Balance & Composure Announce New Album

Definitely a departure from their known body of work. It'll be interesting to see how this is all received by their fans.

 

YouTube is basically "where's the drummer??" Idk, he wanted to step outside and take a smoke break I guess... ?

This has me intrigued, not sold.

 

This is really cool. Groovy.

 

dope song

 

Like the first single, a very fresh departure for this group. Excited to hear what the product of these past 3 years sounds like. Paying $10 shipping on the pre-order was killer though.

 

They will also be touring North America this fall with Foxing and Mercury Girls

Love this song love this band, but damn that artwork gets worse every time I see it

 

Feel like this might be one of those "They're progressing as a band, and change is bound to happen" albums that will have this argument dividing fans. Line needs to be drawn between progression, and just not having any more ideas to write another album in the same vein of what they've already done. The first two full lengths are so very similar and diverse at the same time, exciting and hard hitting, as well as eery, smooth, and calming all in one.


This track, is a fucking snoozefest compared to what this band has already done. But I will absolutely be waiting to hear more because a single is not a full album and I have faith I will like this album as well.

 

Wild how much their sound has changed. Not complaining. Just very cool to hear their progression.

 

Takes me back a few years I tell you. I can remember how insanely obsessed I was when Only Boundaries came out.

 

I will also go to say that the percussion on this track sounds almost computer generated compared to previous recordings.

Edit: Apparently it is? Which is sad. Bailey is one of, if not my favorite parts of this band. I do hope he's still in it and this is a one off track.

 

I like this a lot. Very different and cool for them.

 

I still love this song so much hahaha

I don't love this song, but I do like it. Drums are awesome. I'm hyped as hell for this album

 

This song is excellent, very interesting direction for them to go in

 

Some of the vocal delivery sounds a lot like Kyle Soto, which initially caught me really off-guard. The placement of Postcard, and how reflective it is of the album as a whole will probably determine how much I like this in the long run.

 

B&C: we need a new record

Will Yip: it has to be shoegaze

B&C: k

 

Imma like this methinks.

 

For everyone worried and/or complaining about this song, the band tweeted "of course we're going to give you the weird shit first." So this song probably isn't indicative of the album

 

Can't imagine when I felt less inclined to purchase a t-shirt bundle, no one can say they tried very hard with that shirt design. For a band that always had great album art this is sad for me.

Song is good though I don't quite understand why they went with electronic drumming.

 

I like the song and think the album art is interesting.

 

They played another new song recently, i like this one way more. I wonder which song on the track list this is...

 

I think the drums are my favorite part but this whole song is really cool. I've already listened to it a bunch. Super excited for this album and I haven't even had B&C in my head for a long time

 

this isn't shoegaze though

well that's kind of a bummer

 

Just a joke. Don't worry, you'll get your groovy B&C record.

 

I'm into it.