That blown out effect seems to be a hallmark of John Congleton productions for whatever reason. E.g., the St Vincent S/T, Cloud Nothings’ Here and Nowhere Else, To Be Kind.
This album rules though.
When I was 11 I was in a band called Nothing with my stepbrother and people constantly told us it was a stupid name. I feel a little vindicated for my preteen self now that these guys existed.
Most of the songwriting is the same. The main difference is the new one has much fuller instrumentation and better production. The original is so lo-fi that I found it pretty impenetrable.
Man, I really don't see what people are complaining about with these new songs. This and Want You Back are both jams, and Right Now is pretty damn cool too
I'm with you on the Anohni album. I loved the singles, but the rest really isn't doing it for me. I appreciate that someone's doing protest music like this in 2016, but the lyrics to songs like "Obama" are on-the-nose to the point of being cringe-worthy.
On the other hand, the new White Lung is fantastic! It's been kicking my ass all day.
I've listened to it once, and I definitely need a few more listens for it to fully sink in.
My first reaction is that the songs that sound like classic Titus are fantastic, but there are a few tracks on here that I'm not so sure about.
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