Continuing down the same path that we took on the last post for the new Higher Power record, I also wasn't too hot on the new Scowl either. I loved their last record, but for some reason with Are We All Angels, I just couldn't get myself excited for it. I'd given the songs a couple of spins, but it felt flat to me and I kind of dismissed it. When I saw Marcus post about the record, the pink colored vinyl immedately made me want to give it another shot... plus his description of Scowl's sound for this new release sounded exactly what I'd be interested in, so again I had to adjust my restrictive mindset and approach it with a more open attitude.
I'd recently seen a clip of Scowl covering Zero by The Smashing Pumpkins at the Sound and Fury fest and I thought it was really cool, so with that alongside Marcus throwing out alt rock grunge to describe where the band is now, I suddenly found myself excited to revisit the new record. Sure Are We All Angels is another step away from the traditional hardcore sound that Scowl started with, but this is still really fucking rad. I don't know what my problem was when I first listened to this.
Yeah, pink was definitely the color vinyl for me to chase for this. Thankfully I was able to scoop one off of Discogs for a good price.
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Glad that I helped sway you towards this. It's my favourite of their records I think.
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