Pianos Become the Teeth- The Lack Long After ALBUM REVIEW
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On Pianos Become the Teeth's sophomore LP, the band sports all the qualities I look for in a screamo group. However, they stop short of separating themselves from many of the bands in this style.
What do you think of this album? Love it? Hate it? Why? What should I review next, eh?
6/10
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FAV TRACKS: I'LL GET BY, I'LL BE DAMNED
LEAST FAV TRACK: GOOD TIMES
PIANOS BECOME THE TEETH- THE LACK LONG AFTER / 2011 / TOPSHELF / POST-ROCK, SCREAMO
Y'all know this is just my opinion, right? 
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"i just don't understand what he's getting so emotional over." (when describing the singer's vocals)
....the record is about his father's bout with an illness that killed him and the subsequent emotional distress that he and his mother dealt with after his passing. seems fairly justified to me.
he meant he can't understand the lyrics so he doesn't get the story man chill
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I can't help but feel you would've rated this album higher if you actually knew what they were saying. Very poetic lyrics.
Bruh, you should review beta the lyrics before making this video, I know that I'm kinda late here, but I just think this album might be the deepest screamo album from "the wave" ever made, vocally speaking the guy drains himself on those songs, I think he was even trying to make melodic enough to make sound softy, he just let all his emotions out in the screaming what is basically what this music genre is about.
Thanx, xoxo.
Lmao. Your taste isn't aging well, dude.
The more you listen to the album, the more you gradually become aware that you can hear what he's screaming about, I was surprised when I could practically make out the lyrics of an entire song.
This album is probably my favorite of the year, they have honed their sound to perfection, and the vocals have way more variation than any PBTT release prior. I can easily see how a lot of people would still be turned off to the vocals however.
This album to me, is groundbreaking. The vocals are straight from his soul. And the guitar work is beautiful, it’s ambient yet heavy. Melodic yet aggressive.
Most importantly, the lyrics are amazing. The cleverness and substance to the lyrics, despite still being able to comprehend what he’s saying is amazing. Kyle is easily one of the best writers/lyricist I’ve ever seen. Not only does the album reflect on the loss of a loved one, but it captures the nostalgia of being young and growing up. It’s a masterpiece
Wow I can not agree with you at all on this.
I think its kinda funny that he said Good Times was his least favorite song on the album because his main complaint was lack of vocal variation but that song (in my opinion) has the most variation of the whole album
Good Times is one of the best and most realistic or relatable lyrics of any song ever as well.
@@marth_6126 I absolutely agree! Such an good song!!
Okay hey, so, you are very right in many ways. Kyle's screams are very hard to decipher. But that's where one can find love for this band. What seems to just be screams of nothingness have lyrics such as "I wish I could find a god's teeth to grit them for him." Kyle makes you put a lot of effort in hearing his songs, but that's where the reward is. You get to see the focus that you cannot see because you haven't spent enough time with the words and have been harnessing in on the musicianship of the LP. This is 37 minutes of focus on Kyle dealing with losing his father, though this topic isn't a hard one to conjure up, you get to hear the pain in his voice. Screaming is the only appropriate way to externalize this inner thoughts. I would recommend revisiting this album and READ more into it than LISTENING into it.
I love this album.
I respect your review...
I went to see them open for La Dispute and not hearing them ever before. I felt so much emotion for them when they would do the things that you describe (the loud screaming while doing it in the "odd places") and it worked for me. I came home and immediately purchased the album. So what i am getting at is please, please see them live I think that it might change your review!
take care
I saw them with touché and circle takes the square back when they were working on this album.
And it was one of my favorite shows of all time.
And fell in love with their music.
However. The part of the show that reallt was memorable was during Touché Amores set. When they played the song “beat of a dead horse”
Everyone was dog piling the singer. Just to stream the lyrics and the overall atmosphere was incredible. And pianos set was so brilliant. And yeah
I just cannot believe that this was almost 12 fuckin years ago.
Like wow.
Despite the fact that I don't always agree with you, I respect your reviews and the intelligent manner in which you present them. Your viewpoints are always well thought out, and clearly and respectfully delivered.
Anthony i was so happy to see you review this record and i hope you continue to expose your broad audience to music of thise genre. i act. just saw PBTT a few days ago and it was, to me, a heavy emotional experience...(as the genres name suggests). i completely respect your review as i respect all of your reviews however i was a little surprised you didnt dive into the lyrical content of this record. this album in some respect is a concept album about the lead vocalists struggle to cope with
I listened to this album just after one of my uncles died and it really made me feel a lot more emotional, especially with the song "I'll get by". Now every time I hear one of their songs I want to break down.
the lyrics are about the vocalist's father passing. and the random memories he had with him, and the things they should have done more. you guys should read his blog, it really got me.
this album is about the emptiness you feel after the death of someone close to you. when you lose someone. listen to this album again, and you'll understand.
