I'm a johnny-lately on these guys because I totally missed the first album, but Sex, Death & the Infinite Void is one of my very favorite albums of the year. I have gone back to the first one too, which is good. But honestly I love the goth-glam arena rock pomp of the new one. And the tunes are just killer from front to back.
On the one hand it seems sort of deeply unfashionable, which I guess makes sense given that they've all been kicking around for a while. But if there's a demand for an MCR reunion, then maybe their timing is fine.
Anyway, it's exactly the kind of glammy doomy tuneful pop-punk whatever agglomeration that is like tailor-made to hit many of my musical sweet spots. AND the new album has Patricia Morrison doing some kind of angel-demon role play with Will Gould in hilariously po-faced spoken word bits straight outta Steinman.
Good band!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guIcbvCFe30
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 4 September 2020 18:23 (four years ago) link
brad and I and others love these clowns
I slightly prefer the debut still but the 2nd album is growing on me. they should be 10000x bigger than they currently are
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Friday, 4 September 2020 18:37 (four years ago) link
I'd love to see them live, it seems like it would be a fun show.
I also watched an interview with Gould and Ian Miles about Miles' psychotic breakdown last year — pretty extreme stuff, but it seems like Gould and the rest of the band handled it with great care.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 4 September 2020 18:50 (four years ago) link
"napalm girls" is a great way to lead off this thread
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 4 September 2020 18:56 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5aStVfudNQ
this is my favorite song off the first record easy, wish there were more songs like this in the world
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 4 September 2020 18:57 (four years ago) link
that pop-punk shit -> powerhouse chorus
gets me every time
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 4 September 2020 18:58 (four years ago) link
Yeah it’s a winning combo. One thing I like about them is their unironic fluency in those kinds of big rock moves.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 5 September 2020 15:03 (four years ago) link
the opening lyrics to Annabelle made me lol (but in a good way!)
AnnabelleWe're both going to hellYou're gonna love the clienteleCheap rent and the climate's swell
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Sunday, 6 September 2020 01:40 (four years ago) link
I also like the little girl whispering "God has left the building" on that song. They have a (very British) knack for combining archness and earnestness.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 6 September 2020 13:45 (four years ago) link
for people who missed the sound of creeper's first record, will gould has a side project for you (though I wish they hadn't named themselves the same thing as that one witch house act lol):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWQvLBPoeHQ
― Roz, Sunday, 4 October 2020 09:54 (four years ago) link
Nice. Likable interview about that here: https://www.nme.com/en_asia/news/music/creepers-will-gould-on-new-band-salem-interview-2763285
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 4 October 2020 14:00 (four years ago) link
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Sunday, September 6, 2020 8:45 AM (two months ago) bookmarkflaglink
that's funny because i had a thought when listening to this record just now that they feel like an emo arctic monkeys
― la table sur la table (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 18 November 2020 18:48 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ1Ot-bNCW4
new song from upcoming ep american noir lmao never change creeper
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Thursday, 27 May 2021 22:56 (three years ago) link
yes it's a creeper song lol, they are in a lane of one at this point
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Thursday, 27 May 2021 23:20 (three years ago) link
because the night belongs to Creeper?
― Deicide at Chuck E. Cheese (PBKR), Friday, 28 May 2021 11:58 (three years ago) link
new album is the emo/goth bat out of hell
― ivy., Tuesday, 17 October 2023 13:04 (one year ago) link
sold
― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Tuesday, 17 October 2023 17:22 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8mtjGWJ1Ck
― ivy., Wednesday, 18 October 2023 15:53 (one year ago) link
this is fun for sure. good october album
― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Thursday, 19 October 2023 00:38 (one year ago) link
Enjoying this! Not as strong on tunes as the last one imo, but still tons of hooks and I dig the pomp-metal ridiculousness of it all. Delivered with a straight face, as good Goth should be.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 31 October 2023 02:30 (one year ago) link