New Album "Dark Matter" Out April 19, 2024

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mr bungle said:

YourDirtisMyfood said:

Are we doing prop bets for the Stern interview?

Like, Does Howard ask about Jeff's hats?  Where did the name "Stone" come from?  How many drummers have their been?  Etc.

 I Never thought about the "Stone" thing.  Is that his given name? or a nickname he fell into at an early age?  

Pretty sure his given name is Stone Carpenter Gossard, and his nickname is (or was) Gossman.

TinaE

Got it today, deluxe CD. Very nice booklet!! Will be playing on a loop for me today

Pap

I returned home from the London immersive experience to a nice surprise: The Deluxe CD had landed on my doorstep

I'm not an art critic, but after attending the listening party, the screening and the immersive experience, here is my review: Dark Matter is a straightforward masterpiece! A flawless album from beginning to end It can win the listener with much less spins than some other albums in their catalogue.

1. Scared of Fear - I was pretty sure I was hearing a break (the first shot of a pool game) at the beginning As a song, it is still growing on me.
2. React, Respond - It has definitely won me by now, especially lyrically. I hear elements of The Dark from Earthling. Also, Jeff's bass sounds like Tim Commerford.
3. Wreckage - An earworm
4. Dark Matter - A great song that needs to be heard loud to appreciate it.
5. Won't Tell - My instant favourite. What a creative way to share a dream The mental imagery is reminiscent of Uncle Neil. I get some Cure vibes towards the end.
6. Upper Hand - A roller coaster of a song!
7. Waiting for Stevie - Another song full of EV's wit and wisdom. The beginning reminds me of Starsailor's Good Souls. The rest of the song can be rhythmically associated with Breath, 1/2 Full, Alive.
8. Running - Feel good Big Wave vibes all over the place
9. Something Special - Beautiful track A marriage between FF's Big Me and Red Wanting Blue's You Are My Las Vegas.
10. Got to Give - Somehow it reminds me of that Greek song In all seriousness though, this could be PJ's counterpart to David Bowie's Heroes.
11. Setting Sun - A sequel to River Cross with a touch of Indifference.

Dark Matter sounds more like a follow-up to Earthling than Gigaton

Frumpy

decent enough album, wont really know until a few more months. combination of the last 4 albums for mine.

goldrush

Pap said:

Dark Matter sounds more like a follow-up to Earthling than Gigaton

I agree, but that is not a good thing.

100 Pacer

It was a big day indeed:

Pap

goldrush said:

Pap said:

Dark Matter sounds more like a follow-up to Earthling than Gigaton

I agree, but that is not a good thing.

Pap

I like how the album begins and finishes with the concept of the setting sun: Is this what we've become?... Oh, one last setting sun (Scared of Fear) > We could become one last setting sun... Or be the sun at the break of dawn (Setting Sun)

Pap

I love the little mantra before Running: Be humble... Be mighty humble...

JT270206

Still waiting for my album.  UPS said it was sent from Seattle on 4/18 and has been sitting in Oakland for three days (I live in Sacramento).  Each day they push it back on expected delivery date.  Any one else having problems?  

Trigger

I'm in Canada and still nothing. Haven't received an email from Ten Club for shipping notifications, logged into my account to check my order history and found a tracking number with UPS, the only update on the status there is "04/03/2024 11:56 A.M. Order information received". I'll have to remember to not make the mistake of ordering through Ten Club when I could have just gone to my local record shop on release day.

I Am One Uninvited Chromosome

I'm in Canada as well and just got an email today saying a shipping label has finally been printed! Maybe by June I'll actually receive it!

BSully

Pap said:

I returned home from the London immersive experience to a nice surprise: The Deluxe CD had landed on my doorstep

I'm not an art critic, but after attending the listening party, the screening and the immersive experience, here is my review: Dark Matter is a straightforward masterpiece! A flawless album from beginning to end It can win the listener with much less spins than some other albums in their catalogue.

1. Scared of Fear - I was pretty sure I was hearing a break (the first shot of a pool game) at the beginning As a song, it is still growing on me.
2. React, Respond - It has definitely won me by now, especially lyrically. I hear elements of The Dark from Earthling. Also, Jeff's bass sounds like Tim Commerford.
3. Wreckage - An earworm
4. Dark Matter - A great song that needs to be heard loud to appreciate it.
5. Won't Tell - My instant favourite. What a creative way to share a dream The mental imagery is reminiscent of Uncle Neil. I get some Cure vibes towards the end.
6. Upper Hand - A roller coaster of a song!
7. Waiting for Stevie - Another song full of EV's wit and wisdom. The beginning reminds me of Starsailor's Good Souls. The rest of the song can be rhythmically associated with Breath, 1/2 Full, Alive.
8. Running - Feel good Big Wave vibes all over the place
9. Something Special - Beautiful track A marriage between FF's Big Me and Red Wanting Blue's You Are My Las Vegas.
10. Got to Give - Somehow it reminds me of that Greek song In all seriousness though, this could be PJ's counterpart to David Bowie's Heroes.
11. Setting Sun - A sequel to River Cross with a touch of Indifference.

Dark Matter sounds more like a follow-up to Earthling than Gigaton

I like your breakdown of each song.
I'm not as good as describing songs as I would like to be, but I know I love most of the songs on this album.