This just goes to show Fantano has had horrible opinions from the beginning of his career. Dude showed more love to Lil Pump than a whole laundry list of talented artists, and somehow people act like he has credibility as a music critic.
you don't know what he's singing about?!?! so the lyrics "on the day you died i cut my hair for the funeral" didn't give you any hints? i really feel like you didn't listen to this one enough man. the most gripping part of the album is the content of the lyrics, which you chose to ignore completely.
One of the best albums I've heard in years, i understand that's my opinion, but it's absolutely beautiful start to finish. Check out Old Pride, also.
this album totaly brings back memorys of being 15, and hearing this kind of music for the first time, great nostalgia feeling here man
I personally love this album, probably my favorite from 2011. Maybe it's not groundbreaking but it is very passionate, and that's a trait that I feel that many modern screamo bands lack, at least on recordings. It's a record that feels very raw and real, aswell as having great drumming and fantastic lyrics (which I must say I didn't have trouble making out for the most part, but to each his own). I do agree that the vocals aren't very varied, but I don't personally mind that.
the death of his father. the record tells a REAL emotional story and takes the listener on a painful journey through the death aftermath and coing process after the death of a loved one. i feel like the lyrics should have been discussed in this review do to how personal and yet universal they are. lyricaly its an amazing story and the music comliments it beautifully. there last full length relase, Old Pride, was great as well! id give this rec an 8 considering lyrics may have been over looked.
Whoah what's with all the hate from Pianos fans? I love the band, and this is one of my favorite albums of all time, so I also disagree with some of Anthony's criticisms. But he's pretty damn knowledgeable and goes about his reviews pretty objectively and intelligently, its not like he's just hating on the band.
I'm a friend of Pianos... Mike from Pianos recorded my band, I've jammed with Zac a handful of times, and I grew up in the same area as Chad. I appreciate your review my friend. I loved the record, personally. I"m sick of screamo for the most part, but Pianos seems to, (for me) carry the torch of bands like Saetia, Orchid, etc... I'll Get By is definitely the highlight of the record for me...
Review their new album "Keep You" Interested in what you have to say about it. I noticed you said something about them not having a whole lot of vocal variation in this album. In "keep You" they actually went away from the screaming and have a more clean, emotional, lyrically driven album. Reminds me of a Brand New, Lydia-esque band. Funny you mentioned Explosions in the Sky in this review, because I related their new album to Explosions in the Sky if they had powerful lyrics over their beautiful instrumentals.
if you're not aware, he just made that a week ago. thought I'd just let you know in case you haven't seen it.
giving props to Pg.99 and Gospel, nicely done Antawn!
first album is much better. also, have you read the lyrics? it's a concept surrounding the death of the lead singer's father (touched upon in a great track on their first lp called cripples can't shiver). the delivery kinda masks the great lyrics kyle can write.
Good review. A lot of good points. I personally love this album. I get what you say about the vocals. The screaming can be a little bit hard to pick up, but if you just really let yourself enjoy it, you'll get it. The lyrics are amazing and its a great album from a great band.
Dude I fucking love Pianos Become The Teeth more than anything, but this guy expressed a perfectly logical and fair opinion. He also threw in some positives, he didn't exactly just create a video ripping on a band for no reason. He gave foundation to his opinion, it may not be the same opinion as me and you, but surely that's the beauty of an opinion? That's the beauty of music and art, not everybody falls for the same thing.
I feel like when the guitar gets softer and the drums stop the scream fits it on an emotional level, it`s letting you better hear what he has to say, also how much vocal variation can you really have when you`re screaming
Thanks for getting to this one! For me, what's always made Pianos Become The Teeth miles ahead of other hardcore bands are the post rock elements and the fact that the vocals aren't as HARSH. Yeah he's incomprehensible at times, but it's much better than other bands on the scene today. The instrumentation is awesome on this but I wish he'd sing like he does on "I'll Get By" more often. Also, I too could've used some instruments in the mix, like piano or cello they've used in previous releases...
I love this record. I don't just say that because I'm friends with, and jam in a project with Zac, the bassist from Pianos, and Mike from Pianos recorded, mixed, and mastered my old band's EP.... I love, and was super impressed with this record.
I loved Old Pride, but The Lack Long After was miles ahead of Old Pride.
