Two songs from Polvo's In Prism...
... "Lucia" and "A Link in the Chain" have floored me. These guys have done something new. Well, new for Polvo.
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Just started listening to the record right now (It's streaming on mergerecords.com), and it's sounding pretty good. Only in the first song though, so that's only a couple minutes...
Funny how they changed the song A Thousand Waves to A Link In The Chain. I guess the original title sounded too much like a Thousand Leaves? ~Jeremy~ |
Man if any band deserved to be more well known, it was definitely Polvo. (Except wtf was with Shapes?)
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They're part of my personal canon, but that album will probably never be in rotation for me past the obligatory once a year revisit, you know, in case my ears have been "refined" and what-not. "A Thousand Waves"...? Wouldn't have been terrible, maybe Ash realized it was too romantic-minded and felt like confusing everyone to the point of interpreting the song in a surreal Hamlet/King Lear-T.S. Eliot commentary way. wtf I dunno what I mean. |
i listened to the stream last night. very solid record.
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Pretty good listen. I think it's going to take a few listens before I can really appreciate it though.
Everytime I see the In Prism cover in my peripheral vision, I can't help but think of the blue cover to the Minor Threat Complete Discography. |
I streamed the new "In Prism" and it is great! I just saw Polvo in Philly a couple weeks back but didn't remember them doing too many off the new one so its real fresh to me.
Fantastic comeback! |
This band was my favorite when I was 16 but for some reason I just don't have any excitement whatsoever to listen to this record. I know I will at some point but ... hmm. We'll see.
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Man, I love this new Polvo record. Its a bit more subdued overall perhaps w/ less jagged stop/starts they are known for and some cleaner guitars overall.
BUT do not be worried by this. The arrangements are great, more naturally flowing. I tip my hat to this effort, esp after nearly a dozen or so since Shapes and even longer since Exploded Drawing, their last real good one. I've been streaming In Prism constantly the last 3 days!! My faves are the Pedlar, A Link.., and Lucia. |
Anyone want to PM me an... illegal download link?
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just go to the Merge Records site, can't miss it. It's streaming free for a bit. |
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you mean there is no BEGN code to enter?!? WATCH OUT!! there may be a black hole forming somewhere nearby as a result. |
So far I've found it kind of boring.
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Lucia is definitely the best one so far guitar wise, but Ash's vocal delivery is kind of weak. It's no "Fast Canoe" or "When Will I Die For the Last Time In Your Dreams?" though
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Illegal? Whut? Capture the streams, if they're still up. |
it's on slsk. I just d/l'ed it, will listen when I'm not depressed.
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so then you can be depressed after you hear it?
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I haven't listened to this album yet.. gonna download it now
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I already loved Right the Relation before knowing the title.
Wish it had more bass, though. |
Good album. Has GREAT moments. Some not so much. I dunno. Didn't make a huge impression on me but it's better than Shapes, at least!
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