two glass boys

At first I didn't really want to buy this record because their latest 12" I bought was terribly boring but then I saw the video clip to 'sun glass' and that sounded pretty good.


Fucked Up - glass boys 2x LP - 2014 Matador ‎– OLE-1049-8

Fucked Up are a truly amazing band. They managed to progress and evolve as a band without loosing their integrity yet gaining a bigger audience. Not many bands in the history of punk/hardcore were able to do that. Still I was pretty bored with the last 12" release of theirs that I bought of which I don't even remember the name anymore. Year of the something probably. So when I heard they were about to release a new full length I didn't pay much attention. Until I saw that video clip mentioned above. So I ordered a copy and what I got was actually not the record pictured but a single LP pressing of this album. Upon getting it I wanted to update my collection on discogs and... found out about the 2LP pressing which features a slower version of the whole album on the second slab of vinyl. Damn! Who does that? Well, of course Fucked Up do what nobody else did before. At least not that I would know about this having been done previously. I wast and still am not sure how much sense that makes but of course I had to get that version. Luckily a friend of mine didn't care and took the record I ordered first of my hands.

Just yesterday I listened to the fast version again and I think this might really be growing on me. Too bad I didn't have time for the second version. Maybe it does make sense after a couple of spins. We'll see. Definitely one of the most mesmerizing releases I can think of.