Daniel Striped Tiger - No Difference
This band will make you a believer in modern Post-Hardcore again.
You've really been on point all week, Fantano. Take a break, bro.
hes getting emotional because the lyrics are about his father dying from ms
other lyrics that blatantly point out that the primary theme of this record is death: 'you're laying here with a birds eye view of a body that no longer belongs to you', 'not having the words to say goodbye', and more specifically the death of his father: 'we never made it to cooperstown but i still have that glove under my bed'.
This album is probably one of my favorite albums ever, but you make some good points I guess its just not for everybody.
Really good review though.
To Anthony, if your looking for an interesting "scream band" here is a band called ALTA from Milwaukee. you can find them on bandcamp. Their latest album is called Places
I quite like it. I like the contrast between the soft instrument work and his screaming. I enjoy that same contrast in the new Black Metal/Shoegaze conglomerate. One of the most extreme examples I know of would probably be Heretoir - Trummerwelten. It's like Acoustic DSBM or something.
The Wonder Years - Suburbia: I've Given You All and Now I'm nothing
People have been trying to figure out what the hell "emo" sounds like for ages. That's what fourfa. com was created for, and even with that as a reference, it's still impossible to describe what it sounds like to other people. Regardless, I love this genre with a passion, in all its incarnations. I'm really liking what I'm hearing, so I will check this out.
I was gonna suggest you reviewed their new album Wait For Love, then I watched this video.
Pianos Become Teeth shares similarities to Cap'n Jazz but Cap n' Jazz is more hardcore low key
It brings me back to the good old days from 2001-2004
Sorry to spam and tell you what to review, but I really enjoyed State Line's Hoffman Manor, and I thought you might enjoy it. A couple of tracks that stand out are 'Cancer' and 'House'. The band is has a somewhat pop punk/math rock/indie emo sound, and the stories they tell of growing up in their shoes are quite emotional. Just a thought, anyway.
Perfect 10/10. Have listened to it 200 times. The lyrics are up on their tumblr. I noticed you didn't really talk about the lyrics. You seem to sort of just look past them. They are out there. The whole thing is about the vocalist's father passing away. I don't think you should have really reviewed this until you did your research
I REALLY wish you had reviewed the new Raein or Ampere. those two screamo releases stood out a lot this year. much more impressive than the new TA/PBTT
I'm sorry Mr.Fantano but I have to disagree the post rock elements make them VERY different. Even the vocals aren't that familiar
Bah! Review that new Seasick Steve album that came out earlier this year!
Album Review: YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS!
As always, stay swag and may the based god watch over you :3
-Spoonman
and if you want to delve really deep into early screamo.. Heroin.. so good
Yeah he can't put them into a genre, but he can compare them to other bands that are similar. I would say the band isn't ground breaking in the larger scheme of things, but they do a decent job and I think their best work is yet to come
Anthony you are the only person I've seen to use a 1-10 scoring scale correctly where scores like 5/10 actually mean "average" and not "worst album ever"
this review is damn near exactly what I'd say about this album/band except I guess I'd give it a 7 or so. it IS really cool even if the songs run together, there's not enough variation
Hey man, review SubRosa-No Help for The Mighty Ones. It’s not too late yet, it was a 2011 release, i think you’ll like it a lot. The band is still small, they not only need the attention, but they 110% deserve it. I’m ganna keep asking till 2012 on every single video!!!! YOU CAN DO IT ANTHONY!!!! I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!!
Excellent intro Anthony!!!
Yeah. I personally never like the vocals from Envy. So I actually prefer PBTT sound more than Envy (who have been doing this sound a long ass time).
But at the same time I feel like at no point on the record is it better than Funeral Diner or Gospel(super under rated band)
However. Seeing them live when this album came out. It was pretty amazing live. And I loved the sound of the semi hollow body guitars playing super distorted. Nowadays you see that a lot. But back in 2011 - it wasn’t very common to see a band like this rocking Rickenbachers
@Sikaido They have a couple of elements (mostly found on Deja Entendu). I think he was referring more to these small elements than the bulk of their work
Sorry to be the one to bring this up again, but uh... Kurt Vile put out a damn good album this year. Maybe you should review it before the year is out?
@darthkrueger> Implying it's a reissue
I'm feeling a strong 7 to decent 8 on this thing. I by no means love it as much as La Dispute's "Wildlife" (which gets a 10 from me) but I like it better than that Touche Amore album (which probably gets a decent 7 from me)
I'd forgotten all about Rites of Spring!
real post-hardcore is dead to me, their is only what i called "new post-hardcore" (the shit you see nowadays) and some new indie punk/hardcore punk bands that practice old-school post-hardcore, which is very rare for me to come across these days.
