Ok, I'll reserve judgment until I actually hear it, because I do enjoy some experimental NIN, but some is lost on me...like The Lovers...but I always give every NIN song a chance, bc they very often grow on me...like This Isn't the Place.
Ok, I'll reserve judgment until I actually hear it, because I do enjoy some experimental NIN, but some is lost on me...like The Lovers...but I always give every NIN song a chance, bc they very often grow on me...like This Isn't the Place.
Can't extract the zip from that mediashare link. . .
Can anyone upload another link ? , thank you !!!
Agreed. IMO it's unbelievably weird if you're not into this kind of music (like myself) and feels almost alien in comparison to any other NIN song. It's practically missing all of the things I like about Trent's music (minus the "remove the pain and push it back in"-part, which rocks).
Wow, it just hit me. This song would have some absolutely insane LSD visuals live.
Amazing. Listened back-to-back 5 times. I can see why people don't like it, but I pretty much instantly love it.
this...this is so good. i don't want to do anything because i just want to sit and listen to this, over and over, forever. oh my god.
It reminded me not only of the Bowie from "Blackstar", but also the Bowie from "Outside" (I'm Deranged comes to mind), loved how weird it is!
Everybody talking about Blackstar, I am getting some Earthling vibes too.
@ 1:42 mark... all I feel is dread, despair, hopelessness, fear... as if at that time we finally realize our fate.
I'm a big "Matrix" fan, in the 3rd movie, when the machines break into the roof of Zion for the first time, @1:42 would have been perfect for that scene!
Thanks Trent!
More pointless observations:
- that middle part is the most The Fragile-sounding thing since The Fragile
- I'm slightly worried about the fact that the other track (from the teaser) sounds a lot similar to this one
Hmm... reminding me a lot of Came Back Haunted, though I think it's just that bassy synth/repetitive shallow drumbeat that's there the whole time. I'm personally kind of underwhelmed, and I'm not getting much emotion out of it, but I'm hoping it'll grow on me in ways Came Back Haunted never did. Definitely even more excited to hear the rest of the album now though, even if I don't end up liking it much!
Those vocals are definitely something else though -- I really don't think I've ever heard his voice waver like that. Between this and what he did on "This Isn't The Place" and "A Minute To Breathe", I really like how he's been pushing his voice in new ways.
So far without listening, my big takeaway is that people dont like the lovers. To each their own, I'm not really into the idea of you. Too repetitive until the "hey, can you hear part". Although I like it better, I feel the same with shoes gone away....that bass line over and over. I like when there are changes from verse to chorus with regards to instrumentation.
Edit: shoes again fucking auto correct. Left for posterity.
Damn this sounds really inspired! I immediately thought of Blackstar/Outside comparison and I think Bowie would be proud. Also reminds me of Lost Highway and Perfect Drug. I hope the entire record matches the quality of this track.
I just gotta say... I'm really happy to hear new shit... and that almost 30 years later Trent is still surprising me!
Really wild to see all these comparisons / 'reminds-me-of's.
The Fragile, Bowie, The Lovers, the un-Trent-like vocals of Minute to Breathe. As an aside, based on the recent interviews Atticus must really be pushing Trent outside of his comfort zone.
I love Trent in this mode.
Edit: looks like the video has been removed
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^^you won!
.....exploring the musical horizon. that's what i like about mr TR. good vibe.
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Thanks guys for the links !
see you...
Special thanks to @eversonpoe for helping me get to hear this. I can see why it’s polarizing but I enjoyed it. I think it definitely kicks in full force in the second half.
“Reminds me of” Blackstar and Earthling Bowie mixed with Radiohead’s “The National Anthem.”
Pretty badass.
Last edited by caca; 05-16-2018 at 10:43 AM.
This track, I swear...
Pretty ballsy to have a drum and bass track as a single.