Red Mosquito

While listening to this, it seems like it should of been the logical extension after the second album. Fantastic stuff, I considered them dead after the prior two albums. Swag all over this.

harmless wrote:"Comeback Story" is a masterpiece.

Yeah, it's fantastic. Definitely the highlight of the songs we hadn't heard until today.

One listen through and that was fantastic. Glad these guys "got it back".

Return to form.

Sweet, i will download this tonight and see if it can help pass the time till lightning bolt

A fine example of how polished production can make an album sound beautiful and not kill it.

Whitey McTeeth wrote:While listening to this, it seems like it should of been the logical extension after the second album. Fantastic stuff, I considered them dead after the prior two albums. Swag all over this.

this gives me a chubby

'Comeback Story' would probably make me blub like a baby if I saw it live.

But the chord structure reminds of something... can't remember what it is, arg.

is this thing out in a dropbox somewhere? i cant do the torrent thing.

after a first listen , yeah its good...these guys make good music...

Still, its not better than the last Arctic Monkeys...

The "doodle-dee-dum, doodle-dee-dum" rhythm of "Beautiful War" is kind of like a military snare rhythm. That's pretty cool.

harmless wrote:The "doodle-dee-dum, doodle-dee-dum" rhythm of "Beautiful War" is kind of like a military snare rhythm. That's pretty cool.

yeah, thats a good song.

The only song on here that's a bit average is 'Tonight'. Everything else is 3.5-5 stars to me.

I love how this band (similar to the likes of Pearl Jam and U2) can write songs that make you feel happy and sad at the same time.

Tyler Durden wrote:I love how this band (similar to the likes of Pearl Jam and U2) can write songs that make you feel happy and sad at the same time.

"Coming Back Again" sounds like vintage U2.

iTunes is streaming the album now.

edit: nevermind.

I'm just a sucker for their sound. Caleb's voice, the bass, the country twangy guitar. There are hits and misses, and some of the lyrics are wtf stupid, but I like a lot of the songs on the first listen. Reminds me of the beach at night, but most of my beach experience comes from the Redneck Riviera, so YMMV.

BurtReynolds wrote:I'm just a sucker for their sound. Caleb's voice, the bass, the country twangy guitar. There are hits and misses, and some of the lyrics are wtf stupid, but I like a lot of the songs on the first listen. Reminds me of the beach at night, but most of my beach experience comes from the Redneck Riviera, so YMMV.

There's a definite beautiful, vast expanse to it.

I love the irony between the beautiful balladry of 'Comeback Story' and its lyrics. I thought it was going to bother me that the chorus borrows from a joke, but it doesn't.