The last three songs are one of the best final flourishes I’ve ever heard on an album. To end an album like that and then have the singer quit is just the ultimate catharsis.
the 7 min long The Place Where He Inserted the Blade felt like a perfect ending to me. Little did I know they were gonna outdo that with even longer and more heart wrenching tracks.
I thought The Place Where He Inserted the Blade had a sense of finality to it so I was worried that the closer would feel like an epilogue. Jesus Christ, that ending to Basketball Shoes was like a finale to the apocalypse.
Right like I can never ever understand how can people overlook the emotions that this whole album exhibits. It's not solely about the technicality of the vocals it's more about the emotional weight it carries. One of the parts that hit me hard in the feels was when Issac sung 'Concorde and I die free this time' followed by the instrumental 'breakdown?'. If that doesn't make you ascend to another reality I don't know what will.
People can hate on Fantano all they want, but the man's exposed me to bands I would have never even found. This record is incredibly potent and beautiful and I gotta thank him for that initial review because now I'm hooked on this group.
I dont want to sound like a huge Fantano stan or anything, I don’t hold his opinion to gospel, but we are genuinely really lucky that he is the face of online music criticism to be honest. Like we could still be just dealing with faceless journalists on the Fader or someone phoning it in but its pretty obvious Fantano genuinely loves what he does and is passionate about reviewing new music.
Black Country, New Road played out like Joy Division, only less tragic. They exploded onto the scene with an amazing album, followed it up with an even better album, and then the lead singer suddenly left, only this time he didn't kill himself. Good for Isaac, I hope he gets the help he needs
When I listen to Black Country, New Road it feels like the musical compositions of Swans and Godspeed You! Black Emperor but the singing an emotional level of Car Seat Headrest.
Isaac's voice crack in Basketball Shoes reminded me instantly of Will Toledo. You're spot on. The lyrics also get to the uncomfortably sincere places like CSH, but imo Isaac is a better lyricist.
i think it gets better as you listen to it imo, you notice more and more, its so incredibly well made and produced, its mix is impeccable, the instruments as they connect and play together, isaacs vocals and lyrical mastery. its all so cinematic, and i cant stop listening to it. I think this is my first ten since to pimp a butterfly, its just simply gorgeous. an absolute tragedy this will never be played live like this, and i wish all the best to isaac, but man he made something special here
I can see reasons to why it wouldn't get a perfect score - pacing issues/some tracks may drag a little too much - production and mixing may come off a little dry and sterile - may play into "indie" tropes that a few listeners may find tiring. None of that phases me though. I think it's perfect.
Dude wtf someone called basketball shoes I know the end on steroids?? Literally just dynamic songs that have shouting backing vocal in the outro. What.
As a vocalist i aspire to convey emotions like isaac can. To me that is a much more important part of singing than technically being able to hit every note pitch perfect every time. Something about the rawness or his vocal and the message it sends really hits deep for me
Im an actor in a theatre club in my college and I think isaac nails his singing style because of his poetry dramatization style of delivery. He leans more to the feeling and the emotion rather than singing techniques and it works wonders with his voice. Perfect example of this is in their first album. Most of the lyrics are performed without actually being sung? If that makes sense.
Oh my god the chat is even annoying when they like the songs wtf. Everyone is constantly comparing them to other artists instead of realising that they're one of the most unique bands right now. "King Krule vibes" "godspeed vibes" "nick cave ish" "this sounds like funeral"
Usually I’d say there’s nothing wrong with comparisons between two bands you like but honestly it does feel a little wrong to compare such a unique band like this with so many combinations of influences
The bandmates literally cited Funeral as influence, they literally said they wanted to become the "next Arcade Fire". It's not a stretch to compare those when it's with the intent of describing the sound.
