New Music Friday!

TenderLovingKiller® said:
I enjoyed the bands first few albums but about 5 years ago it came out that the lead singer Win Butler (who is married to another band member, Regine) was a grooming underage fans and was a bit of a sex pest.
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I lost interest in the band before all this came out as I haven’t really enjoyed anything they’ve released since The Suburbs.

But those first 3 albums are great and they put one a hell of a live show.
 
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TenderLovingKiller® said:
I lost interest in the band before all this came out as I haven’t read enjoyed anything they’ve released since The Suburbs.

But those first 3 albums are great and they put one a hell of a live show.
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I never really took to them, but had a lot of friends and co-workers who did. A musician friend of mine saw them play a big show in the Neon Bible era and said it was the best live show he'd ever been to.
 
Messa was a band I was late to the party with discovering. I only recently discovered them after the release of their 2022, 3rd LP, Close. After hearing that one and listening to their back catalog, the Italian quartet's new, 4th LP here, The Spin, was near the top of the list for my most anticipated albums in Q2. The Spin was the first album I spun on this new music Friday, and it has definitely set the bar for the week, for April, and for Q2 (that being said, we are only at the second week in Q2 right now).

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Imagine being so cool that you coin your own genre tag. Messa has done that, coining their style as "Scarlet Doom": a blend of doom, jazz, prog, goth, blues, black metal, punk, and dark ambient. And before any non-metal fans turn their heads and noses away from this, stop. This album teeters the border between rock and metal, and, say for just one instance near the end of the closing track, there are no harsh vocals. Quite the contrary, actually, as we are gifted with Sara's beautiful, infectuous, echoey, and smoky vocals across the albums 7 tracks, 42-minute runtime. In addition to Sara's excellent vocals, we have riffs and guitar solos for days!! The band's diverse musical background is guaranteed to have forged something on this record that everyone can enjoy and appreciate. Seriously, this album is likely one of the most unique listens I'll have all year. There is no fat to trim on this album, and all 7 tracks are very good. After an initial listen, 'Fire on the Roof' and 'The Dress' are the two that stand out just a bit more than the rest. Be sure to give The Spin a spin - you may be surprised at how much you enjoy it.

 
musicjunkiegreg said:
Messa was a band I was late to the party with discovering. I only recently discovered them after the release of their 2022, 3rd LP, Close. After hearing that one and listening to their back catalog, the Italian quartet's new, 4th LP here, The Spin, was near the top of the list for my most anticipated albums in Q2. The Spin was the first album I spun on this new music Friday, and it has definitely set the bar for the week, for April, and for Q2 (that being said, we are only at the second week in Q2 right now).

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Imagine being so cool that you coin your own genre tag. Messa has done that, coining their style as "Scarlet Doom": a blend of doom, jazz, prog, goth, blues, black metal, punk, and dark ambient. And before any non-metal fans turn their heads and noses away from this, stop. This album teeters the border between rock and metal, and, say for just one instance near the end of the closing track, there are no harsh vocals. Quite the contrary, actually, as we are gifted with Sara's beautiful, infectuous, echoey, and smoky vocals across the albums 7 tracks, 42-minute runtime. In addition to Sara's excellent vocals, we have riffs and guitar solos for days!! The band's diverse musical background is guaranteed to have forged something on this record that everyone can enjoy and appreciate. Seriously, this album is likely one of the most unique listens I'll have all year. There is no fat to trim on this album, and all 7 tracks are very good. After an initial listen, 'Fire on the Roof' and 'The Dress' are the two that stand out just a bit more than the rest. Be sure to give The Spin a spin - you may be surprised at how much you enjoy it.

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Damn it, Greg. I am listening to a metal album…and liking it.
 
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Let's face it, capturing the magic of Frances the Mute or De-Loused in the Comatorium again is a tall order. However, the Mars Volta's current sound is genuinely fantastic – a definite step up from their self-titled effort. What truly impressed me was the cohesive structure and smooth transitions, and the impeccable flow of the entire album; essentially one long track clocking in at almost 50 minutes, it's a truly great piece of work! But somehow, with very little fanfare, this one will likely fly under the radar.
 
Hollywood said:
Let's face it, capturing the magic of Frances the Mute or De-Loused in the Comatorium again is a tall order. However, the Mars Volta's current sound is genuinely fantastic – a definite step up from their self-titled effort. What truly impressed me was the cohesive structure and smooth transitions, and the impeccable flow of the entire album; essentially one long track clocking in at almost 50 minutes, it's a truly great piece of work! But somehow, with very little fanfare, this one will likely fly under the radar.
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What source(s) was this ChatGPT-rewritten from?

The self-titled was fantastic in its own right.
 
Nee Lewman said:
Except that it’s a part of the album in every configuration. So they can call it whatever they want… it’s clearly part of the album.
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Not sure I can agree with that. If it's a "companion album" it's explicitly not part of the album, its associated with it.

If it was one piece, why (a) release the EP separately months earlier; (b) stylize the track names differently; (c) package them on a different disc? I suppose it allows him to include the requisite comma in the album name.

I guess I'm just wondering how most people are going to listen to this. I've listened to the EP enough that it is already its own thing to me. When you put it on, are you going to listen to both pieces every time or not?
 
BjorgenFjorgen said:
Not sure I can agree with that. If it's a "companion album" it's explicitly not part of the album, its associated with it.

If it was one piece, why (a) release the EP separately months earlier; (b) stylize the track names differently; (c) package them on a different disc? I suppose it allows him to include the requisite comma in the album name.

I guess I'm just wondering how most people are going to listen to this. I've listened to the EP enough that it is already its own thing to me. When you put it on, are you going to listen to both pieces every time or not?
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Reminds me a bit of Fleet Foxes with the Giant Sun EP attached to the self titled debut Guided By Voices Under The Bushes Under The Stars with the 6 song ep attached to that. They are kinda both. They were originally like a promo/preview for the album but ultimately they were also kinda folded into the album too.
 
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