Author Topic: Moron Police v. "Pachinko" (Double Album) coming TBA (Read 3881 times)

SoundscapeMN · « **on:** June 22, 2019, 10:25:30 AM »

I know there are at least a few fans around here.

Their latest tune "Captain Awkward" was just released yesterday and it may be the best of the new tunes from their upcoming album "A Boat on the Sea."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfLiQMVkp-w

The other 2 singles from A Boat on the Sea:

"The Phantom Below"
https://moronpolice1.bandcamp.com/

"The Invisible King"
https://orcd.co/invisiblekingsingle?fbclid=IwAR1EYT6GBzSXJQzSGmo4dEUrol7JsEhnsixMqNE84FZXwdflVgCx41jix8g

me7 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 22, 2019, 02:40:19 PM »

Thanks for the info. Really looking forward to the album.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #2 on:** July 07, 2019, 10:37:09 PM »

bump.

A Boat on the Sea coming August 16th

https://orcd.co/aboatonthesea
https://music.apple.com/us/album/a-boat-on-the-sea/1471609947?app=itunes&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #3 on:** July 28, 2019, 02:06:26 PM »

Captain Awkward video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQZzHqjpwc0

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #4 on:** August 04, 2019, 01:31:13 PM »

The Dog Song (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnnAw8V2jTE

SystematicThought · « **Reply #5 on:** August 05, 2019, 08:42:10 PM »

I can't tell if that song is actually about a dog or something much darker. But I love it. So catchy

MinistroRaven · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2019, 12:11:47 PM »

My friend and pastor Mark Boardman share us his view of the new album by Norwegian band Moron Police

https://www.sonicperspectives.com/features/video-review-moron-police-captain-awkward

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2019, 11:05:02 AM »

A Boat on the Sea is released today

https://moronpolice1.bandcamp.com/

goo-goo · « **Reply #8 on:** August 19, 2019, 07:11:01 AM »

This music is killer! Very refreshing to hear this.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #9 on:** August 19, 2019, 10:51:54 AM »

yeah this might be their best record. The drumming is crazy fast at points, kind of Jon Theodore-like.

Beware the Blue Skies and Captain Awkward are probably my favorites.

Pettor · « **Reply #10 on:** August 26, 2019, 08:07:03 AM »

Spotify recommended me A Boat on the Sea on the first page. I thought that was the page of generic recommendation for sponsored music, which isn't my thing. However the artwork was cool and gave me a really good feeling so took a listen. Never heard of this band before.

Super happy I played it! What an awesome album! Not often I get the pleasure of hearing good progressive pop (which I identify this as). Reminds me of Subsignal La Muerta.

The Invisible King and Skies Beware the Blue Skies are immediate favorites but overall nothing stands out as blend or boring. Looked in progarchives and they aren't even there. I hope they find / have an audience!

How are their old albums? Worth going through the discography?

me7 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 26, 2019, 11:39:41 AM »

Absolutely worth it. The older albums are a bit heavier, but still very humorous.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #12 on:** August 26, 2019, 11:55:40 AM »

Checkout Defenders of the Small Yard. It's heavier, but similar.
https://moronpolice1.bandcamp.com/album/defenders-of-the-small-yard

Pettor · « **Reply #13 on:** August 27, 2019, 07:43:11 AM »

Yepp definitely enjoyed Defenders of the Small Yard. Have to spin it some more but sounds a lot like the latest album. I am no much for humor and music but the damn melodies and tunes are awesome by itself so even T-Bag Your Grandma is highly enjoyable

That seems to be the thing with this band, they actually write and sing whatever they want but still seem to care a lot about the actual music. A lot of beautiful small segments inserted every now and then.

Pettor · « **Reply #14 on:** August 28, 2019, 02:54:09 PM »

Haha with big risk of being the only person spamming this post and sounding a bit crazy, I just need to get stuff through my head. Like WTF! This is honestly the biggest WTF for me.

A Boat on The Sea is a masterpiece! What happened? Why is this band not mentioned anywhere? I googled and searched and NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE?! How did that goofy strange band transition into this? Why does it sound so god damn good. Why is the production / mixing better than most other bands I listened to this year with high budgets. Why is the artwork the best of any record for the last 10 years. WHY?! Nothing makes sense here. On YT they have like 1000 views on their music videos. I have seen people recording low quality videos of leaves flying around in the air with more views. How can these guys suddenly craft such fantastic songs?

THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. My wife usually likes some of the music I play but when I turn on Invisible King and Beware The Blue Skies she actually dig it. And I do to! A LOT!