my Spotify top artists is just them and people I've listened to one song by in the last month. this has been on repeat every day since its release for me
The albums people most expect anthony to give a 10 is probably the album that he not gonna give a 10 lol. I love this album, but he probably gonna give a 8 or something, and that's totally okay, I would be happy for that. _but a 10 would be pretty poggers ngl_ Edit: 9 :D
I think we all need to stop jinxing great album’s by predicting 10’s for them. It reminds of England with the “football’s coming home” thing. We’re cursing them with our overconfidence
shoutout to @lameflips at 5:42 for perhaps the worst musical take of all time-- that the vocals at the climax of "The Place Where He Inserted The Blade" were "low effort"💀💀💀
This reminds me of the ending of Slint, just in a different genre. A classic album, highly influential, with a killer ending where the music just peaks frontman loses it in recording, and just up and quits for mental health reasons.
I cannot believe the sheer amount of people who completely missed the point of the original Charli XCX lyrics of Basketball Shoes and call it “cringe inducing” and “creepy”. Isaac knows that it’s both of those things. You fools
@@aidanpennington5028 you gotta separate art from artist here fella. Dude is writing from the perspective of a parasocial creep, doesn’t mean that he is one
god I hate his chat. Cardi fans saying WLR is better and everything else is mid or people calling expression of genuine emotion cringe because they never touch grass and are overly cynical about everything
The more you listen the more you realise how kinda messed up Isaac is, it’s good for him to step away. I don’t think he’ll stop writing music, just needs to pick up a guitar in his bedroom. But it’s good for him I think to remove himself from a position where he’s showing everyone that’ll listen all his feelings; for now anyway
Yeah …. That’s it, a hint Bright Eyes. A good thing. I get some John Cale vibes in the spoken phrasing also. It’s been a while since I’ve heard my old records. What a track and the headspace to get there that have may have not been sustainable. Them bones….and a their hmmmm..nice crescendo.
After loving this album, I explored Godspeed You, Black Emperor. I absolutely love their stuff, especially LYSFLATH which I’ve listened to dozens of times, but I definitely think BCNR has their own distinct sound and unique elements to distinguish themselves. I really don’t think those two acts can be compared as much as I have seen them be.
Not sure what the point of these reaction streams are, fantano seems too preoccupied with either making faces to the rhythm of the music or reading chat for the music to elicit a genuine reaction. And that's to be expected I guess
@@gandhiguerrero3668 I do of course, I just felt like these were not always natural. I'm just saying, in his situation I would also be preoccupied as hell, having to entertain an audience who is throwing massive amounts of stimuli in the chat and also taking in the music at the same time
I think Basketball Shoes takes a double meaning with the lyrical changes. Especially with the context of him leaving the band and that being a decision that’s obviously been brewing for a while. “Oh your generous loan to me, your crippling interest” could be seen as if he’s speaking to his fans. The fans that so “generously” loaned the band their interest that consequently crippled him with anxiety and made him feel he had to step away to save himself. Might be a stretch but with the other lyrical themes, like Concorde (“I was breathless upon every mountain / just to look for your light / But for less than a moment / we'd share the same sky / And then Isaac will suffer / Concorde will fly”), with Concorde symbolizing the band/their success, I think it makes sense. Again just speculation but something to chew on
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The last three songs are one of the best final flourishes I’ve ever heard on an album. To end an album like that and then have the singer quit is just the ultimate catharsis.
the 7 min long The Place Where He Inserted the Blade felt like a perfect ending to me. Little did I know they were gonna outdo that with even longer and more heart wrenching tracks.
I mean technically the singer quit before the end of the album
Like…
He quit bef-
You know what nevermind
WAIT HE QUIT??? I JUST FOUND THEM YESTERDAY CMON
@@sfglim5341 is there lore to this, I'm not caught up😭😭
@@PotatoMaGobinus This is so funny
I thought The Place Where He Inserted the Blade had a sense of finality to it so I was worried that the closer would feel like an epilogue. Jesus Christ, that ending to Basketball Shoes was like a finale to the apocalypse.
the last three songs on the record could all serve as fantastic finales lol.
isaac has near unparalleled levels of just raw emotion in his voice, im gonna miss him
Famous
will toledo has it too
@@tudormilea7306 thats a good comparison
facts
the emotion in his voice is so good
"The production is too clean for the low effort vocals" said at the climax of The Place Where He Inserted the Blade
Stupid people exist unfortunately.
