We've got a big blog on our hands.
Keeping in the spirit of the previous blog, I got to hear some more new music today, in the form of tracks from the upcoming albums from the Academy Is... and Gym Class Heroes. Our buddy Glenn at Atlantic Records flew in to visit us and spin us some tunes, and spin did he ever: We got to hear four brand new TAI songs and about 10 tracks potentially on The Quilt, GCH's new one out this September. My thoughts:
-The four TAI songs we got to check out were unmixed and unmastered, so it's hard to properly judge what they're going to eventually sound like, but all had guitars cranked to 11, especially the potential single (which, based on the chorus, I'm guessing will be called "I'm Not Loving You" or "I'm Not In Love With You" or something along those lines) and the second song we got to listen to, which was a majorly fast-paced number with Billy Beckett's lyrics revolving around the days of the week. Could this guy:
Be the next this guy?
I suppose only time will tell.
-As for the GCH tunes, we heard cameos ranging from Busta Rhymes to Daryl Hall (the latter of whom guests on a really, really emotional track with some heavy lyrics from Travie), but that's not the biggest surprise: Disashi gets in front of the mic, and let me tell you, that boy can sing. One song we heard (featuring sung vocals from both Sash and Trav) could've just as easily been an outtake from Head Automatica's Popaganda -- it was just straight-up, head-bopping power-pop.
Don't worry, GCH fans: There was plenty of hip-hop on the disc, with all sorts of crazy instrumentation, too (I heard a horn section on more than one track, and they sounded immense.) I'm not sure what out of what we heard will actually make the cut for the record, but I'm definitely stoked to hear the finished product, whenever it's ready.
So yeah, that's how I spent my Friday afternoon; it certainly could've been in worse ways. I just wish there were more hours in the day, though; I got a full version of the new Norma Jean and the new Underoath is en route to me, but I've been rocking the new Girl Talk album nonstop for the past 48 hours that I don't know how I'm going to work anything else into rotation. Oh, the struggles of my life...
-The four TAI songs we got to check out were unmixed and unmastered, so it's hard to properly judge what they're going to eventually sound like, but all had guitars cranked to 11, especially the potential single (which, based on the chorus, I'm guessing will be called "I'm Not Loving You" or "I'm Not In Love With You" or something along those lines) and the second song we got to listen to, which was a majorly fast-paced number with Billy Beckett's lyrics revolving around the days of the week. Could this guy:
Be the next this guy?
I suppose only time will tell.
-As for the GCH tunes, we heard cameos ranging from Busta Rhymes to Daryl Hall (the latter of whom guests on a really, really emotional track with some heavy lyrics from Travie), but that's not the biggest surprise: Disashi gets in front of the mic, and let me tell you, that boy can sing. One song we heard (featuring sung vocals from both Sash and Trav) could've just as easily been an outtake from Head Automatica's Popaganda -- it was just straight-up, head-bopping power-pop.
Don't worry, GCH fans: There was plenty of hip-hop on the disc, with all sorts of crazy instrumentation, too (I heard a horn section on more than one track, and they sounded immense.) I'm not sure what out of what we heard will actually make the cut for the record, but I'm definitely stoked to hear the finished product, whenever it's ready.
So yeah, that's how I spent my Friday afternoon; it certainly could've been in worse ways. I just wish there were more hours in the day, though; I got a full version of the new Norma Jean and the new Underoath is en route to me, but I've been rocking the new Girl Talk album nonstop for the past 48 hours that I don't know how I'm going to work anything else into rotation. Oh, the struggles of my life...
Labels: new music
posted by Scott Heisel at
1:46 AM
5 Comments:
may i please have your amazing job?
ive got to work on the whole grammer and spelling thing... but im think i could be up to the job
haha
Geeze.
I'm horribly envious.
Sounds pretty chill.
I agree with shelbawesome.
I definitely want your job.
But... I think I've got the whole spelling/grammar thing down. =]
Still. Seems pretty awesome.
Warped Tourrrrrrrrrrrr.
Why won't you some sooner!?
Speaking of new music, and I know this might not be AP's thing, but are you guys going to cover the new Coldplay record at all? It's their best yet and I love it!
Do it, Scott.
I am so stoked on the Quilt.
i'm pretty psyched for fast times at barrington high, since tai is my favorite band and all. but i don't think anything else they do will ever top santi for me. idk, there's just a few songs on there that get to me.
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