It's vibrant as hell and just freaking fantastic and I am soooo confused

My new goal in life will be to spread this fantastic album to all the poor people who haven't had the pleasure to hear it.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #15 on:** August 29, 2019, 10:48:22 AM »

that's awesome Pettor.

I can relate, as once in a blue moon, my wife will like something I do (Bend Sinister, Timmy Sean, sElf)

Why they aren't more well known? I suppose part of it is the fact they have not released anything in 5 years.

Sondre actually is a member of Major Parkinson now as well.

But I have noticed a good amount more buzz about this record, showing up on many blogs and forums.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #16 on:** August 31, 2019, 02:52:24 PM »

Sondre just did a 40 minute interview with That Drummer Guy (whose also a member on the dtf under JRundquist by the way)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqGphUXiq6c

Pettor · « **Reply #17 on:** September 01, 2019, 02:34:29 PM »

Aha cool! Thx for the find. Good interview to understand their situation better. Really hoping for that vinyl crowd funding! Having this album on vinyl would weirdly mean a lot. I love finding some hidden gems in music and this is definitely one of them.

I saw a small YT video from The Rock Critic that basically also added to that this album is a special release from them a bit out of nowhere:

https://youtu.be/xjuXsBx7pPI

I really wish this album gains some traction for the band. It's very much deserved. Me and my wife was blasting the album during a car ride just today and we both love it 😁

The lyrics actually hit me as really cool as well. The Hocus Pocus until Beware The Blue Skies war focus is both witty and clever.

Anyway this is the strange timeline where Tool finally release the new album and I am stuck with a band called Moron Police ☺️

Pettor · « **Reply #18 on:** May 17, 2020, 07:45:54 AM »

It's happening! A Boat On a Sea in vinyl via Kickstarter. They managed so reach the goal in one day! So happy for them 😁

I am going for vinyl + digital + CD version. The album art is maybe my all time favorite so look forward to having it available in physical form.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/moronpolice/moron-police-a-boat-on-the-sea-physical-edition

Ben_Jamin · « **Reply #19 on:** May 28, 2020, 08:07:34 PM »

Beware The Blue Skies came up on my Spotify Discover Weekly playlist. I enjoyed that song and listened to the entire A Boat On The Sea.

It's such a happy, bouncy, fun album. I love it. Favorites on first listen being The Phantom Below and Captain Awkward.

Then I listened to The Propaganda Machine and enjoyed that as well. It's so different from A Boat In The Sea, but it still has the sound.

A Boat In The Sea is like Progressive Ska Rock and The Propaganda Machine is Progressive Punk Country Metal.

Pettor · « **Reply #20 on:** September 18, 2020, 07:27:11 AM »

They released the bonus track Cult of Tuna to Spotify today:
https://open.spotify.com/track/7EQEKxAywkairZrESvH4Qf?si=1m4Q0PDwQ2GaTBHGzU9-iA

It's a bit sillier than the songs on A Boat in The Sea but has similar sound to it. Nice

Max Kuehnau · « **Reply #21 on:** September 18, 2020, 07:33:39 AM »

I seriously never heard of that band, but I just love the name. Had to laugh.

Pettor · « **Reply #22 on:** September 18, 2020, 08:49:23 AM »

Quote from: Max Kuehnau on September 18, 2020, 07:33:39 AM

I seriously never heard of that band, but I just love the name. Had to laugh.

Please do yourself a favor and listen to A Boat on the Sea! It's one of the most surprisingly good albums I ever heard. Still keep it rotating and have never heard of them before that album. It's a gem!

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #23 on:** July 31, 2021, 04:30:21 PM »

new EP coming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk9RECbkXDA

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Look at this! Look at it. It's the trailer for our new EP. Cowboy's Galore! The first single will release on 20th of August! And you can help us out, again, by pre-saving the song on your preferred platform:
https://orcd.co/strangersingle
Seriously, this really helps us out.

Hope you're excited, we are!

Follow Moron Police on Spotify to get new music as soon as it’s out:
https://orcd.co/followthemorons

Listen to the latest album “A Boat on the Sea” here:
https://orcd.co/aboatonthesea

Connect with Moron Police -
Official Website: http://bit.ly/websiteMorons
Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebookMorons
Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagramMorons
YouTube: http://bit.ly/youtubeMorons
Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/bandcampMorons

#thestrangerandthehightide #ep2021 #trailer

Nekov · « **Reply #24 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:12:07 PM »

New music from these guys is great news!

Pettor · « **Reply #25 on:** August 24, 2021, 12:07:44 AM »

The Stranger and The Hidetide from the coming EP is out now!