Right like I can never ever understand how can people overlook the emotions that this whole album exhibits. It's not solely about the technicality of the vocals it's more about the emotional weight it carries.
One of the parts that hit me hard in the feels was when Issac sung 'Concorde and I die free this time' followed by the instrumental 'breakdown?'.
If that doesn't make you ascend to another reality I don't know what will.
Whether or not you LIKE the vocals (I do, a lot, but I can understand why some would find them grating) "low effort" is just an absurd description.
People can hate on Fantano all they want, but the man's exposed me to bands I would have never even found. This record is incredibly potent and beautiful and I gotta thank him for that initial review because now I'm hooked on this group.
Fantano is very based
Never seen a legitimate critique of Anthony all were just people being mad at him cuz he has opinions they don’t like
I dont want to sound like a huge Fantano stan or anything, I don’t hold his opinion to gospel, but we are genuinely really lucky that he is the face of online music criticism to be honest. Like we could still be just dealing with faceless journalists on the Fader or someone phoning it in but its pretty obvious Fantano genuinely loves what he does and is passionate about reviewing new music.
Hell yeah brother :)
@@cartmansnippleswell said, also fire username
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Black Country, New Road played out like Joy Division, only less tragic. They exploded onto the scene with an amazing album, followed it up with an even better album, and then the lead singer suddenly left, only this time he didn't kill himself. Good for Isaac, I hope he gets the help he needs
He’s working happily in a cake shop 😊
@@diegomo1413 yo seriously? good for him
Bad take
@@kidrenegade8525 Unless you disagree about the quality of the albums, I'm factually correct lmao
@@romilrh Joy Divisions first album is better than their second
When I listen to Black Country, New Road it feels like the musical compositions of Swans and Godspeed You! Black Emperor but the singing an emotional level of Car Seat Headrest.
My thoughts into words
Isaac's voice crack in Basketball Shoes reminded me instantly of Will Toledo. You're spot on. The lyrics also get to the uncomfortably sincere places like CSH, but imo Isaac is a better lyricist.
@@joaoassumpcao3347 Oh he is way better. Its mostly about the kinda boyish, teen delivery. I love that, its disarming.
I would say it’s more early Arcade Fire than GBYE and Swans if anything but point still taken
where is the swans tho
Actually annoyed at chat for not appreciating the beauty of The Place Where He Inserted The Blade and making shitty jokes the whole time
You really expected more from them?
Never expect anything good to come out of that chat
Don't watch the snow globes reaction, it's even worse
Fr that song is a tear jerker and Isaac's performance was so powerful
Anthony has the most autistic comments sections so I’m not surprised
he is invincible in those sunglasses
chat is going beep beep beep
Leave Kanye out of this
he really is modern scott walker
And on Coke
hi Charlie wtf
if he gives this a 10 i think it would be his most deserved 10 since TPAB, like still blown away by this album on 5th listen
i think it gets better as you listen to it imo, you notice more and more, its so incredibly well made and produced, its mix is impeccable, the instruments as they connect and play together, isaacs vocals and lyrical mastery. its all so cinematic, and i cant stop listening to it. I think this is my first ten since to pimp a butterfly, its just simply gorgeous. an absolute tragedy this will never be played live like this, and i wish all the best to isaac, but man he made something special here
Don't get too excited, he's not giving this a ten
Im not getting my hopes up but I'll be happy if it happens
i want it to happen but i really doubt that’s gonna happen
I can see reasons to why it wouldn't get a perfect score
- pacing issues/some tracks may drag a little too much
- production and mixing may come off a little dry and sterile
- may play into "indie" tropes that a few listeners may find tiring.