Personally, I preferred Old Pride. I've seen these guys live twice and Filial and Cripples Can't Shiver were just the best.
Also, again, you should review Defeater's new album that came out this year. Empty Days and Sleepless nights, I think you might enjoy it Anthony.
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I'm a huge Pianos fanboy, but I feel you on the lack of vocal variation.
@boercarlyle Ah, gotcha, I was going to say, I've never read anywhere or gotten the impression that they were an emo band, but yeah, I could see them having a few elements of it.
Hey anthony some screamo bands you might've missed out in the past few years you should probably check out are sed non satiata and Aussitot mort.
I think you'd probably really dig aussitot. Their old stuff had a different singer and was very screamy but their newer stuff is less vocal driven and less aggressive.
Old Pride is still their best album, by far.
White Wizzard - Flying Tigers. Even though it's not available in the states yet, there are ways to hear it...
Pianos Become the Teeth is one of the better bands of our time.
The instrumentals are perfect but the way he screams with it makes it hard for me to enjoy
He should have reviewed Old Pride with the lyrics. Old Pride slays.
God I fucking love Envy. One of the best shows I've ever seen.
ANIMALS AS LEADERS - "WEIGHTLESS"
or
RUSSIAN CIRCLES - "EMPROS"
Not to be that guy but (im going to anyway) you definitely said Amor, and not Amoré. people always tell me im wrong but Jeremy has even said that its Amoré..
also after seeing pianos the other night, i have a new found appreciation for them. their set was amazing. i only wish i knew the lyrics so i could scream along.
oh man, if only this album existed when I was 15-16. I'd loved it, now I think it's just screaming through the tin box :p
Both records are tits but live, they destroy all top seeds including La Dispute & Touche Amore. They will not be the supporting band much longer.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird.
@MrJonnyRamone It came out this year, March 8th, Which is why Anthony should review it, its a recent album.
Oh Cal! You do make me chuckle!
Have you though about reviewing the New Dj Kicks compliation album being headlined by Gold Panda? Or maybe just a track review of his new song - An Iceberg Hurtled Northward Through Clouds ?
Hey man you gotta check out there new song Repine! Its so sick a lot different from what they've done. Apparently on there new album there putting the screaming to rest so you might enjoy it because its obviously much easier to understand the lyrics!
I agree with some of the things you say but I still really like this album, although it did take a bit of time to click in.
It's definitely better than Wildlife IMO
Also, Cynic - Carbon-Based Anatomy (when it comes out)
If you do EPs
i don't consider PBTT hardcore. bands like Losin' It, Nails, Harms Way, Fire and Ice, those are hardcore bands. i don't consider them screamo, such as Orchid, Saetia, iwrotetenhaiku's, ect. i think if he considers La Dispute post-hardcore, same with them. but, do you like screamo? and why do you consider them hardcore, and who are your favorite hardcore bands?
Matthew Sweet - Modern Art.
Still 2011, do it. NOW! DO IT NOW!
Los Campesinos! - Hello Sadness (it releases soon)
I absolutely loved this album.
Warm Brew- EP
Warm Brew- Natural Spirit
@MrJonnyRamone Their new one dropped earlier this year didn't it. That was this year right...?
Hey Anthony! Please Review "The Hotel Year - It Never Goes Out"! A fun record and you can get it for free on their bandcamp.
Yo, Anthony i agree. I dont really like the wave. Pianos are decent, Touche Amore is decent, and i really dislike la dispute. I do however believe, Envy and Pg. 99 are amazing. Shoulda included orchid in there.... Orchid helped bridge the gap in between emo and powerviolence and thrashcore.
Wildlife was fucking great Anthony, I'm glad you're continuing to love it, because it's become one of my favorites of the year.
ANIMALS AS LEADERS - WEIGHTLESS! REVIEW THAT SHIT!
It's about losing his father ... Stop over analyzing it's fairly obvious
@theneedledrop Listen to their song "Houses We Die In" from their first release - Saltwater. I don't exactly know if it will be your taste, but it is different that the other hardcore out there.
@Mugenis4real That's a great idea, it could be called Cal's Musical voyage of discovery, and he could review Take That, Rihanna, Justin Beiber, 50 Cent, Nickleback, Susan Boyle, and Steps, and trick us into thinking they have great albums.
Anthony, did you ever eview the new Amebix record? If you haven't I think you should!
Lydia - Paint It Golden