Blood Brothers - Young Machetes

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First listen now.

Anyone else?

― MRZBW (MRZBW), Friday, 25 August 2006 08:36 (nineteen years ago)

This is the one that Guy Picciotto produced, right? I personally hope there's more like that super catchy song from the last one ("Love Rhymes With a Hideous Car Wreck" or whatever).

― Tiki Theater Xymposium (Bent Over at the Arclight), Friday, 25 August 2006 13:17 (nineteen years ago)

It's catchy and has lots of great scream-along tracks. None of it seems as dark as Crimes, though, which is saying a lot considering Crimes wasn't even very dark. 'Lazer Life' and 'Lift the Veil' would have to be my favorites.

― chrisco (chrisco), Friday, 25 August 2006 15:33 (nineteen years ago)

"Vital Beach" is very catchy.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 25 August 2006 16:11 (nineteen years ago)

is this out?

― A Giant Mechanical Ant (The Giant Mechanical Ant), Friday, 25 August 2006 17:01 (nineteen years ago)

Can't wait to hear this.

― o. nate (onate), Friday, 25 August 2006 17:04 (nineteen years ago)

Lazer Life is one of my favorite songs of the year. The only tracks that seemed to drag one was the two last ones, but I think that's gonna change.

― Torgeir Hansen/MRZBW (MRZBW), Friday, 25 August 2006 19:18 (nineteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

This is, of course, brilliant. Even the sequencing is insane! (eps. the second half).

― Simon H. (Simon H.), Sunday, 17 September 2006 20:07 (nineteen years ago)

I really like this band in spite of myself. Will probably buy this new one if it is indeed as good as the ILX says.

― Peanut Butter Twix (Roger Fidelity), Sunday, 17 September 2006 23:21 (nineteen years ago)

They're doing a good job keeping this one unappealing on slsk - all the ones i've foundd have a bit rate of like 25 and all the tracks are over ten minutes long.

― Original Twix (Roger Fidelity), Sunday, 17 September 2006 23:24 (nineteen years ago)

A girl I work with said her favourite band was Blood Brothers.

― Ficky Stingers (Bimble...), Sunday, 17 September 2006 23:26 (nineteen years ago)

I haven't heard them.

― Ficky Stingers (Bimble...), Sunday, 17 September 2006 23:30 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, hot girls seem to like this band, I've noticed. If I weren't a married man, I might run right out and buy some really tight pants and start screeching like a girl about car accidents and shit.

― The Partisan (Roger Fidelity), Sunday, 17 September 2006 23:48 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, they get often lumped in with all that nu-screamo shit but they're really too good for that.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 17 September 2006 23:49 (nineteen years ago)

the neon blonde side project (i think it's the singer and guitarist) sounds almost exactly like their main band! a bit more electronic-oriented though. i really like it.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 17 September 2006 23:54 (nineteen years ago)

xpost Well, to be fair, (and I repeat, I do like them) they totally come from that screamo scene, so I wouln't say they're 'lumped in.' They just got really, really good. Maybe someone started making them good mixtapes or something. But their early shit is cookie cutter post-Gravity / Orchid screamo.

― Roger Fidelity (Roger Fidelity), Sunday, 17 September 2006 23:58 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, the first album is really mediocre

― latebloomer aka 'the sun' (latebloomer), Monday, 18 September 2006 01:51 (nineteen years ago)

the one before 'march on electric children'

― latebloomer aka 'the sun' (latebloomer), Monday, 18 September 2006 01:52 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah Neon Blonde's kickass, surprised at no discussion

― A Viking of Some Note (Andrew Thames), Monday, 18 September 2006 06:15 (nineteen years ago)

Yes! That "Headlines" single is the only song that stood out to me from the Neon Blonde album, but what a great single it is.

― Tiki Theater Xymposium (Bent Over at the Arclight), Monday, 18 September 2006 10:57 (nineteen years ago)

i'm looking forward to first listen.
seen the band a few times, and loved the last two records. if this new one keeps the track record in tact, all power to them.

― Charlie Howard (the sphinx), Monday, 18 September 2006 13:20 (nineteen years ago)

About a third of this record sounds them doing "Blood Brothers-ized" versions of other bands: "We Ride Skeletal Lightning"'s mid-tempo pace and riff could be 80's arena rock (just add cowbell); "Lift the Veil, Kiss the Tank" = U2, complete with major chords, guitar effects and rousing coda; "Spit Shine Your Black Clouds" is their very own "Under Pressure" (although not as fantastic as their cover version), "Street Wars / Exotic Foxholes" is like a bizarre Queen/Liars circa "They Were Wrong" mashup, "Giant Swan" is like a Nick Cave murder ballad except with a huge molten triple speed rockout in the middle.

Basically this album = the Blood Brothers' Bizzaro World.

Also, if you prefer Jordan's vocals (he's the lower, Bowie-sounding one), he's all over this album - he even gets a track to himself ("Johnny Ripper").

My only qualm is that while "Lazer Life" is a great song and the obvious single, there's nothing quite as subversively pop as "Teen Heat" or "Love Rhymes". I miss that, but overall the new record is still the better one.

― Simon H. (Simon H.), Monday, 18 September 2006 18:28 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

I looked at this at the CD store yesterday, but ended up putting it back on the rack. I need to download one or two tracks first. I did pick up a pretty clean vinyl copy of Little Feat's Sailing Shoes for $5 though.

― o. nate (onate), Friday, 20 October 2006 14:02 (nineteen years ago)

Love this album so far; seems to me it's their best and most diverse one by a long shot.

― Tiki Theater Xymposium (Bent Over at the Arclight), Friday, 20 October 2006 14:07 (nineteen years ago)

They keep getting better and better slowly but surely.

It's a departure, and it almost sounds like they're making fun of "Float On", but "Spit Shine My Dark Clouds" is my favorite song right now.

As usual, this will not attract the haters. They still do the twin boi harpy thing. They're just refining the music and harpyness better and better each time is all.

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Friday, 20 October 2006 14:45 (nineteen years ago)

i've always wanted to like blood bros.

should i start with this or the piano island burn thing?

i saw them live once, but they kinda got pwned by big business who opened up

― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 20 October 2006 14:50 (nineteen years ago)

Crimes is my favorite, but this one's growing on me.

― A Giant Mechanical Ant (The Giant Mechanical Ant), Friday, 20 October 2006 14:52 (nineteen years ago)

M@tt, good question, I'd say try to preview one record from each "phase" I guess.. listen to the new one, listen to Burn Piano Island and listen to March On, and decide which sounds most interesting.

The earlier stuff is more rock rock rocks screeeeem screeem rock. The later stuff doesn't just rock rock rock all the time, but some people think the departures are great.. others think they are lame. I have no idea which side you'd fall on.

If you hate Antioch Arrow, early or later, or hate the idea of the Birthday Party on 78RPM (did I steal that from jess?), then don't try too hard.. haha.

― gwynywdd dwnyt fyrwr byychydd gww (donut), Friday, 20 October 2006 14:55 (nineteen years ago)

never heard antioch arrow, should check them out too i guess...but b-day party on 78 sounds cool!

the time i saw them live, they were touring behind the last album...i dug the music, the vocals not so much...the mix was real shitty though...the dude was raging on the keyboard and you couldn't hear it at all....

― M@tt He1geson: Real Name, No Gimmicks (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 20 October 2006 15:21 (nineteen years ago)

I had that problem with them live too....vocals were mixed WAY too low on the Crimes tour. Saw them once before that and it wasn't so bad.

― Johnathan Redgers (Pearl Hooch), Friday, 20 October 2006 16:11 (nineteen years ago)

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