None of that phases me though. I think it's perfect.
Dude wtf someone called basketball shoes I know the end on steroids?? Literally just dynamic songs that have shouting backing vocal in the outro. What.
basketball shoes ending is literally one of the best endings to a song ever and this chat just ruins it
Twitch chat sucks in general. Can't enjoy any twitch content because its just a hivemind of trolls anywhere you go.
@@martian_chanYou can just close the chat you know, hardly ruins content
@@vangledosh that doesnt remove the fact its there and often times on the streamers screen anyway and they react to it
As a vocalist i aspire to convey emotions like isaac can. To me that is a much more important part of singing than technically being able to hit every note pitch perfect every time. Something about the rawness or his vocal and the message it sends really hits deep for me
Facts bro
same here! i can thankfully reach isaac's range no problem but i've been trying to replicate the sheer EMOTION this guy can output.
Im an actor in a theatre club in my college and I think isaac nails his singing style because of his poetry dramatization style of delivery. He leans more to the feeling and the emotion rather than singing techniques and it works wonders with his voice. Perfect example of this is in their first album. Most of the lyrics are performed without actually being sung? If that makes sense.
Oh my god the chat is even annoying when they like the songs wtf. Everyone is constantly comparing them to other artists instead of realising that they're one of the most unique bands right now. "King Krule vibes" "godspeed vibes" "nick cave ish" "this sounds like funeral"
Usually I’d say there’s nothing wrong with comparisons between two bands you like but honestly it does feel a little wrong to compare such a unique band like this with so many combinations of influences
People saying “American football vibes” at the 2nd section of Basketball Shoes because it’s the only Midwest emo band they know 🙄🙄
Honestly gives me more of a "drake mixed with 100 gecs" vibe
The bandmates literally cited Funeral as influence, they literally said they wanted to become the "next Arcade Fire". It's not a stretch to compare those when it's with the intent of describing the sound.
someone said pixies vibes bro where the fuck did u get that
This one’s a bloody tear jerker
fantano probably cried off cam
This album makes me borderline suicidal in a good way.
i physically cant listen to another album. this has been on repeat since release. momentous
my Spotify top artists is just them and people I've listened to one song by in the last month. this has been on repeat every day since its release for me
I hate you for this
have u moved on to anything new you could recommend 🙃
@@beestmode88beast black midi new album, squid new album, quadeca new album, in the aeroplane over the sea (classic)
@@beestmode88beastthe glow pt.
3:41 "this is taylor swift for straight guy" please I'm crying 😭
All of their songs sound like the final epic track on an album.
Fantano chat describe an album with something other than comparisons to other artists challenge
fantano fans don’t be insufferable challenge (impossible)
And have the comparisons be non existent, mentioning no artist before the 2000's
This comment is giving slint vibes
The albums people most expect anthony to give a 10 is probably the album that he not gonna give a 10 lol. I love this album, but he probably gonna give a 8 or something, and that's totally okay, I would be happy for that.
_but a 10 would be pretty poggers ngl_
Edit: 9 :D
This gives me SIMBI vibes where everyone was excited he might give 3 10s last year, but he gave it the Strongest 8.
I think we all need to stop jinxing great album’s by predicting 10’s for them. It reminds of England with the “football’s coming home” thing. We’re cursing them with our overconfidence
I think who cares
The only predictable ten from fantano would probably be to pump a butterfly by Kendrick Lamar, which is his strongest 10 he’s ever given.
a 9 aint bad :)
shoutout to @lameflips at 5:42 for perhaps the worst musical take of all time-- that the vocals at the climax of "The Place Where He Inserted The Blade" were "low effort"💀💀💀
This reminds me of the ending of Slint, just in a different genre. A classic album, highly influential, with a killer ending where the music just peaks frontman loses it in recording, and just up and quits for mental health reasons.
