I’ve been jamming brand of sacrifice lately and yes they are stupid fucking heavy. They are deathcore of course but something living in tragedy just hits so much harder for me as well than any song atm
I definitely agree with you on the majority of the things you said. The mix is probably my biggest gripe on this album, muddy was the first word that popped in my head when I heard the first single when it was released. I feel like Invent Animate and this album are gonna be close but I think Heavener is always gonna have a slight edge over this album just because of the mix. I felt like you were a lot more blown away by heavener by watching your reaction compared to this album.
I think people are too stuck up on The Way It Ends, they enjoy the emotion in that album and its the reason they dont think this album excels it, but its honestly immature as a listener to hold an expectation of a band to do something the listener wants and not something they wanna do, this album IMO is better than TWIE in its own way, its like the other side of that album and gives a new addition to their work without sounding the same. People are gonna shit on the album and say its a degrade but thats on them for thinking Currents are gonna follow the same work as previous albums, you just have to adapt and understand that this album is amazing in its own lane separate from TWIE, it doesnt need emotions like that album to excel beyond previous work
Tbh The way it ends has an incredible start all the way up to kill the ache but the next few songs aren’t that memorable until how i fall apart and better days, i know this is recency bias but i have every chorus from this album stuck in my head
So love all of currents previous work but this album sounds off in the production quality to me it sounds too muddy. I think The place I feel safest is still my top currents album but this will probably grow on me.
I like heavener just a littttle bit more and Currents is my favorite band. The death we seek is Amazing but I personally prefer the songs void surfacing and emberglow over gone astray and beyond this road although I still enjoy those songs. I give heavener a 9.5 and this a 9
I completely agree about songs clicking, and for me usually when one song on an album clicks it starts a chain reaction cause I recognize the commanilities of the things I like in that one song in other songs. A really good example is Jinjer. I'm a huge Jinjer fan, probably listened for hundreds of hours and top 3 band for me, yet for me I really struggled with Wallflowers, however at some point a few weeks post release it just clicked on one song, and then another, etc. It's a weird thing, but my favorite thing.
5:29 that section gives me Darko US vibes with those sound effects/synth sounds. I love it. This album is definitely on par with Heavener for me. Not sure if i like it more yet will have to give it more listens.
Can’t really pick a favorite imo they are both insane but the two runner ups for me is living in tragedy vs false meridian. Both breakdowns are pure filth
You should totally do a review of this and their other work, relating it with what it means to you (if you feel comfortable with it). That would be really cool to see, especially since not many people do that (and usually don't focus on the lyrics that much).
Love your reaction as always. Everyone has its own opinion and good for you to share it with us. More power to you as far as I'm concerned. Here is mine. I do not understand the defiance towards the mix. I find it really cool, really muddy, really heavy. And for me its a positive word. And definitively unique as a mix. On Gone Astray, it's the same : i do not understand why people say about the first riff "oh the voice is too much in the background". Well, that was the point of mixing it this way. Like a subtil back track leaving a big room for the riff, just to accompany it. To make something different, having the guitar leading and the voice as ambient. It's not like they do it on any other track. So it's refreshing and pretty appreciable. At least that's how I see it. And to continue on the thoughts you opened : I said to myself, this record is less emotional than TWIE. But, then you can argue that Remember Me and Guide Us Home are there, on the level of Shattered, Better Days, Kill The Ache. So, not really less emotional in the end ? I don't know to be honest. Still torn. Give me the same amount of listen than TWIE and then I can give a definitive opinion. It's different but just as amazing and good. But then people want TWIE 2. In the same time people say "Oh its more of the same, its Currents...", "Oh its just chorus", "Oh they done that already", "Oh Remember Me is Better Days 2.0, same structure". Not really, no. Its still Currents (thanks god, I don't want another Architects or BMTH story) but done in a different way. It's still Brian but my god, what a Brian. Better in all compartments of his vocals. It's still guitars. But holy hell, what a blending between the technicality of The Place I Feel Safest and the maturity of TWIE. You even get some Life Lost style highs and lows. You got arena breakdown in So Alone. You got your Doom soundtrack with Living In Tragedy. Emotional crying part with Remember Me and Guide Us Home. And so on. So why such mixed feelings ? My two cents : we are flooded with tens and tens of albums each year. We had Heavener just some weeks before. Which I agree was amazing (as my first album I like from IA. Can't really get into their previous, as I have a hard time with "emo" cleans being all over the place). But you can't expect Currents to so the same as IA even tho they're clearly in the same genre league. Some people set this whole "Currents against IA race to best album" trend. As if one or another needs to win. I find both exceptionnal and i'll even add Silent Planet to that race. Iridescent was a master piece. As was their previous record. I still haven't heard this album nearly as much as Heavener. And a world separate my number of listens and my knowledge of lyrics between Currents last two records. You can't in anyway expect to have the same connection between two albums you havent spent an equal amount of time with. Would the comments be the same if Currents droped first and IA second ? Or if months separated them allowing people to have listen 200 times to TDWS when another big album drops ? A question that needs no response, just a taught. I have no answer. People talk about records from bands, I'm mostly unaware of, or that I don't listen to (like Chelsea Grin or Periphery), being awesome. We're spoiled more than ever for the past months and even years. And that makes us underappreciate such album. TWIE, TDWS or Heavener, are not the norm. They're the exception. If all "meh" albums were on this level... I'd sign right away.
