Fantano Reacts to "Ants from Up There" Black Country, New Road | Part 2 

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

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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the last three songs on the record could all serve as fantastic finales lol.

Famous

will toledo has it too

@@tudormilea7306 thats a good comparison

facts

the emotion in his voice is so good

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.

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

chat is going beep beep beep

Leave Kanye out of this

he really is modern scott walker

And on Coke

hi Charlie wtf

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

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

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.

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

fantano probably cried off cam

This album makes me borderline suicidal in a good way.

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.

Twitch chat sucks in general. Can't enjoy any twitch content because its just a hivemind of trolls anywhere you go.

​@@chandler_martianYou 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

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 :)

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.

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

That one part of tPWHiTB is very Beatles reminiscent

That’s the best possible compliment

The everything is so good on this album

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

Ha ha

🤣

Love BCNR but that’s pretty funny

They're not wrong but I still hate this take

honestly what does that even mean lmfao

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,

its only a few people that sadly make his chat unbearable

Without a doubt. It's album of the decade so far.

someone really said godspeed vibes in the end of tpwhitb lmaooo

Somebody said “Soulja boy vibes” 💀😭

9

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

No problem!

he rarely cries on cam lmao

probably cried after the stream

My man you’re two decades late

@@zachishungry7518 they mean the millennium

💀💀💀💀

yea but i don't have the recording.. i remember him liking it more than expected tho

he only played songs that weren't released as singles

no

@@bradlistentoanimalcollecti5598 ok, sorry :(

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

@@Dvfrzco fair, I concede that I'm not the target audience :)

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.

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

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.

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.

Lmao what

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Correct

You gotta be fucking kidding. Like Arcade Fire was the ONLY band that BCNR was into. Fucking ignorants.

Fucking menace