The Dear Hunter v Act III: Life and Death Live Stream (5/7 and 5/14/24)

[jag66]

With this whole indie prog tag people are giving these guys, are there any/many similar sounding bands about so I can get a vague picture of how they sound? I used to listen to alot of "indie" but its' a pretty broad term these days.

[Nick]

When trying to actually describe the music, indie is pretty much like pop in that the tag is useless.

[jag66]

When trying to actually describe the music, indie is pretty much like pop in that the tag is useless.

Indeed, so a more specific description would be useful to me.

[skydivingninja]

The best way to describe TDH is Early-twentieth-century-don't-fall-in-love-with-a-prostitutecore

[Dr. DTVT]

One of the great things about having so many songs is that some songs click early, and some click later.  Like today, The Dead Don't Starve just clicked.  I know we're all prone to hyperbole when it comes to new albums, but seriously I haven't been so rapt by an album on its first listen since *drumroll*  Images & Words, my all-time favorite album.  So...yeah, TCS is special.

[glaurung]

With this whole indie prog tag people are giving these guys, are there any/many similar sounding bands about so I can get a vague picture of how they sound? I used to listen to alot of "indie" but its' a pretty broad term these days.

How about you just listen to it and forget labels?

The Church and the Dime - https://grooveshark.com/s/The+Church+And+The+Dime/Fprat?src=5
In Cauda Venenum - https://grooveshark.com/s/In+Cauda+Venenum/25UDz8?src=5

Or from the new release:
This Body
We've Got a Score to Settle

[Super Dude]

And She's Always Singing and all of Blue.

[ZBomber]

Yeah, I don't get why people dislike Blue. I think it's probably one of the better EPs.

The only one I didn't care for too much was Red.

[ZeppelinDT]

I think Blue just takes a little more time and exposure to get into.  For the most part the songs on there are the kind that need to settle in and gestate before fully blossoming, rather than the kind that just hit you right away.

Also -

When trying to actually describe the music, indie is pretty much like pop in that the tag is useless.

Indeed, so a more specific description would be useful to me.

I think the best way to get a sense of what they sound like is to just listen to The Lake and The River: https://grooveshark.com/s/The+Lake+And+The+River/Fprc5?src=5

Might not necessarily be the best "introduction to the band" song, but it contains pretty much all of the elements that make The Dear Hunter who they are.

[Dimitrius]

Finally got my hands on The Color Spectrum, all I've got to say is: I always knew that the damned would inherit the earth!

[ariich]

Guys, I had to edit a couple of posts (including Zep's ) to replace unofficial youtube links with legal Grooveshark ones. Glaurung's official Triple Crown Records ones are cool though.

But seriously, how hard can it be to just open up Grooveshark and find links there instead?

[antigoon]

YOU HAVE NO IDEA RICH

[ZeppelinDT]

 

 

[Pirate]

Does Filth and Squalor remind anyone else of dubstep?

[ZeppelinDT]

Speaking of Filth and Squalor...

[14:51] casey: ants are fairly resilient
[14:51] casey: phsically
[14:51] casey: emotionally
[14:52] casey: i played filth and squalor on loop for 5 days in a tank filled with ants
[14:52] casey: by the end
[14:52] casey: they just hung their heads and said
[14:52] casey: this colony sucks.
[14:53] casey: no lie.

[zxlkho]

Does Filth and Squalor remind anyone else of dubstep?

No, because dubstep is awful and The Dear Hunter is not.

[Pirate]

Somehow I knew you'd want to provide input on that subject. By the way, the song has two of the three main components of dubstep. Wobble bass and a two-step beat. If it were 140 bpm then it would officially be dubstep.

[Sigz]

Somehow I knew you'd want to provide input on that subject. By the way, the song has two of the three main components of dubstep. Wobble bass and a two-step beat. If it were 140 bpm then it would officially be dubstep.

Regardless, it really doesn't have much of a dubby feel.

[Pirate]

I wish it did.

[zxlkho]

Thank god it doesn't.

[Super Dude]

Speaking of Filth and Squalor...

[14:51] casey: ants are fairly resilient
[14:51] casey: phsically
[14:51] casey: emotionally
[14:52] casey: i played filth and squalor on loop for 5 days in a tank filled with ants
[14:52] casey: by the end
[14:52] casey: they just hung their heads and said
[14:52] casey: this colony sucks.
[14:53] casey: no lie.

That's awesome.

[ZeppelinDT]

Yeah, that Casey is one silly fella.

[Jamesman42]

Jamesman approves of Indigo and Violet thus far.

[zxlkho]

zxlkho approves of Jamesman's approval.

[Nick]

www.wpapu.com - Black on tonight's show.

[Super Dude]

This made my day:



Not only the fact that FYE carries the album, but that it's displayed in the front of the store, on the Hot New Music rack.

[zxlkho]

YES! That's awesome. It looks like a few people bought it too.

[Heretic]

Nice! I'm going to FYE tomorrow to pick up the new August Burns Red, I'll have to check and see if they have TDH on display.

[Jamesman42]

Indigo = Electronic, I take it? Second listen through is great, I am loving this!

[Kosmo]

Oh man, I'm sure I can't find it anywhere here in this small meaningless country..Need to order it overseas.

[Quadrochosis]

White
Blue
Black
Violet
Indigo
Yellow
Green
Orange
Red

Favorite songs include

1. "The Collapse of the Great Tide Cliffs" (This is easily the best song I've heard released in 2011 so far)
2. "No God"
3. "Look Away"
4. "Misplaced Devotion"
5. "Take More Than You Need"

[Gadough]

5. "Take More Than You Need"

...Seriously?

Whatever man.

[ZeppelinDT]

My somewhat overly comprehensive review of The Color Spectrum:

https://lakeandtheriver.com/index.php?showtopic=2501

[zxlkho]

Put the review on Sputnik dude.

[Gadough]

Good stuff Chris. I enjoyed reading that; it made me see many of the songs from a new perspective.