I do agree that we shouldn't expect the band to pull off similar album like the TWIE, but only thing I miss compared to the their previous albums are the crispy and very clear mix with the guitar work and atmosphere . The guitars and the atmosphere in the background sound muddied together which for me personally gives the album less depth compared to their previous work. Bands like that I listen to a lot like Silent Planet, Invente Animate, Vildhjarta, Loathe, and Shadow Of Intent has this similar mix in their music that gives the music a lot of depth. But in the end of the day its my personal preference at the moment, the album is growing on me more as a listen to it tho. Thanks for the constructive comment
@@RUNTY_OW Yeah I get it. I like the mix but I can't expect people to exactly fit my own appreciation. Keep doing those reactions ! I found the one with your brother to be pretty cool :)
yo I think you should check out Native Construct if you haven't listened to them before. they came out with one of the best concept albums of all time back in 2015, and it's the only album they released. although sad they are no longer a thing, it's truly worth the listen
Living in tragedy defo had some MIW vibes, it wasn't just you. That electronic sound in the background near the start, and then the start of the first chorus made me instantly think MIW
Using my extremely technical rating system, I have determined that I personally prefer this album to Heavener. My rating system: TDWS - 5 songs I like + 3 I thought were decent Heavener - 3 songs I liked + 1 I thought was decent
Living In Tragedy was just on another level for me.
couldn't agree more
I’ve been jamming brand of sacrifice lately and yes they are stupid fucking heavy. They are deathcore of course but something living in tragedy just hits so much harder for me as well than any song atm
The entire album is incredible but this one takes it for me too
Definitely a stand out, that chorus melody is so infectious
Fucking thank you, idk why so little people are talking about it
Currents officially have 3 albums in my top 5 right now
Living In Tragedy and Beyond This Road are incredibly good
Based
Chris Wiseman's vocals in the chorus of Gone Astray give a loooot of Shadow of Intent vibes.
I definitely agree with you on the majority of the things you said. The mix is probably my biggest gripe on this album, muddy was the first word that popped in my head when I heard the first single when it was released. I feel like Invent Animate and this album are gonna be close but I think Heavener is always gonna have a slight edge over this album just because of the mix. I felt like you were a lot more blown away by heavener by watching your reaction compared to this album.
S/o to you for not doing “just the highlights”
I think people are too stuck up on The Way It Ends, they enjoy the emotion in that album and its the reason they dont think this album excels it, but its honestly immature as a listener to hold an expectation of a band to do something the listener wants and not something they wanna do, this album IMO is better than TWIE in its own way, its like the other side of that album and gives a new addition to their work without sounding the same. People are gonna shit on the album and say its a degrade but thats on them for thinking Currents are gonna follow the same work as previous albums, you just have to adapt and understand that this album is amazing in its own lane separate from TWIE, it doesnt need emotions like that album to excel beyond previous work
Theyre probably just ignoring Guide Us Home. That's one of their most emotional tracks.
Tbh The way it ends has an incredible start all the way up to kill the ache but the next few songs aren’t that memorable until how i fall apart and better days, i know this is recency bias but i have every chorus from this album stuck in my head
I prefer this to TWIE by a lot honestly. But I’ve seen the comments you’re referring to. A shame they feel that way
So love all of currents previous work but this album sounds off in the production quality to me it sounds too muddy. I think The place I feel safest is still my top currents album but this will probably grow on me.
This album isn't much different from the last one its still just mid
Chris on the vocals in Gone Astray is really cool of them to do
Yes dude, was telling a buddy today that Living In Tragedy has HEAVY Motionless vibes
this album sounds like deathcore motionless in white a little bit
This album is a complete masterpiece
Lol no
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I like heavener just a littttle bit more and Currents is my favorite band. The death we seek is Amazing but I personally prefer the songs void surfacing and emberglow over gone astray and beyond this road although I still enjoy those songs. I give heavener a 9.5 and this a 9
I completely agree about songs clicking, and for me usually when one song on an album clicks it starts a chain reaction cause I recognize the commanilities of the things I like in that one song in other songs. A really good example is Jinjer. I'm a huge Jinjer fan, probably listened for hundreds of hours and top 3 band for me, yet for me I really struggled with Wallflowers, however at some point a few weeks post release it just clicked on one song, and then another, etc. It's a weird thing, but my favorite thing.
i thought the same thing about the chorus on living in tragedy, very MIW
5:29 that section gives me Darko US vibes with those sound effects/synth sounds. I love it. This album is definitely on par with Heavener for me. Not sure if i like it more yet will have to give it more listens.
