this album has a lot of heart. it’s their most lyrically potent and dives deep at such prominent topics. it will grow on u the more u come back to it and immerse into the atmosphere that VW paints and yea i agree it is more rewarding the more u listen and i feel this album grasped hold of the musical “connection” with the world and a lot of material can be found very cathartic in it’s underlining themes and very pleasant to the ear as how grandiose and fleshed out the music sounds, love this album a lot, thanks for the vid!
Jon, love how you re-evaluate past reviews. I may be slightly biased as I like this album but kudos for always looking at past albums from a different point of view rather than sticking with a stubborn opinion. Some of my favourite or least favourite albums have changed in my perspective within recent years but thats a natural journey
Honestly Ya Hey is probably my favorite VW song and one of my favorite songs period. The song just takes me to another place and makes me feel a sense of nostalgia and a sort of sad happiness🤷♂️
2.40 of Hannah Hunt should not slap that hard and punch you in the gut like it does but it does anyway and I'm thankful for it. This album has songs I come back to more than their others. I love their first 2 albums, but something about the sound and lyrics of this album just really got it right for me. I'm excited to see what their 4th album brings.
I’m glad you have this one a second listen. I respect your opinions of course, but the first review on this one always shocked me. Great to see that you’re super open minded about music you previously didn’t enjoy
When i first heard this album I disliked it, but after about a year or two it really grew on me. Now it is one of my favorite albums and bands hands down! Absolutely love them and cannot wait for FOTB. Agree with your rating and love for the album/band 100%
I love how you said that "Finger Back" is "snappy", since the first line of the song literally describes snapping someone's finger. Ow. That's an interesting song to go back to now that we have "Harmony Hall", which many VW fans have pointed out uses the last line from "Finger Back" as part of its chorus. This makes me wonder if Father of the Bride will have other songs that reference past VW songs, or if some of their previous songs are interrelated in ways I hadn't taken the time to notice before. I was initially lukewarm on Modern Vampires as well; I came up on it quite a bit by the end of 2013, so it did pretty well on my year end list then and I've listened to it quite a bit since then, during the drought preceding their fourth album. Modern Vampires made me realize they could do slow and ominous songs well - I guess there were a small handful on their previous albums that I thought were OK, but on the first two albums I was mostly into them for the more upbeat/rhythmic stuff. Hannah Hunt wasn't one of my favorites at first, but it's definitely grown on me. I think it definitely has some appeal outside of the band's immediate scene. Here's a folk/bluegrass cover by the band I'm With Her. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-v38ld7jN6L0.html
I think the music itself on this album is phenomenal - never really looked into the lyrics. Maybe that will add another layer of love that I already have in droves for this album.
It seems like everyone adores Hannah Hunt but me. They did it when I saw them last year and everyone freaked out, but I'm more of a fan of their fun or quirky tracks and have never been a huge fan of slower songs.
Melvin A he has a two single limit before the release of an album he’s anticipating, he’s already heard HH/2021 so he’s not gonna listen to the rest of the singles to preserve the album listening experience
