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Just listened to the new song.
Very different. It's got some obvious Polvoisms all embedded in a pretty different sounding song.
I'm not sure how I feel about that main pounding beat, the echoey loop, or just the general disconnected feel of the song. I always though Polvo were good at writing short astute pop songs with weird guitars, and the occasionally fucking epic (in a Slint sense) song.
Beggar's Bowl feels more like a jam, and a weak one at that. Seriously, there were like three or four instrumental sections in there, that just kind of were there and didn't do anything.
Maybe they're trying to capture the Explosions in the Sky fans?
I know this sounds like typical anti-progressive bullshit, but really, I'm not against them approaching music in a new way. It just doesn't sound like they're doing it well. Maybe in context of the album it will grow on me.
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