Fantano really has one of the top 5 worst twitch chats I've ever seen
“Production is too clean for the low efforts vocals”
IS CHAT EVEN LISTENING TO THE SAME SONG???
honestly what does that even mean lmfao
The piano is so good on this album
The everything is so good on this album
The piano is the girl in the background who really cares about Isaac.
Can't believe i just saw someone in chat say "beatles vibes"
That one part of tPWHiTB is very Beatles reminiscent
That’s the best possible compliment
Those vocals carry so much of the album, it's unbelievable and amazing and depressing how the vocalist is leaving so early
I think the chat that was the most polarizing of all the terrible chats was “Kenny G with Slint”😒
Ha ha
🤣
Love BCNR but that’s pretty funny
They're not wrong but I still hate this take
its so beautifully orchestrated at just the right times it almost feels, to me, perfect.
It’s like my 30th listen of this and basketball shoes still gives me full body chills
The one guy in chat just begging to listen to juice wrld the whole time lmao
"And we're never looking at our phones again" went over Fantanos bald head as he casually scrolls his phone while the intro plays
Mabye you should always blur the chat to save us from the pain.
Just dont look at it lmao
@@lucasmoises2443 but then he wouldn't be able to complain about it
@@geokalaigeokalai3185 true
legit so distracting and annoying,
I cannot believe the sheer amount of people who completely missed the point of the original Charli XCX lyrics of Basketball Shoes and call it “cringe inducing” and “creepy”. Isaac knows that it’s both of those things. You fools
Just cause he knows it’s creepy it doesn’t make it any less creepy lmao
@@aidanpennington5028 it’s satirical init though
@@aidanpennington5028 you gotta separate art from artist here fella. Dude is writing from the perspective of a parasocial creep, doesn’t mean that he is one
it isnt about xcx because the booklet say charlie
@@aidanpennington5028 fantano fans try to understand nuance and satire challenge level impossible
god I hate his chat. Cardi fans saying WLR is better and everything else is mid or people calling expression of genuine emotion cringe because they never touch grass and are overly cynical about everything
its only a few people that sadly make his chat unbearable
This is truly incredible music. This album is going to go down in history.
Without a doubt. It's album of the decade so far.
There are a lot live versions of Basketball Shoes online, they've been working on this for 2-3 years.
Someone really had the audacity to say “MGK bibes”
someone really said godspeed vibes in the end of tpwhitb lmaooo
God play Basketball Shoes at my funeral with Anthony's gentle sniffle-cry at the end included
We all know that, like cavalcade, this deserves a 10, but it’ll get a 7 or an 8
9
the chat is terrible
Some times I wish place he inserted the blade was longer.
HE GAVE IT A DECENT 9 YESSSS
The more you listen the more you realise how kinda messed up Isaac is, it’s good for him to step away. I don’t think he’ll stop writing music, just needs to pick up a guitar in his bedroom. But it’s good for him I think to remove himself from a position where he’s showing everyone that’ll listen all his feelings; for now anyway
God damnit that crying JP really got me 😂😂
Bruh one dudes said “Godspeed vibes in the best way” at the end of The Place Where He Inserted the Blade. How??
they skimmed a pitchfork article or something, trying to sound smart
The earlier half of the album reminds me faintly of GYBE but Inserted the Blade is literally an indie song
they probably listened to scienzeslow me! white slave
the first part of basketball shoes certainly does but not tpwhitb lmfao
Yeah …. That’s it, a hint Bright Eyes. A good thing. I get some John Cale vibes in the spoken phrasing also. It’s been a while since I’ve heard my old records. What a track and the headspace to get there that have may have not been sustainable. Them bones….and a their hmmmm..nice crescendo.
Melon's camera overheated during the two best songs, very appropriate.
Please give them a 10
god his chat is insufferable
After loving this album, I explored Godspeed You, Black Emperor. I absolutely love their stuff, especially LYSFLATH which I’ve listened to dozens of times, but I definitely think BCNR has their own distinct sound and unique elements to distinguish themselves. I really don’t think those two acts can be compared as much as I have seen them be.
