Dark Matter: Official Album Thread

[Homeboyd]

This leak has me even more hyped to hear the real thing...gonna be a fun week.

[Release_Me]

Something Special is better than I'd imagined, but still the weakest song on the album. Passable. Just unnecessary.

[Coach]

Won't Tell is my fav tune after two listens from the whole album.

[Ms Harmless]

Okay I might've lied to the wife about needing to send a work email so I can listen again lol. Upper Hand may end up being my favorite. Stevie is also fantastic. The baby talking in the interlude after WFS should be on the album.

lol hell yeah

[Val]

Yeah, React/Respond is the best rocker on DM.
Confirmed in a repeat listen.

I'm not in awe of the chorus on SoF, tbh.
The second half lifts the song but that chorus is... nope, don't like it. Who Ever Said is the better song if were to compare openers.

[digster]

Seeing that it leaked, going to wait for the official deal, or at least a hi-quality leak, but thanks to those who got it out early. Looking forward to hearing it. They've been talking up The Cure a lot in interviews, interested to see what that means.

[Django Butterworth]

God damn it, I leave for band practice and this thing finally leaks? Will someone take pity and point me in the right direction?

[stip]

this is many things, but high quality leak it is not

[stip]

God damn it, I leave for band practice and this thing finally leaks? Will someone take pity and point me in the right direction?

p. 381 or 385

[Homeboyd]

Need to circle back to Bluestate's real-time liner notes...

[stip]

okay, just got home after 4 hour car ride. gonna unpack and give this another go

[E.H. Ruddock]

This album is miles better than Gigaton

Time will judge you. Harshly.

Nah. Ed’s vocals on this are better than Gigaton. Although they suck on DM and Running

sounds like you answered this already but did these land better for you on the full album?

DM was fine in the album listen but running is just jarring to me and felt that way on the album. Something special, while not a favorite, isn’t as bad as the clip and flows on the album

[Ms Harmless]

In the end, looks like Woot has given us a great record.

couldn't agree more, it's a PRAMG triumph

[stip]

Need to circle back to Bluestate's real-time liner notes...

if someone can gather them up ill drop them in post 1 or 2

[Coach]

Oooo, Waiting for Stevie moves up a few notches upon second listen

[stip]

after two listens setting sun might be my favorite. it feels like a song they had been dancing around for a while without actually writing

[daft twat]

Thanks for sharing, bluestate.

I listened once and will leave it at that until Friday or a real quality leak. There are some serious overreactions happening here. I do think Something Special and Dark Matter are the two worst.

My initial impression is that if this is better than Gigaton, I think it’s because it isn’t bloated the way Gigaton feels. That said, I think my favorite 8 songs on that record would go toe-to-toe with the best on this one. This feels like a solid record with a couple of stinkers, and the stinkers will get the most plays live, I bet.

[Val]

I correctly guessed the drum fill from the door leak as being from Waiting For Stevie.

Yay me!

[E.H. Ruddock]

and the stinkers will get the most plays live, I bet.

Ugh. I know you are right about this

[Val]

Thanks for sharing, bluestate.

I listened once and will leave it at that until Friday or a real quality leak. There are some serious overreactions happening here. I do think Something Special and Dark Matter are the two worst.

My initial impression is that if this is better than Gigaton, I think it’s because it isn’t bloated the way Gigaton feels. That said, I think my favorite 8 songs on that record would go toe-to-toe with the best on this one. This feels like a solid record with a couple of stinkers, and the stinkers will get the most plays live, I bet.

Just wait till you hear WFS which alone wipes the floor with everything on Gigaton, and I mean EVERYTHING