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Post subject: Re: Kids Will Be Skeletons (the Mogwai thread)
Posted: Fri August 11, 2017 3:13 pm
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run2death wrote:
First two songs are killer.
"Party In The Dark" reminds me of a "Hardcore Will Never Die..." track.
I try to avoid listening to singles, especially from bands that I still consider album oriented, but since you mention it sounds like something from hardcore, I'm having trouble resisting pushing play!
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Post subject: Re: Kids Will Be Skeletons (the Mogwai thread)
Posted: Thu August 17, 2017 2:02 am
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Just through once. More cinematic than their last couple of studio albums and more "emotive" than usual. Several songs with the loud/quiet dynamic of their early stuff. And two or three that feel like "Hardcore will Never Die..." tracks. Two tracks with vocals. Some "electronic" (Rave Tapes-like) noodling on a couple of tracks.
Last 4 tracks are all killer.
"Crossing the Road Material," "Don't Believe the Fife" and "Every Country's Sun" are the standouts for me. "aka 47" is cool. "Old Poisons" is fucking balls out like "Batcat."
Post subject: Re: Kids Will Be Skeletons (the Mogwai thread)
Posted: Fri August 18, 2017 2:01 pm
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Those descriptions are making me antsy, now, R2D. I just ordered Every Country's Sun and Atomic from Temporary Residence the other day. Now to just wait a few weeks and then bliss out on two Mogwai albums for a while.
Post subject: Re: Kids Will Be Skeletons (the Mogwai thread)
Posted: Mon August 21, 2017 1:39 pm
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another pleasing effort by mogwai. not ready to rank it / compare it to their other work but it certainly is a throwback to their earlier work. it actually reminds at times of 90s alt rock records. I will say that the leaked version I listened to sounded muddy so I'm hoping it was just the rip, maybe even a transcode.
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Post subject: Re: Kids Will Be Skeletons (the Mogwai thread)
Posted: Mon August 21, 2017 5:58 pm
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diesel wrote:
another pleasing effort by mogwai. not ready to rank it / compare it to their other work but it certainly is a throwback to their earlier work. it actually reminds at times of 90s alt rock records. I will say that the leaked version I listened to sounded muddy so I'm hoping it was just the rip, maybe even a transcode.
Yeah, the FLACs are sketchy. I uploaded it to Google Play Music and the 320 MP3s it spit back at me are considerably better.
I'm guessing streaming services already have the "real" files.
Post subject: Re: Kids Will Be Skeletons (the Mogwai thread)
Posted: Tue August 22, 2017 6:54 pm
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After about 30 listens.
Happy Songs for Happy People Mr Beast The Hawk Is Howling Young Team Every Country's Sun Come On Die Young Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will Rave Tapes Rock Action
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