New Album in 2012 - "Curve" April 3rd

MindsOnLoan · Post by **MindsOnLoan** » 2/29/2012, 12:20 pm

Instead of snippets, I still say we just get songs like Moth and Tales from a Grocery List in the weeks leading up to the album

Leaves surprises for the album, and gives everybody (including myself) one less thing to bitch about. Help us out Trusty!

Tinman · Post by **Tinman** » 2/29/2012, 12:44 pm

MindsOnLoan wrote:Instead of snippets, I still say we just get songs like Moth and Tales from a Grocery List in the weeks leading up to the album

Leaves surprises for the album, and gives everybody (including myself) one less thing to bitch about. Help us out Trusty!

For serious. I'd gladly pay. Hell, release a pre release album!

OLPManiac · Post by **OLPManiac** » 2/29/2012, 12:57 pm

It's a good idea...but i think that it won't be realized! Also i wish that the songs that aren't on the album will be out in someway...i guess that we can obtain the songs in a future release like iTunes bonus tracks!(i wish hahahahh)

Post by **faninor** » 2/29/2012, 1:21 pm

I liked getting the "Fight the Good Fight" bonus track out of nowhere, that was pretty cool.

I've said this a few times: I'd love to see OLP join a service like bandcamp.com where they can sell digital music and the buyer gets to choose their preferred file format from a wide selection that includes truly CD-quality FLAC (and sometimes even higher quality options). I know Raine is a bit of an audiophile himself, he's gotta know how it is.

I think if they find the right service, they could "get the music out there" without too much hassle, and then they'd just need to focus on the recording, mixing, mastering, artwork side of things. Lots of independent bands seem to like bandcamp.com, and as a listener/consumer I find their digital music service very easy to use too.

It would be pretty awesome if they find something like that to release the music that they think is good but just doesn't fit on an album. Or, since radio stations don't release acoustic compilation charity albums anymore, I think it would also be cool to start a series of acoustic versions with proceeds going to charity and a name-your-own-price structure.

Also gotta ask now -- probably about a year ago, Raine tweeted about making some individual (unmixed) tracks available to fans to play around with remixing, maybe for a contest. Now that the album is near, will this finally happen perhaps?

Long Jonny · Post by **Long Jonny** » 2/29/2012, 1:40 pm

faninor wrote:Also gotta ask now -- probably about a year ago, Raine tweeted about making some individual (unmixed) tracks available to fans to play around with remixing, maybe for a contest. Now that the album is near, will this finally happen perhaps?

Thanks for bringing this up - was wondering about this. Mentioned to Raine a while back on Twitter but never heard anything in response. Maybe I'll try tweeting him or Jer again today...

Tinman · Post by **Tinman** » 2/29/2012, 2:05 pm

Hrm. Looks like all the song samples might have gone down. Anyone know if this was intentional?

http://www.clumsymonkey.net/OLP8-songs.php

Post by **faninor** » 2/29/2012, 2:10 pm

They're still there -- maybe your browser needs to be restarted?

Tinman · Post by **Tinman** » 2/29/2012, 2:18 pm

I tried it in both IE and Firebox. They have red X's over their volume. I'll mess around with it on my end... might be a screwed up plug in. Im just glad they're still there.

I got them to play on my phone. Might be my work fire wall or something.

I hope you're right about Grocery list possibly just being renamed. That song's vocals were what I've wanted from an OLP song for so long... loved the fx and everything for the music. 4/3 is too far away (or i'm to impatient, whatever, same thing).

Trustworthy · Post by **Trustworthy** » 2/29/2012, 5:19 pm

Also gotta ask now -- probably about a year ago, Raine tweeted about making some individual (unmixed) tracks available to fans to play around with remixing, maybe for a contest. Now that the album is near, will this finally happen perhaps?

perhaps!!

as for band camp etc - if and when unreleased tracks come out I am sure efforts will be made to get the best quality direct downloads we can

Post by **faninor** » 2/29/2012, 6:11 pm

Maybe this was posted and I didn't notice, but here's an interview with Raine from the beginning of the month:

http://www.theroundtableonline.com/2012 ... ady-peace/

OLPManiac · Post by **OLPManiac** » 2/29/2012, 6:28 pm

I love this from the interview: "It’s funny – that song and “Paper Moon” are probably the two songs on that record that really hint at where we’re going on Curve. Those are probably the two songs we probably play live most often from Burn Burn. It’s an interesting thing; those were kind of the telltale signs of where we were going to go, even though we didn’t know it at the time. It’s a good tale of where we are as musicians."

For me Escape Artist and Paper Moon are two great songs!

Post by **faninor** » 2/29/2012, 6:34 pm

I enjoyed that too, and also Raine's retrospective comments which I think touched on all the albums from Spiritual Machines to Burn Burn.

MindsOnLoan · Post by **MindsOnLoan** » 2/29/2012, 7:01 pm

Those are the two songs from Burn Burn I actually still listen to consistently when I put on OLP. Definitely like hearing Raine say this.

Tinman · Post by **Tinman** » 2/29/2012, 8:16 pm

MindsOnLoan wrote:Those are the two songs from Burn Burn I actually still listen to consistently when I put on OLP. Definitely like hearing Raine say this.

I dunno why this is the common consensus... For me, refugee is the only song on burn burn that hits close to what of expect of the band.

Flynner · Post by **Flynner** » 2/29/2012, 8:18 pm

I love Paper moon, escape artist, and Dreamland. Still play all three often.

MindsOnLoan · Post by **MindsOnLoan** » 2/29/2012, 8:28 pm

Tinman wrote:
MindsOnLoan wrote:Those are the two songs from Burn Burn I actually still listen to consistently when I put on OLP. Definitely like hearing Raine say this.
I dunno why this is the common consensus... For me, refugee is the only song on burn burn that hits close to what of expect of the band.

Still like that one too.

Heavy Alibi · Post by **Heavy Alibi** » 2/29/2012, 8:39 pm

Refuge for me too, it has a very natural-flowing beat and rhythm, it's one of the Burn Burn songs I always listen to all the way through.

RileyLewis · Post by **RileyLewis** » 2/29/2012, 8:44 pm

Paper Moon's the only one from Burn Burn I come back to regularly. White Flags too, sometimes. It was toned down for the album compared to when they first played it live, but I like it.

Tinman · Post by **Tinman** » 2/29/2012, 9:35 pm

RileyLewis wrote:Paper Moon's the only one from Burn Burn I come back to regularly. White Flags too, sometimes. It was toned down for the album compared to when they first played it live, but I like it.

I won't knock paper moon... If anything its really closest to raines old style as its got the 'setto going... But I just could never get into it. Its just very poppy, and I guess that turned me off. The refugee melody reminds me of olp's older stuff, even if the singing style is toned drown from raines former glory. Honestly, those two songs and monkey brains are the only ones that I can remember. I gave the album multiple listens, but each time i ended up enjoying it less. Part of why curve is make or break for me. I have high hopes, but of all the tracks, grocery list was my favorite demo. I'm worried that the band dripped it because out sounded to much like their older stuff, which they're bored of.... Preform is, its their old stuff that I love um for.

DG · Post by DG » 2/29/2012, 10:25 pm

Paper Moon is poppy? I'll have to disagree.