Basketball Shoes is so fucking good
*THIS IS THE BEST ALBUM OF 2000'S*
My man you’re two decades late
@@zachishungry7518 they mean the millennium
Why is he not crying??!!
he rarely cries on cam lmao
probably cried after the stream
thank you isaac for leaving us this live performance of basketball shoes ruclips.net/video/oqZ8W3RJxtM/видео.html
bro thank you so much for uploading these vids. I was really bummed that I missed the stream
No problem!
BLINK 182 VIBES
💀💀💀💀
show me the place where he inserted the ants
For the record I would love to watch a 40 min video lol
Did you record AnCo?! Would be great to see
1:40 yo don't make fun of my boy
fantanos chat is why i will never ever watch one of his streams
bro is bald
Did he react to Saba’s album this stream? If you know?
yea but i don't have the recording.. i remember him liking it more than expected tho
this honestly sounds like bright eyes meets the silver jews.
no
@@bradlistentoanimalcollecti5598 ok, sorry :(
Don’t read twitch chat
Anthony over here making memes of other people crying while getting mad at people for making memes of him crying
Wow anthony, such double standards /j
So good. So sad it ended the way it did.
whyd he skip snowglobes?
he only played songs that weren't released as singles
Not sure what the point of these reaction streams are, fantano seems too preoccupied with either making faces to the rhythm of the music or reading chat for the music to elicit a genuine reaction. And that's to be expected I guess
I dont think he makes faces for the audience, you dont have physical reaction to music?
@@gandhiguerrero3668 I do of course, I just felt like these were not always natural. I'm just saying, in his situation I would also be preoccupied as hell, having to entertain an audience who is throwing massive amounts of stimuli in the chat and also taking in the music at the same time
They seem more like hang outs. If people enjoy them, why not
@@Dvdfco fair, I concede that I'm not the target audience :)
BC,NR gives me strong Cats&Cats&Cats vibes
❤️
Jordan Peterson 😭🤣
can you do the reaction to rhcp?
do you know if he actually reacted to that yet?
@@quntumnmly7431 I don’t have a video, but he did listen to it on stream. He thought it was just ok.
Was fantano on coke?
What if bright eyes was good
I can understand why they did it but Basketball Shoes is not the same with the new lyrics. It’s still good though.
There’s another version?
@@jaux12240 The original version was about Isaac having an unhealthy obsession with Charli XCX
I think Basketball Shoes takes a double meaning with the lyrical changes. Especially with the context of him leaving the band and that being a decision that’s obviously been brewing for a while. “Oh your generous loan to me, your crippling interest” could be seen as if he’s speaking to his fans. The fans that so “generously” loaned the band their interest that consequently crippled him with anxiety and made him feel he had to step away to save himself. Might be a stretch but with the other lyrical themes, like Concorde (“I was breathless upon every mountain / just to look for your light / But for less than a moment / we'd share the same sky / And then Isaac will suffer / Concorde will fly”), with Concorde symbolizing the band/their success, I think it makes sense. Again just speculation but something to chew on
@@TheClever69 Correction: A wet dream about Charli XCX.
Did he react to juice and nicki
can you specify?
@@wyntresnephew8552 yes cigarettes and do we have a problem both new songs by juice wrld and nicki Minaj
No he reacted to black country new road
Bro is at peak and searching for juice and Nicki 💀
It's a 9, Haldern is the weak link.
Foul
Agree
Haldern is a big grower
@@iamahorseradish3860 I guess we were both right.
i disagree actually! i didnt care much for haldern at first but it grew on me a lot.
7,5 /10 Arcade Fire copy
Lmao what
???
Correct
You gotta be fucking kidding. Like Arcade Fire was the ONLY band that BCNR was into. Fucking ignorants.
Fucking menace