Cool catchy cowboy tune that seems to indicate the maybe the band will stay a bit more on the serious side after A Boat on The Sea? For me this is honestly good news since I think ABOTS was album of the year and I still play it on regular basis. Their previous efforts was catchy as hell but also too much on the silly side for me.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #26 on:** September 26, 2021, 11:43:02 AM »

fun new single!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RzMx4L2u24

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #27 on:** January 16, 2022, 11:53:56 PM »

bump.

Really shocking and sad news for the band.

Thore, Moron Police's drummer died in a car crash

https://www.facebook.com/moronpolice/posts/5220197768003977

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It is with heavy hearts that we have to tell you that our drummer and best friend, Thore Omland Pettersen, passed away yesterday after sustaining fatal injuries in a car accident.
We are in shock. We spent yesterday crying and reminiscing, talking to friends near and far. We come from such a small community that this affects us all so deeply.
There really isn't anything we can say to help heal the loss of someone so dear to us. Words seem meaningless at this point. But for those of you who never had the chance to meet Thore, I'd like to tell you a bit about him:
I first met Thore when I was about 16 years old. Our band was going to play a show in Germany, but our drummer at the time couldn't make it. In comes Thore. And there he stayed.
His skill on the drums was undeniable, but his laugh was nothing short of legendary. He had an iconic way of laughing that would light up any room he was in. It was infectious. It was undeniable. You just had to join in. Thore was wholly unique in that everyone loved him. And I mean everyone. He was incredibly kind and thoughtful and just an enormous amount of fun. The man just exuded sunshine and laughter.
He was my dearest friend and brother. My musical compatriot. My little ball of sunshine and laughter. And the world seems so much darker now without him in it.
He leaves behind a mountain of cherished memories that we will always keep with us, as well as a musical legacy he was very proud of. Even the silly stuff. Particularly the silly stuff.
Our thoughts and condolences goes out to his family in these most horrible of times.
We will always love you, Thore.
-Sondre, Christian and Lars.

Nekov · « **Reply #28 on:** January 17, 2022, 06:59:51 AM »

Wow, that letter is heartbreaking. This is very sad news

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #29 on:** August 24, 2022, 09:56:44 AM »

bump.

Whule Sondre also is involved with Major Parkinson and their upcoming album, he and Moron Police are working on a new, DOUBLE album titled "Pachinko."

I wonder if it won't be coming until 2023, but it's exciting to hear about, even with the loss of Thore, they are continuing on.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Chh-V5NqFN0/

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moronpolicehq
Hello everyone.

Just wanted to say thank you again for all the kind words and give you all a small update:

We’re doing good, all things considered.

Now where do we go from here? Well, we keep going, that’s for sure. It’s probably somewhat of a cliché to say, but it’s what Thore would have wanted, and it’s what we want.

We’re steadily working on our new album, tentatively called “Pachinko” right now. It’s a slow process of getting it all to fit and make sense. It’s a very big album. Probably a double album. Double albums usually fall to their own ambition, and this one might as well, but we’re having fun doing it nonetheless. And that’s good.

The songs are all written and we’re fine-tuning the demoes, so expect to hear more from us as we move along towards completion. We’ll be posting much more stuff both here, on our Instagram and through our newsletter—so, feel free to join along as we work on this behemoth. We’ll talk more about drums later!

Love
The Morons.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #30 on:** December 22, 2022, 06:07:44 AM »

bump.

They got TDEP drummer for their new album.

https://www.facebook.com/moronpolice/posts/pfbid02QAu9R8Pn1psvQAApxqjju3RSCB9C9GdCNvYFCxAHWuU4sTxYDvor3aYzAc1XBzrpl

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New Vlog uploaded to The Morons – join if you haven’t already! We’re on day three of drum tracking.
If you didn’t catch the news yesterday; the drummer for "Pachinko" is Billy Rymer from The Dillinger Escape Plan!
Billy was one of Thore's absolute favorite drummers, so we feel very privileged to be able to have him on board for this album as a session musician. And he sounds phenomenal!

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #31 on:** January 30, 2023, 10:18:03 PM »

VLOG #1-3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmrRxZdl-6o

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #32 on:** January 16, 2024, 06:39:51 AM »

no info about when it's coming out, but this video is encouraging.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KKxEFY_Mjs

News: Video of online chat between fans and members of Dream Theater: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx8cLlXnHpA&feature=youtu.be (*no chickens were harmed during the filming of this chat)

Author Topic: Moron Police v. "Pachinko" (Double Album) coming TBA (Read 3881 times)