom is dead within minutes of each other has to be impossibly hard.

Me either. It kind of puts things in a weird context haha

 

The only problem I had with that is that they released the closer before the album. That would have definitely hit home even harder when listening to it as part of a whole. I mean as a one-off it was great too, I just wish they had either chose to release another song or I had the will power to not listen to what they released

 

and the Johnny is Johnny Dang from O'Brother

 

Oh wow

 

remember in 2012 Balance and Composure, O'Brother, Touché and Circa all toured together and of course Andy produced Garden Window and there's your connection

 

i thought it was jon simmons. huh you learn something new every day

 

Makes sense

 

That tour was perfect.
Jeremy also had a guest spot on Garden Window.