It took four albums, but Thursday have finally given their emo medals away. There are Pink Floyd pushes on their most recent album, A City By The Light Divided.
Sounds of Prohibition and fedoras fill the album, as Abby DeWald and Amanda Barrett harmonize and waltz their way through slightly odd tales of love and life.
Old timey instrumentation and folk surroundings allow Graffin’s (as always) ingenious hooks to breathe in the open spaces and appropriate accompaniment.
People involved with certain artists – The Smiths, in this case – get together and offer a “critical analysis” of said artist’s career and impact upon society.
“A tamer General Patton Vs. The X-ecutioners. Or a more playful Lovage.” Don’t let first impressions fool you. A pop record only Mike Patton could produce.
This DVD set collects two out-of-print VHS releases. Most notable: Who Cares a Lot? Greatest Videos, as it chronicles the band’s transformation over the years.
Universally beloved, they somehow continue to make oddball, quirky music that caresses humanity’s collective soul while never staying stylistically stagnant.
While I applaud their attempts at becoming “more serious” by tackling concept albums, almost every product from such thinking has resulted in absolute garbage.