Lightning Bolt: the official album thread

[harmless]

Y'all could use a sedative right now

The forum just took one and then woke up again, refreshed.

Will that itch last though? And how long?

So far it's been a 3+ year itch, life-related. So I don't think it'll be a passing musical fad thing. I just really need to hear songs about lizards fucking at the moment. (Kidding.)

[KurtLeon]

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[Tj]

I still can't get a handle on swallowed whole

Listen to it 2 or 3 times back to back. think of stumbling down a hill to a beach then jumping in the bay.

[Tj]

Tenclub says new single today 3 eastern pj radio

[WaitingForBluey]

Sorry to interrupt your leak fest... but I just noticed that someone on the Pit heard some news about the new single being played today at 3 pm eastern time on PJ Radio.

Anyone else hear this rumor?

EDIT: Damn, I'm always one step too slow. Not sure why I even try.

[stip]

the kids are napping so I'm having lunch and then I'm gonna go for a walk and try and really absorb this

[Lounge Lizard]

I'm evaluating it in this fashion to start:

Getaway > GSMF
MYM > Got Some
Lightning Bolt > Unthought Known
Let the Records Play > Supersonic
Swallowed Whole > Force of Nature

and i rather enjoy Backspacer

same here

[Walker Bait]

Sorry to interrupt your leak fest... but I just noticed that someone on the Pit heard some news about the new single being played today at 3 pm eastern time on PJ Radio.

Anyone else hear this rumor?

That would be sweet if on top of this we still get Sirens today! HAHA!

[Jaeti]

I still can't get a handle on swallowed whole

Me neither. And it's the lyrics that I'm finding slippery.

[Tj]

Gotta be, Let The Records Play

[stupidmop]

Doesnt the post at the pit say Thursday? As in next week? Unless its still Thursday somewhere.

Getaway into cold confession works quite well.

If I like any of the new tracks as much as I like CC ill be happy.

I've pretty much discarded swallowed whole as just not my thing.

[stip]

sirens is one of the anchor tracks of the record. I feel like so far we've mostly heard the linking songs.

[Vindicator]

Hmmm...

Getaway is definitely catchy. Had me singing along and dancing around on the second listen. But it's definitely a soft song, and it's disappointing that MYM is the albums hardest moment. I love MYM even more now. The Arctic Monkeys comparison with Getaway was spot on. It's that style.

Lightning Bolt - Sounds better on here, but they killed the middle part "Always somethin" which was the part I loved live, they removed the guitar for some fucking piano! It's still nice, but ugh.

Let The Records play is fun and catchy too. VERY Black Key's style. I was expecting some little Little Richard type shit. I like it, but it also sounds a little thin.

Swallowed Whole - I really like some of the melodies. But it's a little cheesy, Ed sounds nasally and breathy. But I really love the melody when he sings "Songs inside the wind"


Eghhh I don't mean to sound negative. I like all the songs, and I like the melodies but I think what I'm hearing is some of the same production from Backspacer. Everything sounds a little neutered and clean. That was my biggest fear. I can't wait to hear Infallible, Pendulum, Yellow Moon and MFS as they will probably save this album for me, but please dear god, I hope they go with another producer next time. WTF is Brendan doing.

[Tj]

Oh for fucks sake it is Friday

[stip]

Doesnt the post at the pit say Thursday? As in next week? Unless its still Thursday somewhere.

Getaway into cold confession works quite well.

If I like any of the new tracks as much as I like CC ill be happy.

I've pretty much discarded swallowed whole as just not my thing.

well I think CC is better than these songs. But these are good.

[harmless]

I still can't get a handle on swallowed whole

Me neither. And it's the lyrics that I'm finding slippery.

It's going to fall flat if you don't buy into the life-affirming gaya earth, wind and fire stuff.

[melonhead4]

the kids are napping so I'm having lunch and then I'm gonna go for a walk and try and really absorb this

Great idea, im going mountain biking when I get out of this sh1t hole aka my job...

[McParadigm]

I'm disappointed you all haven't talked yourselves into "best record since Vitalogy" yet.

[Django Butterworth]

The only one I am not immediately sold on is Let The Records Play.

No idea why.

[lecherouslittlestump]

Wait, the new single is gonna be next week, not today? Fuck what a SHIT day.