Can’t really pick a favorite imo they are both insane but the two runner ups for me is living in tragedy vs false meridian. Both breakdowns are pure filth
You should totally do a review of this and their other work, relating it with what it means to you (if you feel comfortable with it). That would be really cool to see, especially since not many people do that (and usually don't focus on the lyrics that much).
Over and over literally jump kicks your face with the intro riff 😅
Living in tragedy was a whole different journey i didn't see coming
Love your reaction as always. Everyone has its own opinion and good for you to share it with us. More power to you as far as I'm concerned.
Here is mine.
I do not understand the defiance towards the mix. I find it really cool, really muddy, really heavy. And for me its a positive word. And definitively unique as a mix.
On Gone Astray, it's the same : i do not understand why people say about the first riff "oh the voice is too much in the background". Well, that was the point of mixing it this way. Like a subtil back track leaving a big room for the riff, just to accompany it. To make something different, having the guitar leading and the voice as ambient. It's not like they do it on any other track. So it's refreshing and pretty appreciable. At least that's how I see it.
And to continue on the thoughts you opened : I said to myself, this record is less emotional than TWIE. But, then you can argue that Remember Me and Guide Us Home are there, on the level of Shattered, Better Days, Kill The Ache. So, not really less emotional in the end ? I don't know to be honest. Still torn. Give me the same amount of listen than TWIE and then I can give a definitive opinion.
It's different but just as amazing and good. But then people want TWIE 2. In the same time people say "Oh its more of the same, its Currents...", "Oh its just chorus", "Oh they done that already", "Oh Remember Me is Better Days 2.0, same structure". Not really, no. Its still Currents (thanks god, I don't want another Architects or BMTH story) but done in a different way. It's still Brian but my god, what a Brian. Better in all compartments of his vocals. It's still guitars. But holy hell, what a blending between the technicality of The Place I Feel Safest and the maturity of TWIE. You even get some Life Lost style highs and lows. You got arena breakdown in So Alone. You got your Doom soundtrack with Living In Tragedy. Emotional crying part with Remember Me and Guide Us Home. And so on.
So why such mixed feelings ? My two cents : we are flooded with tens and tens of albums each year. We had Heavener just some weeks before. Which I agree was amazing (as my first album I like from IA. Can't really get into their previous, as I have a hard time with "emo" cleans being all over the place). But you can't expect Currents to so the same as IA even tho they're clearly in the same genre league. Some people set this whole "Currents against IA race to best album" trend. As if one or another needs to win. I find both exceptionnal and i'll even add Silent Planet to that race. Iridescent was a master piece. As was their previous record.
I still haven't heard this album nearly as much as Heavener. And a world separate my number of listens and my knowledge of lyrics between Currents last two records. You can't in anyway expect to have the same connection between two albums you havent spent an equal amount of time with. Would the comments be the same if Currents droped first and IA second ? Or if months separated them allowing people to have listen 200 times to TDWS when another big album drops ? A question that needs no response, just a taught. I have no answer.
People talk about records from bands, I'm mostly unaware of, or that I don't listen to (like Chelsea Grin or Periphery), being awesome. We're spoiled more than ever for the past months and even years. And that makes us underappreciate such album. TWIE, TDWS or Heavener, are not the norm. They're the exception. If all "meh" albums were on this level... I'd sign right away.
I do agree that we shouldn't expect the band to pull off similar album like the TWIE, but only thing I miss compared to the their previous albums are the crispy and very clear mix with the guitar work and atmosphere . The guitars and the atmosphere in the background sound muddied together which for me personally gives the album less depth compared to their previous work. Bands like that I listen to a lot like Silent Planet, Invente Animate, Vildhjarta, Loathe, and Shadow Of Intent has this similar mix in their music that gives the music a lot of depth. But in the end of the day its my personal preference at the moment, the album is growing on me more as a listen to it tho. Thanks for the constructive comment
@@RUNTY_OW Yeah I get it. I like the mix but I can't expect people to exactly fit my own appreciation.
Keep doing those reactions ! I found the one with your brother to be pretty cool :)
yo I think you should check out Native Construct if you haven't listened to them before. they came out with one of the best concept albums of all time back in 2015, and it's the only album they released. although sad they are no longer a thing, it's truly worth the listen
Living in tragedy defo had some MIW vibes, it wasn't just you. That electronic sound in the background near the start, and then the start of the first chorus made me instantly think MIW
AOTY!
Probably my biggest con with this album is the drums feel really drowned out in most of the tracks. They're not punchy enough for me.
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Using my extremely technical rating system, I have determined that I personally prefer this album to Heavener.
My rating system:
TDWS - 5 songs I like + 3 I thought were decent
Heavener - 3 songs I liked + 1 I thought was decent
Easily their best album and one of the best albums I’ve ever heard in my entire life.