Fudgepuppy
Banned
I like it, you can hear the HEALTH-iness in there.
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Alice Glass, new single - Without Love
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I like it, you can hear the HEALTH-iness in there.
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Member
I like it.
MrS
Banned
Her voice is pretty bad without Ethan Kath's effects. Not a fan of this, or post-Alice Crystal Castles for that matter. Truly a shame.
I would take Pap Smear and Plague over this, wouldn't you?
Honestly not high or low on it just yet. I don't think Alice has lost sight over what made her special in CC. It's just that musically it's very Kath-less. However I hear a continuation from III anyways. Using trap beats, melancholy feel. Like this wouldn't make me a fan if I wasn't a huge CC fanboy from the Glass era, but I'm hopeful for the new album. Stillbirth was a hell of a long time ago now so maybe she's quite a different person. I think she still has some venom she'd like to spew in musical form. We'll see.
I do really like the line "don't tell me what to swallow". It's sort of a reference to the old CC song Tell Me What To Swallow. So it's sort of a true detachment. A way of breaking away by essentially fighting against that song. In a metaphorical way. Or maybe I'm reading too much into it, but that immediately popped into my head.
Still excited for her record.
EDIT: After 5 listens or so I'm actually taking a liking to it. =^.^=
Fudgepuppy
Banned
It's pretty good. Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it6esju-_X0
Extra Sauce
Member
Not bad.
The Driver
Member
You real.
Surprised people where down on Amnesty. As a huge CC fan I thought it was way better than it had any right to be considering the drama that unfolded after III. Char, Fleece, Femen, Their Kindness is a Charade, Chloroform, etc are all great songs.
Anyway, she announced a tour for the fall so I have to imagine a record is following behind closely, unless she intends on performing CC covers which I highly doubt. I think I'll wait for a full release, Jupiter produced this too? I liked Stillbirth but I wasn't crazy about the production and I say that as a Health fan also.
Yea that is my initial though as well....not really feeling this song at all.
Ghost_Messiah
Member
Not really loving it and I adore her work with CC. She seems to sorely be missing Ethan's incredible production. Ethan had the power to make her sound amazing but the production just doesn't seem there on this one exposing her limited voice. I'll still be keeping a look-out for her album. Hope it's good.
It's sooo good!!!
The Driver
Member
Knew something longer was coming, time to listen!
I would have never thought to describe it like that, but it's actually very on the nose.
The Driver
Member
I dig it, I forgot how high Alice's voice is when she's not screaming haha. It really does sound like Purity Ring in spots. Without Love, Forgiveness, and Blood Oath are all hard as fuck but the other 3 tracks don't have as much going for them and really sound like tuneless HEALTH leftovers. Maybe they'll grow on me but eh.
So now she's got 6 songs she could do. She could rip through the EP, Stillbirth and a couple of covers (CC or not) and have a short, sweet and punk setlist for her tour.
So now she's got 6 songs she could do. She could rip through the EP, Stillbirth and a couple of covers (CC or not) and have a short, sweet and punk setlist for her tour.
She dropped the new album/ep
https://open.spotify.com/album/3IGxxHDsIJaTGXws20yzT5
Haven't listened to it myself yet
https://open.spotify.com/album/3IGxxHDsIJaTGXws20yzT5
Haven't listened to it myself yet